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Explore Saguaro Lake! Whether you’re a beginner or expert you can experience the beautiful lakes of Arizona! You will be given an orientation of basic safety and paddling instruction. Along with some suggestions on fun places to paddle and how far for a given time length of rental. After that, it's just you and the beautiful scenery of where the desert meets the water!
Kayaking 3 Hr Canyon & Cliffside on Saguaro Lake lasts about 3 hours.
Prices start at $69 per person for this Phoenix experience, booked through Viator with the price shown before checkout. There is 1 booking option, so the final price depends on the option you choose.
Yes. Cancel at least 1 day before the start for a full refund. Later cancellations are non-refundable.
The meeting point is Arrive 15 minutes or more prior to your start time at Saguaro Lake Ranch for check-in to verify waivers signed, receive a ranch parking pass, prepare belongings, and receive safety orientation and navigation guidance. . Hotel pickup is not part of this experience.
It is a small-group experience with a maximum of 12 participants.
Confirmation is sent by the operator within 24 hours of booking.
Travellers rate it 5.0 out of 5 across 20 verified reviews; it is run by Saguaro Lake Ranch, Inc.. Most-mentioned highlights: Single sit on top Kayak (NO doubles) or Paddleboard, Life Jacket, Paddle.
Beautiful location and the experience overall was outstanding. I would definitely go again.
Thank you for your wonderful review! We’re so glad you enjoyed the beautiful scenery and had an outstanding kayaking experience with us. It means a lot to hear you’d come again, and we look forward to welcoming you back for another adventure soon!
Great experience, staff was friendly and very efficient. Definitely recommend the 3 hour extended trip, the back canyon is beautiful. Will definitely go again.
Thanks for the awesome feedback! We’re thrilled you had such a positive experience and that our team made you feel well taken care of. We truly appreciate the recommendation and look forward to having you paddle with us again soon!
Wonderful family time kayaking. The landscape was amazing. Highly recommend this kayaking adventure!
Thank you so much for your review! We’re so glad you and your family had a wonderful time out on the water together. We’re happy to hear you enjoyed the scenery and the overall experience. We truly appreciate the recommendation and hope to welcome your family back for another kayaking adventure soon!
Best Kayaking Experience! It was so Beautiful, peaceful and just when you think it can’t get anymore gorgeous it does! I’m going again with my husband!
Thank you so much for the amazing review! We are thrilled to hear this was your best kayaking experience and that you enjoyed the beauty and peacefulness of Saguaro Lake. It truly is a special place, and we love that it kept getting more gorgeous as you explored. We cannot wait to welcome you back for another adventure with your husband. It will be our pleasure to get you both out on the water!
Kayaking on Saguaro Lake was exactly what I had hoped for and more. Although sit up kayaks are not my favourite, they were easy to maneuver! The lake and canyons were beautiful. We were able to enjoy the scenery even more with a hike (Butcher Jones) afterwards. I recommend ordering lunch at the ranch as well (yummy sandwiches)! Cody provided us with the recommendation to explore Willow Creek on the lake ( must see). Will be returning one day!
Thank you so much for sharing such a wonderful review! We’re so happy to hear that your time kayaking on Saguaro Lake was everything you hoped for and more. The canyon views really are something special, and pairing the paddle with a hike at Butcher Jones sounds like a perfect day. We’re also glad you enjoyed lunch at the ranch and that Cody’s recommendation to explore Willow Creek helped make your adventure even more memorable. We’ll be sure to pass along your kind words to him! Thanks again for spending part of your trip with us and for the thoughtful recommendation. We would absolutely love to welcome you back anytime for another day on the lake!
Great Kayaking on such a scenic lake! Micah, or guy who drove us to the lake was incredibly knowledgeable, friendly and even offered to stop so I can get a picture. He told us where the best places to kayak to get great pictures and potential of seeing some wildlife. Great experience and plan to come again.
Thank you so much for the great review! We're thrilled you enjoyed kayaking on Saguaro Lake, it truly is a special place. Mike will be especially happy to hear your kind words. We are glad his local knowledge helped make your trip memorable and scenic. We would love to welcome you back again soon!
Amazing tour guide and flexible customer service, though we lost the river kayaking, but they gave us options like kayaking in the Lake instead, they informed us right away and made the reservation on their end. Would go back in the future.!!!
Thank you so much for sharing your experience with us! We’re glad to hear you enjoyed your time on the lake and that our team was able to offer options that worked well for you. We truly appreciate your kind words and would love to welcome you back for another adventure in the future!
Second year coming to do this float, beautiful place. Totally recommend, the staff are friendly and make you feel welcome.
Thanks so much for coming back for round two! We’re thrilled you had another great time on the river. It means a lot to hear you’d recommend us—and we’ll be sure to pass your kind words along to our team. Hope to see you again next year (or sooner)!
What an incredible experience. Welcoming staff, really helpful instructors. Divine scenery - I felt like I was in a film or another world!!
Thanks for the five-star review! We think it's pretty magical around here, too :) Come back soon!
Absolutly loved this trip. SLR is extremely friendly and informative. The equipment was excellent and the river so beautiful.
Thanks for your compliments and review! It is absolutely beautiful out there.
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