Treat yourself to a "Canoeing/Kayaking Weekend Getaway Package" for the utimate in adventure!

Each package includes one night's accommodation at our beautiful Bed & Breakfast in Paris, Ontario, use of our swimming pool and grounds. All of our rooms have cable TV, bar fridge, hot drinks maker, ensuite/private/shared bathrooms, seating areas, private entrance and deck overlooking the property and pool. We can accommodate groups of up to 8 people. Also included are three meals . LUNCH as described in each package, DINNER is casual fine dining at The Olde School Restaurant, where Queen Elizabeth dined in 1997 and a full Country Breakfast at The Country Manor in beautiful Paris, Ontario on the morning of your departure.

   

Canoe or kayak the pristine Oneida Run for 4 hours of hiking & paddling. Let our guides make the rare Carolinian Forest of the Grand Valley come alive see what you would normally miss!  This section is the gem of the Grand River the 300 yr old sycamore tree climb bluffs overlooking the valleyhike on the interior trails to learn plants, fauna and wildlifehear about the native & settlement history paddle the kilometre of splashing waveslunch on an island float the current see the river- rock with a spring in it the ancient tree house the amazing Noah's Ark slip past the silent Three Sisters thread the Eye of the Needle behold the beauty of Southern Ontario's near-wilderness. As you round the last bend... the scenic town of Paris slips into sight an ending worth the view.

From $185.00 + GST per person

This guided 4 hour paddle/hike is the historical route of the valley. It starts at our store-front dock on the Grand River . The first leg of the paddle drifts into the famous artist snapshot of Paris then visit the largest black walnut tree in Canada see natural conglomerate rock drink from cool springs run the splashing bloop visit a mine from the 1830's hike to the Lookout on the Black Walnut Trail hear the history of the forgotten Neutral Tribe pass the largest blue-heron rookery visit the coldest creek in Southern Ontario picnic on Sarah's Island  life jacket float the Big V see the remains of an 1800 corduroy road paddle the quiet stillnesssee a red-tail hawk nest and the home of a bank beaverthen paddle to your final destination the Brant Conservation Area.

From $185.00 + GST per person

This is about a 5 to 6 hour guided adventure bikes upstream and paddles back. The journey starts with touring bikes on the Rail Trail leaving the Brant Conservation Area and arriving in Paris. This is about a 1.5 hours pedal. At Paris lunch is served on the outside deck of the Cocoa Bean Café overlooking the Grand River After lunch exchange your bike for a canoe or kayak. Then paddle into the famous artist snapshot of Paris visit the largest black walnut tree in Canada see natural conglomerate rock drink from cool springs run the splashing bloop visit a mine from the 1830's hike to the Lookout on the Black Walnut Trail hear the history of the forgotten Neutral Tribe pass the largest blue-heron rookery visit the coldest creek in Southern Ontario picnic on Sarah's Island  life jacket float the Big V see the remains of an 1800 corduroy road paddle the quiet stillnesssee a red-tail hawk nest and the home of a bank beaver your final destination is the Brant Conservation Area.

From $185.00 + GST per person