Experience Providers

Founded in 1985, Gulf Island Kayaking is a family owned and operated tour and rental company offering half-day, full-day, and multi-day guided kayak adventures as well as quality kayaks, canoes, paddleboards, and bikes for hire out of Montague Harbour Marina on Galiano Island. Join our knowledgeable guides for an unforgettable kayaking experience exploring the wave-sculpted sandstone cliffs and diverse intertidal life along Galiano’s undeveloped coast. Paddle with eagles, seals, otters and more!

Step Outside Adventures offers unique sightseeing and hiking tours with daily departures from Vancouver, Richmond, and Delta. Whether you want to hike up to an alpine lake, go snow-shoeing through a winter wonderland, explore an island, or just see the sights of Vancouver, we have a tour for you. Some of our destinations include Whistler, the North Shore Mountains, Bowen Island, the Gulf Islands, and Squamish. Round trip transportation with live narration from one of our fantastic guides included.

Spectacular West Coast island resort, minutes from Vancouver, yet a world away. Luxury retreat in natural surroundings enhanced with beautiful gardens. All of our Rooms / Suites have ocean views, fireplace, terrace, luxury ensuite (some of our rooms are pet-friendly, and incur a small surcharge). All of our West Coast Villas have a living/dining/kitchen area equipped for entertaining, TV’s in each of the living and bedroom areas, a double sofabed for additional relaxation or sleeping. Outdoors: a spacious terrace with a real wood-burning fireplace and outdoor bath for romantic relaxation, a grill and seating area for al fresco dining watching the world float by. Our Oceanfront Spa has treatments unique in Canada, luxury steam rooms, garden treatments. We also offer reflexology, a full range of massage modalities, manicures, pedicures and aesthetics treatments. Award-winning Atrevida Restaurant in an architecturally stunning setting or casual outdoor setting with wood-fired pizza oven (summer months). Free WiFi, free phone, free plane pick-up. Smart Cars, dock for boats (summer), golf, kayaking,whale-watching, shopping, hiking, famous Kunamokst mural.

Tours and Transportation

Serenity by the Sea Retreat is a waterfront retreat haven with quiet, creative spaces–perfect if you are seeking quality time alone or with a friend, for re-connection, reflection, or healing and creative play. Cocoon yourself in a cozy, nurturing accommodation to relax and recharge your batteries. Enhance your retreat with massage, reiki, and a myriad of special features and services. Enjoy nature, sky and sea from our cliffside tub by the sea. Our garden embraces the dynamic vibrancy of waterfront, the soothing energy of our ponds and waterfall gardens, and the personal gifts of our meditation circuit and classic labyrinth.

Enjoy full or half day sailing trips around the Gulf Islands from Retreat Cove on Galiano. Explore Wallace Island & Saltspring’s secluded beach at Walker’s Hook from a new perspective on our 35′ sloop. We recommend a 4 hour cruise from 11am to 3pm or 4pm to 8pm. We can also create a custom schedule for your pleasure. Our yacht is $100 per hour with a maximum group size of 8. You can choose the amazing salmon barbecue lunch/dinner for $25 per person.