Up the Bay's trips are all inclusive and feature custom trip and menu planning, full outfitting and guiding. Experienced trip leaders are ORCA* certified and canoeing wise. Trip plans and choices are made to suit the group. Meals are custom planned for the group and prepared on camp stoves - fresh foods early in the trip and interesting packaged foods for later days. Trippers participate in the preparation, cooking and clean up and then enjoy the evening campfire. Up the Bay's clients include adult groups from southern Ontario and visitors to Canada. A family trip can revisit single parents and families old camp experiences, or let the teenage children show mom and dad their own new skills. Children over 9 or 10 years old with an older sibling is a good age range to start family canoe tripping. For families with younger children, fixed site camping with short day trips is a good learning experience. Participants must know how to swim, be physically active and previously have done some paddling. The rewards of canoe tripping lie not only in the sights and sounds of the landscape, but also in learning new skills and working in a co-operative way: pitching a tent, cooking, packing, portaging and even washing up, can be a meaningful and enjoyable part of a larger experience. A tripping assistant can be hired for groups that need instruction or want to limit their involvement in camp set up, kitchen rotation or portaging. A one day picnic, paddle and camp skills pre trip practice session is available on a private lake near Toronto. A guided canoe trip can be a safe, stress reducing stepping stone for groups and families wanting to canoe trip on their own. Trip fees - private groups of up to four adults or family of five. Fee/Person each of 4 2 Day - 1 Night 3 Day - 2 Night 4 Day - 3 Night 5 Day - 4 Night $199 $269 $324 $389 Group Fee $796 $1036 $1296 $1556 Each additional person, maximum of 2 $145 $185 $225 $275 Trip Assistant (optional) $195 $295 $395 $495 One-day picnic, paddle and camp skills. $295 With a trip of 2 to 5 days. $225 G.S.T. extra - P.S.T. Not applicable. Prices in Canadian dollars Up the Bay's trip fee includes pre trip planning, group equipment (canoes, packs, tents, first aid, repair and safety kits, etc.) meals, snacks and one guide. Participants bring their personal items such as evening beverages, clothing, life jacket, sleeping bag and mat (all except beverages and clothing can be rented). Each participant is required to sign an acknowledgment and waiver of risk and provide appropriate emergency contact information. Payment of a $300 deposit on confirming a trip is requested with the balance due 10 days prior to the trip. The deposit is non- refundable 45 days prior to the trip date but can be credited to another trip date up to 30 days prior to the trip date. Payment by cheque or cash please. Trip fees are on a group basis and are inclusive from the start to the end of the trip. In addition to the trip fees, extras may include motel/lodge accommodation and/or meals pre or post trip, restaurant meals enroute, reservation and park fees, crown land camping fees, shuttles, vehicle parking and participant's transportation to and from the trip point. Up the Bay's vehicle mileage over 700 kms (return to Toronto) is extra at $0.38/Km. Depending on the trip plan extras can range from $30 for a few days parking fees (sometimes even nothing), a back country park fee of about $8.00 a day per person to a few hundred dollars for the group. Extras are particular to the trip plan and are confirmed prior to confirming the trip. Join A Group: Each month from June to September Up the Bay offers fixed date small adult group canoe adventures. Join as one, a couple or a group. E-mail or phone (416) 487-2950 for dates and prices. Some Places We Visit: The North Channel of Lake Huron - 3 Days Explore the spectacular pink granite shoreline and finger coves, hike to the hilltop pine groves of this famous boating area. Leaving from McBean Harbour, about one hour's drive west of Sudbury. The French River Outlets - 4 Days Follow the Fur Traders route to the western outlets of the historic French River. Play in the outlets; camp on the fabulous flat rocks of Georgian Bay. Circle back by the main outlet and the ghost lumber town of French River Village (1870 - 1920). Leaving from Hartley Bay House by water taxi costing about $30.00 per person. Phillip Edward Island- Kilarney Provincial Park - 4 Days Glorious canoeing and exploring along the wild and remote south shore of this unique Georgian Bay Archipelago and no portages . One of Outside Magazines best 50 places to camp in the whole world! Leaving from Chickanising Creek. Kilarney Park- Paddle and Hike - 3 Days Catch the Autumn colours, contrasted against the white quartz ridges. We'll go a little deeper into the park than most and spend a day hiking (or lazing as you prefer) on a northern section of the La Cloche Trail. Leaving from Bell Lake. Interior park fee about $25.       ABOUT Up the Bay - Canoe Adventures   Up the Bay Canoe Adventures is operated by Bob and Graham Fisher. Bob has over forty years of self-propelled outdoor experience canoeing, hiking, and skiing. Bob has ORCA certification in Canoe Tripping and Moving Water (level II.) Graham Fisher is working up to twenty years experience and is a certified Canoe Tripping instructor (ORCA level III.) Graham spent his teenage and University summers teaching outdoor skills and leading canoe trips. All Up the Bay trip leaders are ORCA certified and canoeing wise. Come with Up the Bay Canoe Adventures on your next outdoor adventure. * ORCA, Ontario Recreation Canoe Association | home | photo album | what are you looking for in a canoe trip? | contact us | links | 2000 © copyright Up the Bay. All rights reserved.