— Custom Trips & Boat Delivery —
Charles River Canoe & Kayak is happy to work with you to create the perfect outing for your group. The possibilities are endless — canoes or kayaks; on the Charles or in Gloucester Harbor; guided trip or on your own; top-notch catering and expert instruction; we can do it all.
For example, let's say your company wants a new group of employees to get to know each other. Bring them to our Newton Boathouse and take out a ten-person canoe. We can provide a guide to lead your team on a tour of the Lakes District and a catered barbeque picnic from RedBones or Blue Ribbon to end the afternoon.
As you can see, you are limited only by your imagination. So call us at (617) 965-5110 [M-F, 10am-5pm] or e-mail us for more information or a quote.
Custom Events at Our Locations
For rentals at any of our locations, our regular group rates apply. Click here for more information on rental and group instruction rates.
Custom Full-Day Trip Rates
For a full-day trip leaving from our Newton Boathouse and travelling to any location within one hour's drive. Includes a full day of guiding and instruction, transportation from Newton for groups of three or more, and use of a plastic or composite kayak for each participant.
| group size |
1 |
2 |
3-6 |
7-10 |
| full day of guiding (8am to 5pm) |
$450 |
$575 |
$725 |
$1150 |
Boat Delivery Rates
Charles River Canoe & Kayak can deliver boats to any location. The rates listed below are per load, include both delivery and pick-up, and are based on distance from Charles River Canoe & Kayak in Newton. Boat rental is additional. We can carry up to 14 canoes or 28 kayaks per load.
We are happy to provide a trained staffperson to assist with people entering and exiting the boats, as well as providing a dry-land orientation, for $25 per hour.
1-5 miles $50
5-9 miles $75
10-14 miles $95
15-19 miles $115
20-24 miles $130
25-29 miles $145
30 miles $160 |
example locations:
Auburndale Cove $50
Lake Cochituate $65
Walden Pond $75
Charles River at South Natick $75
Sudbury River $75
Charles River at Route 109/27 $95
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| Over 30 miles: $160 plus $3 per additional mile |
Payment & Cancellation Policy
Pre-payment is required for Peak-Hour reservations (reservation fee plus one hour of rental), custom trips, food orders, boat deliveries, and guides/instructors. A deposit of $50 is required for on-site rentals of 20 or more boats during non-peak hours; on-site rentals of fewer than 20 boats during non-peak hours do not require any pre-payment.
Reservations cancelled by the following deadlines receive either a refund of their deposit less a 10% registration fee, or a full credit to a store account. This credit does not expire and may be used for instruction, rentals, or sales at Charles River Canoe & Kayak or the Weston Ski Track.
Prepaid group reservations and private instruction must be cancelled by 5pm the night before the event (except custom trips, deliveries, and catering orders). Cancellations due to weather must be made at least 2 hours before the event.
Custom trips must be cancelled at least 7 days before the event. Cancellations due to weather must be made by 5pm the night before the event.
Boat deliveries must be cancelled 24 hours prior to the event. Cancellations due to weather must be made by 5pm the night before the event.
Catering orders must be cancelled at least 7 days before the event.
For all cancellations made after these deadlines, no refunds or credits will be issued.
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