Get ready for a hands-on whitewater kayaking adventure on Jasper’s Athabasca River. Begin at the Maligne Rafting check-in point in Jasper, then travel by bus to the river. Once there, change into the provided gear and receive a full safety briefing and paddling instruction before getting into your inflatable kayak.

Start by learning how to control and manoeuvre your kayak, then head downstream for approximately one hour on the Athabasca River. Your guide leads the way in a separate kayak while you paddle and steer your single or double kayak, following their direction as you navigate five sets of Class 2 rapids.

Be prepared for plenty of action—and to get soaked! Sitting close to the water in your own inflatable kayak puts you right in the middle of the splashes as you paddle into waves and manoeuvre through the whitewater. Between the action, enjoy calmer stretches of river and surrounding mountain scenery before the next burst of whitewater.

No previous kayaking or whitewater experience is required, but participants must be able to swim and be comfortable in the water. Guests under 18 paddle in a double kayak with their accompanying parent or guardian.