
2011 D A T E S and C O S T
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June 19 - 26 |
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July 3 -10 |
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July 17 - 24 |
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July 31 - Aug 7 |
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Aug 14 -21 |
June 27-July 10 |
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July 11 - 24 |
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July 25 - Aug. 7 |
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Aug 8 - 21 |
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Aug 22 - Sept 4 |
THE SEA TO SKY ADVANTAGE
NAHANNI RIVER 9 DAY ITINERARY
A complete itinerary along with maps, clothing and equipment list, will be issued
upon registration.
Included: Rafts, canoes, paddles, PFDs [life jacket], dry
bags, wetsuits for canoeists, river boat shuttle from Nahanni Butte to Blackstone
Landing, accommodation in Blackstone Landing at B&B, charter flight to Virginia
Falls, camping fees, cooking gear, camp stoves, tents, meal preparations, meals/snacks/beverages
on the expedition, tarps, major first aid supplies, emergency radio or satellite
phone, and professional guides.
Excluded: Air or road transportation to and from Fort Nelson,
N.W.T.,hotel accommodations or restaurant meals in Fort Simpson, emergency evacuation
or delays, return road transportation to Fort Nelson from Blackstone Landing,
gratuities, and personal equipment.
Meals: We will look after all meals while on the river. Our
trip menu is well rounded, hearty and satisfying. The meals served and
the time required to prepare them fit well into our daily routines. The fire
and kitchen area usually become the social area for each campsite. We cook over
wood fires with a pan and fire box and with propane stoves. We brings roll-o-tables
and a stool for each person on the trip. Beer, wine and some liquors are supplied
for a few of the meals. Our food is prepackaged meal by meal in plastic bags
and then packed into canoe barrels, aluminum raft boxes and coolers. There is
a significant amount of fresh food provided, especially for the first week.
This allows us to provide some fresh meats, cheeses, lots of salads, vegetables
and fruit. We baking with Dutch ovens for mail courses and desserts.
Day 1: Participants need to arrive in Fort Simpson with First Air or before 12 noon with their own vehicle. Your guide will hold a pre-trip meeting and issue equipment. Personal clothing and bags not required for the trip can be left behind in Fort Simpson. These will be waiting for you at Lindberg Bed and Breakfast upon completion of your trip. Charter flight to Virginia Falls. (weather permitting) This breathtaking flight takes us over the Nahanni Range and canyons to Virginia Falls. We will camp at the falls the first night and will have time to explore and take photographs from the many promontories overlooking the falls.
Day 2: After breakfast your guides will complete the portage of camp equipment. Participants are asked to portage their own pack 2 km to the "put in" below the falls. Most of this portage is on a board walk and downhill. Lunch is served on the cobble beach below the falls. Following a safety talk, we load the rafts and begin our descent. Leaving the roar of the falls behind us, we will ride high on the waves through the Painted Canyon. The excitement continues with our passage through Figure Eight Rapids. We will find our camp close to the mouth of the Flat River.
Day 3-6: We will canoe/float through the various canyons with
high stone walls, open valleys, and scenic landscape that the Nahanni River
has to offer. We will take short hikes to lookouts that present incredible scenic
vistas. There will also be an opportunity to soak in the waters of Kraus' Hotsprings.
Day7: Following breakfast, we will continue on to Native
village of Nahanni Butte. After a short visit we will continue downstream to
Blackstone Landing.We will take out at Blackstone Landing and spend the evening
in a rustic cabin at Lindberg’s Bed and Breakfast. We will celebrate our journey
with showers, a bed, and wonderful meal.
Day 8: After breakfast we will begin the trip home, either
with the shuttle van to Fort Nelson or with your own transportation.
NAHANNI RIVER 15 DAY ITINERARY
A complete itinerary along with maps, clothing and equipment list, will be
issued upon registration.
Included: Rafts, canoes, paddles, PFDs [life jacket], dry
bags, wetsuits for canoeists, river boat shuttle from Nahanni Butte to Blackstone
Landing, accommodation in Blackstone Landing at B&B, charter flight to
Virginia Falls, camping fees, cooking gear, camp stoves, tents, meal preparations,
meals/snacks/beverages on the expedition, tarps, major first aid supplies,
emergency radio or satellite phone, and professional guides.
Excluded: Air or road transportation to and from Fort Nelson,
N.W.T.,hotel accommodations or restaurant meals in Fort Simpson, emergency
evacuation or delays, return road transportation to Fort Nelson from Blackstone
Landing [cost $275 Cdn/US], gratuities, and personal equipment.
Meals: We
will look after all meals while on the river. Our trip menu is well rounded,
hearty and satisfying. The meals served and the time required to prepare them
fit well into our daily routines. The fire and kitchen area usually become
the social area for each campsite. We cook over wood fires with a pan and
fire box and with propane stoves. We brings roll-o-tables and a stool for
each person on the trip. Beer, wine and some liquors are supplied for a few
of the meals. Our food is prepackaged meal by meal in plastic bags and then
packed into canoe barrels, aluminum raft boxes and coolers. There is a significant
amount of fresh food provided, especially for the first week. This allows
us to provide some fresh meats, cheeses, lots of salads, vegetables and fruit.
We baking with Dutch ovens for mail courses and desserts.
Day 1: Participants need to arrive in Fort Simpson with First Air or before 12 noon with their own vehicle. Your guide will hold a pre-trip meeting and issue equipment. Personal clothing and bags not required for the trip can be left behind in Fort Simpson. These will be waiting for you at Lindberg Bed and Breakfast upon completion of your trip. Charter flight to Virginia Falls. (weather permitting) This breathtaking flight takes us over the Nahanni Range and canyons to Virginia Falls. We will camp at the falls the first night and will have time to explore and take photographs from the many promontories overlooking the falls.
Day 2-5: We will take a hike with a Park Warden to Rabbit
Kettle Hot Springs and Tufa Mounds. After the hike we will begin our journey
to Virginia Falls. It is easy paddling and will give us time to practice the
paddling technique for the swifter lower portion of the Nahanni.
Day 6: Layover day at Virginia Falls. Good time to stretch
the legs and do some photography from some great vantage points.
Day 7: We will complete our portage around the Falls and
reload our canoes. During the upcoming paddle we will explore the spectacular
scenery of the lower Nahanni River. Beginning with Painted Canyon, so named
because of it’s brightly coloured walls, you will experience the thrill of
some whitewater.
Day 8: We paddle through Third Canyon with its 1200 m canyon
walls. An early camp will provide an option to hike to an imposing view of
the river valley.
Day 9: We finish paddling through Third Canyon and Second
Canyon. The landscape changes as the valley opens and views of Tlgotsho Plateau
appear in the distance.
Day 10: After some early morning whitewater we enter First Canyon
with its 1400m walls. A feature of this canyon are the many caves that dot
its walls.
Day 11: Folowing breakfast we head for Kraus' Hot Spring
for a soothing dip. Back in our canoes we will leave the canyons behind and
begin a 70 km run through a maze of islands.
Day 12: We will reach the Liard River today and the native
village of Nahanni Butte. We will have some time to visit.
Day 13: Our final day of paddling. We will take out at Blackstone
Landing and spend the evening in a rustic cabin at Lindberg’s Bed and Breakfast.
We will celebrate our journey with showers, a bed, and wonderful meal.
Day 14: After breakfast a van will return everyone to Fort
Nelson to catch their flight home.
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