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NAHANNI RAFTING OR CANOEING FROM VIRGINIA FALLS |
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13 Day Trip Itinerary |
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Participants flying into Nelson by commercial airline or driving to Blackstone Landing can arrive on day 1 of the itinerary.
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| Day 1Arrival in Fort Nelson by air and Blackstone Landing by road. Over night in Blackstone. |
| Day 2Charter flight to Virginia Falls. (weather
permitting) This breathtaking flight takes us over the spectacular Ram canyon and then up the
Nahanni River to Virginia Falls. We will camp at the Falls the first night and will have time to
explore and take photographs from the many promontories overlooking the Falls. |
Day 3After breakfast your guides will complete the portage of camp equipment. Participants are
asked to portage their own pack 2 km to the "put in" below the Falls. Most of this portage is on a
board walk and down hill.
Lunch is served on the cobble beach below the Falls. Following a safety talk, we load the rafts and
begin our descent. Leaving the roar of the Falls behind us, we will ride high on the waves through
the Painted Canyon. The excitement continues with our passage through Figure Eight Rapids. We will
find our camp close to the mouth of the Flat River.
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| Day 4-11Back on the river we float along the foreboding Funeral Range and enter Third Canyon
(35km) where the Nahanni cuts a passage just past Mary River. You will be awestruck as we float
silently between the 1200m canyon walls which rise skyward above the river. We will camp at The
Gate in view of Pulpit Rock. The following day we will layover and make a short hike to a lookout
above The Gate that affords a magnificent vista of the valley below. Thr following day we
will continue on through Third and Second Canyon (15 km) into Deadmen Valley - known for its
legends and mystery. This spectacular open valley offers numerous exploratory options. Following
an exciting run through George's Riffle, we drift between the sky-high walls of First Canyon which
reach heights of over 1400 m. This 26 km canyon will lead us to Lafferty's Canyon, a side canyon
which joins the Nahanni on its east side. We will take a second layovwer here and spend the day
exploring chasms and pools which dot the canyons floor. The following moring its down to the
soothing waters of Kraus' Hot Spring. We then bid farewell to the canyons and make our way into
the Splits - a maze of islands. |
| Day 12Following breakfast, we will continue on to Native village of Nahanni Butte. (Pop. approx.
100) Remote yet surprisingly modern, a stroll into town provides insight into a culture far removed
from most of North America. Following refreshments from the village store we will continue down
stream to Blackstone Landing and Lindberg's rustic Bed and Breakfast by river scow (with a motorized river scow). Hot showers,
delicious meals, log cabin accommodation and the trip end celebration awaits.
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Day 13After breakfast a van will
return everyone to Fort Nelson to catch flights
home. 
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