Nahanni Combo new for 2008

If you like whitewater canoeing and hiking, this is the ultimate Nahanni trip for you. The trip starts at the Mooseponds - the headwaters of the South Nahanni River near the Yukon border. After a warm up on the ponds we'll enter the famous Rockgardens - an almost non-stop 90 km rapid - possibly the finest stretch of whitewater in the world for loaded tripping canoes. After descending 2000' in 4 days through countless grade 1-3+ rapids we'll catch our breath on a relaxing section of lazy current. As the river enters the Ragged Range we cache our canoes and extra gear at the mouth of Britnell Creek. Then its off on a 5 day hike into the mountains to beautiful Glacier Lake and the Cirque of the Unclimbables - 2000' of soaring granite cliffs. On our return to the river it is a short paddle downstream to the border of the National Park. Here park wardens will lead us on a day hike to the Tufa Mounds - unusual hills still being formed by highly mineralized springs.

The 2 week paddle through the canyons of the National Park is a fun mix of spectacular scenery, exciting big wave rapids, the grandeur of Virginia Falls, 1000 meter canyons, interesting side hikes and opportunities for wildlife sightings. At last we'll emerge from the high mountains into the splits - miles of easy, braided, rocky rapids. We'll soak in a natural hotspring before reaching the lowlands where natives from the isolated Dene community of Nahanni Butte pick us up by boat and speed us to Blackstone Landing for our final night. If you have the skills and the time to do it all - this is the complete Nahanni experience.