(Entertainment-NewsWire.com, November 13, 2013 ) SALEM, OR—Tofino Expeditions, a veteran commercial company offering worldwide kayaking tours, is announcing a brand new Venice kayaking tour for 2014. This one of a kind adventure takes travelers on an 8 day exploration of this famous Italian city on a trip that no other tour outfitter is offering. Like the sleek gondolini that Venice is known for, touring the islands of Venice by sea kayak offers guests a totally unique perspective on the sights, sounds, and culture of this beautiful city.
Venice has been dazzling visitors for centuries. The unique character of the city is linked to the sea and defined by the islands that that gave birth to it. Tofino Expeditions’ kayaking Venice trip explores some of the many facets and mysteries of Venice and the 212 square mile Venice Laguna. Historically the islands of the Venice Laguna were used to grow food, defend against invaders, provide respite for the elites of the city, and to isolate hazardous activities like gunpowder manufacturing and glass blowing.
Sea kayaks are ideally suited to exploring the shallow protected waters of the Laguna and Tofino Expeditions has custom designed a trip that vividly illustrates the special Venetian relationship with water. This special tour encompasses a set of sights and experiences that are quintessentially Venetian; gliding through canals, learning to paddle a gondola at a rowing club on the Veneto, a private glass blowing lesson on Murano, and more. Guests will paddle canals in the city itself and visit many islands---one an isolated 13th century monastery and another port dating back to Roman times---each with a story and role in the history of the Most Serene Republic of Venice – La Serinissima.
As with all of Tofino Expeditions’ tours, there is a focus on cuisine as a window into the local culture. Guests will dine on the freshest seafood and a range of classic culinary styles as well as sampling a wide variety of typical vegetable dishes and other Italian favorites. Visitors transit the Laguna by kayak seeing a Venice that very few visitors ever get to see, while staying at small carefully selected boutique hotels and dining in local restaurants. Some dates of this trip can be linked with Tofino Expeditions’ Cinque Terre and Sardinia kayaking tours to create the ultimate Italian Kayaking experience.
Dates: June 1-8, Sept 14 – 21; Sept 28 - Oct 5, 2014. Price $4495 per person. Minimum age 12 years. For more information or to book a trip, visit www.tofino.com .
About Tofino Expeditions Founded by veteran adventurer Grant Thompson, Tofino Expeditions was one of the first to provide guided kayaking tours of Vancouver Island’s west coast, which is now a destination on the life list of paddlers around the world. The company guides trips along the world’s finest coasts in Baja, British Columbia, Croatia, Brazil, Vietnam, Italy, the Galapagos Islands and the Amazon.
