Sea Kayaking Trips on the Waitukubuli Sea Trail
The Waitukubuli Sea Trail was created to showcase the incredible sea kayaking trips along Dominica‘s Caribbean coastline. Sheltered from the power and unpredictability of the Altantic Ocean, the Sea Trail provides the opportunity for new and experienced paddlers to explore Dominica’s dramatic countryside, along with the small and welcoming communities that are found along the way.
Length of the Ocean Kayak Tour
Roughly 40-miles (60 km) in length, the Trail has 14 unique segments, with the first segment starting in the Southwest corner of the Island, in the colorful and friendly town of Soufriere – home of the Soufriere Outdoor Centre.
Starting point for the Sea Kayaking Trips in Dominica
For most paddlers, the Soufriere Outdoor Centre is the ideal starting point. Not only are its owners, Wes Moses and Kerry Alleyne, highly knowledgeable about the Sea Trail (they spearheaded its development with the Ministry of Tourism and the Discover Dominica Authority), but it’s also the only place on the island that offers guided sea kayaking trips and rental sea kayaks.
Remote Sea Kayaking Trips in the North, South and East
While most people will stick to the protected waters along the Caribbean Coast, confident and experienced sea kayakers have a lot more coastline to explore. The North, South and East coasts of Dominica are all exposed to the power of the Atlantic and are much more remote in nature, because there are fewer communities established in these vulnerable areas.
Even though I would have been more than happy to continue exploring different segments of the protected West coast of the Island, when the weather and conditions presented the opportunity to discover one of the exposed coasts, I jumped at the opportunity.
North Side of Dominica for Amazing Ocean Kayak Tours
Our mission was to explore the Guadeloupe Channel on the North side of Dominica, and so I assembled my Pakayak Bluefin 142 portable sea kayak, grabbed my Gearlab Outdoors IPIK Greenland paddle, and set out on a sea kayaking adventure with Wes and Freddie from the Soufriere Outdoor Centre. What I discovered was one of the most magical places that I’ve ever been fortunate enough to see.
Sea Kayak Rentals and Guided Sea Kayaking Trips in Dominica
The Soufriere Outdoor Centre (SOC) makes it easy for anyone to kayak in Dominica, whether you're a new paddler or an experienced sea kayaker. SOC provides fully guided trips on all sections of the Waitukubuli Sea Trail, while they also provide rental sea kayaks for experienced sea kayakers who want to chart their own path. For more information, contact Soufriere Outdoor Centre on Facebook.
As a final note, I would like to give a special thanks to the companies who helped make this trip possible, and who support my mission to get more people outdoors: NRS, Outdoorplay.com, Wiley X, Aqua Bound and Pakayak kayak.
I also want to send a special thanks to those who make visiting Dominica special:
Other Dominica Adventure Tours:
Kayak: Pakayak Bluefin 142 portable sea kayak
Paddles: Gearlab Outdoors IPIK
PFD: NRS Zen PFD
Paddling Top: NRS Silkweight Short sleeved shirt
Paddling Shorts: NRS Benny Board Shorts
Accessories: Gearlab Outdoors Deckpod 2.0
Sunglasses: Wiley X
