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Scheduled Trips · Custom-Guided · Self-Guided · Equipment Rentals · Shuttle Services · Training · School Groups · Info, applications, etc. Horizons Unlimited · Churchill River Canoe Outfitters |
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Trip General Information Your Canoe Trip A trip with Churchill River Canoe Outfitters is fun, exhilarating, relaxing, meditative, and delicious! We love taking our guests to our favourite places. No one wants to be in a big rush on a holiday, so you'll have plenty of time each day to take photos, fish, and relax by the fire. Every day will bring new vistas and new challenges. We'll help you learn skills for paddling and living outdoors. We treat our customers, the rapids and the environment with the utmost respect. Expect to dream of it afterwards. We do! Our People We have the most highly-trained and experienced guides in Saskatchewan. Certified instructors of flatwater and whitewater canoeing as well as canoe camping, each guide is trained in rescue, first aid and CPR, so you know you're in good hands. Most have been with us for many years, and they know the rivers they travel. They are excellent sources of information. If you travel on the Churchill or the Clearwater, you'll be paddling the same route as the Voyageurs. You'll hear the songs they sang, stories about their exploits, cook bannock on a stick, and be glad you don't have to paddle 70 miles a day! As well, our guides can tell you about the boreal flora and fauna, the landforms and history of the Canadian Shield, and take you to rock paintings to learn about the First Peoples. Our Equipment Everything we use is guide-tested and proven to be durable, reliable and effective. You'll be paddling Royalex Trail Head Prospectors in either 16' or 17' models, the best expedition canoes we've found. Rescue and first aid equipment are top-of-the-line. We use a variety of trip-proven 3-season nylon tents while tarps for group shelter are provided by our in-house manufacturing division. Everyone sleeps in comfort on Thermarest mattresses in warm Hollofill sleeping bags. We cook on our own wood-burning Environmental Stoves and small one-burner gas stoves. Everything is packed in water-proof, varmint-proof floating barrels. All you need to bring is your own personal gear, and a big appetite for all the delicious meals and snacks we bring! Disclaimer Many of our canoe trips are flown into and out of remote areas by chartered flights. Charter air travel involves flying on such small engine aircraft as "Otters", "Beavers", and "Cessnas". If variables like severe weather, forest fires, mechanical breakdowns or other serious impediments dictate that our chosen flight time is altered, we sit tight and wait. Horizons takes no responsibility for this lost time. All our trip schedules allow ample time to make up for such delays. Should illness or safety make it necessary to evacuate one or more participants, evacuation expenses will be paid by the individual(s) involved. We reserve the right to change itineraries if forced to do so by circumstances beyond our control (water levels, forest fires, etc.). |
To Register To register for a trip with Horizons Unlimited, you must first complete and send in the required forms. Follow the links to the forms, print them, and when completed and signed, forward them to: Horizons Unlimited The Registration Form and Health Form must be submitted along with your deposit. The Agreement of Terms must be signed and submitted before you leave on your trip. You will not be allowed to participate on the trip or clinic unless you sign and complete the Agreement of Terms form. Pre-Trip Questionnaire if you are taking part on a wilderness trip. Detailed trip information will be sent upon Expedition Equipment Information - what you should bring and what we supply. When we say... we mean: Novice - limited tripping experience, basic flatwater or equivalent, can paddle from the stern in a straight line Intermediate - moderate tripping experience, Level I Whitewater or equivalent, can front ferry and eddy turn in Class II water, back ferry in Class I Advanced - extensive tripping experience, Level II Whitewater or equivalent, can back ferry in Class II water. Deposit Policy - 20% of the total fee. Deposit is due at the time of booking. If the trip does not have sufficient guests 1 month prior to the start of the trip - itis cancelled and all deposits will be refunded. The guest has the option of transferring his deposit to another program. If the guest cancels more than 1 month prior to the start of the program, all but 10% of his deposit will be refunded. If the guest cancels less than 1 month before the start of the program, he will lose his deposit. If the guest cancels less than 1 week before the start of the program, 50% of the total program fee is charged to the guest. If the guest does not show up and does not cancel, the full price of the program is charged to the guest. |
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Scheduled Trips · Custom-Guided · Self-Guided · Equipment Rentals · Shuttle Services · Training · School Groups · Info, applications, etc.
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