Vancouver Island wilderness sea kayak adventure at BC’s original kayaking lodge

In a special BC weekend adventure combine wilderness lodge comforts and good-plain-fun with opportunities to develop your kayaking skills! This is a "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 exploring the alone.

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 Vancouver Island sea kayak 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’s kayak lodge offers an atmosphere of peaceful quiet. Indulge in our wonderful down-home meals, explore the homestead trails, organic gardens and surrounding rainforest, have an invigorating creek side sauna, tell stories around the table, or 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

2007 DATES

• May 25 - 28*

• June 29 - July 2*

• July 9 - July 12

COST: $645 CDN plus GST (approx $586 US)
Payable by Mastercard, VISA or cheque.

*Boat departs from Discovery Islands Lodge

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)

Trip start and finish at Heriot Bay on Quadra Island -- 10 minute BC Ferry ride from the town of Campbell River on Vancouver Island British Columbia Canada. For information about getting to Quadra Island British Columbia Canada, please select HOW TO GET HERE in the navigation bar.