Included in National Geographic Canada’s 50 Places of a Lifetime, the Discovery Islands are a sea kayaking paradise, and as you will discover, one of the West Coast’s best kept secrets. You’ll find no better sea kayaking vacation throughout remote islands on BC’s central coast.
Comprised of a dozen islands in the Discovery Passage between Vancouver Island and the mainland in British Columbia, we will take you kayaking throughout this sparsely inhabited remote group of islands on this kayaking tour.
Paddling around the islands provides the ideal way to get close to nature and be completely enveloped in the beauty of towering trees, remote beaches, and mountains. Discover the wildlife that inhabit this region and the secrets of British Columbia’s rich and plentiful inter-tidal life while exploring magical waterways.
TOUR HIGHLIGHTS
- Be enveloped in the beauty of towering trees, remote beaches, and mountains of the Canadian wilderness
- Have close encounters with BC’s coastal wildlife; sea lions, seals, pacific white sided dolphins, otters, birds and some of the largest starfish in the world
- Be on the lookout for Humpback whales that have made a strong resurgence in the Discovery Islands
- Coastal cuisine designed by a local gourmet chef
- Quality expedition tents & warm sleeping bags all included in the price of the trip
- High Staff to Guest Ratio
- Small Group Size
- Accommodations on Quadra Island the night before you launch at one of Quadra’s beautiful resorts
Questions & Answers
Room types
Can we book a triple room?
Depending on the trip style you choose, our trips are organized on a twin, triple, or multishare basis. As our bookings are made well in advance, individual room requests can’t be guaranteed.
Can I book a single room?
You can book pre and post-accommodation on a single basis; however, throughout your Royal Derby trip, rooming is organized on a twin-share basis. Some trips do have a single supplement available—check a trip’s overview page on our website, or its Trip Notes, to see whether a single supplement is offered. If so, please request this at the time of booking.
Travelling solo
I’m traveling alone—is that OK?
This is the beauty of the Royal Derby style of travel: many of our travelers join because they are traveling solo and want to meet and share experiences with like-minded people.
If I am traveling solo, will I be charged a single supplement?
As a solo traveler, you will be paired up with another passenger of the same gender as per your passport information. If you’re not comfortable sharing a room with someone of the same gender, you also have the choice to pay for a single supplement (available on the majority of our trips).
If you don’t identify with the gender assigned on your passport, please let us know at the time of booking, and we’ll arrange the rooming configuration accordingly.