The largest rapids were about three metres in height. Once the sand bars were covered, the speed of the water flowing over them created a series of rapids. You definitely get wetter and muddier at the front of the zodiac, but you won’t be dry at the back of the boat either. Our guide explained that the advancing tide provides an excellent fishing opportunity for the eagles and they are often sited along the river as the tidal bore advances. We noticed several Bald Eagles soaring overhead as our boat pulled away from the sandbar. ![]() At low tide, these sandbars take up about 80 percent of the river bed, but in only a matter of minutes the entire sandbar was covered with water and we were climbing back inside the boat. He let us out on an enormous sandbar, so we could watch how quickly the tide advanced. The Rafting ExperienceĪfter driving through the tidal bore several times in a narrow spot in the river, our guide manoeuvred the Zodiac up the river to a wider spot. When the tidal bore passes over sandbars, rapids are created and that’s what the rafts ride over. It’s one of those experiences of a lifetime you can only have in Canada. Using zodiac boats with strong engines, experienced guides hit the wave head on, ride the wave and more. Tidal bore rafting is the best way to experience the tidal bore up close. ![]() ![]() Known as the “tidal bore,” this unique phenomenon is created when the world’s highest tides enter into the V-shaped Bay of Fundy and flow against the current up the mouth of the ever-narrowing river. This tidal wave moves very quickly and several people have died over the years when they got caught on the shoreline as it rushed in. When the moon is right, the incoming tide from the Bay forms a wave of water in Nova Scotia’s Shubenacadie River that is more than three metres high. The Bay of Fundy is famous for having the world’s highest tides.
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