KAYAK THE COSTA BRAVA FROM BARCELONA

We have a maximum of 6 kayaks on our kayak tours. That’s a maximum of 12 people per guide.

If you feel like rewarding the extra effort your guide went to for an incredible day or special attention; then that’s totally up to you. Tips will always be appreciated as a very kind gesture.

No, unfortunately.

Spanish law requires some form of swimming ability so you must be comfortable in the water and able to swim about a length in a normal-sized swimming pool. If you are not sure, your guide will do a swimming test at the beginning of the tour.

If your guide is not satisfied you won't be able to join the tour but will have a wonderful beach, bars, restaurants, and a lovely walk to enjoy while the group is on the water.

**Unfortunately, we can’t give refunds to those who cannot swim on the day.

We want you to choose the best Barcelona Day Trip for you! So we suggest you pre-book a beach day, which includes lunch, transport, and beach time, (no kayak tour, snorkelling or swimming).

Don't book a kayak and snorkel tour unless you can swim or get some lessons before you come - It's a life skill anyone can learn at any age and we really recommend it 🙂

Suitable swimming gear, sun-cream, extra water if it’s a hot day, a towel if you wish and we recommend water shoes too.

You can pick up a pair for around €12 in Decathlon. It’s not entirely necessary to have water shoes but if you have sensitive feet, walking barefoot on rocks can be a little uncomfortable.

Simply a swimming costume will be fine for the kayak tour. If you burn easily in the sun, maybe bring a spare t-shirt you can keep on in the kayak and take off when you swim.

On colder days, Barcelona Day Trip will provide a wet-suit at no extra cost.

Yes definitely. Sea kayaking day tours take you as far as basically paddling, balancing, and getting in and out of the kayak at different interesting spots. All of those actions have opportune moments for a splash or to be fully submerged in the water.

You will also be in the water for a snorkel on this tour. It is optional but we hope you'll try it, it's wonderful.

Our kayaks are very stable and your guide will teach you how to stay upright however in every group we’ve had bar 1, someone has flipped over and landed in the sea.

No definitely not, the way you fall from a kayak, although never very graceful, is not scary. Imagine being sat on the edge of a swimming pool then kind of falling sideways headfirst into the water. It’s more funny than scary and you won’t be the only ones that go over.

If you’re very nervous about it, tell your guide on your kayak tour and they will demonstrate it or even help you with a practice tip at the start of the tour. Once you’ve done it once, you’ll see it’s not bad at all.

Yes, you can. Please just remember that anything you bring on the kayak tour will get wet and could be dropped and lost.

We provide a box for valuables that is kept in our office during the tour.

You can either bring your own or; we can provide phone cases or sunglasses lanyards for €10 each on the day. That way, you can take your sunglasses with confidence, or have your phone around your neck in a little pouch for extra photos on your kayak tour.

We do not recommend to bring phones or expensive sunglasses without a lanyard or wearable phone case.

When we arrive on the beach from Barcelona, valuables can be placed inside a box that’s safely locked at the back of our office for the duration of the kayak tour. This includes mobile phones, wallets, travel documents, etc. After you’re back from the water, collect your valuables on your way to the changing room.

Please don’t take anything with you on our kayak tour that you don’t want to lose or get very wet… The sea is extremely deep in some places and there is a limit to how far down our guides can dive to collect dropped items. This includes tiny earings that can come off while using the snorkelling masks or getting in and out of the kayaks while on the tour.

We’re still looking for a single Tiffany earing that was lost in the summer of 2021… Lost treasure is of course, another great reason to book

The transfer up and down the coast takes roughly one hour and fifteen minutes each way. The time goes very quickly and we play some decent tunes on the way back and forward from Barcelona to Costa Brava on each of our kayaking day tours.

Most people fall asleep on the way back and there is both conversation or music to entertain you while you soak up views of the countryside on the way there.

A kayak on average will travel at around 3-5mph (5-8kmph), so at a steady pace you could cover 20-30 miles in a day or 50 -100km. 

Kayaking is very easy to pick up and you'll be paddling with no worries in no time at all.

Our kayak tour is 3 hours long, covering a maximum total paddling distance of around 5-6 miles (8-10km). The distance we travel depends on the ability of each group, and the weather conditions that day. 

It's around the same distance it would be to walk from Sagrada Familia in Barcelona, to the Big W Hotel on the beach and back again. (Much easier on a kayak!)

We have many stops and breaks for fun activities that the group can get stuck into and have a little rest from paddling. All in all, it's a very manageable distance and a lot of fun especially if it's your first kayak tour experience. 

If you're not sure about your level of fittness, just get in touch and you can talk it through with one of the team 🙂