Great day on the Nith!…read more Third trip with Grand Experience. All have been great We had a great river run with Jaime and his team in early May on the Nith River. Water was high and running fast, with a couple of challenges along. Chili was great and both the kayakers and canoeists had a lot of fun. Just a great day on the water. Thanks for everything.

I will try to remain calm as I write this review... TRY being the key word. We drove about an hour…read moreand a half to arrive in Paris, ON for a "guided" rafting tour. When I contacted Grand Experiences, they stated that the only rafting time they had for Groupon holders was 11AM. We arrived slightly after 11AM, and were then surprised with a "transportation" fee of $5 per person to the rafting site. That's a bit steep considering we were just transported on a minivan. That is probably one of the most expensive trips I've taken. You first meet up at their shop on Grand River Street which sells kayaks and other paddling gear. You then drive to what will end up as your END point when you finish your rafting tour, park there, and are driven to the START point of the rafting tour. 1) When we arrived at the END point, we waited a good 30-45 minutes before the "transportation" arrived to pick us up. 2) We were then dropped off at the START point, and the driver left us to go back and pick up more kayaks etcetera, and told us that other customers would be joining us and would be dropped off by a bus. 1 hour, yes, 1 hour later, the bus arrived with an array of kayakers and the remaining lot of rafters. The rafting tour that was supposed to start at 11AM, didn't take off until 1PM. We were provided with life jackets (wet suits will cost you extra to rent), and seeing as we weren't doing any extreme rafting we opted to go without. We were a group of 5 + another group of 4 to make up a 9-(wo)man raft. Our guide would kayak alongside us. We were given verbal instructions at the beginning of the tour. The tour itself was nothing exciting, and I got fatigued quite early because it was basically myself, William T, and another fellow rafter who paddled the whole time. Everyone else really took the notion of "scenic rafting" to heart and sat and chatted. Even though I went on a Groupon ($16), I felt that the experience was horrible. The waiting without explanation thinking "Maybe they left us and went to lunch" was really annoying. I woke up at 7:30AM just to make sure we had enough time to drive up only to find out that I could've slept in a few more hours. I think I'll probably go with the competition (Grand River Rafting) next time if I want to do some paddling. Stay away from these guys.

I love this place, it is one of my favourite places to kayak because you get the Toronto skyline…read moreview. The owners are super nice and they help you get set up and launched safely. I come back here at least once a year!

I have been renting kayaks with them each week all summer. Smooth and easy to use website, it's…read morealso mobile friendly. Staff are hit and miss, and there are sometimes delays because there is only one person handling the rentals even though there are clearly 3-4 staff working. It takes about 15-20 minutes to make the paddle over to centre island.

what a view this park offers, seriously a killer view that doesn't look like it would be Toronto at…read moreall (see photos). this short but sweet park, is attached to the Humber river which offers kayak and canoeing services during the summer time. this is one of my favorite parks to come to in the fall months to catch all of the trees turning colors, this park is rarely visited, so you will never have to deal with people, runners, or joggers getting in the way. transit options are the old mill subway station on the bloor-danforth line, and this park has lots of parking if you chose to come and drive here. if you are coming to this park via the subway station, you have to go down a big set of stairs, which is no problem going down, but climbing all the way back up is not fun at all. definitely worth your time to come see this park.

What a great experience! Like being on cottage lake in the middle of the city. Close to Old Mill…read moresubway station, the launch area is literally directly underneath the bridge the subway goes over. I've been twice this summer - early June in the evening and mid July for 9 AM kayaking. I enjoyed the early morning peace and tranquillity. We were guided by a long line of geese and also saw two egrets along the way. Very peaceful and they make it so easy as they drag the kayaks down to the launch beach. Getting in and especially out of the kayak is challenging. It would be great to have a pole or chair to grab onto to pull yourself up and out. But otherwise, a fabulous not expensive trip away from the hustle and bustle of city life.

They have kayak, canoeing and paddling Great experience and…read morefun to go with friends Kayak route is not too long and along the route there's lovely nature

I needed a heavy duty cockpit cover for my Old Town Loon 100. They had a great selection of covers…read moreto choose from, I found the one that worked with my model of kayak. The website was pretty easy to use and had really great descriptions of the products! Shipping was decently quick. All around great experience. The order also includes installation instructions as well as links to YouTube videos on how to install the cover; this was a nice addition.

We did a online transaction with Oak Orchard for a tiller to put on a tandem kayak. I liked that…read morethey did not assume I knew exactly what I was doing and they asked some pertinent questions to make sure I got the right thing for my boat. It is now on and working well.