Kanu Kapers: 1 Day Guided Noosa Everglades Kayak Tour
Join one of our experienced tour guides on a day's paddle into the Noosa Everglades and Upper Noosa River, enjoy a delicious hearty lunch, take a refreshing dip in the river and if the wind is right a sail home.
During a Kanu Kapers Australia Guided Kayak Tour, you will get the opportunity to intimately experience a side of Australia that you wont find in the hustle and bustle of city sightseeing.
-Adventure through the curvaceous waterways
-Hear and see birdlife that most people only get to experience through books
-Take a leisurely swim in the cool, tannin coloured waters of the upper Noosa River
-Relax under the shade of the she-oak and tea-trees
-Take photographs of the brilliant blue Australian sky, mirrored with the tea-trees and Banksia flowers in the glassy tannin coloured waters
-Glide past flocks of Pelicans as they rest in the calm, shallow waters of Lake Cootharaba
Tour Destination: (paddle to) Lake Cootharabah, Kinaba (Sir Thomas Hiley) Information Centre, Noosa Everglades, The Upper Noosa River- River of Mirrors
What to bring: Sun hat, rash vest, board shorts, insect repellent, sunscreen, camera, water bottle and your sense of adventure!
Features:
-Tours Depart Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday.
-Fast, sleek Kayaks
-Tailor Designed Tours
Inclusions: Kayaking and Safety Equipment, Experienced Guides, delicious and hearty lunch & kayaking tuition for your Everglades kayaking adventure
Tour Type: Guided Kayak Tour - This remarkable, personalized adventure offers a chance to visit secluded locations by kayak and truly experience the natural beauty and wildlife in a relaxed quiet setting. Hidden within the Cooloola Section of the Great Sandy National Park is one of the Sunshine Coasts' best kept paddling secrets, the Noosa Everglades.
Within the Noosa Everglades, are the pristine headwaters of the Noosa River. A waterway that, due to its National Park status, has remained a delicate and pristine wilderness, undisturbed by civilization. Only two hours drive north of Queensland’s capital city, Brisbane, the glorious Noosa Everglades is well known by locals and visitors alike as a marvelous wildlife sanctuary, boasting magnificent birdlife and a myriad of natural vegetation types including wallum scrub, rainforest and coastal sand dunes.
About Kanu Kapers Australia: Kanu Kapers Australia is one of Australia’s leading canoe and kayak adventure companies. Located just north of Noosa on the Sunshine Coast in beautiful Queensland, Australia. We offer guided and self guided kayaking tours to the Noosa Everglades, plus white water canoe & kayak adventures for individuals and groups throughout Australia.
Meet at Elanda Point Kayak & Canoe Launching Area in the Great Sandy National Park. On arrival there is a small amount of paper work and you are given your dry bag for the day. When everyone is packed and ready to go - the tour departs Elanda Point where we launch and pack the kayaks for the days tour. We settle you into your kayak, teaching you all the basic skills for an enjoyable paddle across Lake Cootharaba to Kinaba and Fig Tree Lake the heart of the Noosa Everglades where we enjoy a delicious hearty lunch. The tour continues into upper Noosa River, through the section known as ‘the river of mirrors’ - a wonder land of reflecting landscapes. Enjoy a refreshing swim in the pristine waters and feel the serenity of this unique wilderness. On the journey home, if the wind is blowing in a favourable direction, we may hoist the sails for the crossing of Lake Cootharaba and back to the launch site.
Departure: Tours depart from Elanda Point Kayak & Canoe Launch Area, QLD 4565
Tour Duration: 8.30am to 3.00pm
Available: On Tuesday,Thursday and Saturday. With groups of 3 or more other days maybe arranged.
Transport:
Complimentary transport to and from the Noosa area to Boreen Point (If client is without own transport) is available
Early/special return drop off $45.00 may be charged.
Transport:
-Complimentary transport to and from the Noosa area to Boreen Point (If client is without own transport) is available.