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Victoria Oak Bay Shoreline Kayak Tour
4.9
48 Ratings
Victoria
Discover Oak Bay’s coastline by kayak, explore marine life, and enjoy breathtaking vistas. Join our guided tour for an unforgettable experience.
Discover Oak Bay’s coastline by kayak, explore marine life, and enjoy breathtaking vistas. Join our guided tour for an unforgettable experience.
Duration:
2 hours, 30 minutes
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- Oak Bay Marina - Explore the nooks and crannies of this scenic ocean coastline and check out the marine life on nearby islets. This relaxing and fun tour will bring you along historic Oak Bay’s coastline. With the Olympic Mountains to the south and Gulf Islands and San Juan Islands to the east, there is always a vista that will take your breath…
- Oak Bay Marina - Explore the nooks and crannies of this scenic ocean coastline and check out the marine life on nearby islets. This relaxing and fun tour will bring you along historic Oak Bay’s coastline. With the Olympic Mountains to the south and Gulf Islands and San Juan Islands to the east, there is always a vista that will take your breath away. Oak Bay features pristine kayaking on southern Vancouver Island. Our qualified guides will give you more than just a paddle, they will give you an experience to be remembered!
What's Included
- Guide included
- Kayaks included
- All paddling equipment included
- Guide included
- Kayaks included
- All paddling equipment included
What's Not Included
- Gratuities
- Gratuities
Additional Information
Explore the nooks and crannies of this scenic ocean coastline and check out the marine life on nearby islets. This relaxing and fun tour will bring you along historic Oak Bay’s coastline. With the Olympic Mountains to the south and Gulf Islands and San Juan Islands to the east, there is always a vista that will take your breath away. Oak Bay features…
Explore the nooks and crannies of this scenic ocean coastline and check out the marine life on nearby islets. This relaxing and fun tour will bring you along historic Oak Bay’s coastline. With the Olympic Mountains to the south and Gulf Islands and San Juan Islands to the east, there is always a vista that will take your breath away. Oak Bay features pristine kayaking on southern Vancouver Island. On a clear night, on our evening tour, look way up and be amazed by the Milky Way.
Our qualified guides will give you more than just a paddle, they will give you an experience to be remembered!
- Kayaking requires some upper body strength and endurance
- Children aged 10–15 years must be accompanied by an adult; children aged 3–9 years must be accompanied by a parent or legal guardian
Location
Oak Bay Marine Group
Beach Drive
Check in at Ocean River Sports Desk at the Oak Bay Marina. We are located at the main entrance for the Marina (1327 Beach Drive). From there, you will be directed down to the dock, which is the departure point for the tour.
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
4.9
(48 Ratings)
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I1373ebmarian
Sep 6, 2024
Great way to see the wildlife - We were a group of mixed ability and ages. This tour was one of the highlights of our holiday. We paddled up and down the shoreline from Oak Bay Marina seeing otters, herons, a bald eagle and seals. Our guide was very knowledgeable about the area and the wildlife.
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Michael_c
Jul 24, 2024
A definite “do” when in Victoria. - Kayaking the low tide & seeing & hearing the black oyster catchers. Lee was a fun, knowledgable guide. Our length of time on the water was perfect.
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Amanda_t
Aug 19, 2023
You are in good hands - Great value for the tour, length of time, and the attention from our guide. I loved many things about the experience: perfect weather, small group size, funny stories our guide shared about humans doing really incredible things and also really dumb things in the ocean. The marine animal education was great. Most impressive was the ability of our guide to observe all us kayakers and give us directions to keep us from getting injured by the currents, our own bad driving, or even our own hands getting squashed between kayaks
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Susan_m
Aug 8, 2023
Kayaking with a seal. - Megan was our guide and she is exceptional—- has knowledge of the area and the personality. We enjoyed talking with her on so many subjects. She was easy going and helpful in giving us instructions before we headed out. We also saw a seal within 5 ft of our kayak.
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B4372qtdavidm
Aug 7, 2023
Oak Bay (Victoria, BC) Kayak tour with Ocean River Sports - Day tour out of Oak Bay Marina guided by Lee was great. The whole experience was super. The staff at Ocean River were great, and even called me the day before to review updates to the tour itinerary. Lee was a great guide and really knows the area. Even if you are capable of doing this yourself, it helps to have an experienced guide who knows where the tidal currents and eddies are to avoid wasted effort battling the currents as you tour the islands. Rental equipment was first rate. Saw lots of seals and waterfowl. Just missed an Orca pod by a few hours. Meaghan was taking a family out at the same time and her interaction with them also looked to be top notch. James has a full line of paddle gear from boats to booties at the paddle shack and was interesting to talk to to learn about their newest lineup of sea kayaks.
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Pennyv379
Aug 3, 2023
I would recommend this for everyone. - This was a very relaxing enjoyable tour with a knowledgeable guide.
We saw several seals sunbathing themselves in the harbour.
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Reidun_n
Jul 6, 2023
Beautiful morning paddle - Wonderful morning touring Oak Bay. Beautiful scenery and wildlife including bald eagle and seals. Our guides were fantastic!
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Jill_h
Aug 10, 2024
A very good time - Nice equipment
Very nice tour guide
Nice route
Easy launch
Suitable for all levels
We were lucky enough to catch great weather with calm water
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433panda
Aug 25, 2023
Frist Time Kayaking - This was our first time ever kayaking. The guide was great. The equipment was great and the location was not too busy with boats
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Harbrsl
Aug 23, 2023
Great scenery! - I took a short bus ride from downtown and showed up in this cute waterfront town. The staff at Ocean River were all really nice and helpful.
They don't provide you with a lot of gear which surprised me since I paddle in places that need wetsuits and spray jackets. They did have a dry bag and partial spray skirt which I appreciated.
We didn't leave the dock until 1045am so I was bummed when the tour only went until 1240pm. Given the literally perfect paddling weather, I would have liked some accommodation for the later departure due to late arrivals. That's the challenge with group tours but I would definitely go out with them again. I even recommended them to a couple I met in downtown Victoria the next day.
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