Madison River Guided Kayak Tour

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Itinerary

1. Enjoy a relaxing 1.5 hour Kayak paddle/float down the Madison River. A class one river, no experience necessary. Keep your eyes peeled as abundant wildlife is seen along the journey. The Madison River is one of three rivers to make up the headwaters of the Missouri River.

   3 hAdmission included

Cancellation

Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the experience starts, for a full refund.

Reviews

Ratings come from 212 reviews collected by our booking partner. They are travellers' own words, in the order they were written — never reordered to flatter the experience.

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• 4Great experience. Well recommended.

  A good experience. You literally float down the Maddison river for 2 hours (just over 6 miles). Guide Nick was great and answered any questions. The canoes are easy enough to manoeuvre but the seats are a little uncomfortable after a while.

  Andrew_CSeptember 2026via Viator

• 5Nice river float

  This was a very enjoyable float down the river. No real experience needed with a kayak. Our guide was great. Kept an eye out for everyone.

  markcK9361PPSeptember 2026via Tripadvisor

• 5Beautiful Day on the Madison!

  Eric and Nick were very friendly, kind and informative! We were lucky to have a beautiful sunny day on the river with beautiful views, bald eagles, pelicans, blue herons, sand cranes and mergansers. The kayaking was easy and fun! Thank you Eric and Nick!

  Mary_OSeptember 2026via Viator

• 5Fantastic trip

  Fab time Fab guides Saw 2 bald eagles flying Really fun experience especially trying to dodge the rocks in the river

  deniselD6974XESeptember 2026via Tripadvisor

• 33/5 stars — Beautiful views, but bring your own guidance

  The scenery on this trip was pretty — well worth getting out on the water for. The guide was kind and had a good sense of humor, which made the group dynamic pleasant. That said, actual guiding was pretty much nonexistent. He spent most of the trip on the opposite side of the river, with little to no engagement, commentary, or instruction along the way. If you’re looking for a guided experience with real interaction, this wasn’t it — more of a “paddle and figure it out yourself” situation with a friendly stranger nearby.

  kristine_rSeptember 2026via Viator

• 5Great day on the Madison

  Great scenic kayak trip down the Madison - made even better by beautiful weather and uncrowded conditions. Our guide Nick added to the day - he was patient, informative and a savior of rock moored kayaks!! Eric drove the van and narrated the ride to the put in. Nick left us with a list of Bozeman hotspots Seamless trip- highly reccomend.

  Joan_LSeptember 2026via Viator

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How it compares in Bozeman

• Its from-price is 66% below the median of the 67 experiences we list in Bozeman.
• It is shorter than most of them.
• By number of reviews it ranks 4 of 67.
• The operator lists free cancellation on it.

About Bozeman

Bozeman is a Montana college town in the Gallatin Valley, ringed by mountains, with a historic main street, a dinosaur museum and Yellowstone nearby.

Bozeman lies in the broad Gallatin Valley in south-west Montana, with the Bridger and Gallatin mountain ranges rising on either side. Montana State University gives the town a youthful feel. The historic Main Street has brick storefronts from the late nineteenth century, now holding bookshops, galleries and cafés, and the Museum of the Rockies holds a large collection of dinosaur fossils, including several Tyrannosaurus rex skeletons.

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