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Sea Kayaking Johnstone Strait
- Orca Waters Day Trip
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Day Kayak Tours
Our kayak day trips are a great way to get out
and explore the area for those who do not have time for our longer
base camp or expedition style trips. We use stable double kayaks for
these tours and no experience is necessary.
We
meet the morning of your trip at 9:00 am in Port McNeill. From here
we drive you to our departure point in Telegraph Cove (if you prefer
you can also drive yourself). In Telegraph Cove we will outfit
ourselves for the trip and go over some basic kayaking skills and
safety precautions on shore. We practice in the protected water of
the cove before we begin our trip. We will normally kayak for 2 to 2
½ hours in the morning and then stop for lunch and some shore
exploration on one the strait’s many pebble beaches. After lunch we
will again be on the water for 2 to 3 hours as we return to
Telegraph Cove. We are back in the cove about 3:30 and
here you will have an opportunity to visit
the "Bones Project" whale interpretive centre. We will be back in
Port McNeill at approximately 5:00 pm.Read More
Your
chances of seeing orcas on a day trip are
good but they are wild animals and do not always conform to our
plans. Even without the orcas we have opportunities to see humpback
and Minke whales, Dall's porpoises, pacific white sided dolphins,
seals, sea lions and a wide variety of sea birds and inter-tidal
life. To increase your odds of seeing orcas and
more wildlife we suggest our longer 4 day
Orca Waters - Base Camp or 6 day
Orca Waters Explorer tours. We have averaged
about 50% success rate of seeing whales on our day trips compared to
over 95% on our longer base camp and explorer tours.
We
provide stable double kayaks, all paddling and safety gear
(including paddling jackets and pogies), water bottles, snacks and
lunch (warm drinks available with lunch). You should wear shoes
that you can get wet and synthetic clothing (avoid cotton),
sunscreen, hat and sunglasses are also strongly recommended and we
do have dry bags that you can keep a few things dry in the cockpit
with you as well as dry bags for any additional clothing you may
wish to bring. The mornings can often be cool and overcast and as
the day progresses the sun will burn through the clouds and it can
warm up quite a bit so dressing in layers is the best way to go.
"The
trip was one of the best things I have ever done in my life... My
memories will last forever. I can remember just sitting in my kayak
surrounded by flat calm water thinking just how peaceful it all was &
weren't we lucky with the weather!"J.C. from England
