For thousands of years prior to the establishment of Saint John as Canada’s oldest incorporated city, a flourishing Nation, the Wolastoqiyik called the area home. On this 2-3 hour guided kayak tour, learn about how they lived along the “beautiful river” in balance with nature and how it was integral to their movement around the region and province.
**A minimum of 6 guests are necessary for this tour to run
Itinerary:
Meet at the beach pre sunset, taking some time to get everyone fitted with your gear before your guide goes over safety procedures and basic paddling instruction.
Depending on the tour date, there are three different start points for this tour, highlighting different locations important to our local first nation cultures.
Stop along the way at a beach for a small bon fire and to enjoying traditional Bannock as well as a locally sourced smoked sturgeon platter. For evening tours, the return paddle could be in low light conditions, giving you a chance to enjoy the serenity of paddling under starlight (feel free to bring along a headlamp if you have one).
What is included:
- PFD
- Paddle
- Spray Skirt
- Tandem kayak**
- Intro to gear/safety instruction
- Bannock and smoked sturgeon sampling
**All guests paddle tandem kayaks.
- a 10L dry bag will be provided for you to use for your shoes/bon fire "gear"
Dates and Rain-dates
June 18, 2pm-5pm (Rain-date June 22, 6pm-9pm)
July 6, 6pm-9pm (Rain-date July 7, 6pm-9pm)
August 1, 7pm-10pm (Rain-date Aug 2, 7pm-10pm)
August 31, 7pm-10pm (Rain-date Sept 1, 7pm-10pm)
September 29, 6pm-9pm (Rain date TBD)
October 15, 2pm-5pm (Rain date TBD)
Additional considerations:
- Guides have total authority to cancel or modify a tour if the safety of the group is at risk.
What to wear/bring:
- eco-friendly Bug spray
- Non-Cotton Clothing (Jeans are not considered safe for water sports, expect for your clothing to get at least somewhat wet)
- Long sleeve shirt for the bon-fire and the paddle back (just in case, but this will become more important for tours later in the season)
- Hat and Sunglasses
- Water Shoes if you have them, otherwise, footwear that you're ok with getting wet
- Change of clothes and a towel to leave in the car
- Water in a reusable bottle
