Kayaking For a Day - Sorrento

Kayaking For a Day - Sorrento

Code: SKA595
  1. Valid for 12 months
  2. Free exchange

Escape overseas...come sea kayaking! Adventure, Wilderness and Tranquillity...a unique experience awaits you! Pulses accelerate as kayakers face the great ocean from sea level. No machines or fossil fuels, only salt spray, rolling water, sea birds and companions.

This sea kayak tour is from Sorrento to Pt Nepean National Park and offers sheltered conditions for most of the year. The water is clear blue and pristine with a great chance that a dolphin will surface near your kayak whilst paddling along.

This trip is for people who want to get away from it all. Your experience begins with a short discussion on the format for the day including lunch breaks, distance expected to kayak, and expected weather conditions. You are then kitted up with a PFD, spray deck, paddle jacket, thermals and a paddle before the all important safety briefing including a dry capsize drill. Once you have done a few warm up stretches, you will be paired up into paddling partners. Most sea kayaks are double sea kayaks with a couple of single kayaks available for the more experienced paddlers in the group. After going though some basic strokes for 30 – 60 minutes (depending on the skill level of group). You'll set out on the kayak adventure, paddling as one group. As you paddle along the foreshore you can 'pass back in time’ observing historical houses along the cliff tops, outdoor swimming enclosures and historical shipping wrecks. As you move closer to Pt Nepean, built up areas are left and dolphins, sea eagles, cormorants etc. may be observed. Lunch and drinks are provided for everyone about half way through the trip. The lunch spot is at the former quarantine station (part of the national park) which is full of historical buildings and amazing views across Port Phillip Bay to Queenscliff. Hear dramatic stories of shipwrecks and daring rescues at the “Heads”. Please note: lunch and drinks are included in the price of the package. The group then returns to the start in their kayaks, the gear is packed away and you can change into some warm clothes.

This experience voucher is valid for 12 months from date of purchase.

Venue:

Sorrento, access by car about 120 minutes from Melbourne.

Session Length

The kayak experience lasts 6 hours in total (45 minutes set up time, 2 hours paddling before lunch, 30 minutes lunch, 2 hours after lunch, 30 minutes pack up time). We start at 9.30am and finish at 3.30pm. Tour available everyday. Most popular months are September to May.

Available Dates:


Location Date Availability
VIC Sunday, 12 Feb 2012 Spaces
VIC Saturday, 3 Mar 2012 Spaces
VIC Sunday, 25 Mar 2012 Spaces
VIC Monday, 9 Apr 2012 Spaces

Last updated on 6 January 2012.

These dates are guidelines only and are subject to daily change.

We suggest you only purchase a voucher for one of the dates listed above if you plan to redeem your voucher and book the date today.

Guidelines:

Participants must be reasonably active and over 14 years of age (for insurance purposes). People with current: bad backs, broken arms and legs, wrist injuries or dislocated shoulders should not attend. Participants should be of average fitness.

Numbers:

Minimum of 4 and maximum of 12

Weather:

The trip depends on good weather conditions, particularly the strength of the wind and the effect on wave and swell size. Trips will be cancelled if the forecast is for 20 knots or above. Staff will contact participants 2 days before hand to confirm go ahead. Cancelled trips will be rescheduled.

Other Info:

Customers need to sign an indemnity form and medical form before they commence the trip. Dry bags are supplied for camera equipment and mobile phones. All staff have a sea kayaking guide or instructors qualification, level 2 first aid or wilderness first aid and at least 5 years experience.

Map

The map below gives you the location of this experience to allow you to plan.

Exact location, directions and meeting place will be available to you once you have booked your experience

Reviews

  •  
    Reviewer: RITESH
    April 03 2011

    It was a fantastic experience, with the soothing calm waters of sorrento and very helpful fantastic guides, overall an awesome experience.
  •  
    Reviewer: constantinos
    March 15 2011

    The weather plays a big role in the enjoyment of it all. The quality of the tour director is extremely important as to the overall enjoyment experience

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