Ocean Camp is a 5-day overnight camping adventure on Gambier Island, BC. Leave the city (and your parents!) behind, and spend a week exploring, canoeing, snorkeling, and sleeping under the stars.
Camp Details
Dates: July 24 – 28, 2017
Ages: 8 to 12 (Co-ed)
Price: $589 plus 5% tax per week. Includes 24 hour supervision, tents, cooking and camping gear, food, water taxi and all programming during the week.
Location: Halkett Bay, Gambier Island
Drop-off: Monday July 24, 2017 @ Government Dock, Horseshoe Bay
Pick-up: Friday July 28, 2017 @ Government Dock, Horseshoe Bay
Ocean Camp Highlights
+ an entire week living on a island, exploring coast line and trails, canoeing, swimming, no showers, snorkeling and more + awesome accommodation – sleep under the stars in a tent + connect with experts in marine ecology + 24 hour support and supervision by experienced and skilled instructors + participate in a half day environmental project (TBA) + be a kid in Howe Sound
Core Adventure Elements:
- Gulf island hiking 101
- snorkeling, ocean swimming
- canoeing
- aqua life lessons
- sea grass planting
- raft building
- campfire cooking
- sleeping under the stars
- no showers for a week
- fishing
- beachcombing
A Typical Day At Ocean Camp
7:00am – Wake-up and our famous Polar Bear dip
7:30am – Ocean’s Best – bird calling or carving
8:00am – Prepare for breakfast
8:30am – Breakfast
9:00am – Clean up site/tents and prepare for full day of adventure
9:15am – Howe Sound Morning Activity (snorkeling, raft building, canoe sailing)
12:00pm – Lunch (either on the ocean or on the trail)
12:30pm – Magic Spot (30 minute reflection time)
1:15pm – Afternoon Hower (forest games, hike to Gambier Lake, )
4:30pm – Free time (fort building, bracelet making, fishing, swimming)
5:30pm – Prepare for dinner
6:30pm – Evening group paddle
8:30pm – Sunset watch with campfire
9:30pm – Brush teeth & story time