Berkshire Canoe Tours is a family owned and operated business that takes you, your family and your friends for a relaxing, fun filled guided canoe trip on the Housatonic River.  Enjoy the unspoiled beauty of the meandering river and the nature that surrounds it .  The abundant wildlife and spectacular plant life awaits you and your camera.  The ever-changing flora and fauna may include red-tail hawks, owls or Canadian Geese; tall cottonwoods, sycamore, cinnamon ferns and spicebushes. Beavers, muskrats, Great Blue Heron, Kingfishers and the plentiful painted turtles are spotted regularly on tours.  Each trip runs approximately  1 ½ - 2  hours.

 Trained guides provide general instruction for first time paddlers and information on the history and wildlife. Tours are suitable both for the experienced canoeist and for the first time paddler as the river is tranquil and generally a flat water paddle. This trip is suitable for the young, the young at heart, the experienced and the novice paddler.

The tours are run several times daily during the season.  While the trips are provided on a reservations basis, we do make every effort to accommodate last minute requests.  

The cost of the tour is $75 per adult, $50 per child ages 8 - 17, and $40 per child ages 7 and under. They provide you with most of what you need for your trip: canoe, paddle and personal safety equipment.  They only ask that you bring suitable clothing, sunscreen, a hat, sunglasses, optionally binoculars, cameras and definitely a desire to be outdoors in nature! Come and enjoy a safe, fun filled canoe trip down our beautiful Housatonic River.