reviewerid3C60443018CC537EA9338B942B919A40reviewernameAaron SreviewtextSaw Urban Kayak on several trips we have made to Chicago in the past but never had time to do it Decided it was a bucket list activity so we decided to get some friends together for a weekend trip completely dedicated u0026 planned around kayaking with Urban Kayak all other weekend activities took backseat to kayaking We visited the Chicago Riverwalk location nnAfter the relatively short 3 hour drive from Green Bay I did the Intro Paddle with a friend on Saturday afternoon I have paddled numerous times before but he had never been in a kayak It was the perfect welcome to the Chicago River experience for me and allowed my friend to get some great basic instruction while trying things out Shout out to instructorguide Connor for a great job His patience really showed especially with some other very inexperienced paddlersnnSaturday night four of us did the Ultimate Fireworks paddle The tour included several stops in downtown first to hear about different buildings u0026 other interesting tidbits about the river We finished out the night just beyond the Lakeshore Drive Bridge to enjoy the fireworks by Navy Pier Again shout out to the guide I forgot his name but he was fantastic with telling us stories u0026 facts along the waynnSunday afternoon we returned for yet another paddle This time the Historic Chicago tour Trevor was our guide u0026 really knew his stuff We made it farther this time than on the other tours Much of the information shared by Trevor was the same as during the Ultimate Fireworks paddle the night before however it was neat to see stuff in the sunshine alsonnOverall an amazing experience Highly recommend to anyone who might be interested in slipping away from the chaos of the streets above The website wasnt very clear but all of the tours are basically the same at least from the Riverwalk location Same course same info If the website spelled that out a little better we may not have repeated so muchnnStaff was all great Not only the instructorsguides but the staff checking you in as well as the guys on the docks as well Everyone was pleasant helpful and courteous After each tour every single staff that we encountered thanked us for paddling with them To me this says a ton about the company right therennKayaks were pretty standard We all used singles but there were also tandems available Paddle was a little long for me but for the length u0026 type of trip it certainly did its job On the Saturday evening paddle one of the foot pegs wouldnt stay where I wanted it and there was an issue with the seat always wanting to almost recline Again nothing I couldnt deal with I didnt remember or really have a chance to point it out after the trip with dozens of paddlers being assisted out of the water in very quick ordernnWorthy of a visit whether novice or experienced paddler Definitely will be visiting again perhaps at the Monroe Harbor location next Also likely to buy a season pass in 2019 reviewrating40sentimentclasspositivesentimentresult08234032394594595sentimentbreakdownSaw Urban Kayak on several trips we have made to Chicago in the past but never had time to do itpositive088955617Decided it was a bucket list activity so we decided to get some friends together for a weekend trip completely dedicated u0026 planned around kayaking with Urban Kayak all other weekend activities took backseat to kayakingpositive08288234We visited the Chicago Riverwalk locationunknown066647136After the relatively short 3 hour drive from Green Bay I did the Intro Paddle with a friend on Saturday afternoonpositive09362681I have paddled numerous times before but he had never been in a kayakpositive09498071It was the perfect welcome to the Chicago River experience for me and allowed my friend to get some great basic instruction while trying things outpositive0985658Shout out to instructorguide Connor for a great jobpositive09445025His patience really showed especially with some other very inexperienced paddlerspositive084552693Saturday night four of us did the Ultimate Fireworks paddleunknown0767608The tour included several stops in downtown first to hear about different buildings u0026 other interesting tidbits about the riverpositive08557439We finished out the night just beyond the Lakeshore Drive Bridge to enjoy the fireworks by Navy Pierunknown078759086Again shout out to the guideunknown06639387I forgot his name but he was fantastic with telling us stories u0026 facts along the waypositive09435076Sunday afternoon we returned for yet another paddleunknown07539039This time the Historic Chicago tourunknown07218486Trevor was our guide u0026 really knew his stuffpositive094487715We made it farther this time than on the other tourspositive09579608Much of the information shared by Trevor was the same as during the Ultimate Fireworks paddle the night before however it was neat to see stuff in the sunshine alsopositive08920874Highly recommend to anyone who might be interested in slipping away from the chaos of the streets abovepositive099124473The website wasnt very clear but all of the tours are basically the same at least from the Riverwalk locationunknown060458016Same course same infounknown05971471If the website spelled that out a little better we may not have repeated so muchpositive09423419Staff was all greatpositive094674397Not only the instructorsguides but the staff checking you in as well as the guys on the docks as wellpositive095890015Everyone was pleasant helpful and courteouspositive09513453After each tour every single staff that we encountered thanked us for paddling with thempositive08194476To me this says a ton about the company right thereunknown061188525Kayaks were pretty standardpositive084573185We all used singles but there were also tandems availablepositive08957535Paddle was a little long for me but for the length u0026 type of trip it certainly did its jobpositive088812774On the Saturday evening paddle one of the foot pegs wouldnt stay where I wanted it and there was an issue with the seat always wanting to almost reclinepositive089035314Again nothing I couldnt deal withunknown07826483I didnt remember or really have a chance to point it out after the trip with dozens of paddlers being assisted out of the water in very quick orderpositive0958229Worthy of a visit whether novice or experienced paddlerpositive08995074Definitely will be visiting again perhaps at the Monroe Harbor location nextunknown06731069Also likely to buy a season pass in 2019positive08731454reviewerfakepoints45

reviewerid221DAE9B067E7842B497D444E01EABD0reviewernameHollyreviewtextWe took the Historic Chicago tour at 10am on a Saturday morning The reservation process online was easy and fast nnI was with a group of friends taking a weekend trip to Chicago aka we were on a budget and we wanted to splurge on one excursion to do while in the city and this was what we decided on The views are absolutely unbeatable theres no other experience like getting to see the city from inches above the river There was probably 10 people in our tour and I liked the smaller group aspect of it as we watched HUGE tour boats continue to drive by us nnOverall it was incredibly fun and the pictures that came out of it are so unique we really enjoyed itreviewrating50sentimentclasspositivesentimentresult08877324583333333sentimentbreakdownWe took the Historic Chicago tour at 10am on a Saturday morningpositive09265179The reservation process online was easy and fastpositive094018704I was with a group of friends taking a weekend trip to Chicago aka we were on a budget and we wanted to splurge on one excursion to do while in the city and this was what we decided onpositive094460714The views are absolutely unbeatable theres no other experience like getting to see the city from inches above the riverunknown06299773There was probably 10 people in our tour and I liked the smaller group aspect of it as we watched HUGE tour boats continue to drive by uspositive094457704Overall it was incredibly fun and the pictures that came out of it are so unique we really enjoyed itpositive094052833reviewerfakepoints70

reviewerid120F8F473B1210C9BDD9A29EDB72D68BreviewernameMara RreviewtextOur company loved this event and cant wait to do it again It was the perfect Chicago summer activity and was great for a big group to enjoyreviewrating50sentimentclasspositivesentimentresult09861552499999999sentimentbreakdownOur company loved this event and cant wait to do it againpositive09912866It was the perfect Chicago summer activity and was great for a big group to enjoypositive09810239reviewerfakepoints35

reviewerid0C5CC064C652F12D612E894EBF4D98C0reviewernamejessrose14reviewtextThis was definitely a highlight of our trip We did the guided tour which helped with regards to the boat traffic as our guide could contact the boats to ensure our safety I was an inexperienced kayaker and that didn’t matter Our guide Connor was really fun and made sure we learned some cool information about the city while having some laughs We also did the architecture boat tour the day before and I was happy to learn information that was not on the boat tour Definitely do thisreviewrating50sentimentclasspositivesentimentresult091280569sentimentbreakdownThis was definitely a highlight of our trippositive097771317We did the guided tour which helped with regards to the boat traffic as our guide could contact the boats to ensure our safetypositive09406857I was an inexperienced kayaker and that didn’t matterpositive080131596Our guide Connor was really fun and made sure we learned some cool information about the city while having some laughspositive094702125We also did the architecture boat tour the day before and I was happy to learn information that was not on the boat tourpositive088443416Definitely do thispositive09256639reviewerfakepoints5