The Tube Shack - River Tubing in Lake Cowichan
Overview
Tube the Cowichan River and enjoy the crystal clear water and pristine scenery as you embark on an epic two and a half-hour journey down one of the most beautiful places on earth. The island’s best-kept secret is Cowichan River Tubing!
We provide fully licensed and insured river tube rentals with complimentary shuttle service back to Lake Cowichan. The Tube Shack is the best way to river tube the Cowichan River!
Choose from your classic round inner tube or upgrade and relax in our bigger and longer swift tubes, complete with cup holder and double paddle.
Inclusions
- Use of inflatable tubes
- Private transportation
What to expect
Everyone in your booking must be a competent swimmer.
If not, please DO NOT continue booking. You will be refused service upon arrival for your own safety.
Small children must wear a lifejacket and share a swift tube with an adult if they are unable to swim.
Float down the beautiful Cowichan river in your choice of tube, or kayak-style swift tube. The journey takes 2.5-3 hours and will take you under bridges and over gently tumbling rapids. At the end, our shuttle drivers will pick you up and bring you back to our shack.
Additional information
- Not wheelchair accessible
- Service animals allowed
- Near public transportation
- Not recommended for travelers with back problems
- Not recommended for pregnant travelers
- No heart problems or other serious medical conditions
- Most travelers can participate
- This experience requires good weather. If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund
- This tour/activity will have a maximum of 30 travelers
- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Ticket delivery
Cancellation
We arrived and the girl in the shack told us to grab any float on the side of the building. We did we grabbed 7 of 7 tubes we were ready to go. The girl came over just as we were going to the dock and told us that we needed to pay an additional $10 each for the tubes we had chosen it was confusi...
We arrived and the girl in the shack told us to grab any float on the side of the building. We did we grabbed 7 of 7 tubes we were ready to go. The girl came over just as we were going to the dock and told us that we needed to pay an additional $10 each for the tubes we had chosen it was confusing. Because we were ready to go we paid. The staff needs to be more clear on difference of tubes. The float was amazing the service was not.We did the river tubing twice in July with our grandchildren and we all had a blast. The kids loved the mini rapids and the slow meandering float down the river. The staff at the Tube Shack was very helpful and thoughtful. Our special needs daughter dropped her water bottle into the lake while...
We did the river tubing twice in July with our grandchildren and we all had a blast. The kids loved the mini rapids and the slow meandering float down the river. The staff at the Tube Shack was very helpful and thoughtful. Our special needs daughter dropped her water bottle into the lake while trying to get into her tube and the thoughtful young men on the jetty got it back for her and returned it when we got back from our trip down the river. The driver of the shuttle bus was very friendly and polite. Overall an exceptional experience. We also went tot he local ice cream shop the Tube Shack recommended and they had great ice cream and lovely staff who were very friendly, helpful and patient with kids placing their orders. Two wonderful days of loads of fun!I took my cousins who were visiting from Ontario this past week. They absolutely loved it. They had 2 young kids with them also who absolutely loved it. Easy to book. Easy to pick up tubes. Float was about 3 hours and 15 min. I've been quote a few times over the years and have nothing negative to...
I took my cousins who were visiting from Ontario this past week. They absolutely loved it. They had 2 young kids with them also who absolutely loved it. Easy to book. Easy to pick up tubes. Float was about 3 hours and 15 min. I've been quote a few times over the years and have nothing negative to say about any of the times that I have gone. Great place. Great business.Just the best day. 3 hours floating down a river with nothing to do. Bliss. Nature on the doorstep. Shuttle bus timely and clean. Staff helpful.
Just the best day. 3 hours floating down a river with nothing to do. Bliss. Nature on the doorstep. Shuttle bus timely and clean. Staff helpful.This was our family’s second time and it won’t be the last!! We had an amazing time. Booking was easy, checking in was fast and the staff are very friendly. Amazing experience!!
This was our family’s second time and it won’t be the last!! We had an amazing time. Booking was easy, checking in was fast and the staff are very friendly. Amazing experience!!The WHOLE experience was the MOST FUN I've ever had in water! We're getting a family pass for next year. The Cowichan River is warm, the small rapids are FUN and you can laugh, swim, take pix with your waterproof camera of the picturesque homes along the river. The tube choice is excellent and th...
The WHOLE experience was the MOST FUN I've ever had in water! We're getting a family pass for next year. The Cowichan River is warm, the small rapids are FUN and you can laugh, swim, take pix with your waterproof camera of the picturesque homes along the river. The tube choice is excellent and the shuttle service every 10 minutes is friendly. I'm hooked for life! Julianna Zsiros, Victoria resident and former tourism employee [Miniature World and Hidden Dragon Tours in Victoria, BC]