A tour outfitter is only as good as it's guides. We recently returned from the France trip and although the Vezere, Cele and Dordogne paddles are beautiful without compare, the haphazard last minute dinner arrangments and bungled reservations for Font-de-Gaume left me feeling "unguided". One evening we drove around the beautiful French countryside looking for a restaurant that would take... More

Great place to rent canoes and kayaks. We were traveling with our 2 mini schauzers and they allowed us to take them along. Very nice ride, we went to NY, a state park. The only thing I would say is maybe they should post a sign for the places that they pick you up. Great time!

This review was based on a trip in late July 2012. Pros: Well organized trips along Battenkill; pretty river most impressive in New York State; great value Cons: Get there early as last pickup is 4:30pm and best part of river is farthest west; canoes should have bailers

just show and then we will plan your trip. that is all we got aftre nine seperate phone calls from these "experts" trying to get some info from the battenkill.com folks is impossible and they do not seem very flexible. we will see if they are any good when we just show up and hope they don't ruin our vaca... More

could there be any more lovely way to enjoy the region's environment than gently paddling down the placid Battenkill river. We did a 2-hour stretch of the river, the Upper Portion, which was very calm. Saw lots of fish in the water, including some huge trout. The highlight was the Alligator Snapping Turtle we spotted resting among some logs under... More