Downtown Kayak Tours & Rentals

Kayak Chicago with Wateriders, Chicagoland’s original urban kayaks. Kayak through Chicago at your own pace, and choose your own path through the steel and concrete canyons of this beautiful city.

Kayak Chicago with Wateriders, Chicagoland’s original urban kayaks. This relaxing 2 hour kayak tour guides you through the picturesque urban chasm that is the Chicago River as it flows through downtown.

Kayak Chicago with Wateriders, Chicagoland’s original urban kayaks. This relaxing 2 hour kayak tour guides you through the picturesque urban chasm that is the Chicago River as it flows through downtown.

Kayak Chicago with Wateriders, Chicagoland’s original urban kayaks. This unforgettable trip through the beating heart of the city provides an elegant and beautiful way to view Chicago at sunset and after dark – including a great Navy Pier fireworks show over Lake Michigan.

Kayak Chicago with Wateriders, Chicagoland’s original urban kayaks. As the sun sets on another summertime Chicago day, come kayak with us past many of the city’s landmark buildings.

Kayak Chicago with Wateriders, Chicagoland’s original urban kayaks. Paddle through downtown Chicago after dark! Lit up from within by the street lights and buildings, there is no better way to see the City of Big Shoulders (while you develop a pair of your own!).

Kayak Chicago with Wateriders, Chicagoland’s original urban kayaks. On Thursdays, leave downtown early (or not) and enjoy a spectacular 5 miles paddle to some of the most wildlife-filled portions of the river.

Kayak Chicago with Wateriders, Chicagoland’s original Urban Kayaks. Adventurous paddlers will be able to complete a one-way, five-mile paddle from Wateriders Downtown (East Bank Club) to Wateriders Northwest (Rockwell on the River).

Kayak Chicago with Wateriders, Chicagoland’s original Urban Kayaks. Adventurous paddlers will be able to complete a one-way paddle from Wateriders Downtown location (East Bank Club) to Wateriders Bridgeport location (Bridgeport Art Center).

Before Bernie Madoff, in Chicago there was Leo Koretz. 100 years ago, Koretz painted a picture of himself as a fabulously successful Jewish investor. LIke Madoff, he often turned away money from the tight-knit Jewish community that thought of him as an investment genius.