I'd like to plan a canoeing trip with my girlfriend to Canada, but have never traveled there, so I have no idea where to start and how to proceed.
My idea of a canoeing trip to Canada is paddling in very lonesome and remote large rivers, where one does not encounter a village or settlement for 50 miles or so, amidst primeval nature, with bears, elks and all kind of wildlife around.
Now is this image I have in my mind related to what I will find there , or is Canada different now ?
How should I plan this trip, considering that I am coming from overseas, should I go through an agency with a guide, or do it by myself ?
I am envisioning a 1 month or 1 month and a half trip.
Until now, I did canoe trips of up to one week on "civilised" rivers here, in France. Gorgeous rivers but not so large and where you would cross villages everyday, even if you are also crossing wild areas where you can set a tent or hang a hammock and make a fire.
My canoes were different types. I have canoed on "Old town" canoes on several occasions.
I am 40, and I like to primitive camp and cook over a fire.
I have a book by David Conover, where he describes canoeing much like exploration, also using a pole or lines to push or drag your canoe upriver, occasionally.
Is a "wild, exploring" trip like that still compatible with our modern time or do you always have to go to "designated camping areas" and buy and display permits to guards encountering you on motorised boats?
Thanks for the advice.
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