"What a happy surprise to find such a magical place -- peaceful solitude and tumultuous fun are not mutually exclusive! Thanks for sharing your knowledge and enthusiasm, fabulous meals, and a glimpse of the immensely enjoyable wilderness" DK, Vancouver
Sea Kayak Getaway at Coast Mountain Expeditions
A British Columbia Lodge for sea kayaking and island wilderness adventures
In a special BC weekend adventure combine wilderness lodge comforts and good-plain-fun with opportunities to develop your kayaking skills! This is our "learn to paddle" vacation for both novice and experienced sea kayakers. Sea kayak lessons and guided kayaking excursions fill each day’s program, but experienced kayakers may choose to go solo for exploring the island shores.
Lessons or not, enjoy our delicious homegrown/homemade meals with relaxed island homestead ambience and evening fun & fellowship. Novice kayakers will become comfortable in the kayak while paddling protected shorelines, learning paddle strokes, kayak navigation, marine weather and basic seamanship. We'll practice sea kayak rescue procedures and enjoy short sea kayaking excursions in this British Columbia island paradise. As-much-as-you-want of kayaking practice will ensure that you leave with skills to go adventuring again!
Folks with previous kayak experience are welcome to participate in any of the lessons and advanced kayak instruction is also available. On our guided daytrips we’ll share local information and tips about other places for BC sea kayaking trips!
Late one evening we will enjoy a special thrill in BC kayaking as we enjoy paddling calm dark water in the night and watch the amazing sparkles of the ocean’s glowing bioluminescence... natural magic!
Coast Mountain Lodge offers an atmosphere of peaceful quiet.
Indulge in our wonderful down-home meals, explore the trails, garden and surrounding rainforest, have an invigorating creek side sauna, settle in with a good book... Relax, unwind, have fun, and learn to paddle with confidence!
• Trips start 1:00 pm with boat ride to Coast Mountain Lodge
• Departing from Heriot Bay on Quadra Island
(near Campbell River on Vancouver Island British Columbia, Canada)
• Three nights accommodation at Coast Mountain Lodge, Read Island
• Return about noon of the last day, to Heriot Bay Quadra Island.
• Maximum 12 participants
Sea Kayak Getaway at Coast Mountain
A British Columbia Lodge for sea kayaking and island wilderness adventures
About this British Columbia Kayak Adventure Weekend
Your choice: easy to challenging
• Come with or without skills, something new for everyone!
• Weather conditions: usually sunny, sometimes hot. Extended rain
unlikely, but possible.
• Temperature: 12-30 C (50-85 F). Water 8-15 (50-60 F)
Coast Mountain Expeditions offers sea kayaking trips and remote eco lodge on Canada’s west coast near Vancouver Island, British Columbia. Our kayak camping wilderness eco tours and lodge based nature vacations start in BC’s Discovery Islands east of Campbell River, B.C. Guided sea kayaking trips include kayak instruction, rainforest lodge accommodation & kayak camping in spectacular island locations. We are one of BC’s original sea kayaking companies – offering natural adventures since 1987!
Sea kayaking near Vancouver Island in British Columbia is a classic west coast Canada vacation. Coast Mountain BC sea kayak adventure tours range from challenging wilderness kayaking expeditions to gentle sea kayak day tours among sheltered islets.
We emphasize safety and teach sea kayaking skills along with kayak trips observing wildlife in nature and first nations culture and history in this most beautiful part of BC we call home. Our small British Columbia kayak lodge accommodation offers comfortable and friendly base for sea kayaking vacation in west coast BC !
