Tofino Family Kayaking Trip (35.217)

Location: Clayoquot Sound
Price: $749.00
Duration: 3 days/2 nights

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Departs from/arrives at: Tofino
Accomodations: Lodge
Tour Type: Leisure Tour
Activity Level: Novice
Nearest Town/Village: Tofino
Inclusions:
  • Kayaks double or single
  • Professional Guides
  • Kayak instruction
  • Safety equipment
  • Camping equipment and tents
  • Cooking equipment
  • Meals as stated on itinerary
  • Dry bags
  • Gourmet Meals prepared by trained chef
Exclusions: a sleeping bag is required as safety gear
Guest Parking: Yes Details: Approximately $3.00 per day
First Nations: First Nations interpretive talk

Itinerary

  • Day
    1

    10:00 am- Our guides greet you in Tofino at our designated meeting place. After safety instruction & paddling techniques from the guides, we navigate our way to a desolate beach for lunch. Later in the afternoon we reach Vargas Island for our first night stay. We are greeted by our host Neil Buckle and after a tour of the property we are free to explore or catch up on some reading before dinner. Enjoy a glass of BC wine and watch as your guide prepares an inspired meal of local ingredients like Albacore Tuna or wild BC Salmon. Finish your first day with a wood-fired beach front sauna & evening swim before retiring to your room.

    Meals: Lunch, Dinner

    Accomodation: Lodge

  • Day
    2

    Wake to the aroma of morning coffee in the comfort of the Inn. Discuss the days route plan with the guides over a delicious breakfast. Before setting out, your guide will give an instructional talk about surf launch & landings. Watch for seals & sea lions along the rocky shores and reefs on the outer coast of Vargas Island, as well as rare seabirds. Practice your new skills when arriving on Medallion beach for a pic-nic style lunch. An opportune time for a beach hike, intertidal exploring and photos of the dramatic Pacific coastline. Arriving back at Vargas Island Inn before dinner with time for a refreshing hot cleanse in the beach front shower house.

    Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

    Accomodation: Lodge

  • Day
    3

    A satisfying breakfast prepares us for a morning paddle to Meares Island. We hike the 'Big Tree Trail' through the giant ancient Cedars, Spruce and Hemlock of the temperate old growth rainforest. We enjoy lunch on the trail before paddling through the maze of Islands near the Tofino harbour. We arrive in Tofino mid-day with time to make our travel connections.

    Meals: Breakfast, Lunch

    Accomodation: Accommodation by Customer

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Plan Now for Summer

Wednesday, October 19 2011

While there is a bit of a stretch of winter creeping up, in not so many months summer will again reign supreme on Vancouver Island.  On the "Island", peak kayak season is from mid-July to the first week in August. This means almost all of our regular departures have filled up (we limit our groups to 8) and people who have waited a little longer to book are anxiously waiting for our word on cancellations. Sometimes we can deliver, sometimes we can’t.

Please don’t let this be you! Whether you’re booking for yourself or for a group, please book early for the summer of 2012.  While we take a 20% deposit, we don’t take the balance of your payment until 60 days out. Thus you can relax, knowing your kayak seat is safe and a great vacation is not far off.

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