Paddle & Stay Packages
Looking for more than just kayaking for your time in Tofino? Book one of Paddle West’s 6-day / 5-night packages — including a one-night stay in Tofino before your guided 3-Day Vargas Island Tour, and a two night stay upon return. Choose from our partners below for your perfect Tofino get away.
Long bEach Lodge
6-DAY / 5-NIGHT PACKAGE
- 3-night stay at Long Beach Lodge
- All-inclusive 3-day kayak expedition
- High-quality camp meals, snacks, and beverages on trip
- Access to Long Beach Lodge’s surf club: cedar sauna and seaside hot tub
- Bonus $120 food credit to be used at Long Beach Lodge’s Great Room, Surf Club, or SandBar Bistro
HOTEL ZED
- 3-night stay at Hotel Zed
- All-inclusive 3-day kayak expedition
- High-quality camp meals, snacks, and beverages on trip
TSAWAAK RV RESORT
- 3-night stay at Tsawaak RV Resort
- All-inclusive 3-day kayak expedition
- High-quality camp meals, snacks, and beverages on trip
MULTI-DAY KAYAKING IN CLAYOQUOT SOUND
If you are looking for the opportunity to escape and explore for longer than a single day, the pristine waters of Clayoquot Sound are the place to be — in fact, Clayoquot offers some of the best multi-day kayaking on Vancouver Island. Designed around marine conditions and guest preferences, our tours take place on the white sand shores of Vargas Island, Flores Island, and Vancouver Island. All tour locations offer rugged shorelines, sandy beaches, and sheltered channels — not to mention towering mountains dressed in old growth forest.
Explore the coastline searching for wildlife, big and small. Camp beneath the stars or the canopy of the rainforest. Eat delicious, nutritious and fresh meals inspired by the West Coast and prepared by your guide. Watch the sunset as you fall asleep to the sound of gently crashing waves. Wake up as the sunrises over the mountains of Vancouver Island. A multi-day kayak trop is an incredible way to escape from the routines of every day life and live simply by the tides
The shores of Vargas and Flores Islands are popular places for grey whales to feed — not to mention nearby Cleland Island Ecological Reserve, home to a variety of nesting birds including the Rhinoceros auklet, Pigeon guillemot and plenty of Black oystercatchers. Transient Orcas and the Humpback whale are known to use the waters off of Vargas and Flores as feeding grounds in the summer as well. Land loving mammals like the black bear and the coastal wolf are also scattered around Clayoquot Sound. The opportunities for wildlife on a multi-day kayak trip in Clayoquot are vast.
Required Paddling Experience
Our multi-day tour requires no previous paddling experience but we suggest that you be familiar with camping in a wilderness setting. It is also recommended that you have the physical ability to sit in a kayak and paddle for four to six hours a day. The paddling is often not strenuous but depending on conditions more physical exertion may be required. The tour and the destination campsites will be determined by the group’s experience and abilities.
What to Bring
Paddle West Kayaking provides all the kayaking and safety gear required for the tour, your guide, wilderness camping fees and West Coast inspired meals.
You are responsible for providing your own camping set up which includes a tent, sleeping bag and sleeping pad, personal clothing and other personal items. If you do not have your own camping set up, Paddle West Kayaking rents such items for a reasonable extra cost.
Additional gear for rent
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TENT
4/2/1 person |
SLEEPING BAG
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THERMA-REST
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Guided Multi-Day Tours
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$25
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$15
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$15 |