Immersive Travel in Coastal BC
March 9th, 2023
Coastal British Columbia is an immense place. The scale of wilderness spaces and the vibrancy of wildlife make it unique to any other region on earth. It’s a place to unwind from the everyday tensions and be present with nature. For us, sea kayaking is one of the most intimate and immersive ways to experience coastal BC. It allows us…
Best Place to Kayak Near Vancouver, BC
May 27th, 2020
OUR ALL-TIME FAVOURITE DESTINATION The Broughton Archipelago Marine Park is a natural beauty and it offers a lot to experience. Summer weather in British Columbia (June-September) makes for the absolute best conditions for exploring some of the most stunning scenery in all of Canada. With so many options for paddling around Vancouver – from False Creek to North Vancouver –…
Sea Kayak Design 101
March 20th, 2019
On our kayak tours on the B.C. coast, guests are given the opportunity to paddle a variety of different kayaks from most of the major North American manufacturers. The question we get most often about our gear is whether we use single or double boats (we use both!), but there is a lot more to know about kayaks for those…
What are tides?
January 20th, 2019
Picture it: You’ve planned the perfect day of relaxing on the beach. You have your snack packed, your favourite beach towel in tow, and your comfiest pair of flip-flops flip-flopping under your feet. You’ve picked the perfect spot and set up camp among the soft sand and seashells, much closer to the cool, refreshing water than those other chumps lounging…
A Postcard from the West Coast
December 18th, 2018
The story behind the production… Over the past 4 years, a few of our crew members and our friend and videographer David Hartman from Hayfire Media have been working on filming and documenting most of our popular kayaking tours (check out our videos page for some of the results!). The first trip, in August 2015, brought us to Johnstone Strait…
