Sea Kayaking Adventures Aboard Misty Isles

With Jonas Fineman and Kai Harvey

September 11 - 16, 2020

Date and Time Details:
Starts with dinner on Sep 11
Ends with lunch on Sep 16
Click here for the full program schedule

Location: Cortes Island

Tuition: $675

Package Price: $1,230 - $1,990 / 5 nights. Includes tuition, room, all meals, and Hollyhock activities (depends on accommodation choice). Excludes Taxes and fees. A $395 deposit is required at registration, with the balance due on your departure day.

Scholarships: Full and partial scholarships are available based on financial need. We prioritize Indigenous people, people of colour, people who identify as LGBTQ2IA+, youth, elders, and those who can articulate how their Hollyhock experience will support positive impact in their life and communities. A $195 refundable deposit is required, please apply within your registration form.

Photo Credit: Amanda Mary Creative

  • Single w/shared bathroom* – CAD $2,297.50
  • Couple w/ensuite Oceanfront* – CAD $4,430.00
  • Couple w/ensuite* – CAD $4,035.00
  • Couple w/shared bathroom* – CAD $3,640.00
  • Twin w/ensuite oceanfront* – CAD $2,217.50
  • Twin w/ensuite* – CAD $2,017.50
  • Twin w/shared bathroom* – CAD $1,817.50
  • Three-share w/shared bathroom* – CAD $1,612.50
  • Women Dorm – CAD $1,367.50
  • Women Dorm - Upper Bunk – CAD $1,367.50
  • Mixed Dorm – CAD $1,367.50
  • Mixed Dorm - Upper Bunk – CAD $1,367.50
  • Tent Site Single – CAD $1,342.50
  • Tent Site Couple – CAD $2,435.00
  • Glamping – CAD $1,267.50
  • Commuter – CAD $1,167.50
    • (All prices include CAD $1,042.50 base amount)

This program might still run in person in 2020 with limited accommodation and take out meals. Find out more about our campus re-opening here.

Please contact Guest Services at 800-933-6339 or registration@hollyhock.ca for more details.

You may also find details on Hollyhock’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic here.

Learn to kayak safely and comfortably as you navigate the protected ocean waters surrounding Cortes Island. Glide gently on the surface of the sea, passing miles of pristine coastline, all the while accompanied by wildlife, both high and low.

With kayaks and lunch loaded each morning, we will voyage out from Hollyhock on the 43-foot Misty Isles schooner, starting our adventures around Cortes Island and Desolation Sound anew. Along the way, we may be able to calm our pace, set the sails, and view a vast array of wildlife, such as eagles, seals, humpback whales, porpoises and dolphins. Aboard the comfortable mothership, we cruise past mountains that seem to shoot up out of the sea and historic sites.

Upon arrival at our day’s destination, we launch the kayaks and paddle off for an exploration of picturesque channels and islands. Enjoy the deep quiet of nature and the peace of your own thoughts as you paddle these serene, protected waters. Hungry from adventuring, we return to Hollyhock for a warm meal and a relaxing hot tub dip.

No experience required, kayaks, paddles and life vests are supplied. Limited to 12 participants.

This program will also be offered May 29 – June 3, 2020.

About the Presenters

Jonas Fineman

Jonas Fineman brings over two decades of ocean experience to the decks of the schooner Misty Isles. From isolated surfing locales, to high seas fisheries and trans-ocean sail crossings, the nautical life and how it shapes human thought and existence has kept Jonas loyal to a life offshore. As a wilderness guide and sea captain, […]

Learn more about Jonas Fineman

Kai Harvey

Kai Harvey has a deep love and appreciation for the sea and the natural world. Growing up on Cortes, she spent most of her time in the forest and on the water. While in university, Kai became a certified guide through SKGABC and worked for the tourism local company as a kayak guide and deckhand […]

Learn more about Kai Harvey

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