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View fullsize Join us for a bioluminescence tour tomorrow and Saturday evenings from 8-11pm at Manson’s Landing Provincial park. We are fully booked for kayak rentals until September 13th, but we have regular day and evening tours over the next weeks. Sign
View fullsize Exploring the Discovery Islands! Our overnight adventures have been a blast this year. We are looking forward to offering more expedition style adventures. Stay tuned for our 2022 offerings! #kayakbc #explorevancouverisland #kayaking #cortesisland
View fullsize Sunrise Mindfulness tour this morning from @hollyhocklife Photo by Cailan Gardner #sunrise #sunrisekayak #kayakbc #explorevancouverisland #hollyhocklife #kayaking #cortesisland #quadraisland #kayakcortes #kayakdesolation #desolationsound #explore
View fullsize Kayaking into Carrington Lagoon a few weeks ago with an awesome group of women! Our day long adventures launch from a variety of locations around Cortes. This week we have a Hollyhock coastline tour on Thursday August 26th and a Desolation Sound ad
View fullsize Some folks who rented kayaks from us last week got quite a surprise when the humpback they were watching across the channel surfaced right by them after a deep dive. What a crazy photo! 📸: Micheal Allen #kayakbc #explorevancouverisland #kayaking
View fullsize Exploring the intertidal on our day tours is one of our favourite activities. So many tourism companies focus on the mega fauna- whales, orcas, bears, and sea lions. Not that we don’t love big animals, but there is something special about focus
View fullsize Swimming in Háthayim (Von Donop) park yesterday! #kayakbc #explorevancouverisland #kayaking #cortesisland #quadraisland #kayakcortes #kayakdesolation #desolationsound #explorevi #exploredesolation #kayakingadventures #kayakwithus #camping #c
View fullsize The bioluminescence has been getting better on each tour! After watching the sun fall behind the mountains, the first glimpses of the bioluminescent phytoplankton can be seen. The term “bioluminescence,” comes from “bio,” mean
View fullsize These little guys are leather and ochre sea stars. The leather sea star (left) only has four legs! We love exploring and interpreting the intertidal ecosystems on our day tours. CortesKayaks.com Photo by @thenotoriousben #kayakbc #explorevancouv
View fullsize Exploring the southern reef of Cortes! On our afternoon tours we launch from Smelt Bay and paddle along the shores to explore the intertidal ecosystems. Sign up online! Corteskayaks.com Photo by @thenotoriousben #kayakbc #explorevancouverisland #k
View fullsize On our afternoon kayak tours we often raft up and float beneath the cliffs at the entrance of the Gorge. Looking above at the massive granite walls and observing the ancient pictographs left by the indigenous peoples of this place. It’s a uniqu