Black Canyon Kayak Tour: Explore Emerald Cave

Embark on a deluxe Black Canyon kayak tour with Evolution Expeditions. Experience the history, stunning scenery, and wildlife of the Colorado River. Book now!

Duration: 7 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Willow Beach Marina - On this tour, you’ll paddle 4-6 miles on the Colorado River, through primitive volcanic canyon walls towering over 900 feet above you. You’ll see giant volcanic boulders at the opening of Black Canyon and crystal clear emerald water beneath you as you paddle along. Enjoy a health-conscious gourmet lunch on a remote beach,…
What's Included
  • Single or tandem kayak, paddle, life-vest (specify sizes)
  • Catered lunch on a remote beach
  • Shuttle service (if option selected)
  • Complimentary bottled water, juice, and snacks
  • Certified river guide
What's Not Included
  • Gratuities
  • Shuttle Service (If self-drive option selected)
Additional Information

Combine the history of Black Canyon with the beauty of Emerald Cave on this guided kayak tour. You’ll paddle between 4-6 miles on the Colorado River, enjoying time for photo ops on the crystal clear water, stops to admire the scenery and you’ll also learn a little about the historical sites in the canyon. Make a stop at a small beach for a deli-catered…

Location
25660 Willow Beach Rd
Willow Beach Road
Please meet your guide at the Paddle craft launch beach 20 minutes before your tour start time to get fitted with life vests and kayaks. Tours will begin promptly at their scheduled start time. Please do not use ride share as there is no cell reception to book your return ride.
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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Y5948lbtammym
Jan 4, 2025
All Day Tour Amazing w Faith!!! - This all day tour was more than an amazing experience. If you are physically fit and enjoy an outdoor challenge this is the trip. Faith was a phenomenal guide, stopped to point out features, creatures and provided an amazing history lesson all day long! 5 of 5 possible stars for the entire day.
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E2465scjustinn
Dec 22, 2024
Fantastic Day - The weather was great, Faith was a fantastic guide, the food she provided was great, it was all great. Loved the entire experience.
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Billy
Dec 11, 2024
Excellent Outing & Guide - Absolutely perfect day, great weather, excellent paddle conditions & beautiful scenery. Burton was an ideal guide, as he was a lifelong local, well versed in geological, environmental, historic development and most entertaining as he shared these as well as lots of information on the wildlife & indigenous plants and peoples! The small group size was excellent, as we got to know the other paddlers during the time on the river as well as a really good lunch. The Emerald Cave was stunning and nearly dwarfed by the sunset vistas as we returned to our launch site! YES. We saw Big Horns
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Tgrossweiler
Nov 17, 2024
5 Star Tour to see Emerald Cave with Evolution Expeditions - We had an awesome trip with our guide Ryan. He shared a lot of good information about the flora and fauna along with some area history. The local big horn sheep appeared to be hiding from us, so he made a quick stop on the way back where the big horn sheep were likely to be. He clearly enjoys what he does which made our trip even more enjoyable. I highly recommend Evolution Expeditions and Ryan.
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Johncp3287wc
Nov 16, 2024
Amazing experience - Ryan was a great guide, picked me up on time, took the time the explain every step of the way. He had the group interacting with nature on the stops. It was amazing, I had an incredible time. Thanks Ryan.
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Inspire62344601553
Nov 15, 2024
Highlight of our Las Vegas trip! - My sister and I had a fabulous time on this tour. Kristin provided great customer service from start to finish - she promptly replied to all of my questions and was super helpful when I needed to change our tour date at the last minute. Our guide, Maggie, was delightful! She knew so much about the river and the history, took us on a little hike and taught us about some of the plants, very competent with the kayak and gave clear directions about how to operate the kayaks (which were clean and in great shape). Maggie also carried a bunch of snacks for us as well as ensuring that we had plenty of water to stay hydrated. We had opted for the lunch and enjoyed a little picnic on one of the banks after seeing the emerald cave. We also enjoyed meeting and chatting with the other people on the tour. Overall, just a great experience and I highly recommend it to others.
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Mrseabass
Nov 15, 2024
Beatiful experience to add a little bit of nature into your Vegas trip. - Incredibly fun experience! Did a tandem kayak with my wife and we both had a lot of fun. Clear skies and chilly day, but it feels very good to be rowing out in the river. We were told that its not the best time of the year to view the cave in its full splendor, but we did find the ride very enjoyable, specially if you want to avoid big crowds. Sal was out guide and he was amzing!! 10/10 would recommend doing the tour!
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Jean_b
Nov 14, 2024
The day was really fun!... - The day was really fun! The group was fun to be around. It was a great family trip and Ryan was very knowledgeable. He was a really good tour guide and a pleasure to be around We were picked up from our hotel the Venetian. The ride was about 40 minutes. The tour was four hours we had lunch. We had snacks. We learned some mystery.
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S7061ciannn
Nov 7, 2024
Super fun! - Beautiful amazing nature to be experienced! Ryan did an amazing job as our tour guide. We enjoyed every minute. We should’ve done the longer tour & will definitely come back for it!
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Jinan_r
Nov 1, 2024
Magical... - OMG! What a magical, peaceful, harmonious, most perfect experience in Kayaking I've ever had! Enjoyed Ray, he was an amazing tour guide! I loved his witty humor! Makes sure everyone is safe, good and comfortable. I appreciated it! Next time I come to visit Vegas this is certainly a tour I would do over and over again! Never thought I'd Kayak 4.5 miles lol! Amazing is all I can say, the scenery, the weather, the group I got was so much fun and inclusive with each other, specially being a solo traveler. I can't wait to come back. Thank you!
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