Hit the whitewater with Kootenay River Runners on one of three amazing rivers: Toby Creek, Kootenay, or Kicking Horse.
Accommodating beginner to experienced adventurers, a rafting trip is fun for everyone! Choose your own adventure from rowdy whitewater to a scenic, family friendly cruise.
Head out for a guided hike with Playwest Mountain Experience to scope out the best views of the Columbia Valley with an ACMG Guide. From world-famous mountain passes, secluded tarns, and miles-long ridges, your hiking bucket list will be checked off with Playwest.
Check out the friendly guides at Nipika Mountain Resort for day trip excursions to lesser known alpine lakes and stunning ridges.
Invermere-based Get Outside Adventures provides guided hiking experiences ranging from day trips and multi-day adventures to navigation courses and private outings.
See the Columbia Valley from above with Glacier Helicopter Tours. Offering daily scenic tours, choose your route and be amazed with the hidden treasures through the Columbia Valley!
Horseback Riding
If you’ve always wanted to try horseback riding in the mountains, A Bar Z Mountain Adventures has you covered. Choose from one hour rides in Fairmont Hot Springs, multi-day excursions in the backcountry, ladies retreats, or specialized skill-building camps.
Further north, Luxor Corrals offers scenic rides ranging from one hour to full days on the trail.
Mountain Climbing Guided Adventures
Have you ever wanted to try rock climbing? Scrambling to the top of a majestic peak on your bucket list? Don’t try it alone! Learn techniques and safety fundamentals from ACMG guides.
East Kootenay Mountain Guides is a team of Columbia Valley-based professionals ready to lead your venture. Looking forward to the winter? Check out a guided ski touring trip with them!
Forest bathing is an amazing way to unwind in nature. Guide Pat Bavin has over 45 years of outdoor recreation and forest bathing practices.
Tours range in length from a few hours to a full day. Participants go through exercises to connect with nature and fully immerse in the experience.
Guided Paddle Adventures
The Columbia River is a must-see for visitors to the Valley. Take a guided tour with one of the two great operators in the area!
If you’re looking for a fully guided trip with an expert, you’ll find fun facts and bird identification tips with Columbia River Paddle.
Prefer to have someone else look after the transportation and explore the Columbia Valley waterways independently? You’ll love Far Out Adventure Hub. Just name a time and place, and the Far Out team will load up and transport gear for you.
Ever driven an ATV? Here’s your chance to do it on incredible terrain! Toby Creek Adventures offers unique guided tours, where no car can access.
Choose your trip, with options ranging from a rocky waterfall to an abandoned mine site. Whatever you choose, you’ll be sure to have a great time testing out a new way to explore.
Zipline Adventures
Experience the thrill of Ziplining in the Columbia Valley. With two Ziplines, Valley Zipline Adventures and Mineral Mountain Ziplines, these adventures are ones not to miss.
Valley Zipline Adventures is located just outside of Radium Hot Springs, featuring seven zip tracks and endless beautiful views! Add to your adventure with the Aerial Adventure Park, Bungee Trampolines, rock climbing wall, BigFoot Kids Challenge Course, and the 50ft Jump Tower.
Mineral Mountain Ziplines is located in Fairmont Hot Springs. The zipline has six tracks with incredible views throughout!
From giggles to gasps, the Wild Rider Mountain Coaster at Panorama Mountain Resort delivers family fun at every turn! Experience the Columbia Valley’s newest attraction at Panorama Mountain Resort.
You control the speed on this family-friendly pipe coaster that takes you through twists, turns and beautiful views from the top of the Discovery Quad chairlift.
Aerial Adventures
Are you a challenge seeker? Valley Zipline Adventures near Radium Hot Springs features a 50-foot Aerial Park with 3 levels of fun and adventure. On top of their 7 ziplines, visitors can also challenge themselves with the rock climbing wall, the jump tower and the Big Horn Bounce!
Up at Panorama Mountain Resort, the family-friendly Timberline Traverse aerial tower is a “challenge by choice” adventure. This four-story tower with 50 different obstacles to move through, stands 60 feet up in the air with the first level just 15 feet off the ground.
NAUTi WATERSPORTS
Experience all the fun of Lake Windermere without any of the hassle of running a boat with a full service charter from Nauti Watersports. Part surf school, part boat rental, this full service experience provides a certified coach/driver plus all the gear to wakesurf, waterski or wakeboard. Charters range from 2-4 hours with longer pre-paid packages available as well as their popular ‘surf camps’.
