White-water Rafting
Best among adrenaline-rush activities is white-water rafting on the Kicking Horse River, located a few kilometres up the road in Yoho but accessed by some eight companies in Banff and Lake Louise, most of them providing all necessary gear and transportation. Other gentler "float" trip options with the same companies are available on the Kananaskis, Kootenay and Bow rivers. Long-established Hydra River Guides, 209 Bear St (tel 762-4554 or 1-800/644-8888, fax 760-3196, www.raftbanff.com ), has two daily six- and seven-hour trips ($85) in paddle or oar rafts on the Kicking Horse. Wet n' Wild Adventures (tel 344-6546 or 1-800/668-9119) has full ($78) and half-day ($55) trips in the Kicking Horse Canyon, a half-day trip ($55) in the wilder lower part of the canyon for more advanced rafters, two-day trips and raft and horse riding combination trips. Wild Water Adventures from Lake Louise (tel 522-2211 or 1-888/647-6444) has a half-day trip in the canyon ($69) plus rafting in the canyon for those seeking a gentler look at the Kicking Horse ($59). Rocky Mountain Raft Tours (tel 762-3632) offers more sedate one- and three-hour rides (3 daily; $24) down the Bow River from the canoe docks at Bow Avenue and Wolf Street For half-day trips ($54) on the Kootenay River, contact Kootenay River Runner (tel 762-5385 or 1-800/664-4399), which also has three-day ventures and is one of only three companies to offer trips on the wilder, lower section of the Kicking Horse canyon (day-trips at $79 on the Kicking Horse River or $105 in the lower canyon). For gentle float trips on the Bow or Kananaskis rivers, contact Canadian Rockies Rafting (tel 678-6535 or 1-877/226-7625): $39 for the Bow, $45 for Kananaskis
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