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Go gaga over Glaciers and Grizzlies! This unique trip is all about the incredible glacier views, the historic salmon run and the abundant life supported by its icy water. We’re looking for adventurous folks to paddle through the Coast Mountains and into the rainforest of Southeast Alaska – the heart of Alaska’s Tongass National Forest and the traditional land of the Taku River Tlingit.
It is for canoeists with intermediate moving water canoeing experience and rescue skills and a keen sense for adventure.
NOTE: The travel logistics for this trip are simple for our guests – book your flights in to Whitehorse, YT, and leaving Juneau, AK. We’ll take care of the rest! Remember to check your expiration date on your passport!
BONUS: This guided expedition comes with 50% off any 2-day whitewater canoeing course in advance of the expedition at Elements Adventure Co. paddling school near Vernon, BC.
Through our partnership with Western Canoe and Kayak, you can also enjoy a 15% savings for in-store accessories to help you prepare for your trip.
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12 Days in the wilderness
Starting at $6450 + GST plus charter flight cost.
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50% savings on a 2-day river-canoeing course taught by a certified instructor in advance of an expedition.
The Taku River flows through the traditional territory of the Taku River Tlingit First Nation.
Elements Adventure Company is an equal opportunity provider and operates under a USDA Forest Service Special Use Permit on the Tongass National Forest.
This trip is a rare opportunity to canoe a river from it’s start, all the way to the end in the Pacific Ocean. The Taku starts out as a small-medium volume river, with clear creeks with spawning salmon dotting the shoreline. The river here is fast and continuous, requiring good skills to navigate the many wood hazards in the braided channels.
Once the river leaves the interior and enters the land of the glaciers, it slows and widens, with icy water feeding it from the adjacent glacier melt. You will almost certainly see grizzlies (aka. Alaskan Brown Bears in these parts!) fattening up during this time of year.
Near the delta at the river’s end, we’ll need to navigate the many shallow mud and sand flats to find clear passage to the Pacific Ocean, before braving the rugged coastline of the Taku Inlet to Juneau, AK.
Although there are no technical rapids on this route, Intermediate paddling skills and outdoor adventure experience is required. An ordinary wilderness expedition requires a positive attitude, and a high tolerance for adversity and uncertainty. These attributes are even more important on a trip of this nature – that has frigid water, fast current, wood hazards, and ocean wind and waves to contend with. Participants will need to get out paddling prior to the trip and are encouraged to join a whitewater skills course in the spring.
Not including travel to and from Whitehorse, BC and Juneau, AK.
Please note: this itinerary can be subject to change due to weather, river levels, and many other unforeseen factors. A true adventure!
Clients transport themselves to Whitehorse YT.
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Since 2014, Elements Adventure Company is pioneering guided river canoe trips in Northern British Columbia – a vast wilderness region with hulking mountain ranges of the Coast, Cassiar, and Northern Rocky Mountains – and countless clear, fast, and continuous rivers. These dramatic, remote landscapes provide us with the solitude, natural beauty, and adventure that we are delighted to share with you. We invite those people with a deep respect for our planet and a spark for adventure, to partner with us to explore these special places.
With over a decade of canoeing instruction experience, our canoeing school can help you build any prerequisite skills for our Northern paddling adventures, but what’s most important is to visit these wild places with the right people.
We choose our guides for their diverse backgrounds, extensive experience in river guiding and teaching, and their values – which infuse these journeys with rich cultural insights and a spirit of adventure. Our guides embody qualities of authenticity, openness, gentleness, and effective communication, ensuring a safe and fulfilling experience for all participants.
Are you interested to join us? We’d love to hear from you! Contact us here to chat.
