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Santa Elena Full-Day

Experience the Grandeur of a Classic Big Bend Canyon as Family Friendly Full Day Canoe trip.

Dates

October – March

Participants

6+ yrs

Cost

Starting at $185

Difficulty

Easy to Moderate

Overview:

Gear up and get ready to experience the most famous canyon of the Big Bend as a fun and tranquil full-day adventure. This mellow upstream canoe and kayak tour takes you straight into the 1500ft tall mouth of Santa Elena canyon and right into the heart of Chihuahuan Desert Canyon country. This trip is suitable for families, groups, first-timers, and those of all ages and abilities!

Our outpost in the Big Bend of Texas uses the name Further Adventures: we ask that you please book through that site to guarantee correct booking information and minimize confusion with another outfitter with a similar name to ours. Further Adventures is the name you will see on our vehicles, boats and review site.

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This full-day tour meets at 8:30am in Terlingua or 9:30am at the Santa Elena trailhead parking lot. Once we meet, guests will be given all necessary safety and boating equipment and will receive a safety speech covering the river and paddling techniques needed to navigate this mellow and stunning section of the Rio Grande. Your group will paddle your way upstream into the heart of Santa Elena with the aim of making it to lunch at Fern Canyon, a beautiful slot canyon carved in the solid limestone with dripping waterfalls, Tinajas and hanging ferns.

After lunch the group with paddle back down the canyon and make it back to the parking lot around 3:30. Groups can expect to be back in Terlingua by 4:30-5pm.

Reservation cancellation more than 2 weeks before trip date receives a refund minus 10% of trip cost. Less than two weeks before trip date forfeits deposit. A cancellation within 24hrs or a “no-show” on the day of the trip will result in full-payment and forfeit any refund.

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At a glance:

Season

October – March

Participants

Well suited for families and first-timers and we welcome paddlers of all ages and abilities, with a minimum age of 6 years old. You should be in normal good health and prepared for the moderate exertion of paddling and possible swimming.