Footprint BC
2022 Desolation Sound | Copeland Islands | Kayak Tours, Courses & Lessons
- COVID PRECAUTIONS AND POLICIES IN PLACE
- All our prices are shown in Canadian dollars ($)
- Tax is additional, 5% GST
- Back-country Camping Permit Included (Multi-day tours)
- Children & Youth 16 years and younger: 15% discount
- e-transfer: 2.5% discount (before tax)
- Minimum participation: 2 adult paddlers
- Focus on small groups & personal attention, 6 participants per 1 guide
- Larger groups & families etc. welcome, a second guide will just join your tour
- Kayak tours available from April through October (please inquire for other dates)
- Snorkeling / Geocaching included upon request (snorkel mask(s) provided)
- Excluded: Gratuities for Guide(s) and Instructor(s)
UPGRADE TO A COMFORT CAMPING PACKAGE
Available on Multi-day Kayak Tours – Upgrade (NEW!)
- Comfortable large-size 2″ thick inflatable sleeping pad
- Comfortable Camp Pillow
- 3-person tent for 2 guests / 2 person tent for 1 guest
- Comfortable Helinox folding camp-chair
- CA$35 per person per day or a maximum of CA$99 per person per tour
PROFESSIONALLY GUIDED DAY TOURS & COURSES
Escape Life on Land
- A guided ‘introduction to sea kayaking’ tour (3 hrs)
- Includes: pre-trip instruction, all equipment and a mid-tour snack
- Departure: DESOLATION SOUND RESORT
- Price: $85 per person
Okeover Explorer
- A ‘funtastic’ and family friendly guided kayak tour (5 hrs)
- Includes: pre-trip instruction, all equipment and a mid-morning snack
- Bring Your Own Lunch
- DEPARTURE: DESOLATION SOUND RESORT
- PRICE: $109 per person
Paddle Canada Level 1 Sea Kayak Courses
- Informative and hands-on Paddle Canada Sea Kayak Courses
- Learn some new skills or ‘brush up’ on some old & rusty ones before the kayak-season starts
- Includes: Paddle Canada Certified Instructor(s), all equipment, resource package
- Includes: neoprene wet-suit, ‘long Jane’ / ‘long-John’
- 2022 dates: May 21 – 22 & June 18 – 19
- Location: Nanaimo
- PRICE: $289 per person
Paddle Canada Level 2 Sea Kayak Courses
- Informative and hands-on Paddle Canada Sea Kayak Courses
- Prerequisite: Paddle Canada Level 1 course certification
- Includes: Paddle Canada Certified Instructor(s), all equipment, resource package
- Includes: neoprene wet-suit, ‘long Jane’ / ‘long-John’
- 2022 dates: (1) May 27 – 30 & (2) September 23 – 26
- Location: (1) Powell River & (2) Nanaimo
- PRICE: $649 per person
Graceful Desolation Sound
- A guided kayak day-tour through Okeover Inlet and into Desolation Sound Provincial Marine Park (7 hrs)
- Includes: pre-trip instruction, all equipment, snack and a fresh home-made lunch
- DEPATURE: DESOLATION SOUND RESORT
- PRICE: $139.00 per person
A Copeland Adventure
- A guided kayak day-tour to the Copeland Islands Provincial Marine Park (7 hrs)
- Includes: pre-trip instruction, all equipment, snack and a fresh home-made lunch
- DEPARTURE: LUND HARBOUR
- Price: $145.00 per person
Kayak Rentals
We will consider renting out some of our kayaks to experienced / certified sea kayakers during the off-seasons only. Please inquire for our conditions, limited availability and pricing.
PROFESSIONALLY GUIDED OVERNIGHT KAYAK CAMPING TOURS
A ‘Ragged’ Discovery | Copeland Islands
- A guided overnight kayak and camping tour to the Copeland Islands Provincial Marine Park
- Includes: pre-trip instruction, all meals, kayak, safety and camping equipment
- DEPARTURE: LUND HARBOUR
- PRICE: $450 per person
Desolation Sound’s Fabulous
- A guided overnight kayak and camping tour to Desolation Sound Provincial Marine Park
- Includes pre-trip instruction, all meals, kayak, safety and camping equipment
- Departure: DESOLATION SOUND RESORT
- Price: $430 per person
PROFESSIONALLY GUIDED MULTI-DAY KAYAK CAMPING TOURS
Around Desolation Sound | Desolation Sound
- A guided 3 days / 2 nights kayak and camping tour into Desolation Sound Provincial Marine Park
- Includes pre-trip instruction, all meals, kayak, safety and camping equipment.
- DEPARTURE: DESOLATION SOUND RESORT
- Price: $639 per person
Around Sarah Point | One-way Desolation Sound and the Copeland Islands
- A guided 3 days / 2 nights kayak and camping tour into Desolation Sound & the Copeland Islands
- A unique one-way kayak tour that circumnavigates Malaspina Peninsula
- Includes pre-trip instruction, all meals, kayak, safety and camping equipment.
- DEPARTURE: DESOLATION SOUND RESORT / LUND HARBOUR
- Price: $659 per person
Chatham Discovery | Desolation Sound
- A guided 4 days / 3 nights kayak and camping tour into Desolation Sound Provincial Marine Park
- Includes pre-trip instruction, all meals, kayak, safety and camping equipment.
- DEPARTURE: DESOLATION SOUND RESORT
- Price: $849 per person
Wildly Beautiful Desolation Sound
- A guided 5 days / 4 nights kayak and camping tour into Desolation Sound Provincial Marine Park
- Includes: pre-trip instruction, all meals, kayak, safety and camping equipment
- DEPARTURE: DESOLATION SOUND RESORT
- PRICE: $1,055 per person
UNIQUE TWO-DAY BIRDING BY KAYAK TOUR
Birding by Kayak | Copeland Islands Marine Park (NEW!)
- A guided 2 day / 1 night Birding-by-Kayak camping tour into the Copeland Islands Marine Park
- Includes: pre-tour instruction
- Includes: local birding expert
- Includes: evening- and early morning paddle
- 2-person kayaks to optimize photography-stability
- Max. 6 participants
- Minimum age: 18 years
- 1 night of tent-camping in the Copeland Islands, including all meals, kayak, safety and camping equipment
- DEPARTURE: LUND HARBOUR
- PRICE: $ 489 per person
- Departure Date 2022: To be determined
6 DAY WILDLY BEAUTIFUL DESOLATION SOUND KAYAK ADVENTURE
6-Day Coastal Wilderness Adventure by Kayak | Desolation Sound (NEW!)
- A guided 6-day Kayak-camping Adventure beyond Desolation Sound
- Includes: pre-tour instruction, all meals, kayak, safety and camping equipment
- Max. 6 participants and always 2 experienced guides
- Minimum age: 18 years
- DEPARTURE: DESOLATION SOUND RESORT
- PRICE: $1,450 per person
- Departure Dates 2022: June 5 and September 11
PROFESSIONALLY GUIDED MULTI-DAY KAYAK CAMPING PADDLE CANADA COURSES
In collaboration with Ocean River Sports in Victoria we are proud to offer unique Paddle Canada Level 1 & Level 2 courses during multi-day kayak & camping tours in Desolation Sound. These tours are booked through Ocean River Sports their web-page.
3-Day Paddle Canada Level 1 Course | Desolation Sound (NEW!)
- A guided 3-day Paddle Canada Course in Desolation Sound
- DEPARTURE: DESOLATION SOUND RESORT
- PRICE: $849 per person
- Departure Date: June 24
5-Day Paddle Canada Level 2 Course | Desolation Sound (NEW!)
- A guided 5-day Paddle Canada Course in Desolation Sound
- DEPARTURE: DESOLATION SOUND RESORT
- PRICE: $1,199 per person
- Departure Date: July 20