Randelle Hedges

Review of Wilderness Voyageurs

My partner and I did the middle. I called again to...

My partner and I did the middle. I called again to double-check that it was mild rapids class 1-2 they said very mild easy can do with a recreational kayak. Very calm. It was milled Aug haven't had rain in 2 months.....yet....they didn't seem to care that we were taking recreational kayaks without any kind of skirting etc we also had small luckily with life vests. They didn't seem concerned about our concerns when asked. We each flipped once and had to have people find our kayaks bring them back to us and US empty them several times. We were so afraid for our dogs. No one gave us a heads up only strange looks. we depended on the kindness of strangers of which most people that seem to experience just passed by and didn't care that we were using the rope I brought (50 ft) - (not suggested what to bring) we needed it because I had to get the dog across the rapids in the life vest across the water and my partner across the water as well. We could have lost our dog's big time it made us so angst and in tears frighened for them. There was one River guide..... He was in the middle of the group not at the end....asked him to help me get to my kayak and he asked me to keep swimming downstream instead of helping me. He seemed fine and not a care in the world had his own raft to himself. Needless to say we will not be going again or recommending them to anyone. We are experienced kayakers who have done several streams creeks and lakes....just not this level of Whitewater but we would have never done it if we were given the correct advice or caution. Even the website makes it seem legitimate and easy. If anyone does this course highly recommend using a raft. After thecthe response of the company shuttle children can of course do this course
.....In their own recreational kayak....probably not.