Kayaking On Indian Arm
Vancouver in Canada has many fascinating places to view and visit. The Indian arm is one of the greatest destinations to visit with its many great features and activities that take place. For you to spectacularly see these great flora and fauna, it’s good to kayaking on the Indian arm as you enjoy the surrounding beauty. While kayaking on Indian arm, one enjoys the cool waters, quiet places and listens to the tour guide who leads them through this magnificent region. With lots of things to watch from the scenic environment, marine life and wildlife, Kayaking on Indian arm is very interesting and extremely enjoyable. This is the place to be in southern Vancouver. Below are some of the great features and activities that you come across as you kayaking on Indian Arm with the tour of your choice:
Deep cove
Deep cove is one of the first places to view as its very close from Vancouver. The area around deep cove is well sheltered and normally calm which makes it ideal especially for beginners in paddling. From deep cove, one can extend to camps, visit falls as they explore the Indian arm more and more.
Islands
The Indian arm is endowed with a good number of Islands which you come across as you kayaking. Such Islands include; Twin Islands, Racoon Island, Boulder Island and Jug Island. The Twin and Racoon Islands provide great scuba diving.
Camp sites
The region also provides several campsites for both day and night. There are many campsites at Twin Island, Racoon Island, Bishop creek and Granite falls. The campsites are at present free but no camp fires are allowed.
Silver falls & Granite falls
There are two major falls on the Indian arm which are silver falls and granite falls which are good for viewing.
Marine life
The Indian river hosts a number of different species of marine life such as salmon, sea-run cutthroat, prawns, shrimp, shellfish, rockfish, crabs and seals, among other species.
Wildlife
With the surrounding forest, definitely this region has amazing wildlife that you can spot from a distance as you kayaking around the Indian arm. Here are some of the wildlife you should expect to meet as you kayaking; red fox, black bear, coyote, blacktail deer and a range of small mammals and amphibians too. There are also several species of birds to meet as it is said that there are around 75 different species of them in the Indian arm park.
Old-growth forests
The Indian arm park also has old forests with many great trees to view. The forest has great tree species like western red cedar, Douglas fir, western mountain Hemlock, red alder and yellow cedar. The forest underground comprises of deer fern, sword fern and salal. All these make the forests around the Indian arm to be very interesting to look at.
Kayaking on Indian arm has several fascinating places, scenes, marine and wildlife to watch as you sail from one end to the other. The Indian arm is great for kayaking, canoeing, and scuba diving. When you decide to visit this cool and beautiful place, ensure that you get the best tour guide who will ensure that you also enjoy seeing the waterfalls and learn about the rich history of how this place came to exist.
If you would like to book a kayaking trip with Lotus Land Tours please visit our page, we also have great day trips to Whistler.
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