Our Sea Kayaking Trips Explained

Please take time to read about our different trips to see which trips best suits you. Your safety and enjoyment is our priority, and we never, ever, ‘risk it!’ Guides are equipped with all necessary equipment including first aid kits, tow ropes, flares, and VHF radios. We hold current First Aid certificates and guides are qualified instructors certified by the British Canoe Union. All our guides are highly experienced and are self-motivated to make every tour as memorable as possible. With local knowledge of the regions they are paddling in, and a good understanding of wildlife, they will use their skill and judgement to make the best of every day. On camping trips their experience of living and catering in the outdoors means that meals are way beyond the image of ‘ready to eat camping food’!
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1. Lodge based tours

Our Lodge based tours allow you to enjoy your kayaking and mixing it with the best of comforts. Each day we will set off to explore these stunning islands. After a day of salt-air and kayaking, we will return to our warm, welcoming and comfortable accommodation where hot showers, wonderful food and comfortable beds are waiting. We offer a variety of paddling destinations in the Hebrides. These tours are suitable for all levels of paddling experience. We would particularly recommend these trips to new paddlers.

2. Wild camping tours

Imagine landing your kayak on a stunning beach on some distant island and setting up camp for the night. Imagine sitting round a driftwood fire as night draws in. You hear the call of distant seals and the excited chatter of oystercatchers. There is no better way of seeing wildlife than from the cockpit of a kayak, and no better time to see wildlife than early morning and late evening. On all our camping trips we will travel as a self-sufficient group, carrying all our food and equipment with us, setting off to a new wild campsite each day. However being self-sufficient does not mean compromising on comfort. We load as much fresh food as possible, so at the end of the day there is always good food and a glass of wine and a dram to finish off a great day out.

To get the best out of these tours we would suggest at least a day of kayaking experience. Wild Barra is perhaps the most suited to people new to the sport, as it is half accommodation based and half camping based.

Our ‘Wild camping tours’ are in more protected areas. It should be remembered when booking that all these tours are six nights* Wild Camping.

3. Journeys

Clearwater Paddling is proud to offer epic adventures, travelling through some of Scotland’s wildest seascapes. To get the most out of these stunning Journey tours paddlers should be happy kayaking in a larger swell and making longer crossings. The tours are suited to paddlers who have at least 14 days experience of sea kayaking in a variety of conditions. Like all our tours if the conditions are not safe, then we will not paddle.