Top 10 Nature & Wildlife Tours in Metro Minneapolis-Saint Paul, Metro Minneapolis-Saint Paul

Looking for a fun outdoor adventure in the Twin Cities? Explore the Mighty Mississippi River on a half-day guided canoe trip. These popular adventures take place in the Twin Cities' very own National Park – the Mississippi National River and Recreation Area (MNRRA). Paddling the in one of our beautiful 24-foot cedar strip canoes is easy, fun, and affordable! Reduced rate for kids.

Next Bend Birding offers guided birding (and general nature-based) excursions with an experienced naturalist. Based in the Twin Cities area of Minnesota, tours are available state-wide and in over a dozen states throughout the US! Perfect for beginners and long-time nature lovers, our tours are hassle free and are perfect for an hour, a day, or a multi-day adventure!

Fantasium Expeditions is a wilderness and photography tour guiding service that helps people explore the beauty of the natural world while simultaneously exploring the complex person that makes up who they are. By providing a way for everyone to see these wild places for themselves we hope to show why these areas are worth protecting and worth exploring.

Considered the only bridge of its kind, this soaring structure is made of native granite and limestone measuring 2,100 feet in length across the mighty Mississippi.

Schroeder's Guiding Service offers muskie fishing, northern pike fishing, walleye fishing, bass fishing and panfish fishing on Lake Minnetonka and Waconia Lake! Gregg is the top fishing guide serving the Minnetonka, Excelsior, Waconia, Mound, Edina, Orono, Wayzata and other Lake Minnetonka communities. Your guide, Gregg, has 36 years of guiding experience on Lake Minnetonka and Lake Waconia.

We hunt geese in the Rochester, Minnesota area in November & December. These hunts are conducted from comfortable, heated pit blinds, as the weather is often cold and the waits can be long. That’s December goose hunting in Minnesota! Our pits are situated in some of the area’s best fields to put you on the birds!

I have lived in Minneapolis for the last seven years and enjoy exploring and spending time in our beautiful parks. I want this to be a wonderful experience for you, so please do not hesitate to reach out for questions or concerns!