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This tour is ideal for people staying in Vancouver and looking for 'soft adventure' combined with breathtaking mountain scenery.

• Hotel pick up between 9:00am and 9:30am
• Drop off  back at hotel at about 4pm
• West Coast Salmon Barbecue Lunch 
• 2 – 3 hour guided kayaking excursion plus rain gear if necessary

Canada’s southernmost glacial fjord, Indian Arm is just 30 minutes from central Vancouver but despite its close proximity to the city, few Vancouverites have ever visited.  This scenic ocean inlet was carved out of the North Shore Mountains by the last ice age together with Glacier Bay, Princess Louisa Inlet, and all the other fjords that penetrate the west coast of British Columbia. 

A mini-bus will pick you up from your hotel and take you along a narrow, winding road through the dense rainforest that covers the south side of North Vancouver’s Mount Seymour as it slopes steeply into Indian Arm.  The road ends at Woodlands, a small settlement with the last northern public access dock to Indian Arm Inlet.  Here you embark on your adventure in comfortable two-seater sea kayaks that will take you on an easy jaunt into some of British Columbia’s most breathtaking scenery.

Glacial fjords have unique characteristics - visually they resemble the beauty and calm of mountain lakes.  However, they are connected to the Pacific Ocean and contain a similar diversity of marine life.  The rocky shores are covered with barnacles, mussels, anemones, sea stars and crabs, as well as various types of seaweed.  The most common sea mammal here is the harbour seal.  Their heads often pop up above the water and their curious large eyes follow your every movement.  Exposed by extremely low tidal drops, the shores attract a myriad of water birds and eagles at different times of the year.  During the winter months Indian Arm is home to migrating ducks, loons, grebes, and other diving birds. You will spend around 3 hours kayaking in calm waters with experienced guides so no kayaking experience whatsoever is necessary. 

Your lunch destination is a small, uninhabited island with great views of the inlet. Refresh yourself with a tasty 3-course picnic lunch that includes freshly grilled salmon.  After lunch there is some time for a swim on a hot day, a walk through the woods or just nap in the sun before you return to the city rejuvenated, invigorated and recharged.

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• Optional gratuities 

Wear layers of clothing to prepare for changes in the weather plus comfortable walking shoes Tours require a minumum of 2 persons to operate.

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