Vancouver Island Sea Kayaking Tours Reservations

Vancouver Island Sea Kayaking Tours Reservations & Information for Kayaking British Columbia Adventures

Coast Mountain Expeditions' Vancouver Island sea kayaking tours are small group adventures with limited spaces. We encourage you to register early! We also provide information and take reservations for Discovery Islands Lodge.

Please phone or email to confirm space availability. Evening calls are welcome.

Telephone: (250) 285-2823

Email: Our email address is coastmtn@island.net

Deposit: $300 Cdn will reserve each kayak trip space. Payment may be made by Mastercard, VISA, or cheque.

Balance of Payment: Due 42 days before the kayak trip begins. 5% GST or 12% HST will be added to prices. We can be flexible, but reserve the right to cancel your reservation if payment is not received by the due date.

In Advance of Your Trip: Please fill out and send us registration/medical form and read the liability waiver. Form can be submitted online, or you can print and mail to us. We require your completed form at time of registration.

REGISTRATION AND MEDICAL FORM (Submit online)
REGISTRATION AND MEDICAL FORM (Print & mail version)

LIABILITY WAIVER 

The purpose of our forms is to properly prepare the leaders of the trip. Information on this form is considered confidential. Every effort will be made to accommodate special medical conditions and informing us will help to ensure a safe trip for everyone. If you have any doubts about your physical condition, please talk with us about the trip and/or consult your physician.

Note: Parents must sign the medical and waiver form, and if not accompanying a minor, should provide a letter of endorsement.

Cancellation: We recommend trip cancellation insurance, available from any travel agent at time of registration. Our cancellation charges include tax and apply from the date we are advised of your cancellation.

Prior to the trip:
60 or more days—full refund less $100 handling fee per person.
59-42 days—loss of deposit.
41-28 days—50% of total price
27-0 days—forfeit total price

Safety & Responsibility: We have a perfect safety record since 1987. We travel in areas local to us and are very familiar with this remote inland archipelago, its water and weather conditions. We encourage participants to develop skills and judgment that will lead to self-confidence and self-reliance.

Real adventure is not without risk! Please read this (the fine print):We spare no reasonable effort to ensure participants a safe journey. Our guides are highly skilled and experienced. Our high quality equipment is well maintained. Though we take every reasonable precaution, the territory in which we operate is remote and rugged wilderness. Weather conditions can be extreme and cannot always be reliably predicted. We share the habitat of bears, wolves, and cougars though they are rarely encountered. Therefore . . .

Disclaimer of liability: Coast Mountain Expeditions Ltd. reserves the right to withdraw any itinerary or service and to without penalty, make alterations as necessary for safe and proper handling of tours. All arrangements made on behalf of Coast Mountain Expeditions Ltd. shall be on the sole condition that we shall not be held responsible for any reason whatsoever, including negligence, for injury, illness, death or accident to participant or clients, or damage to or loss of personal property or for time or expense incurred, or for any irregularity which may be occasioned through acts of any persons and/or company connected with or otherwise engaged in carrying out the services described and in connection herewith.

In case of emergency: Be sure your personal insurance is adequate to cover expenses caused by accidents in remote locations. Coast Mountain Expeditions Ltd. assumes no liability regarding provision of medical care, and in the event of an unscheduled evacuation, may expect arising costs to be borne by the client. On advancement of deposit to Coast Mountain Expeditions Ltd., the participant agrees to be bound by all the above-stated terms and condition

We have been guiding kayak trips since 1987. We have taken thousands of participants on daytrips and multiday tours in the Discovery Islands and Fjordlands. There have been a few scrapes and bruises, but for serious incidents we have had only one broken ankle and one sprained ankle. We have never been involved in litigation. We have full insurance coverage. It is necessary for all participants to sign a liability waiver before our sea kayaking British Columbia tours and BC kayak trips.

Equipment List
For our sea kayaking Vancouver Island BC tours Coast Mountain Expeditions relies on high quality, well-maintained equipment. We use mostly single fibreglass sea kayaks and have many popular kayak designs to accommodate individual preference and assure comfortable paddling. Double sea kayaks are also available.

We Provide
Kayaks, paddles, spray skirts, PFD’s (lifejackets), charts & compass, kayak camp kitchen, radio & safety equipment, wilderness first aid supplies, good 2-person tents, delicious wholesome food, boat transportation, eco lodge accommodation, and excellent local guides.

You Bring
Daypack (for tours thaat include hiking)
Sleeping Bag & Sleeping Pad (rentals available)
Pants: long and short
Warm sweater or fleece jacket
Raingear: waterproof jacket & pants
Hat(s) for sun and rain
2 Towels & Bathing suit
Gloves (for blister protection--waterproof bicycle gloves are good)
Shoes: wettable shoes (sport sandals are popular) & comfy walking shoes
Personal clothing, toothbrush, etc.
Sunglasses (essential)
Sunscreen (good protection essential)
Spare prescription glasses, if worn
Medications (report use to trip leader)
Water bottle: 1-litre, plastic or stainless
Eating utensils: cup, bowl, cutlery
Waterproof bags for your gear*
Flashlight
Optional
Binoculars
Camera (Bring a waterproof camera bag or plastic container—tupperware works!)
Insect repellent
Book, game, etc.

Packing Hints:
For kayak trips in British Columbia, clothing of synthetic fibres such as nylon and polypropylene are best because they dry qucikly if they become wet. Synthetic fleece materials are also warm, especially when combined with a wind/rain shell. Cotton fibres may stay damp--you probably won't find your blue jeans comfortable in the kayak!
Kayaks have adequate storage space, but the hatch openings are small. Bring several smaller stuff sacks (sleeping bag size is good) rather than one or two large ones.
*A good dry bag can be made by putting a garbage bag inside a regular nylon stuff sack.
If you have any questions about packing for your BC kayak trip with Coast Mountain, please contact us!