TOUR ROUTE

Route options are not guaranteed. Obviously, kayaking is susceptible to wind, weather and other factors our guides take into consideration when planning tour routes. Nature-willing, we generally visit the following amazing destinations on this tour. We stay at each camp site for 1 – 2 nights, depending on weather, currents and your group’s needs and desires. During our stay on these islands, we will be able to paddle and explore the amazing things every location has to offer. To start your multi-day tour, we will meet at our Adventure Centre and your private kayak tour guide will go over the finer points of expedition kayaking: paddle technique, boat safety, proper packing of a kayak, etc. before launching from the harbour or other launch site.

Day 1: Chain Islets, Chocolate Beach to Prevost Island

We will launch our packed boats from our private dock at the Salt Spring Marina, paddle past the Chain Islets, stopping at the beautiful Chocolate Beach for lunch . After, we will carry on out to James Bay on Prevost Island . We will set up camp and a kitchen in the old apple orchard in James Bay, part of the Gulf Islands National Park system. We will then proceed to enjoy a glass of wine and some delicacies while watching the sunset over the Coast Mountains, and talk of the discoveries we will make paddling around Prevost Island on day two.

Day 2: Circumnavigate Prevost Island

Time to circumnavigate the island. We will have a look at the charts and predict our winds / currents over a serious cup (or three) of Salt Spring organic coffee, and then head out to do some exploring. Our first destination will be the ecologically significant Hawkins Islets. Meandering through the kelp beds and shallows of the islets, we will watch for small fish, crabs, sea stars, otters, seals and bird life. Next stop, Portluck Point for a gourmet lunch and walk along the forest trail to the Portlock Point lighthouse, built in 1895 on three sides, protecting the most visible part of Prevost Island seen by ferry passengers as they exit Active Pass on the way to Victoria.

Day 3: Mid Channel Islands

After breakfast, we pack up the boats and head to the Mid Channel Islands on the opposite side of Ganges Harbour. The Mid Channel Islands are protected islets deemed of high ecological importance. They are one of the last places in the region you will find the threatened Prickily Pear Cactus. It’s also a valuable seal haul-out and a nesting site for Oystercatchers. We end the trip at Beddis Beach where our transportation will be waiting.

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• All multi-day tours can be physically challenging and therefore require that every paddler in your group has a decent level of physical fitness.
• Children ages 4–6 must be accompanied by two adults in one G3 kayak; children ages 7–11 by at least one adult.