Experience
In over five decades of providing adventure travel holidays, we have paddled and hiked thousands of kilometres with countless satisfied customers. We welcome you to share an amazing wilderness holiday.
Black Feather’s Mission Statement is “To be Canada’s premier wilderness adventure company by providing adventurous, safe, environmentally friendly wilderness holidays for active individuals and small groups.”
Since 1972, Black Feather’s vision has been to offer sustainable, self-propelled trips by foot, canoe, sea kayak, ski and raft in unique wilderness locales. We work in a spirit of co-operation with our participants, local communities and suppliers. We are dedicated to exploring, interpreting and preserving our natural environment.
In over five decades of providing adventure travel holidays, we have paddled and hiked thousands of kilometres with countless satisfied customers. We welcome you to share an amazing wilderness holiday.
Black Feather’s guides are second to none. Handpicked, highly experienced, and scrupulously trained. They bring a wealth of skills and knowledge to each trip. The guide team is keen to make your wilderness holiday the best!
We travel to the most outstanding wilderness destinations. We’ve explored the North’s remote areas and have chosen spectacular destinations of national and global significance. We have trips to satisfy every skill level and interest.
We’ve got your back. Adventures at the edge of civilization can seem challenging. When you contact us, you are dealing with the people who run and guide your trip. As a registered Travel Industry Council of Ontario (TICO) agency, we provide additional protection that may not be available when booking with agencies based in other countries or provinces.
For the last 50 years, Black Feather adventurers have paddled wilderness rivers, hiked remote landscapes, and sea kayaked along pristine coastlines and through sparkling fjords.
We explore the most outstanding northern destinations, from the world famous Nahanni River, to a remote fjord in Greenland, to Ellesmere’s Muskox Way – just 500 miles from the North Pole. To ensure you enjoy your wilderness experiences to the fullest, we offer trips suitable for all skill levels to either help you prepare for a northern trip in the future, or to just enjoy it on its own!
Highly experienced guides bring a wealth of knowledge and skills to each trip. Our expedition gear is field tested and in some cases, custom designed for our rigorous standards.
Our meals are well known in the field … we literally wrote the book on wilderness cuisine: “Camp Cooking in the Wild – The Black Feather Guide to Eating Well in the Great Outdoors” .
Join us for your adventure of a lifetime!
The team of Black Feather guides is exceptional. Over 40 qualified guides work each season, and some have been guiding with Black Feather for over 20 years! We are now reaching our second generation of guides – the sons and daughters of the original founders and guides – who have now matured into guides themselves.
At Black Feather, we recognize the importance of addressing our environmental impact. We have taken steps to reduce the carbon emissions footprint of our business by choosing green electricity for our headquarters and packing facility in Ontario with Bullfrog Power. We are also part of two Eco-Tourism Initiatives through Green Tourism and Sustainable Tourism Canada in which we hold “silver” certifications.
We are also a proud member of the Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society’s (CPAWS) NWT Chapter, where we contribute to the Nahanni River Fund, an integral part of ensuring our Nahanni River trips are able to operate in a sustainable manner.
We have been honoured to receive the following awards:
We are also pleased to be partnered with the following organizations & programs: