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Eco paddling Adventures
Cortes Island - Vancouver Island
Area's of operation Comox - Courntenay - Cortes Island
Discover and explore the ocean with its incredable wildlife and amazing shorelines the way it was done centuries ago by sea going canoes.
Become an Eco Marine Explorer. Enjoy a peaceful morning or afternoon, perfect during low tide or spend an evening paddling in the sunset, or looking at the bioluminescence. An excellent introduction to ocean canoeing.
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Eco Marine Explorer
Experience the beauty and splendour of Cortes Island and learn about the inter-tidal zones as you glide over reefs where an abundance of marine life waits to be discovered - seals, dolfins, blue herons, cormorants, sea cucumbers, seastars, nudibranchs, hermit crabs, sea urchins - just to name a few.
#1 We head from Smelt Bay over the reefs of Sutil Point where all the above intertidal life and more can be observed just a few feet below the surface. As we near the south end of the island bald eagles and deer can often be spotted along the shoreline and overhead.
This is our most popular trip and may be the most memorable experience of your vacation.
#2 Smelt Bay to Mansons Landing. We paddle along the shoreline observing the many interesting sites along the way. Highlights include an old dead maple tree with a teepee below and a couple of large rocks with petroglyphs of a carved whale, and many other interesting sights. We will paddle around two small islands before we head into Mansons Lagoon.
We have only mentioned two of our short trips. The possibilities are endless contact us for more info.
Length of trips: 1 1/2 to 3 hours
Prices: from $19.00 to $45.00/person
Cortes Island Explorer
4 to 6 hours
Price: from $60 to $89.00/person/Can.
Canoe along the amazing shorelines of this island archipelago exploring seldom-visited reefs and islands. The following are some of the trips offered:
(1) Squirrel Cove and Lagoon. This is a 4 hour trip. A protected bay with a tidal lagoon and river with rapids. Discover unusual sealife seen nowhere else on Cortes Island, such as giant plumose anemones, tube worms, tube dwelling anemones, large Pacific henricia seastars, black seacumbers,and many other unusual and interesting tidal animals.
(2) Mansons Landing to Marina Island. On this trip we explore the seldom visited coves with cliffs and emerald green forests. We go into the entrance of Gorge Harbour to see the petroglyphs made by the early inhabitants of Cortes Island, and onto Shark Spit, which is a large sandy peninsula of Marina Is.
(3) Cortes Bay to Mary Point. Also a trip through seldom visited bays inhabited by seals, shore eagles, and deer, to Mary Point in Desolation Sound. This is our most interesting and favorite trip.
(4) Smelt Bay to Cortes Bay. A trip around the Southern tip of Cortes Is. where lots of Bald Eagles can be spotted, up past Twin Islands, explore a sandy beach, and around to Cortes Bay. This is a full 5 to 6 hour trip one way and includes vehicle transportation back to Smelt Bay.
These are a few of the trips we offer contact us for more info.
Sunset paddler
Spend an evening on the water paddling and watching one of the amazing sunsets Cortes Island is famous for.
This trip is also available on Vancouver Island.
Price: $15.00 per/person 1 1/2 hour
Bioluminescence paddling Adventure
1 hour
Paddle through the water and observe the amazing display of lights created by the dinoflagellates (single-cell algae) as they are excited to produce light by the canoes passage and by the movement of the oars, or even smaller fish and other objects moving through the water.
Price 15.00 per/person
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Custom Eco Paddling Adventures
These expeditions promise all the excitement and wonder of ocean canoeing, and beachfront camping in the unbelievable surroundings and atmosphere of the Discovery Islands.
Price from: $395.00 Custom 3-4 day Adventures
Click below for more information and to create your custom adventure
Comox Area Eco-Canoe Adventures
Enjoy a relaxing, peaceful morning or afternoon paddling the calm waters along the shorelines of the local beaches, Goose Spit, Comox harbour or estuary. We also offer guided canoeing on Comox Lake.
Length of trips: 2 1/2 to 3 hours
Price: $45.00/person.
Dates: April, May, June, September, October.
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