Overview
Join us for a tour of the Apostle Islands National Lakeshore on a series of sea kayaking and hiking trips during the day and local brewery and winery tours in the evening. Kick off your adventure with a welcome dinner that features local wines paired with your dish. Adventure options include kayaking to beautiful Sand Island, the Mawikwe Sea Caves, Bark Bay Slough, or the shipwrecks of Red Cliff Bay. Stay at our Little Sand Bay Base Camp while you experience the best of the Bayfield Peninsula – its abundant nature and local spirits. You must be 21 years of age to register for this trip.
Itinerary
Expand All FieldsDay 1: Arrive at Wilderness Inquiry's Little Sand Bay Base Camp and spend the evening sampling local beer and wine.
In the afternoon, meet at our base camp near beautiful Little Sand Bay. Share introductions, participate in a sea kayaking orientation, and experience your first view of Lake Superior. Kick off your first dinner that features local wines paired with your dish.
Day 2: Paddle to the Mawikwe Bay Sea Caves and participate in a tour and tasting at a local bewery.
After a hearty breakfast and great coffee, review paddling skills and start exploring the spectacular Mawikwe Bay Sea Caves or drive to Red Cliff to paddle among the Buffalo Bay shipwrecks. Enjoy a late lunch before heading to South Shore Brewery for a tour and tasting. Enjoy dinner overlooking Lake Superior before heading back to Little Sand Bay for s'mores and a campfire.
Day 3: Explore Sand Island by sea kayak followed by a visit to a local vineyard.
Kayak out to Sand Island to visit stunning Justice Bay and the Swallow Point Sea Caves. Eat lunch on a remote beach and, weather permitting, kayak in and out of the caves' sculpted rock chambers. In the evening, visit a local vineyard as you recount the day’s adventures. Return to base camp for one last sunset over Lake Superior.
Day 4: Enjoy one final adventure before saying farewell to your trip mates.
After breakfast, enjoy one final adventure, have lunch and say goodbye to new friends.
Dates & Fees
Wilderness Inquiry leads trips to Apostle Islands but currently has no dates scheduled for this itinerary. If you have a group of people interested, we can set up a customized adventure just for you! Please contact us or request a trip quote below if you are interested in a group trip to this destination.
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ACCOMMODATIONS: Our Little Sand Bay Base Camp is the perfect place for this special trip. You will enjoy comfortable platform tents with cots, great bathrooms and shower facilities, and the ambiance of a secluded “Cedar-Hemlock” forest.
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