you canoe it!

You can do it! We have 12 unique paddle routes on local rivers, to match the confidence and ability level of each paddler. Our local knowledge on the weather and how it will affect your experience is yours for free! We meet you at the chosen launch site, give you the gear, some safety info, some paddle guide tips and tricks and set you off safely. At the other end, we meet you and collect your awesome stories while we load the gear.

That’s just the start of our services… self-guided canoe hire, or choose from any of the other following offerings:

School Groups, Casual Hire, Event Bookings, Party Hire, Retreats and Camps, Tag Along Tours, Corporate Team Building, anda simple qualification for the Paddle Australia Basic Paddle Skills Courses. And, our incredible day trip to the wilderness of the Glenelg River.

Screenshot of a Google review for a canoe experience, mentioning friendly guide Jimmy and describing a one-and-a-half-hour rowing trip in Warrnambool.
Screenshot of a five-star review for a trip on the Merri River with Rakali Canoes, praising the experience and thanking Jimmy for the trip.
A customer review on a website, praising a day of kayaking with family on the Hopkins River, mentioning a guide named Jim from Rakali Canoe Hire and staying at NRMA Resort in Warrnambool.
Screenshot of a Google review by Macko Cloud, a local guide with 35 reviews and 57 photos, giving a five-star rating. The review mentions helpful communication, a waterproof bag, and details about a river and birdwatching.
Canoe Hire Trailer beside the Hopkins River, Warrnambool, South West Victoria.

Canoe Hire

$70 per canoe. Delivery to launch and pick up at landing is included (within Warrnambool).

4 Merri River Launches - 4 Hopkins River Launches.

Other rivers available to explore include YAMBUCK LAKE, FITZROY RIVER, NARRAWONG, CURDIES RIVER - additional delivery fee applies.

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People kayaking and canoeing on the calm Merri River near a bridge, with grassy banks and an overcast sky.

Tag Along Tour

$90 per person

Tag along (paddle with our guide) is suitable for individuals, carers with participants, small group tours and people unsure of their canoeing abilities. Delivery to launch and pick up at landing is included (within Warrnambool).

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Psychosocial Recovery Coach, Jimmy, provides goal focused capacity building supports for NDIS Participants in South West Victoria.

Psychosocial Recovery Coach - 07 101 (to 105) 0106 6 3

Jimmy, our Paddle Australia certified flat water canoe guide, is also a qualified psychosocial recovery coach. He offers goal-focused training sessions. We provide beginner canoeing, camping, retreats, and many outdoor adventures in South West Victoria.

Canoes and camping gear are provided for coaching sessions.

NDIS Support

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  • Multiple red canoes with white seats labeled "RAKALI" lined up on grass next to a river, with trees in the background, and yellow paddles with black grips resting against a weathered wooden fence in the foreground.

    Group and party hire

  • People in red life jackets getting into blue kayaks at a flooded dock with white railings, surrounded by a natural landscape and partly cloudy sky.

    Expert Guide - PADDLE AUSTRALIA QUALIFIED

  • People kayaking on a calm river under clear blue skies, with houses on a hillside in the background.

    Corporate team building

  • Four people in kayaks paddling down a narrow river surrounded by green and brown vegetation.

    Private hire

  • Close-up of a smiling man wearing sunglasses, a yellow hat, and outdoor gear, taking a selfie while paddling a kayak on a calm river with tree-lined banks and a clear blue sky.

    Nowhere else we'd rather be...