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Nahanni River Trips

Interested in Nahanni River trips?
Now offering canoe trips in Nahanni National Park: White water canoe trips, canoeing and hiking trips, canoe trips for families, canoe trips for women, shorter Nahanni getaway trips, custom trips for groups, and outfitting for self guided expeditions.

Your Trip Guides

Your trip guides are knowledgeable about the wilderness ecosystem and environments; they enjoy sharing the mysteries of the natural world. You’ll find they are confident, light hearted, and welcoming. They are great cooks ... and enjoy a good laugh around the campfire. Their wealth of experience allows sound and firm judgment in matters of safety.

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BLACK FEATHER & POLAR SEA ADVENTURES PARTNERSHIP
We are excited to announce that as of January 1, 2013, Black Feather Adventures and Polar Sea Adventures have joined forces. This brings the leading and most experienced Canadian and Arctic adventure companies together. This will allow our participants access to fantastic wilderness holidays, from novice level programs for the beginner to advanced expeditions for the experienced outdoors person. READ MORE...

About Black Feather

For over 40 years, Black Feather adventurers have paddled untamed rivers, hiked amidst glacier-capped mountains and sea kayaked through sparkling ice fjords.

We explore the most outstanding northern destinations from the world famous Nahanni River to a remote fjord in Greenland or Ellesmere’s Muskox Way, just 500 miles from the North Pole.

Highly experienced and scrupulously trained guides bring a wealth of knowledge and skill to each trip. Top quality expedition gear is field-tested and even custom designed for our rigorous demands. The food is delicious and nutritious. Join us for your adventure of a lifetime!

We are proud to announce that Black Feather recently received the 2011 NWT Tourism Lifetime Achievement Award, for excellence in service to the tourism community in Canada’s North.

New Adventures for 2013

•Batiscan River - 7 days of canoeing the exciting Quebec river. Suitable for the intermediate and the advanced paddler;

• Nipika - Week of Rockies Rivers - Explore our favourite runs, and the best whitewater of British Columbia, in the East Kootenays;

• Ellesmere - Ad Astra Trek - A 15 day adventure in spectacular Ellesmere Island circumnavigating the Ad Astra Ice cap, less than 500 miles from to the north pole;

• Dumoine River - An exciting long weekend getaway on the Dumoine providing a great warm up for the canoeing and paddling season ahead;

The Camp Cooking Guide

CAMP COOKING
The Black Feather guide on camp cooking, prepared by Wendy Grater (Black Feather director) and Mark Scriver (Black Feather senior guide). Featuring delicious and healthy recipes that will add excitement to your next adventure and wilderness trip.

The Governments of the Northwest Territories, Yukon Territory, Nunavut Territory, British Columbia and Manitoba license Black Feather. Black Feather is licenced by Parks Canada to operate in the following National Parks: Nahanni, Auyuittuq, Quttinirpaaq, Sirmilik and Pukaskwa. Individual Black Feather guides are licenced by the specific park to lead expeditions within that park.