"San Juander" Natural History Three Day

This classic Elakah trip is filled with beautiful island scenery, beaches to explore, outstanding sunsets, quiet waterways to paddle, and unforgettable memories amongst the San Juan Islands. A perfect trip for beginning kayakers. This Trip focuses on kayaking, kayaking skills, and using sea kayaking as a serene and rewarding way of exploring the San Juan Archipelago.  You do not have to have any kayaking experience to enjoy this vacation. You will learn navigation, how to read charts, paddling techniques, tide, & current reading, all from your professional guides from Elakah Expeditions. You will also enjoy a private Sailing Yacht trip to our jumping off point in the San Juan Islands and back at the end off the trip aboard the "Gato Verde". All sea kayak equipment, four gourmet meals and guides are provided. (Ages 13 & over)

June 13-15 (Friday-Sunday)

August 15-17 (Friday-Sunday)

August 30-Sept 1 (Saturday-Monday) Labor Day Weekend!

$450 per person

* Includes: kayak gear, kayak instruction, group camping gear, 2 breakfasts, 2 gourmet dinners—with wildharvest & local foods, natural history, camping fees at James Island State Marine Park, and private round-trip shuttle from Bellingham, WA aboard the Gato Verde Sailing Yacht, offering a relaxing trip and great views of the eastern San Juan Islands.

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