NORTH GULF ISLANDS THREE DAY KAYAK TRIP

TRIP DETAILS

Sea Kayaking Discovery Trip Preparation

Trip Duration

The Three Day Gulf Islands Explorer Tour starts at 10:30AM on Day#1 and finishes around 2:30PM Day#3. For groups or private trips, start and finish times can be customized to accommodate as necessary.

Trip Departure

Our Gulf Islands Discovery trip departs from the beach/boat launch at the end of Nelson Road in Cedar by the Sea (View location on Google Maps) just 20 minutes south of the city of Nanaimo on Vancouver Island, BC. View location on Google Maps

Trip Suitability

No previous sea kayak touring experience is required to participate on this trip. The trip is suitable for active singles, couples and families. The trip is progressive in terms of skills and therefore is suitable for a variety of paddling abilities – beginners are welcome.
While our trips are not considered to be strenuous or physically demanding, and we do not require a high level of fitness, good general physical condition is necessary. If you have any physical limitations or concerns please discuss with us prior to booking.

What We Provide

Lets Go Kayaking Guided Sea Kayak Tours provides virtually everything you will need for your sea kayaking expedition with us:

• professional, certified sea kayak guides
• Delicious homemade meals starting with Lunch Day#1 through & including Lunch Day#3.
• touring sea kayaks (tandem double kayaks only) along with all the required paddling equipment and on the water safety equipment
• safety equipment and emergency communication equipment

• Guest Responsibility

  • Guests are responsible for their own transportation to and from the trip point of departure of Cedar by the Sea Boat/Kayak Launch located 20 minutes south of Nanaimo on the east coast of Vancouver Island.
  • Please check with your health care plan administrator to ensure that you have sufficient coverage while participating on one of our tours. Lets Go Kayaking Guided Tours is not responsible for any medical or evacuation costs should they be incurred for your safety or health during the course of the tour.
  • Each trip participant will be required to sign a Lets Go Kayaking Guided Tours Release of Liability, Waiver of Claims, Assumptions of Risk, & Indemnity Agreement’ and complete a ‘Medical Questionnaire Form’, prior to the trip departure date. Any trip participant under the age of 19 years will be required to have a legal guardian sign an Indemnity Agreement. To view these documents please visit Terms & Conditions.

What You Will Need

Here is a list of recommended things to bring along to make your expedition with us comfortable and enjoyable.

• REQUIRED: Sleeping Bag (those huge car-camping types don’t fit well in the holds) – compact is best.
  Sleeping Pad (ie.thermarest) *note we can access rentals for both bags and pads should you require…but we need advance notice.
  Tent w/ground sheet (No Canvas Monsters Please! We will find you a quality rental tent at a nominal price if you require one. Just let us know in advance)
  Hat (waterproof is nice but sun is our concern)
  Raingear          Warm sweater/Fleece
  Shorts and T-shirts        Sunglasses
  Couple pairs of wool socks        Small Towel
  Sun screen, lip balm, toiletries Moisture cream (ie. salt-water on the hands)
  Bug Juice (sorry but no guarantees that the little buggers won’t be there)
  Garbage Bags for your gear (the compartments are waterproof but better safe than sorry… )
  Synthetic LongJohns/top (available in any quality outdoor store…REI, Patagonia, Sierra Design, Mtn. Equip. Co-op are but to name a few brands…weigh next to nothing and remain warm, even when wet. Or better yet, indulge yourself with some Merino Wool garments. You’ll never regret buying them…ever)
  Extra set of pants and top other than what you’ll wear when paddling (being wet at the end of the day can be such a “Drag”!)
  Water bottle (the bicycle-type are super for personal use while paddling)
  Extra pair of sneakers (if you plan on kayaking more than once in your lifetime, we strongly recommend a pair of neoprene booties-zippered (you’ll love them) or Nike Aqua-socks or a pair of TEVA sandles. WE DO NOT ALLOW FLIP-FLOP THONGS AS THEY ARE A PRECURSOR TO SPRAINED ANKLES OR WORSE!
• OPTIONAL:
  A good book for a lazy afternoon
• Pocket knife
  Personal Medication
• Flashlight and extra batteries
• Camera Dry Bag/Baja Bag (These are great if there is something you must absolutely keep dry and want to have that something with you in the cockpit of the kayak you’re paddling. Please note that the storage compartments of the kayaks are sealed and therefore waterproof. If you do want to still put your clothes, sleeping bag, etc. in these dry bags (completely unnecessary! Garbage bags work best & are cheap), do not purchase anything larger than the 20Litre (10 Litre are best) size as the larger bags are very hard to pack in the compartments and are inefficient in space usage. Packing your personal gear in small bags works far better than having everything packed in a few large bags. Try to keep things to a minimum
• Heavy duty zip-lock bags (great for small cameras and other things that must be kept dry. Please note that only a waterproof camera ensure this…perhaps you may want to opt for a disposable waterproof camera for the expedition?)
  Fishing Gear and a valid licence (if you plan to fish, remember that you require a salt-water license and heavy fines are levied on those without plus the kayak you’re in could be confiscated. This will drive us to unpredictable behaviour that may be contrary to your well-being). Buzz bombs, zingers, a flasher and hoochies together with some 6-8 oz. sliders and a 10-20 lb. test work well on salmon and cod. Note that the General Store at the launch site sells a variety of lures and tackle that you may purchase the morning of the tour.
  B.Y.O.B. (if you enjoy a wee nip while watching the sun set (who doesn’t?) or a glass of wine with your meal, we ask that you bring your own). Most folks do…