Kanu Kapers Australia: 1 Day Self-Guided Kayak Tour
Experience the Noosa Everglades by kayak. This remarkable, personalized adventure offers a chance to visit secluded locations by kayak and truly experience the natural beauty and wildlife. The Noosa Everglades an ancient water way that has remained unchanged for thousands of years.
During a Kanu Kapers Australia Self Guided Kayak Tour, you will have the opportunity to intimately experience a side of Australia that you wont find in the hustle and bustle of city sightseeing. Paddle your kayak to secluded locations on a well supported kayak tour and truly experience the natural beauty and wildlife of the Noosa Everglades, an ancient water way that has remained unchanged for thousands of years.
- After a thorough kayak lesson and support lead your own 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 and the Upper Noosa River
What to bring: Sun hat, rash vest, board shorts, insect repellent, sunscreen, camera, Food for the duration of the trip, 2 litres of water per person,and sense of adventure!
Features:
-Free Luggage Storage
-Tours Depart Daily (Subject to availability)
-Fast, sleek Kayaks
Inclusions: Kayaking and Safety Equipment, Esky, map with photo and text, land mark orientation & kayaking tuition for your own Everglades kayaking adventure.
Tour Type: Self 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, award winning and 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 and canoeing tours to the Noosa Everglades, plus white water canoe & kayak adventures for individuals and groups throughout Australia.
After guided wildlife spotting, begin your Noosa Everglades kayaking adventure at the Great Sandy National Park Canoe Launching site on the shore of Lake Cootharaba. Before you set off, be briefed and receive a full kayaking lesson by a Kanu Kapers Australia guide on paddling techniques, land mark orientation and trip highlights. Set off North across Lake Cootharaba to Kinaba (Sir Thomas Hiley) Information Centre where you can stop to read about the Great Sandy National Park and the ecology of the upper Noosa River, take a strole along the boardwalk which follows the edge of Lake Cootharaba, or simply stop take in the marvelous views back over the lake.
This is where the adventure really starts! Back in your kayak, continue up into the Noosa Everglades (Upper Noosa River) and navigate your way through small lakes and islands of reeds and tea-trees and up throught the section known as 'The Narrows'; where the water is so glassy and still it mirrors the surrounding landscape perfectly.
You can paddle all the way to the famous fisherman's campout 'Harry's Hut' and freshen up with a rejuvenating swim from the jetty or stay within the lower reached of the Noosa Everglades and explore up Kin Kin Creek. Make your way back to the launch site on the shores of Lake Cootharaba for your 3.00pm pick up.
Departure: Tours depart from Elanda Point Kayak & Canoe Launching Area, QLD 4565
Tour Duration: 8.30am to 3.00 pm
Transport:
- Complimentary Pick up and Drop off from the Noosa area to Boreen Point (If client is without own transport) is available
Pick up is between 7.30am - 8.00am out the front of their accomodation.
Early/special drop off charge of $45.00 may be charged.
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