Talaysay Tours Cultural Adventures
Website: http://www.talaysaytours.com
Email: info@talaysay.com
Contact: Candace Campo
Location: Gibsons, Halfmoon Bay, Pender Harbour, Roberts Creek, Sechelt
Address:
Sechelt
Sechelt, BC V0N 3A0
Phone: (604) 628-8555
Toll free: 1-800-605-4643
Exclusive launch site available daily from Porpoise Bay Provincial Park located on Sechelt Inlet Rd in Sechelt.
Sechelt (shishálh) First Nations owned and operated cultural interpretative tour company, (with a emphasis on education in First Nations history, arts, ecological practices, outdoor adventure and safety).
Talaysay Tours provides guided kayak tours, lessons, rentals, nature walks, museum tours, community-totem pole walks, longhouse tours, events, carving demonstrations, and drumming and singing.
We strive to inform, guide and share our history, our way of life and extend our friendship to our fellow community members and to the visitors of the Sunshine Coast. Our people have resided in this region for milenia. We know and respect these lands and waters that have sustained our peoples for countless generations and we would like to share this richness with you.
The majority of our kayak tours take place at Porpoise Bay Provincial Park. We operate from the southeastern end of the park (left side), closest to Sechelt Band Lands and near the gazebo closest to the beach. The parking at the park is $3/day and is monitored regularily.
Talaysay Tours Basic Kayak Lesson and Tour: The introductory kayak lesson and tour is a great way to experience up close and personal, the beautiful Sunshine Coast. We teach technique and basic paddle strokes, low and high bracing, self-rescue/wet exits. (Wet exits are optional) We recommend you take this opportunity to learn the technique. Safety, fun and friendship is our motto! No previous kayak experience is required. $79/3hrs *Children are half price when accompanied by an adult.
Avaliable weekend tours:
First Nations Interpretive Paddle Tour: Discover the cultural wonders of the Shishalh (pro-nounced see-shall) First Nation by kayak. The Shishalh tribe, from which the District of Sechelt took it's name, has lived in this area for thousands of years. Your local Shisalh guides will take you on a kayaking journey through time. Learn about our ancestors' way of life and take in the stunning views of the Sunshine Coast shoreline. Your guide will provide an introduction to kayaking and safety before your start the tour. Paddling through the calm waters you will notice that each point or inlet offers its on unique story and legend. This region is rich in marine life and there is always a chance of seeing seals, otters, sea stars, sea cucumbers, eel grass and much more. This tour is offered as a short tour (3hrs) or full tour (6hrs). Please let us know which one works best for you when you are booking your tour. $96/3hrs
Talking Trees Walking Tour: Share in the stories of how the Shishalh people appreciate their land and enjoy this leisurely walk through Porpoise Bay Provincial Park. Listen to the legends each tree has to tell. A local First Nations guide will take you on a walking journey through time - learn about ecology of the forest and take part in tales and traditions past down from our ancestors who lived in the same village centures ago. Along the way, your guide will point out local plants that were harvested for traditional medicine and food use. $24/1.5hrs
Hours of Operation:
FULL MOON PADDLE DATES:
Wednesday - June 18th,
Friday - July 18th,
Saturday - August 16th,
Monday - September 15th
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