First Time
Kayaking is a sport that's easy to enjoy the first time out. You don't need days of lessons to get started in a kayak, and our Beginner tours visit many of the same spots that delight the most advanced paddlers.
Atlantic Kayak Tours provides everything you need as a first-time paddler. All the equipment, introductory instruction, experienced guides - and friendly people just like you. There are some new paddlers on every Beginner tour.
To have the best first time experience you should do a shorter program from the Annsville Creek Paddlesports Center or Norrie Point Paddlesport Center. The best first program is our Annsville Easy Tour or Norrie Short Tour. These are half day guided programs from Norrie and Annsville Paddlersports Centers.
As we have over 100 kayaks at Annsville Creek Center we can get you into a kayak the best suits your size and needs. If you don't like the kayak you start the program in, you can try more kayaks when we get back to the Center (at no additional charge). Finding the correct kayak has a great deal to do with your enjoyment of kayaking.
Good first time options includes;
- Annsville Easy Tour ($85 including equipment)
- Norrie Short Tour ($50 including equipment)
- Thursday Night Skill Sessions (only $20)
- Half day Kayak Rental (only at Annsville)
- Sunset Program ($50 including equipment)
If you sign up for a program which is not at the Centers then a boat will be carried for you on a trailer and you will not have a choice of kayaks. While we have you put your height and weight on the registration form, it is hard for us to pick the perfect kayak without knowing you.
If you are average size you are likely to get a kayak which fits you well. The less you are average sized the more important it is to do your first program from the Center or at lest come to the Center and sit in a number of kayaks.