Custom time Kayak Ecotour w/ Guide
Kayak & equipment provided for up to 5 guests. Make a custom request here.
Service Description
Can't make the sunrise tour? No problem. Make a custom request here. This option allows us to build a Chesapeake Bay ecotour around your schedule, interests, and the conditions that day. Whether you're traveling with young children, visiting for the weekend, interested in wildlife photography, fascinated by local history, or simply looking for a unique way to experience the Bay, we'll work with you to create a trip that fits. This isn't simply a kayak trip. It's an opportunity to experience the Chesapeake Bay through the eyes of a Licensed Captain, Virginia Certified Ecotour Guide, Chesapeake Bay Landscape Professional – Shoreline, former Coastal Resilience Planner, and maritime first responder who has spent years working on and around these waters. Tour locations vary based on weather, tides, and what is happening on the Bay. We may paddle toward New Point Comfort Lighthouse, explore remote sandy beaches, visit marshes teeming with wildlife, or discover places most visitors would never find on their own. What is an ecotour? An ecotour is more than simply observing nature. It is about understanding how everything is connected. As we paddle, we'll weave together wildlife, blue crabs, oysters, fisheries, marshes, submerged aquatic vegetation, water quality, shoreline erosion, living shorelines, commercial fishing, working waterfronts, maritime history, local culture, and the coastal communities that continue to depend on these waters today. A blue crab becomes a conversation about underwater grass beds. An oyster reef becomes a discussion about water quality. A marsh becomes a lesson in fisheries and wildlife habitat. A lighthouse opens the door to stories of storms, shipwrecks, commerce, and life on the Bay generations ago. Every trip weaves together nature, culture, history, and community. The goal is not simply to paddle from one place to another, but to leave with a deeper understanding of the Chesapeake Bay than when you arrived. Kayaks, paddles, and safety equipment are provided for up to five guests. Life on the water. Shared.
Cancellation Policy
IMPORTANT NOTICE UNDER VIRGINIA LAW WARNING: Under Virginia law, there is no liability for an injury to or death of a participant in a marine tourism activity if such injury or death results from the inherent risks of a marine tourism activity. You are assuming the risk of participating in this marine tourism activity. KAYAK RENTAL TERMS By making a reservation, submitting payment, accepting delivery, or using equipment provided by Backwater Expeditions LLC, the person completing the reservation ("Responsible Renter") agrees to these terms on behalf of himself or herself and any minor children in the rental party. The Responsible Renter acknowledges that kayaking and related water activities involve inherent risks, including drowning, capsizing, falls, weather changes, tides, currents, vessel traffic, oyster beds, submerged hazards, wildlife, marine life, equipment failure, physical exertion, injury, property damage, and death.The Responsible Renter voluntarily assumes all risks associated with participation and accepts responsibility for supervising all members of the rental party, including minors.The Responsible Renter is solely responsible for evaluating and continuously monitoring weather conditions, wind, tides, currents, water conditions, vessel traffic, visibility, and all other environmental factors before and during the rental period. The decision to launch, continue, modify, terminate, or return from any activity rests solely with the Responsible Renter and participants.Backwater Expeditions LLC does not provide supervision, rescue services, lifeguards, guides, chase boats, escorts, or on-water monitoring unless separately contracted as part of a guided experience.Backwater Expeditions LLC's responsibility is limited to providing rental equipment and associated safety equipment believed to be in serviceable condition at the time of delivery or pickup. Use of the equipment constitutes acceptance that the equipment was received in satisfactory condition.The Responsible Renter assumes responsibility for the use, care, security, and return of all rental equipment and agrees to pay for loss, theft, or damage beyond ordinary wear and tear.Rental equipment may not be used during hours of darkness and must be returned at the agreed-upon time unless otherwise authorized.To the fullest extent permitted by law, the Responsible Renter, individually and on behalf of any minor children under his or her supervision, releases, waives, and agreed to these terms.
Contact Details
Backwaterexpeditionsllc@gmail.com