Private Sea Kayaking Tour on the Lizard Peninsula

The guide is yours. The route and the pace follow your group, which helps families and people who want more or less coast than an open slot.

The kit, the photos and the three-hour shape are the same. If you are happy joining other bookers, the open tour is the cheaper option.

Mullion Harbour or Cadgwith. We choose the day before based on wind and swell, then send directions and parking.

You cannot pick the harbour when you book. Wait for that message. The day-before note includes parking as well as the start time, so wait for that before you set off.

From two people up to 16. Tell us the headcount and ages when you book so we can plan boats and guides.

The booking starts at two because a private session is priced from that minimum. If your headcount changes after you book, send a message so we still have the right number of boards, boats or suits.

Five. Children under 14 share a double kayak with an adult aged 18 or over, unless they can already paddle a single and we agree that on the day.

The adult in the double needs to be a capable paddler. Tell us ages when you book so we can put the right people in the right boats or keep a child with an adult.

No. The first minutes are in sheltered water. The guide stays with the least confident paddler and builds the route from there.

If you already paddle, say so at the start so we can give you more coast. The first minutes are always the slower ones, so there is time to say if you want more coaching or more coast.

Swimwear, trainers or water shoes, a towel, sunscreen and sunglasses. Flip-flops and bare feet are not accepted.

We supply the wetsuit, buoyancy aid, helmet, paddle and kayak. Leave phones and bags in the car or a locker. The water is not kind to either.

Yes. The tour is in open water. A buoyancy aid is on the whole time, but you still need to be comfortable in the sea if you come off the boat.

If someone is nervous, say so when you book. If anyone in the booking is unsure, tell us when you book rather than waiting until you are already at the water.

Light rain does not cancel a tour. We move or cancel when the wind or swell makes an open-water paddle unsafe. The other Lizard launch is the first option.

If we cancel, we rearrange. If you are driving a long way, check your messages the evening before so you are not on the road before we have confirmed the plan.

Yes. The guide takes pictures during the tour and shares them with your group afterwards.

We cannot promise a shot of every cave. The priority is the group and the sea. Ask the guide at the end how the pictures will be sent, as that can change with the size of the group.

Both. We help you choose on the day. Children under 14 share a double with an adult unless they already paddle a single well.

All the boats are sit-on-tops, so a capsize is a climb back on. If you forget something essential we will say so on the day rather than sending you out in kit that does not work.