Both novice and seasoned canoeists enjoy travel on the river because the more difficult rapids can be easily portaged by those without the skills to run them. The total trip length of the route is 105 km, which we will cover in eight days, travelling approximately 14 km per day, which is about 4 hours of paddling. Along the route are rapids, which we'll either elect to run or portage after evaluation of conditions by the guide. There is a maximum of nine portages on the route, which average 300 metres in length. The route of the Voyageurs passes through some of the Churchill's most beautiful country.
Photographic opportunities abound along the entire length of the trip.
Our trip begins on Sandfly Lake. These waters leaving Sandfly drop through Needle Rapids and picturesque Needle Falls. We will then paddle northeast up Kinosaskaw Lake, stopping midway to view the first known prehistoric rock painting on the route. Next we'll pass the confluence with the Foster River and head south to Silent Rapids where ideal rock outcroppings for camping and fishing exist just upstream from the narrows. Silent Rapids marks the start of 40 km of island mazes through Black Bear Island Lake, one of the Churchill's most beautiful sections with numerous rock painting sites.