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We'll take a kayak adventure to beautiful Comino - exploring caves, crystal waters, gorgeous bays, beaches or rock formations (weather dependent)!

This experience is a half-day guided tour (10am - 1pm or 2:30pm-5:30pm) from Gozo to Comino. We'll either head clockwise past Santa Marija towards the Blue Lagoon or the reverse route. You will see amazing caves, bays and rock formations. Please understand that all tours are weather-dependent and not all areas/routes may be accessible. This tour is for beginners and experienced kayakers.

The tour has 2.5 hours of kayaking and includes 30 min break. In the break, you can swim, relax and explore on land!

If needed, the guide will teach you the basics and make sure you feel comfortable!

This is an active adventure, so a basic level of fitness and swimming ability required.

Please contact us about large groups and any other information.

What's included?

  • Use of Kayak equipment: kayak, life vest, paddle, dry bag, straps for sunglasses
  • Use of Lockable Area on Land (shared space at own risk)
  • Photos - we do our best to take great pics during your trip and we send them to you free of charge

Exclusions

  • Gratuities

Please note

  • Not wheelchair accessible
  • Not stroller accessible
  • Not suitable for pets
  • No public transportation nearby
  • Infants must not sit on laps
  • Infant seats unavailable
  • Not recommended for people with heart conditions
  • Please report any medical issues, heart problems, back problems, injuries, pregnancies, mental disabilities, asthma, vision or hearing impairments or other issues to us before booking. We do our best to accommodate people with disabilities or medical issues, but this activity may not be suitable for everyone, which is at our discretion. If in doubt, please contact us before booking. We may require the use of a double kayak due to medical or other issues. For safety reasons, we reserve the right to deny services or change the route/duration of the tour due to medical or relevant issues that are not reported to us before/at the time of booking, or that are reported to us in an inaccurate way.
  • Pregnant women are permitted to join the tours if they are in their 27th week or less of pregnancy at the time of the tour.
  • Minimum age is 10 years old (strict policy)
  • Children under 15 are required to be in a double kayak with an adult (strict policy)
  • All participants must be able to swim at a basic level and everyone is required to wear a life vest at all times in the kayak.
  • Double kayaks will be provided to even numbered groups unless singles are specifically requested/approved at the time of booking.
  • Each guide is only permitted to lead a limited number of kayaks for safety reasons and to increase the quality of the tour. For this reason, availability may be limited.
  • Minimum group size of 2, solo travellers may join if an existing group has formed but may need to be flexible.
  • Customer cancellations only permitted up to 24 hours in advance.
  • You will receive a confirmation message the day before your tour confirming the tour location and weather conditions. Please make to read it carefully in case of location change. Please bring a bottle of water per person, sun protection (hat, sunglasses), shoes that can get wet (like flip-flops), any medication you need, and dry clothes/towel for after the tour. We provide a dry bag for each kayak and a shared space to lock up items on land at your own risk. Feel free to bring your own snacks if you would like. Double kayaks will be provided to even numbered groups unless singles are requested and approved by us at least 24 hours in advance. !! If you have any medical or other issues that may in any way affect kayaking, please contact us at the time of booking or at least 24 hours before the tour !!

What do I need to bring?

  • Bottle of water per person
  • Sun protection (hat, sunglasses)
  • Shoes that can get wet (like flip-flops)
  • Any medication you need
  • Dry clothes/towel for after the tour
  • Feel free to bring your own snacks if you would like

We provide a dry bag for each kayak and a shared space to lock up items on land at your own risk.

More Info

Experience type
Day tour / activity

Duration
3 hours

Know before you go
Minimum age of participants is: 10

Live tour guide

English

Booking in advance
Can be booked until last minute

Difficulty
Moderate

Categories

Adventure
Kayaking
Water
Underground Tours
Sailing / Boat Tour
Outdoor

Hondoq Bay - Start and End Point

Our awesome tour to Comino start and end here in Gozo! Hondoq Bay is  Blue Flag beach and a great place to relax before or after your kayak tour 🙂

When you arrive you will be introduced to your guide and they will set you up with the equipment and make sure you are comfortable in your kayak. After that you will do a safety briefing and then we head off on our journey!

Gozo South Coast

We generally start with a short paddle along the Gozo coastline to get comfortable in our kayaks before our journey takes us across the Gozo Channel to Comino! The crossing usually takes about 15 or 20min and is approx. 800m at the narrowest point. This is where the adventure really gets started!

Blue Lagoon

We have two basic Comino routes and we choose one of them based on the weather conditions and busyness on the water that day! The first option starts on the beautiful Blue Lagoon side of Comino and then we continue exploring to the east towards the Santa Maria side of the island! The other option would be to do the route in reverse and end at the Blue Lagoon! We try time our visits to the most popular tourists sites for when they are at their more quiet.

We spend about 2.5 hours out on the water in total, and in that time, we pass by/enter a number of gorgeous caves, bays rock features. It's awesome! For the break of about 30 minutes, sometimes in or nearby the Blue Lagoon if it is not too busy, and sometimes we find a beautiful quiet bay to hide away in and enjoy nature. During the break you can swim, explore or just relax if you would like.

Sometimes we may not be able to kayak into the Blue Lagoon due to weather, winds or tourist numbers, but in those cases we will do our best to land nearby so we can explore it from land!

Santa Marija Bay

If our tour focusses more on the eastern side of Comino we will check out an Instagram-worthy archway and tunnel as well as millennia-old rock formations. It is breathtaking! For the break of about 30 minutes, we generally stop off at the Santa Marija Bay, Urchins Bay or Daħlet il-Ħmara. In this time you can swim, explore or just relax.

Urchin's Bay

Hidden around the corner from San Niklaw Bay is our favourite swimming spot. It is a hidden gorge only easily accessible by water. We lovingly refer to it as Urchin’s Bay and it contains a wealth of marine life!

Qala Rock

Either the start or the end of your tour you will get to enjoy the beauty of Qala Rock (Il-Ġebla tal-Ħalfa) and learn all about Dragut the pirate lord, get stunning views of St Anthony’s Battery and even get to see a 700 year-old hermit hut!

The area geologically significant and you can even visit salt pans dating back to Roman times!

You can start this experience at the following places.

Hondoq Bay, Gozo
Hondoq Bay Parking, QLA0000 Qala, MT

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KAYAKING HOTLINE +356 99 00 46 97
Information / Bookings:/Other activities +356 99 99 45 92
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