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    Kelp Reef Adventures

    5.0 (22 reviews)

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    Mitch and water baby
    Happy Camper W.

    We went out on a guided kayaking trip a couple of days' ago, just 5 of us and Mitch our tour guide. What a great experience. Perfect weather, lucky us. Two hours in total. Crossing the channel, no concerns there with Mitch in charge. No stopping possible in that particular area, a quick dash across to avoid float planes! But it's all well co-ordinated. And water, sort of , 'traffic lights' tell travellers when a plane is due to land. About every 15 minutes at busy times. They have their own 'landing strip' on the water to follow. We got out to nearby small isle-ettes where sea lions were dozily soaking up the sun. Further on a sea lion nursery, females creatures only, where plenty of newly born pups were getting used to the great outdoors. We gave them a good 60ft distance so as not to alarm them. Deer and heron at different points. Both looking for snacks in different places! And so much informed and interesting information to be absorbed. I'd NO IDEA that kelp could be eaten straight from the sea! I braved trying some along with the rest of the crew. It tasted better than expected. Don't think I'll be adding it to my lasagna but understand some people do just that. Can't recommend the trip highly enough. There's nothing much more pleasurable than messing about in boats with the sun shining. Prices reasonable for the experience. Safety equipment supplied with nice, new life jackets. Rules and regs clearly gone over before setting feet in the kayak. There was no need to get feet wet, either boarding or unloading. The Kelp Reefers have worked out a floating strip for stepping onto from the dock and back. Some of our party were quite inexperienced. It was a trip available to all who were after a spot of adventure and different. We have two kayaks of our own, but wanted to get our sea legs here in Victoria with an experienced outfit for starters. We now have a thirst for doing some more. Unguided next time.

    Jackie P.

    My husband and I visited Victoria for the day and we're looking for things to do so we stopped by the kiosk and decided to sign up for a kayaking tour. The man who signed us up was very friendly and explain the whole tour with us and answered any questions that we had because we were first time kayakers. Our tour guides name was Lucas and he was very friendly as well. He explained everything from the very beginning of how we would start down to the very end of how we would come back onto the deck. We paid for the 2 hours tour, 130 Canadian dollars, and honestly it was worth every bit because we learned so much along the way and definitely got to see a lot of beautiful things while in the water. Besides the beauty and learning about nature I would say that the customer service at the center was extraordinary and I would definitely recommend it for a thing to do while you are in Victoria!

    Mari U.

    This experience was amazing! Our tour guide Thom was very knowledgeable and entertaining. My only regret was that we went on the shorter tour! My bf and I will be back for sure!!!11!1!!

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    Review Highlights - Kelp Reef Adventures

    Brad was our guide, and I can't imagine a more helpful or friendly admiral for our little fleet of kayaks.

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    Discovery Expeditions - A entire pod of Orcas!

    Discovery Expeditions

    4.7(3 reviews)
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    We had an excellent adventure with this outfitting and guide service in early August, 2016. Our…read moreparty consisted of 3 experienced paddlers and one guide. We paddled for 6 days and camped for 5 nights. The scenery and whale watching aspects of the trip were excellent. The camps were comfortable and well supported by occasional re-supply from the base back in Port NcNiell. The camp on Sophia Island was particularly well appointed with already set tents, cots and a nice kitchen and sitting area. The food prepared by our guide was excellent and hearty. I would certainly recommend this group for paddlers of all levels of experience.

    My wife and I spent 3 days/2 nights with Discovery Expeditions and had such a great time. Larry,…read morethe owner, was extremely welcoming and very knowledgeable. We learned a lot from him and enjoyed spending some time getting to know him. Our guide, Korry, was also excellent. He was also friendly and welcoming and made sure we were well fed and had a good time. There is never a guarantee of finding specific wildlife when you are out in the wild, but Larry and Korry knew the animals behaviors and made sure to stay up to date on recent patterns and updates from all the other local teams in order to give us the best chance to see orcas, humpbacks, eagles, seals, and lots of other wildlife while out kayaking. Even if we didn't see any whales the entire time, it still would have been a great trip. However, we did see lots of orca and humpbacks during our time. They even came right by our island one evening, where we could see them from our dinner table and hear them while sleeping in our tents. I highly recommend going with Larry and Discovery Expeditions. We hope to make another trip in the future.

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    Group of adventures ready to load and go on a four day kayak adventure in Johnstone Strait.

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