What to Expect

You pay online with a credit card at the end of the registration process. We accept Visa, MasterCard, Discover, and American Express. If you have an Island Pass there will be a space to indicate that, though you will still have to pay the registration fee with a credit card.

We meet on site for all adventures, meaning at the boat launch. An informative itinerary with the location of and directions to the site will be emailed to you upon registering. You’ll also receive a medical waiver, which must be completed and brought to your adventure.

When attending a kayak adventure you should bring weather appropriate clothing, closed-toed shoes that you are willing to get wet, sunscreen, bug spray, plenty of water, snacks or lunch depending on the length of the tour. Please also bring a positive attitude and a willingness to learn. All of our kayaks have room in the

There are typically porta-potties located at the launch for each of our adventure destinations. However, there is no access to bathrooms once we launch.

Depending on the location, you can expect to see beautiful natural and restored wetlands, bayous, freshwater lakes, riparian zones, and coastal upland prairie habitats. The wildlife typically seen on our adventures includes shorebirds such as herons, egrets, pelicans, terns, ibises, and roseatte spoonbills, fish, blue crabs, hermit crabs, snakes, periwinkles, rays, and even alligators!

Our Kayak Adventures vary in length. The usual Eco-Art Kayak Adventure is 4 hours long. This typically includes two to three stops along the way to rest, observe our surroundings, paint a watercolor, and eat lunch. On occasion we have 3 hour evening Eco-Art adventures scheduled at the Coastal Heritage Preserve.  Our East End Lagoon adventures and

One of our instructors will train all participants in various watercolor painting techniques using professional art supplies. After a brief demonstration, all participants will then used the art supplies provided by Artist Boat on the back of each kayak to paint a watercolor image of their surroundings. This is a great way to observe the

In most instances we paddle through shallow wetland areas that are only a few feet deep. Some of our locations include boat channels or bayous that are deeper. Tides and coastal flooding may have a slight impact on water depth.

Most of our adventures follow an approximately 3-mile route, though the exact distance travelled depends on the weather and group make up. Two and three hour adventures travel less distance, and the Cypress Swamp location is slightly longer than the typical 3 mile routes.

You will be using tandem kayaks in almost all cases. Due to the set up of our kayak fleets, you may not request a single kayak. In the event that an adventure has an odd number of total participants, the guide will determine who will use a single kayak based on age, experience, etc. If