Chicago River Kayak Tour
Chicago, Illinois
Trip Type: Kayaking & Canoeing
Duration: 2 hours 30 minutes
Explore the beauty of downtown Chicago from the water on a relaxing 2.5-hour kayak tour. In either a single or double kayak, you'll paddle along the Chicago River, passing by landmarks like Willis Tower as you listen to interesting tales about the city from a professional guide. Enjoy personalized attention on this small-group tour limited to 8 to 10 people per guide.
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Explore the beauty of downtown Chicago from the water on a relaxing 2.5-hour kayak tour. In either a single or double kayak, you'll paddle along the Chicago River, passing by landmarks like Willis Tower as you listen to interesting tales about the city from a professional guide. Enjoy personalized attention on this small-group tour limited to 8 to 10 people per guide.Meet your guide at the Kingsbury Yacht Club in central Chicago, where you’ll launch your kayak into the Chicago River. You have your choice of a double or single kayak — a double might be the best fit if you're a first-timer while a single is better suited to more experienced paddlers.
After donning your life vest, practice a few paddling strokes and then set off through the river’s downtown segment. Follow your guide past the beautifully landscaped riverbank and promenade, and admire a kaleidoscopic view of some of the greatest American architecture of the 20th and 21st centuries.
Gape in awe at Willis Tower (formerly the Sears Tower), and pass under a multitude of articulated ironwork bridges that are part of the largest moveable bridge system in the world. Learn from your guide why one landmark building’s floors were built crooked, and hear about Chicago’s storied history, including tales of the city’s first crime boss.
Your relaxing excursion ends with return to the starting point.
After donning your life vest, practice a few paddling strokes and then set off through the river’s downtown segment. Follow your guide past the beautifully landscaped riverbank and promenade, and admire a kaleidoscopic view of some of the greatest American architecture of the 20th and 21st centuries.
Gape in awe at Willis Tower (formerly the Sears Tower), and pass under a multitude of articulated ironwork bridges that are part of the largest moveable bridge system in the world. Learn from your guide why one landmark building’s floors were built crooked, and hear about Chicago’s storied history, including tales of the city’s first crime boss.
Your relaxing excursion ends with return to the starting point.
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