Early Booking Discount on Florida Kayaking Trips

There's just one month left to our Early Booking Discount for Florida paddling adventures in the Everglades, Florida Keys, and on the Calusa Blueway. Book by Sept. 1 and receive 10% off.

We've set the dates for our annual expeditions on three iconic water trails:

•  Key Largo to Key West: March 23-April 2, 2014

• Wilderness Waterway (Everglades): Feb. 8-16, 2014 (other dates may be added)

• Great Calusa Blueway: November, December and February, we are working on the exact dates right now, so if you have a preference, let us know!

Three, four and five day trips are also available in the Keys, Everglades and Ten Thousand Islands. Visit BurnhamGuides.com for details.

Everglades Adventures 2014

 

Burnham Guides announces 2014 Everglades and Ten Thousand Islands multi-day kayak trips beginning Jan. 5 and running through March 15. 

There is truly no other place like it on Earth. The diverse environments of Everglades National Park and Ten Thousand Islands range from coastal beaches to brackish mangrove swamp to freshwater sawgrass prairie. The birdlife is unparalleled, with literally hundreds of species. Bill & Mary Burnham, with Everglades expert Joel Beckwith, will lead paddlers through mangrove mazes to fascinating interior routes, where camping is on chickees and ground sites, and out into the Gulf of Mexico to camp on gorgeous palm tree beaches. 

 

Choose from these fully-outfitted adventures: View Trip Calendar

• 3 days out of Flamingo, Everglades City or 10K Islands: $595 per person. 

• 5 days out of Flamingo, Everglades City or 10K Islands: $995 per person.

• 8-day Wilderness Waterway: Traverses the largest roadless area in the Lower 48. Cost $1750. Typically begins in Flamingo and ends at Everglades City. Scheduled for Feb. 8-16, 2014; additional dates available on request.

• Day trips are available on request, schedule permitting, to places like Coot Bay Pond, West Lake, Hell's Bay and Alligator Creek. $125 per person, includes lunch.

Closest airports: Miami and Ft. Myers. All trips include sea kayaks, camping gear, meals, and camping fees. 20% discount for bringing own boat and gear.

More details: www.BurnhamGuides.com
Email: mary@burnhamguides.com or call 305-240-0650 to make a reservation.

Thanks for a great season!

Cincinatti Hills Christian Academy was our biggest group ever, great kids who paddled 50 miles to Key West!

Our 2013 Florida kayaking season is done and one for the books! 13 trips, 70 days on the water and 100 great customers! Many thanks to those who helped along the way, from co-guiding, to boat-lifting, to re-supplying. We truly could not do it without you!

Calusa Blueway, a new trip offering this year

We are not back on the Eastern Shore of Virginia for the summer, guiding trips for SouthEast Expeditions. Come see us at our little shop at Onancock Wharf!

Mary & Bill
Visit  Burnham Guides to see what we have planned for Winter 2013-2014!

8-day Wilderness Waterway, Everglades

Holiday discount on two awesome Florida kayak trips in February

Happy Holidays! 

Bill and I are in the Keys, prepping for a busy paddling season in South Florida. There's a light breeze off the ocean and both the water and air temperatures are in the high 70s. Perfect paddling weather!

We're offering a holiday special on two very different, truly awesome trips in February, 2013, each with excellent paddling and wildlife-viewing.

Book either the Everglades Wilderness Waterway (Feb. 9-17) or the Great Calusa Blueway (Feb. 12-16) by Dec. 31 and take $100 off. Details on both are below and on our Website.

Need a last-minute Christmas gift or getaway? Our first trip of the season launches Dec. 27-30, island-hopping through the Florida Keys backcountry.

Wishing you a season of love and a much more peaceful New Year,
Bill & Mary

Paddle the Everglades Winter 2013

Click to watch video of Everglades paddling, set to Joel's own music

The Everglades: There is truly no other place like it on Earth.

Burnham Guides' Everglades expert Joel Beckwith guides you through an environment recognized internationally for its mixture of rare habitats. Paddle with us from coastal beaches into mangrove swamp and freshwater sawgrass prairie.

Joel's knowledge of the 'Glade's little-known, seldom-paddled routes makes our trips always unique and unlike any other, with nightly stops at remote chickees and gorgeous palm tree beaches fronting the Gulf of Mexico. 

2013 trips (we will add dates if there is demand):

8-day, 100-mile Wilderness Waterway, Feb. 9-17

5-day trips: 
Flamingo Loop, Jan. 31-Feb. 4
Everglades City Loop, Feb. 22-26

Fishermen: feel free to bring your gear. Birdwatchers: See Joel's 2012 Trip Report for a list of the dozens of birds he identified. People are now reporting Flamingo sightings as well.

Closest airports: Miami and Ft. Myers. All trips include sea kayaks, camping gear, meals, and camping fees. 20% discount for bringing own boat and gear.

Email or call 305-240-0650 for more information or visit BurnhamGuides.com

Early Booking Discount on Florida Keys & Everglades Kayaking

Book a trip by Sept. 1, 2012 and receive 10% off any of Burnham Guides' Florida Keys kayak camping trips November through April, or the Everglades and Ten Thousand Islands in February.

Email for more info or call 305-240-0650 to reserve your seat paddling in paradise. Then Share or Forward this offer to friends you want to join you!

We still have room left on the following trips--Visit our Trip Calendar for more dates!

Everglades:
-3-day Flamingo Loop: Feb. 3-5, 2013
-5-day Everglades City: Feb. 22-26, 2013
-8-day 100-mile Wilderness Waterway: Feb. 10-17, 2013. space is limited

Ten Thousand Islands: 3 to 5 day trips offered throughout February, 2013

Florida Keys:
Trips begin mid-November, 2012 through April, 2013

-5th annual Key Largo to Key West, 100-mile paddle: March 17-27, 2013. Offered just once a year, so space is limited!

-Easter Week Florida Keys Paddling: April 1-5, 2013. Just 4 spots left

Mary & Bill, Burnham Guides
Paddle with the Authors of:
"The Florida Keys Paddling Atlas" & "Kayaking for Everyone"

8-day Everglades Adventure trip report & 2013 trips

Check out our Inaugural 8-day Everglades trip:

Burnham Guides 8 Day Everglades Kayak Trip - Kayaking/Canoeing trip - Spot | SpotAdventures

And more photos on our Facebook Page.

It was so phenomenal, we're planning on running it again in 2013, so let us know if you are interested and want to know the dates as soon as they're set. Just drop us an Email, or sign up for our Newsletter.

Here are the trips we will be offering January through April 2013. There's a possibility we will add December trips if there is interest.

3, 4 and 5 day trips in the Lower Keys Backcountry
8-day Everglades Wilderness Waterway
3 and 4 day Everglades and Ten Thousand Islands
Annual 10-day Key Largo to Key West: mid-March

It's not too early to book a trip for 2013. The first person who books gets their dates and then it goes on the calendar!

Gift the Gift of Adventure

Give the adventurer-seeker on your list a truly unique experience on a "Paddle with the Authors" kayak camping trip in the Florida Keys or Everglades.

We make your shopping easy: We'll send a personalized gift certificate, wrapped up with a signed copy of our "Florida Keys Paddling Atlas" or "Kayaking for Everyone" included. 

Short on time? We can email the certificate right to their in-box up until Christmas Eve.

From an easy Keys overnight to our new 8-day Everglades' Wilderness Waterway, we have a trip for every skill level. Visit BurnhamGuides.com for details. Email or give us a call at 305-240-0650 to place your order. 

-2-5 day Florida Keys: mid-January through early April, 2012
-8-day Everglades' Wilderness Waterway: Feb. 16-23 

-10-day Key Largo to Key West: March 13-22

-No expiration date  

-Pricing is easy at $175 per day: Includes kayak, camping gear, all meals, and instruction.

New: Everglades Wilderness Waterway

We've added a brand new offering to Burnham Guides' fully-outfitted kayak camping trips: 8-days on the 100-mile Wilderness Waterway trail through the Everglades.

Experienced guides take paddlers through the mangrove maze of Everglades National Park on a 100-mile expedition between Flamingo and Everglades City. We'll go both inside, where camping is on chickees and ground sites, and outside, on palm tree beaches.

Dates: Feb. 16-23, 2012

Difficulty: This is a strenuous trip, for experienced paddlers able to kayak up to 15 miles per day.
 
Cost: $1400 per person includes sea kayaks, camping gear, meals, camping fees & shuttle back to start. 20% discount for bringing own sea kayak and camping gear. Limited to 6 people.

Closest Airport: Miami

Call 305-240-0650 or E-mail for more information.