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3. Kayak Right from our Center

The Heart of the Florida Keys
Prime Sea Kayak Touring Area

Choice of quality sea kayaks and free shore side accommodations included !

"Kayak Right from our Center" - Voyagers Kayak Center :
An offering for kayakers of all experience levels, including beginners, who want the use of quality equipment for daily paddling and also the proximity to restaurants and other shore side attractions!
Select a kayak from our inventory and keep it conveniently, just inches from the water, on our floating docks. We have kayaks from NDK, Valley, Northwest, Seda, and Janautica, including the Anadyr and the Romany. Paddles are from Werner and Big Spoons.

All our programs from the center include a three hour Safety and Self Rescue Course. The five to seven day programs also include a five hour Orientation Tour, combining a nature tour, orientation to our locale, and tips on strokes and paddling efficiency. Most of the time during your stay is left for your own planning! Along with the safety gear listed below, we supply compasses and charts (in vinyl), for the decks of your kayaks to help you navigate your day paddles.

From our center, located on Fat Deer Key and surrounded by the waters of the Florida Keys Marine Sanctuary, you have access to both the Ocean and the Gulf of Mexico, with canals, natural coves and creeks, mangrove islands, patch coral reefs, and beaches. There is always a choice between protected and open water with a variety of natural elements, both above and below, in our clear Keys waters! Our winter water temperature averages around 75. Marine life and birds are fun to observe up close from your kayak! Our friends Ron and Melinda Bean of Pennsylvania, coined the term "snoraking", which is rolling upside down with your dive mask on, looking around, and then Eskimo rolling back up. We can teach you how! Private instruction is available.

Learn more about our Florida Keys environment, the snorkeling, bird watching, and marine life on "Our Kayak Paddling Environment" page.

A drop-off/pick-up service over land or water, to extend your daily range, is also available. (Note: for the experienced kayakers, not requiring instruction or the orientation paddle, the drop-off/pick-up service can be substituted.)

Programs are three to seven days in length and available for individuals, couples, families, or groups. Accommodations on shore are included free or stay at local hotels or resorts.

Located in Marathon, "The Heart of the Florida Keys" - visit The Museums at Crane Point Hammock (Natural History Museum, Children's Museum, and Wild Bird Rescue Center, Pigeon Key Historical Sight, several "swim with the dolphins" facilities, The Turtle Hospital, two workout centers in town, shopping, a wide choice of restaurants, nightlife with live music, a movie theater and live community theater, - and - you are only one hour away from Key West and thirty minutes away from Islamorada!

or . . . forget all that . . . and just slow your pace, . . . tune in to nature, . . . and enjoy a relaxing vacation . . . kayaking in the "Florida Keys Marine Sanctuary".

    - racks of fiberglass and kevlar sea kayaks and a surf ski (see equipment page)
     - fiberglass and carbon paddles
    - accessories include skirts, paddle floats, hand pumps, scoops and sponges
    - vinyl chart holders with charts and deck compass for self-guided paddles
    - life jackets with whistle
    - snorkel gear: mask, snorkel, fins and dive flag
    - kayaks are stored on floating docks for ease of daily launching
    - pick-up and drop-off delivery service over water or land can be requested
    - 3 and 4 day programs include the safety and self rescue course
    - 5 to 7 day programs include the safety and self rescue course and an orientation tour
    - private kayak instruction can be arranged
    - free shore side air conditioned accommodations included

Schedules and Rates

Programs are Scheduled Year Round

Weekly kayak programs are on a Saturday to Saturday basis.
3 and 4 day programs start or end on a Saturday.

Discounts for groups:
2 Paddlers - 10%, 3 - 15%, 4 - 20%, 5 - 25%, 6 - 30%
(Special pricing available for a non-paddling member in your group.)

3 and 4 day programs include the safety and self rescue course.
5 to 7 day programs include the safety and self rescue course and an orientation tour.
(Qualified participants my trade these for drop-off/pick-up services.)

Florida sales tax of 7.5% will be added.

VOYAGERS KAYAK CENTER of CORAL ISLAND YACHTS AND CHARTERS, INC., Marathon, FL
(was Raft Voyagers - dropped Raft from our name in 2002)

	3 Days	4 Days	5 Days	Full Week
Per Kayaker	$ 324.00	$ 417.00	$ 483.75	$550.00