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

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

Paddle Key Largo to Key West March 2013

March 17-27, 2013: Join the exclusive list of those who have paddled the entire 100-mile island chain on the signature trip inspired by our award-winning book, the Florida Keys Paddling Atlas (participants receive a complimentary copy on booking).

Beginning in Key Largo with a St. Patrick's dinner, we'll paddle 10 days across Caribbean blue waters to land at the southernmost point in mainland USA.

New in 2013, we're taking paddlers Gulfside to traverse the vast Lower Keys Backcountry for a more primitive and remote experience.

Fully-outfitted trip includes kayak, camping gear and all meals. Optional massages during the rest day at the halfway point!

Limited to 8 paddlers, this trip has filled up the last 2 years, so don't delay! 

5-Day Half Marathon Option: March 23-27

Click for more details. Email or call 305-240-0650 to book your seat paddling in paradise.