TOUR A-DISCOVERY & CHATHAM ISLANDS: This 2 day camp-out will appeal to those who are visiting Victoria, have limited time, yet wish to play "Robinson Crusoe" on a wild island before they return home.  We drop you off with everything you need to camp, including kayaks of your choice to explore the reefs and wildlife attractions of this island archipelago.

You will be on your own until late on the second day when you will be picked up by our camping support vessel and returned to Victoria. 

Cost: in Can. dollars per person is shown below. Price includes all camping equipment , dry bags, first aid kit, cleaning supplies. Food sleeping bags and the $5. park campsite fee are extra. Kayaks and sleeping bags may be rented as shown below.Victoria departure.

TOUR B: 3 DAY SOUTHERN GULF ISLAND-
KAYAKING TREK
In the company of our support vessel, we paddle the protected waters of the many surrounding islands off Victoria. Our first nights camp can be either at Discovery or Darcy, (a former leper colony). Our second night's campsite can be on Sidney or Portland Island (both marine parks which offering great hikes and ocean swimming. We will tour the sea bird sanctuary of Mandarte Island enroute.

  

Or if the group is more adventuresome we will establish a base camp at Cabbage Island (just east of Saturna Island) and spend time exploring its beautiful beaches and island surroundings.

Price: Three Day Kayak Mothership Tour: $525. Can. all inclusive. for paddlers ($400. for non-paddlers). Minimum 4 persons. max 10 paddlers.
Enquire for departure dates
Includes all food, kayaking and camping equipment, use of Whaling Canoe and inflatable, fishing gear, guides, park fees, as well as transfers. It excludes fishing licenses.
Experience Level: no experience required, but a moderate level of fitness is desireable for paddlers. The larger open stretches of water will be traversed in our Giant Canoe

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TOUR C- 5 DAY SOUTHERN GULF ISLAND-KAYAKING TREK ..
This kayak tour  begins and ends in  Victoria.  After a visit to Discovery Island, we head north along the international border to visit some of the least explored areas of the southern Gulf islands.  Our Giant Canoe is used as a support vessel. Campsites we will visit include Sidney Island, Portland Island, Isle de Lise and Cabbage Island marine parks. Cabbage is a an isolated island, featuring sandy beaches for camping, and shallow  warm waters for swimming and for those so inclined, practicing kayak skills.  Located to the east of  Saturna island,  Cabbage Island features panoramic views of the straits and mainland Canada.  This island is also a convenient base from which to explore the fascinating cliffs and  sandstone formations  of Tumbo Island adjacent.  An optional side tour of the American San Juan islands may also be included.

Our  return trip to Victoria in the open straits often produces surprises such as dolphins, sea lions and killer whales. With a camping season that runs comfortably from March to November, this region of the gulf Islands is probably the mildest and driest to be found around Vancouver Island - if not Canada.  This kayak camping tour is for persons who are seeking a more relaxed pace - and some of the creature comforts that only a 47 foot support vessel (our Giant Canoe) can provide.

Price Five Day Kayak Mothership Tour: $800. Can. all inclusive. for paddlers ($550. for non-paddlers). Minimum 4 persons. max 8 paddlers.
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Includes all food, kayaking and camping equipment, dry bags, use of Whaling Canoe and inflatable, fishing gear, guides, park fees, as well as transfers. It includes a whale watching excursion in a whale watching vessel. Tour excludes fishing licenses.
Experience Level: no experience required, but a moderate level of fitness is desireable for paddlers

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TOUR D-7 Day JOHNSON STRAIT & BROUGHTON ARCHIPELAGO TOUR
The main fascination this area holds is the pods of Killer Whales which congregate in the waters of Johnson Strait to feed and to socialize and to rub their bodies on the pebble beaches of Robson Bight. There is nothing as impressive, if not humbling as to paddle with these giants of the seas. While you may not be lucky enough to get close enough to see the cutting edge of a 2 meter dorsal fin streaking by you, or be surprised by their thunderous breath, there is a good chance you will see them spouting and leaping from afar - still a magical and awe inspiring sight to behold. But this area has much more to offer explorers; myriads of desolate islands, protected coves and beaches, ancient village sites, wildlife, and Much beauty and serenity, especially as one heads towards the many islands which make up the Broughton Archipelago - a   paddlers' "wanderland".

We begin our ocean journey at Telegraph Cove (just south of Port McNeil) and head south-east along the coast past the fabled rubbing beaches of Robson Bight before turning north to visit West Cracecroft Island and other interesting islands such as Harbledown, Compton and Village islands. We will make time to visit the intriguing native museum at Alert Bay.

Price 7 Day (7 night) Kayak Tour: $1050. Can. all inclusive for paddlers. Minimum 4  max 10 paddlers.

Includes all food, kayaking and camping equipment, dry bags, park fees, as well as all van transfers between Victoria (or Nanaimo) and Telegraph Cove. It excludes food while on the road.
Experience Level: A moderate level of experience and good level of fitness is desireable for paddlers  

 

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TOUR E- 6 DAY DESOLATION SOUND

This mountain-fringed stretch of our B.C. coast is our favourite paddling area. First mapped (and named) by a rather disenchanted Captain Vancouver in the late 19th century, Desolation Sound now plays host to boaters from around the world. And no wonder: the area is a huge natural playground, featuring rugged undisturbed coastlines, grand mountain vistas, sheltered coves and beautiful campsites, many of them located adjacent warm fresh water lakes and waterfalls. The weather is exceptionally warm and dependable from mid summer to late fall with ocean waters warming to swimmable temperatures during the summer! When you visit, you will agree that Desolation Sound is heaven for not only oysters but enchanting for adventurers as well.

Our kayak adventure begins and ends at Rebecca Spit on Quadra Island (across from Campbell River) some  270  km north of Victoria*. This protected cove is perfect for organizing our gear and for practicing, if not learning the basics of kayaking. Islands we will visiting enroute include Reid, Cortes, Marina and West Redonda. We will establish as many as 4 camp sites on our 6 day tour. 

Expect to participate in some lively evening campfires and sing-songs. There is room aboard our Canoe to bring along skin diving gear, and musical instruments. You will note that our tour date coincides with the best time of year to visit this area - a time of warm weather and calm, and low numbers of visitors. It is also the time of the full moon.

Price 6 Day Kayak Mothership Tour: $1150. Can. all incl. Minimum 4 persons. max 10.
Date: anytime for organized groups
Includes all food, kayaking and camping equipment, dry bags, use of Whaling Canoe and inflatable, guides, fishing gear, and park fees. We leave from Lund. Price excludes fishing licenses.
Experience Level: no experience required, but a good level of fitness is desireable for paddlers. We will make considerable use of the Giant Whaling canoe to traverse the larger open stretches of ocean.

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TOUR F -RAINFOREST TO OCEAN KAYAK AND CAMPING (or CABIN-BASED) ADVENTURE (2 day camping tour $350. 3 day tour $500) -

This tour focuses on the beaches and rivers of the Port Renfrew area (this West Coast location is a 2 hour scenic drive from Victoria). It is our most popular tour as it provides adventurers with a wide variety of things to do - all within convenient hiking/walking distance from our base camp on the ocean.

Activities can include kayaking both river and ocean, surfing , visiting Botanical Beach, hiking the San Juan Trail and swimming in fresh water lakes. One of the highlights is camping on a wide expanse of beach which is open to the huge ocean waves of the Pacific. There is drift wood aplenty on this beach to build the fires of your imaginations!  

 

For an in-depth description of this tour Click on this Link!

 

 

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TOUR G- CLAYOQUOT SOUND - 5 day adventure

This West Coast kayak adventure begins and ends in Victoria.  We trailer our kayaks and supplies to Tofino, our launching point.  We will kayak around Flores and Vargas islands, all famed for their wildness and beauty. Highlights of the tour will undoubtedly include hiking majestic old growth forests, camping on white sand beaches, swimming a warm, fresh water lake, whale watching and lazing in hot springs. This tour includes return to Tofino by motorized boat from Hot Springs Cove.

Price 5 day Tour: $850. Can. all incl. Minimum 4 persons. max 10.
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Includes all food, kayak and camping equipment, dry bags, whale watching boat charter, and transport to our West Coast launch site from Victoria.
Experience Level: some ocean experience preferred, as well as a good level of fitness.

 

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TOUR H - THE DEER GROUP (BARCLAY SOUND) - 5.5 day adventure

This area has it all: large colonies of sea lions, sea birds, sea caves, boomers, and rustic camp sites with majestic views of the coast mountains (the picture on the right was taken in the vicinity of Diana Island). These rugged chain of islands are located on the southern flank of the Broken Group, in Barclay Sound. Our jumping off spot is the fishing village of Bamfield. The many islands provide for protected paddling. We will establish at least two campsites from which to explore this island archipelago.

Price 5.5 day Tour: $800. Can. all incl. Minimum 4 persons. max 6.
Departure Date: any time for organized groups of 4 or more.
Includes all food, kayak and camping equipment, dry bags, transport to and fro Bamfield from Victoria. It excludes travelling expenses to/fro Bamfield.
Experience Level: some ocean experience preferred, as well as a good level of fitness.

 

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