Sea Kayaking, 1-day Sorrento - Melbourne

Item: SO12554RR

Location: Sorrento (Melbourne)

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Full day tour including lunch
Opportunity to see dolphins
Tour of the former Quarantine Station

This Sorrento Sea Kayaking adventure 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 break, distance expected to paddle and weather conditions. You are then kitted up with a PFD, spray deck, paddle jacket, thermals and a paddle before the all important Kayak safety briefing including a dry capsize drill. Most sea kayaks are double sea kayaks (Pittaraks) with a couple of single kayaks available for the more experienced paddlers in the group.

You'll then set out on the adventure paddling as one group, with knowledgable commentary on environmental features and local history. Sights you'll see along the way include dolphins, seals, sea eagles, commorants, fish, boat wrecks, historical buildings, marinas and yachts. Lunch and drinks are prepared for all participants about half way through the trip at the Old Quarantine Station (a short tour of the former Quarantine Station is included). Then you'll return to the start, gear is packed away and you can change into some warm clothes.

This adventure takes place between September to May, and is the perfect way to see the picturesque Sorrento locale. Warning - kayaking is seriously addictive!

intensity: 3.0

Reviews

This was a fantastic experience, the staff were wonderfully friendly and professional, the scenery was great, and would most definitely go again!
Nathalie

Kayaking was amazing! The guide was knowledgeable enough to even make sure we bumped into a pod of dolphins.
Amit A

Friendly and professional - excellent fun!
Adam S

Experience Details

Fitness and Experience

Participants must be reasonably active and over 14 years of age
Participants must be able to swim 50m non stop
Very tall (over 192 cm) and heavy people (over 110 kg) need to notify operator in order to provide a suitable kayak

What to Bring/Wear

Hat
Sun glasses
Sun Screen
Shorts or bathers
Water Bottle
Old running shoes / Sandles or Wet Suit Booties
Spray Jacket / Thermal Top (or can be provided if required)
Towel
Change of clothes for afterwards

NOTE: Wetsuits are not suitable for this adventure

What is Supplied

Lunch, fruit and drinks throughout the day
Lunch stop at the former Quarantine Station
Spray jacket
Thermal top
Dry box
Dry bag
PFD and spray deck are supplied

More Information

Sorrento and Portsea are both historical seaside holiday resorts endowed with maritime and early settlement history. You can 'pass back in time' as you paddle along the foreshore, observing historical houses along the cliff tops, outdoor swimming enclosures, the former quarantine station and some historical shipping wrecks. As you move closer to Pt Nepean, built up areas are left and dolphins, sea eagles, cormorants etc. may be observed.

The trip is weather dependant, 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.

Customers need to sign an indemnity form and medical form before they commence the trip.

All staff have a sea kayaking guide or instructors qualification, level 2 first aid or wilderness first aid and at least 5 years experience.

The experience lasts 6 hours in total, from 9.30am to 3.30pm. The trips run on demand from mid September to mid May.

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