Wilderness Adventures.CA (Head Office) — Local services in Toronto

I attended a five day Georgian Bay kayak tour with Wilderness Adventures.ca in August 2020. The food was excellent and I appreciated the experience itself. However, my guide was extremely patronizing and critical, an approach I found to be counterproductive. We were not permitted to make decisions for ourselves and had to obtain permission for everything. He made me feel very uncomfortable to the point that I spent five days walking on eggshells. He also used inappropriate language throughout the trip and has poor people skills, often times getting frustrated with us.

This trip was supposed to be the highlight of my summer and it wasn’t. In fact, I had to book a second trip in September with a different outfitter to make up for this experience. If you choose to book a trip with Wilderness Adventures.ca my recommendation would be for you to get information in regards to who your guide is and how he/she operates and...

It has taken me some time to write this review as I am a resilient and positive person and find it hard to write a negative comment. This was supposed to be a trip of special memories and a retirement gift for myself. It was unfortunately ruined by Paul and if you read other reviews about him they are correct. The positives are there too but overshadowed. The "official" guide was very nice and efficient (Paul was along to observe him for certification purposes). You can't go wrong with Georgian Bay as a location. Stunning! The food was really good and you never went hungry. The kayaks and camping supplies were top notch. As guests and paying clients of this company we deserved some respect and courtesy. Honestly upon return to the harbor I couldn't get out of...

This trip was a total disappointment. I determined that we paddled less than 20 km over 4 days. I normally do more on a day trip. The air mattresses provided were inadequate, and the guide’s attitude from the beginning was unprofessional and de-motivating. His words were hurtful in many cases. The broken promise of an individual tent was unacceptable under the COVID circumstances, especially since I was given no choice.

Details in the response to Janet’s review are inaccurate.

I give one star because there was plenty of food, I felt safe most of the time and did learn a couple of paddle techniques.

I do not recommend this company. I sent an email following the trip and have not...