Trip Overview
Departures
Trip Dates + Prices
Duration
5 Days
Activities
Camping
Kayaking
Yoga
Physical Rating
Easy–Moderate
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Land on a Secret Island
Discover the iconic Georgian Bay by the power of your paddle! With a secret island as our basecamp for four nights, together we explore this beloved region, full of panoramas, bird life and quintessential Canadian landscapes. Home to the world’s largest freshwater archipelago, the UNESCO Georgian Bay Biosphere consists of more than 30,000 islands that create puzzle-piece channels, sheltered inlets and deep lagoons to explore. It’s designed for the slow and serene pace of a kayak!
Paddle into a Watercolor Painting
Awaken Your Senses
To add extra flavor, we’re joined by Chef Laurie Tester, an enormously talented, classically trained chef, who prepares carefully curated meals with your dietary needs at the forefront. We begin each day with a yawn-and-stretch yoga class before breakfast. This is a unique and intimate opportunity to combine kayaking and camping with outdoor yoga, meditation and creative workshops (like make-your-own mala necklaces), all deeply steeped in nature.
This trip was absolutely wonderful. Joedy and Heather made sure we were all prepared and had the best time possible all while being completely safe. The scenery is beyond compare, and the food, well all I can say is WOW. Outstanding. Laurie and Pauline created wonderful meals. Great memories!”
Elyse M.
Photo Credit: Marissa Dolotallas
Photo Credit: Marissa Dolotallas
Photo Credit: Marissa Dolotallas
Photo Credit: Marissa Dolotallas
Photo Credit: Marissa Dolotallas
Photo Credit: Marissa Dolotallas
Photo Credit: Marissa Dolotallas
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Itinerary
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Day 1
Georgian Bay
Snug Harbour
We are picked up by a boat shuttle at Snug Harbour at 12:30 p.m. and arrive on the island in time for our first sumptuous meal. After lunch, our experienced guides share everything we need to know about camp life on the island. It starts with setting up our tents!
Once our camp is erected, we have an introduction to water safety and get ready to experience the island by kayak.
Tonight, immerse yourself in the land and disconnect from the outside world: meditate, chat with new friends or snuggle up in your sleeping bag for a solid night’s sleep in preparation of tomorrow’s busy day on the water.
Included Meals
Lunch and dinner
Accommodations
Camping tents
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Days 2–4
Georgian Bay
Adventure Awaits
Mornings begin with salutations to the sun before we head out in our kayaks for a day of exploring Georgian Bay’s endless islands with time-chiseled and weather-worn rock faces, gnarly cedars and rugged isles. Our afternoons are for relaxing, swimming, reading a few chapters or sitting in on a painting class with Heather. Each evening, we wind down weary paddling muscles with a peaceful sunset yoga session.
The island is also a wonderful sanctuary to explore on foot. Birders should be on high alert for pileated woodpeckers, cedar waxwings, red-breasted nuthatches, green herons, great crested flycatchers, bald eagles, ospreys and more!
Included Meals
Breakfast, lunch and dinner
Accommodations
Camping tents
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Day 5
Return to Snug Harbour
Wind Down
Our adventure ends mid-afternoon after lunch, when we are picked up by our boat chauffeur and returned to Snug Harbour. From there we say our farewells and depart. If you didn’t bring your personal vehicle, grab the shuttle back to Toronto and be dropped off at the same spot you were picked up.
This “soft kayaking and camping” trip is designed to encourage future paddling trips—and thanks to Chef Laurie and your talented guides, this opportunity is full of flavor and watercolor memories to treasure!
Included Meals
Breakfast
Take a Deeper Dive
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What’s Included
- A classically trained chef who will prep unforgettable meals from lunch on Day 1 to lunch on Day 5
- Two certified kayak guides
- Daily yoga instruction
- Private boat shuttle to and from the island site
- Four nights’ accommodation in spacious two or three-person tents
- High-end touring solo kayaks
- All necessary paddling gear including PFDs, sprayskirts, paddles and required safety gear
- All necessary group camping gear
- An “en plein air” watercolor painting session on the island
- A mala necklace workshop with meditation
- Optional shuttle from Toronto (at pre-set locations)
What’s Excluded
Thermarests and sleeping bags are not included; see packing checklist in the Trip Details section for more information
Please Note:
All applicable taxes are included in the trip price.
Itineraries may be subject to change without notice due to weather and other environmental conditions. Please review our Booking Terms.
Trip Details
Know Before You Go
Click HERE for all of the logistical details you’ll need to know prior to departure—including the packing list, arrival and departure details and suggested tipping information.
This trip starts Toronto, Ontario, and ends in Toronto, Ontario. There are multiple points for pick up, and you will be dropped off at the same pick up location. The closest airport is Toronto Person International Airport (airport code: YYZ).
The Wild Women Way
If you’re wondering how we roll, it’s together. The Wild Women Way is our modus operandi, our mantra and our rock solid foundation. You can learn more about our Wild Ways HERE.
How We Support You
Ready for a big adventure? We’re in it together. This is a backcountry sea kayaking expedition intended for intermediate to advanced paddlers. You must have some previous backcountry camping and sea kayaking experience on open water in various weather conditions and be comfortable wearing a spray skirt and performing a wet exit. Yes, it’s a challenge, but you’re never alone. Like thousands of women before you, you’ll draw on strength you didn’t know you had and come out feeling like the goddess you are.
Still have questions or concerns? Let’s talk about it.
What the Trip Entails
- You must have the endurance to paddle 4–6 hours each day, with loaded/unloaded single and/or double kayaks
- Carrying kayaks and gear
- Being in and on the water; there may be unexpected swims
- Not comfortable swimming? Please let us know!
- Camping and yoga experience an asset
- Physical Rating: Easy – Moderate (Trips typically involve 3 to 5 hours of daily activity.)