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E-MAIL:
(Contact Form) Let us know
which trip and dates you have selected for your Hawaii kayak tour or multisport
adventure, how many are in your group, tell me about yourselves--your
background and your interests. Then after I respond to you and we discuss and
decide on it, within 10 days of this e-mail confirmation I will need a 25%
deposit to book your trip. We prefer you book sixty to ninety days in advance
for the multi-day trips, and 30 days for the day trips. You will make your
final payment right before the trip.
EXTENDED (not "DAY") RENTALS AND OUTFITTING
PACKAGESare available too, at $50 day/ double kayak, and
$35/day single, (three days' rental minimum) with a discount for weekly rates.
Kayak Hawaii on your own if you feel ready for this! All kayak rentals are
Ocean Kayak plastic sit-on-tops with rudders and large hatches (Scupper Pro,
Manta, Cabo double) and include a padded rack for your vehicle, paddle, spare
paddle, life vest, backrest, and paddle leash, plus detailed laminated maps of
the area, and helpful advice and support from us. You can make your camping
reservations at the Hawaii county beach parks on-line at:
http://pahoehoe.ehawaii.gov/Hawaii_County/camping/exe/camp.cgi
Camping equipment is available for rental too, at $5 per day per item
($30 minimum). I also provide entire outfitting packages for your whole group
so you can kayak Hawaii in style with trip pre-planning, airport pick-up,
equipment, shuttling, shopping, kayak rentals, maps, camping reservations, and
food, ice, and water drops. Outfitting service is also available for
hiking/backpacking/camping trips as well. I will bring the kayaks to you.
SPECIAL GROUP
RATES/ITINERARIES/PROGRAMS FOR HAWAII KAYAK TOURS FOR SCHOOLS/SPECIAL INTEREST
GROUPS /FILM CREWS AND CAMPS are gladly arranged. We are
working with REI Travel Adventures, Wilderness Ventures, America's Adventures,
Peer Spirit, ElderHostel, the Sierra Club, Seoul International School, the
Santa Fe Waldorf School, Public Broadcasting Company, and other groups and
convention tours as well.
CANCELLATION POLICY: Please note that if
you cancel your trip we do not give refunds. Multi-day camping trips canceled
more than 60 days in advance receive a full credit for a trip of similar value
taken within one year from date canceled. Trips canceled or greatly modified
less than 60 days before the trip receive no refund or credit of any payments.
Day Hawaii kayak tour require cancellation 48 hours in advance of your
activity, or else all deposits are forfeited. We are very sorry that we can't
make exceptions for illness or family problems. Trip cancellation insurance
which you can purchase from your travel agent is highly recommended. We will
give you a complete refund if we have to cancel your trip due to acts of God or
war, political problems etc., or severe illness or death within our company.
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WORKING
WITH THE WEATHER: We do have to keep in mind that the
weather can alter, change, or even cancel all kayaking activity! The Pacific is
not always peaceful and pacific in the winter months of mid-October through
mid-March. The surf can pick up quite a bit in any month here, so it's possible
that due to somewhat heavy winds and surf we could have to change Hawaii kayak
tour itinerary considerably to offer you a realistically safe kayaking trip. If
extremely high surf, winds, or rainy storms make your kayak trip dangerous or
uncomfortable, we will not cancel your trip or refund your money but instead go
beach and mountain camping and hiking instead, and hope the water calms down in
a day or two for kayaking!
We hope for calm seas with little wind,
chop, or surf, and actually have the best conditions for extended kayak camping
in all the Hawaiian islands, right here, but if your trip is scheduled in the
winter months, some of the above is likely.
CUSTOMIZED ITINERARIES
are always interesting for us to plan and enjoy with you.
We are glad to crank up or ratchet down the level of intensity of our trips to
suit your needs. At our once-a-year "no holds barred" trip for the very fit ,
experienced, and adventurous traveler we take a trip that you will not forget.
One area we will not take kayakers is on the Hamakua Coast from Waipio Valley
to Waimanu and beyond to the end, for a number of reason--the nicest of which
is that we abide by the desire of the local people to keep commercial kayaks
off this stretch of the coast and the nastiest is that we want to keep it for
ourselves. It's also dangerous year-round!
HAWAII TRIP PLANNING
SERVICES:
We here at Hawaii Pack and Paddle are by
necessity and nature—packers, paddlers, fiddlers, schemers, expediters,
and Sherpas /Sherpettes par excellence, and can usually find, arrange, get,
shuttle, or haul for you anything you would need on this island before, during,
or after our trip together. We've helped with books and magazine articles,
scouted locations and arranged Hawaiian sailing canoes for film crews, helped
scientists do research from our boats, and arranged unusual, fascinating trips
for groups of all kinds to kayak Hawaii.
I also do trip consulting for which I charge a small and
reasonable fee. This may vary from planning a two week trip at many different
places for you on the island or giving you an incredibly detailed description
of every bay and beach you could paddle to on the west side of the island.
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