Welcome to Gabriola Sea Kayaking! Paddling offers an intimate way to explore Vancouver Island’s marine environment, rugged coastline, fjords and white sandy beaches. Our goal is to provide you with safe and fun guided multi-day sea kayaking adventures in world class paddling destinations. No experience is necessary.
Our trips offer a wide range of paddling experiences from exploring enclosed and protected bays to the rugged open Pacific Ocean. Wildlife is abundant and hidden coves and stretches of beach make for ideal camping against a backdrop of temperate rainforest and snow capped mountains of Vancouver Island and Mainland British Columbia.
For 2008 we will be offering trips to the
Our guides are outdoor professionals and have spent many seasons exploring the wilderness. We have been leading kayak adventures since 1995.
Hope to paddle with you this season!
Broken Group Islands - Pacific Rim National Park Reserve
Paddle through a stunning maze of Islands on the west coast of Vancouver Island. Giant cedar trees, tide pools, wildlife and sandy beach campsites make this one of our favourite destinations. An Ideal 'first-time' environment for new paddlers, yet offering enough variety for those with some experience.
Broughton Archipelago - Paddlers Inn
Our Broughton trips will be based out of the Paddlers Inn, a rustic and cozy resort featuring great facilities and a wonderful atmosphere. Views are stunning and kayaking opens up a sheltered magical water world of hidden coves, deep fjords, estuaries and white clam shell beaches rich in wildlife and culture.
Clayoquot Sound - Vargas Island
A quintessential west coast paddling experience. Home to white sandy beaches and old growth rainforest, this trip was conceived with a little extra beach time in mind offering a pleasant balance between paddling and relaxation. Both beachcombers and those desiring a taste of the open coast will delight.
Nootka Island
A sea kayakers' paradise on the remote west coast of Vancouver Island, the rugged coastline is broken up by hidden coves and stretches of sandy beach. Intertidal life is plentiful and sea otters are always a highlight. This is one of the more remote, less traveled west coast paddling destinations.
Johnstone Strait
Hearing the blow of a Killer Whale (Orca) and watching a dorsal fin slide back into the water from the seat of a kayak is an exhilerating experience. Johnstone Strait is home to the highest concentration of Killer Whales in the world and we are pleased to be offering this west coast classic for 2008. This trip was designed with wildlife viewing in mind and will appeal to anybody looking for a pleasant balance between kayaking, wildlife viewing and beach life..