Footprint BC
2021 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 10 years and younger: 40% discount
- Youth 11 – 16 years: 20% discount
- 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)
UPGRADE TO A LUXURY CAMPING PACKAGE
Available for Multi-day Kayak Tours – Upgrade (NEW!)
- Luxury 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 & LESSONS
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: $79 per person
Historical Hulks & Townsite Brewing Craft Beer Surprise Basket
- A guided ‘Historical Powell River Breakwater Hulks’ kayak tour (3 hrs)
- Learn about Powell River’s unique recent history
- Includes: pre-trip instruction, all equipment and a mid-tour snack
- Townsite Brewing Craft Beer Surprise Basket (1 per tour)
- Departure: GIBSONS BEACH
- 2 paddlers CA$179
- 3 paddlers CA$255
- 4 paddlers CA$329
- 5 paddlers CA$399
- 6 paddlers CA$469
- Additional Craft Beer Baskets: $30 per basket
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: $99 per person
Sea Kayak – Paddle Canada Basic Skills
- An informative and hands-on basic skills kayak lesson (6 hrs)
- Learn some useful new skills or ‘brush up’ on some old & rusty ones before kayak-season starts
- Includes: an experienced kayak-coach, all equipment and a mid-morning snack
- Includes: neoprene wet-suit, ‘long Jane’ / ‘long-John’
- 2021 dates: please inquire
- Minimum age: 19 years
- Bring Your Own Lunch
- Max. 4 participants per lesson
- DEPARTURE: DESOLATION SOUND RESORT
- PRICE: $125 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: $129.50 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: $129.50 per person
Kayak Rentals
We will consider renting out some of our kayaks to experienced sea kayakers during the shoulder seasons. 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: $399 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: $399 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: $589 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: $599 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: $779 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: $959 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: $ 449 per person
- Departure Date: Cancelled Due to Covid Circuit Breaker
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
- Minimum age: 18 years
- DEPARTURE: DESOLATION SOUND RESORT
- PRICE: $1,399 per person
- Departure Dates: May 11 (locals only due to Covid Circuit Breaker) and September 12, 2021
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 25
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: August 18