We offer overnight tours that will take you off the beaten path. Kayaks, kayaking gear, food and experienced guides are provided...
Just add water!
Tour cost: $595.00
Join us for something different this summer as we take you on a tour into one of the best locations in BC's Gulf Islands. Due to popular demand, we are taking the sport of Stand Up Paddling to new heights as we embark on this tour with classy accomodation in one of the Gulf Island's finest places.
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Chose from one of three dates in 2011 or decide on all three! We have dsigned a trip around a special Gulf Islands event to bring you more balance to your vacations choices. Each trip includes kayaking, spas, trekking, great food and great wine all at a very special piece of accomoodation.
This tour brings together the tastes, smells and sounds of the Saturna Island Lamb BBQ Canada Day celebration event. We have teamed up with Pender Island Kayaking Adventures to bring you this incredible day paddle and one awesome party. All topped off with a sailing trip back to Pender!
Pender & Saturna Island Canda Day Celebration Tour
This was our hugely successful prototype tour we conducted in August 2010 which brought together what the Gulf Island is truly about.
This brand new tour for 2011 includes Morning Bay Winery's WineStock Music Festival. This classic festival brings together music talent from all over BC and we get to celebrate it in its 6th year.
Pender Island Wine and Music Fest Tour Itinerary
Located near Victoria, the beautiful Gulf Islands National Park Reserve is a kayaker ʼs dream! This newly formed national park has been set aside as a representation of the fast-vanishing unique Gulf Islands marine ecosystem. Kayaking is the best way, and one of the only ways, to visit this area, which features sandy spits, arbutus-studded coastlines, and numerous islands and islets. Enjoy a quick and relaxing three-day getaway—itʼs just what the doctor ordered!
2011 Dates: Jun 8–10, Jul 6–8, Aug 2–4 Location: Gulf Islands National Park Reserve (Sidney, British Columbia, Canada) Tour Cost: $635 Kayak and Paddling Gear Rental: Included Ages: 16 and up
Join this custom kayaking adventure if you are interested in kayaking Vancouver Island's remote West coast! Ocean River Sports has arranged this together with veteran sea kayak guide and ORS Adventure Centre founder, Dave Pinel, owner of West Coast Expeditions. WCE and ORS are natural partners, both offering a passion for getting you out there and connecting with the coast. WCE’s sea kayaking wilderness retreat on Spring Island offers one-of-a-kind camping comforts and world-class sea kayaking in remote and spectacular Kyuquot Sound on the Northwest coast of Vancouver Island. Be assured that this program is unique.
2011 Dates: Aug 18th to 24th.
Location: Spring Island, Kyuquot Sound area, Northwest coast of Vancouver Island (from Gold River)
Cost: $2489, includes coastal scenic cruise from Gold River and return float plane flight.
Kayak & Paddling Gear: Included
Kyuquot Sound Itinerary
Join this custom kayaking adventure for some of the best kayaking that Vancouver Island offers! Ocean River Sportsʼ Brian Henry will be teaming up again with veteran sea kayak guide and ORS Adventure Centre founder, Dave Pinel, owner of West Coast Expeditions. WCE and ORS are natural partners, both offering a passion for getting you out there and connecting with the coast. WCEʼs idyllic wilderness sea kayaking retreat on Spring Island will be your spring board into the Checleset Bay area for a multi-day exploration of the Bunsby Islands and Brooks Peninsula areas—one of the worldʼs most enchanting, diverse, and rugged kayaking destinations on the northwest coast of Vancouver Island.
2011 Dates: June 28th to July 5th
Location: Kyuquot Sound area, Northwest coast of Vancouver Island (from Fair Harbour)
Cost: $2279, includes water taxi transfers from Fair Harbour.
Bunsby Islands and Brooks Penninsula Itinerary
Sea kayaking in the rich waters of Johnstone Strait is an experience to remember and this 4 day tour has everything. We base ourselves on Hanson Island with a westerly facing site on the corner of Weynton Pass. It is here we start and finish our daily paddling trips with so many options to choose from. This camp has an incredible vantage point for foraging killer whales, Humpback sightings and Steller sea lion haul outs; along with superb sunsets and views of Johnstone Strait. The tour will conclude with a boat trip up Knight Inlet to view Grizzly Bears in their natural habitat before returning to Telegraph Cove for an interprative tour and dinner. From the snow-capped peaks of the coastal mountains, to the verdant rolling hills of Vancouver Island, bears strolling the shoreline, eagles fishing in front of our campsite, a campfire at dusk – these are the beautiful subtleties of the area. This is a classic tour, and reputation of Johnstone Strait speaks for itself. All boats, food and guides are supplied. A special Ocean River experience.
2011 Dates: Sept 3-6
Location: Port McNeill and the Broughton Archipelago, B.C.
Cost: $1500 Kayak & Paddling Gear: Included
Johnstone Strait Itinerary
In collaboration with Mothership Adventures, this is unique program combines paddling instruction with mothership luxury in the beautiful Discovery Islands / Desolation Sound. Hone your sea kayaking techniques while explorin thi sea kayakerʼs paradise.
Surrounded by vibrant evergreen slopes and back dropped by the snowy peaks of the Coast Mountains, the diverse Discovery Islands / Desolation Sound area is a paddlerʼs dream. The calm coves and bays, mazes of islands, rocky shorelines and open channels are also home to abundant marine life. From the sea bird nesting colonies of Mitlenatch Island, to the tranquil waters of the Octopus Islands Marine Park, to the steep cliffs of tidal Hole in the Wall, the paddling options are infinite.
In daily kayaking instruction sessions, well practice a wide range of skills including strokes, rescues, and towing. Weʼll learn to read current tables and to navigate through channels and passageways with tidal current. In the tidal areas of Surge Narrows and the Okisollo (with the comfort of your guides close by) we will practice ferrying, eddy turns, maneuvering in fast moving water, and current safety. Thekayaking each day will combine scenic exploring and skill building, with your instructors always close at hand to offer tips and answer questions. Our daily routine will be flexible with opportunities for focused learning on the water, relaxed paddling through the islands and the enjoyment of mothership comfort.
Back on board the Columbia III, as we travel to a new paddling destination or anchor for the night in a quiet cove, weʼll enjoy hot showers, gourmet food and wine, and cozy staterooms. Evenings will combine on board chart work lessons, route planning, and relaxation with new friends.
This tour starts and ends in Campbell River.
2011 Dates: June 15 - 19
Location: Discovery Islands, Desolation Sound, Surge Narrows (from Campbell River, British Columbia, Canada)
Cost: $1600 Kayak & Paddling Gear Rental: $80
Prerequisites & Equipment List Itinerary Waiver Form Medical Form
We can arrange a custom tour for you or your group anywhere you want.
Call us or email for details: adventure@oceanriver.com
250-381-4233 or toll free 1-800-909-4233
Introduction to Kayaking Skills
Introductory Navigation and Marine Weather
Improve Your Forward Stroke
Maneuvering and Agility
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