Paddle in your kayak around high elevation mountain lakes in the mighty Cascade Range. Soak in the panoramic views of the Three Sisters, Broken Top, and Paulina Peak.

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Covid-19 precautions: Special health and safety measures apply. Learn more
Duration 4 hours: Check availability to see starting times.
Live tour guide: English
Small group: Limited to 13 participants

Highlights

Take in panoramic views from the heights of The Cascade Lakes
Learn to kayak with the assistance of an experienced guide
Observe Central Oregon's local wildlife

Full description

Experience a tandem kayak lake tour and enjoy the best mountainous views in Central Oregon. Meet your local guide in the heart of Bend, Oregon. Along with the rest of your group, make your way out of town and up into the Cascade mountain lakes where your kayaking adventure begins. Receive a lesson on kayaking safety measures before climbing into your tandem sit-on-top kayak. Navigate your way through little-known caves, bays, and wetlands with the help of your naturalist guide. Keep a look out for the otters, mink, osprey and eagles that inhabit this area, and bring a camera for the best mountain views in Central Oregon. After around 2 hours of paddling and admiring your surroundings, you'll have time for a quick dip in the lakes to cool off. Prior to leaving, take in the views of mountains Three Sisters, Broken Top, and Paulina Peak. You’ll then head back to your kayaking starting point and be driven back to Bend.

Includes

Guide
Gear including kayak, paddles, and PFDs

Food & drink
Gratuities

Not suitable for

Children under 8 years

Covid-19 precautions

Safety measures in place

All areas that customers touch are frequently cleaned

Traveler requirements

Masks are required while indoors

Meeting point

•Wanderlust Tours, 61535 S Hwy 97 #13, Bend, OR 97702, USA •Located in the Fred Meyers shopping center. Look for a Green Wanderlust Tours sign. Please arrive at the meeting point 15 minutes before the activity starts to sign the release waiver.

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Important information

What to bring

Sunglasses
Sun hat
Swimwear
Towel
Water
Biodegradable sunscreen

Not allowed

Pets

Know before you go

All kayaks are tandem sit-on-top models, which are comfortable, fun and easy to paddle
The suggested weight limit is around 400 lbs per kayak
The tour will go ahead regardless of the weather. There will be no refunds for weather

Customer reviews

Overall rating

4.5 /5

based on 8 reviews

Review summary

Guide
5/5
Transportation
5/5
Value for money
5/5

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The guide was nice he loves wild nature and has a lot of knowledge about it, so it's great to share both activities between the kayak and discover wildlife. The lake is huge and the water very clean with a lot of fishes rainbow trouts, perch. We saw beavers and their houses, herons and we spoke about trees and their environment. It's great to meet people that they can practice sport but integrate it inside the environment to avoid the destruction of plants or water etc. We will return there in winter for skiing and snowshoes. because these mountains are so beautiful and still wild.

October 4, 2019

June 22, 2022

Weather did not permit us going to the lake, so we did a kayak trip on the river and it was spectacular. The guide was excellent and the entire trip was well organized.

Bend: Half-Day Cascade Lakes Kayak Tour

Bend: Half-Day Cascade Lakes Kayak Tour

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