Box 569 Heriot Bay, British Columbia, Canada V0P 1H0
North America: 1.800.307.3982 | Local & Overseas: 1.250.285.2121
Kayaking trips in British Columbia, Chile, and The Bahamas.
* Kayaking trips & tours that take place in Canada are priced and charged in Canadian dollars and are subject to 5% GST and $25 / person environmental sustainability fee. Trips & tours to destinations outside of Canada are priced and charged in US dollars and are subject to the $25 sustainability fee; there is no additional tax on tours that take place outside of Canada. Prices in other currencies can be estimated by clicking here. Please see our terms and conditions for full payment and fees information. "Family Friendly" indicates trip dates that welcome children under the minimum age of 12.
Choose among several professionally-guided 4-8 day BC kayak tours for all experience levels around Vancouver Island. Options include “glamping” basecamp-style with a wood-fired hot tub overlooking the Pacific Ocean or expedition-style paddling from camp to camp. Trips visit Johnstone Strait, the Broughton Archipelago, the famous Desolation Sound, Nuchatlitz Provincial Park and the wild Great Bear Rainforest on the Central Coast of BC.
* Kayaking trips & tours are priced and charged in Canadian dollars and are subject to 5% GST and $25 / person environmental sustainability fee. Please see our Terms and Conditions for complete terms. To check live availability on any trip, click the Book Now tab and select a trip date.
Designed to offer the greatest range, flexibility and comfort possible in the wild southern waters of Chilean Patagonia, our mothership expeditions travel through the mainland fiords and island archipelagos of the Aysen Region. 12-day and 19-day Chile kayak tour itineraries make the most of your journey there and give you the opportunity to paddle a region that few adventurers are able to access.
* Kayaking trips & tours to destinations outside of Canada are priced and charged in US dollars; prices in other currencies can be estimated by clicking here. There is no additional tax on tours to international destinations. Please see our terms and conditions for full payment and fees information.
Longing for a warm water getaway in the winter? Daydreaming of paddling sparkling azure waters fringed with white sand beaches under a brilliant blue sky? Our Exuma Cays kayak expeditions are just the thing to banish the winter blahs with self-supported, camp-to-camp subtropical kayak trips.
* Kayaking trips & tours to destinations outside of Canada are priced and charged in US dollars; prices in other currencies can be estimated by clicking here. There is no additional tax on tours to international destinations. Please see our terms and conditions for full payment and fees information.
Want to do a trip, but the dates don't quite work out? Have a group with a different idea for a trip? Draw on our experience of more than 20 years organizing trips in BC, and let us arrange something that works just for you.
Many of our guests are interested in forming their own group and custom designing a trip, such as private sea kayaking, that focuses on their own unique interests. Spirit of the West guides have a wealth of experience on the BC coast in a number of areas and range of different interests.
We would be happy to arrange a special private sea kayaking itinerary for you.
We can also host family reunions, birthday parties, and family trips with young kids. The options are endless.
Below is a list of some popular destinations. If there is another area on the BC coast that you would like to check out, we can possibly arrange that for you as well.
If you would like flexibility for your group on a base camp style trip, you can stay at our Base Camp on Swanson Island. This camp is in a beautiful setting, close to some spectacular paddling and with an excellent chance of seeing both Orcas and Humpback whales. The price of this tour will vary depending on the style of trip you choose, length of stay as well as number of people in your party.
Our most popular tour is our Johnstone Strait Ultimate kayak tour. If you would like to make this tour a customized trip for your group you will need to book a minimum of 12 people or pay the equivalent of what 12 guests would cost. We can take a maximum of 16 guests at this camp. Due to the existing trip schedule we are not able to be flexible on the trip dates, so you will need to choose a date that is already on the schedule. We can however customize a 4 day itinerary to your liking.
Spirit of the West would be happy to organize an expedition style trip for your group. We can arrange a trip to any place we go on our regular schedule such as Johnstone Strait, the Broughton Archipelago, the Great Bear Rainforest, the Nuchatlitz, Desolation Sound and the Discovery Islands.
Please contact our office anytime. We are looking forward to planning your unique private adventure.
Guys we are still buzzing from just the best time ever!
Thank you for making Kate’s birthday so very special, even from the beginning what seems like forever ago now with dates, fitting in with airlines and trains, right up to when we arrived back to the HBI it has been so easy and relaxed and just perfect I cannot imagine a better trip, you have set the bar on what all other tour operators should be aiming for.From our guests Dan & Kate from the UK
