Australian Canoe Tours, Trips, Adventures, Expeditions and Location Guides

Canoeing and Paddling Adventures

Canoeing is very popular pastime throughout Australia. Adventure loving local residents and visitors are always looking for wonderful locations for canoeing trips in the Australian rivers, estuaries, lakes and coastal areas. They have a huge range in choose from and many of the locations are in pristine condition, being located in National Parks and Reserves and in wilderness areas.

There are a wide range of tourist operators that offer canoe tours, trips, adventures and camping safaris ranging from a short trip lasting an hour or two, half-day, weekend and 7-daysand longer.

The qualified and experienced staff will provide full instruction on how to make canoeing fun, easy to do and safe, while providing a challenge for the more experienced paddlers and canoeists.

Most operators provide flat-bottomed canoes that are relatively stable and so you are less likely tip into the water. Most canoes are much more stable than kayaks but are suited to calm and gently flowing waters rather than cascades and rapids. Some also have back-rests and foot-rests for added comfort.

Most operators supply all the food, equipment and camping gear you need for extended safaris or tours. If you own your own canoe or can hire one, you can organise canoe trips in various locations all around Australia every weekend.

The Murray River in Victoria offers fantastic opportunities for canoe trips. You can hire canoes from the local operators and paddle along the Murray River and its many anabranches and tributaries.

The Murray River is the host for one of the world's most famous and longest canoe races. The renowned Murray Marathon covers a distance of about 400 km in five days, taking teams of paddlers and individuals from Yarrawonga, downstream all the way to Swan Hill in Victoria.

There are many operators who specialise in canoe hire, trips, adventures and tours of various length, duration, grade, difficulty and experience requirements right around Australia.

You can canoe in streams, lakes, rivers, estuaries, coastal wetlands and in the ocean and around the bays, beaches, inlet and estuaries along Australia's vast coastline.

Enjoy Canoeing in Australia.