Vancouver offers incredible sea kayaking opportunities at its doorstep. Credit Ecomarine Ocean Kayak Centre.

By Everett Potter

What the bicycle is to Amsterdam, the kayak is to Vancouver. People kayak before work and after work, and I have no doubt that some kayak to work. There are nearly a dozen kayaking outfitters and half a dozen kayaking clubs in the city, and lots of cars with kayaks strapped to their roof racks, even on weekdays.

Look at a map of Vancouver and you’ll quickly grasp why: It’s a place enmeshed in bays, inlets, straits and rivers. If there’s another North American city that makes it easier to float your boat, I don’t know it. Which is why there’s no better way to experience Vancouver than by paddling a sea kayak on a guided shoreline tour.

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