The Kitty Hawk Kayaks Kayak and Surf School is excited to offer some new programs to the young people of Northeast North Carolina that may help you complement your Summer Camps in 2008!!!! We specialize in kayak tours and surf lessons for young people that incorporate coastal ecology, marine biology, ocean safety, and field trips along North Carolina's beautiful coastline. What better way to spend the summer!!!!!!!!!! For surf enthusiasts our surf lessons and camps are a perfect way to learn how to surf in a friendly, educational and safe environment. For young paddlers we offer kayak tours to many different spots along the Outer Banks. And for those who like both, we have the Coastal Explorers Camp, a combination of our kayak and surf programs to create a feast of water-based fun for young people. All of our programs are listed at a 30% discounted rate for youth groups and religious organizations. Please read over the program descriptions and the Frequently Asked Questions that follow. Contact if you would like to schedule these programs into your summer camps this year, discuss logistics or ask us any questions. Thanks for your time.
Field Trip Programs for Environmental, Earth, Coastal Science and PE Classes
Make your curriculum come alive on the Outer Banks!!! Kitty Hawk Kayaks offers guided kayak tours in local estuarine environments perfect for incorporating into the curriculums of Earth Science, Biology, Physical Science, Physics, Environmental Science, History and Physical Education classrooms. We are capable of handling large groups up to 60 students at a time for Elementary, Middle and High School students with staff well versed in coastal ecology. Educators can coordinate with us beforehand to plan out the perfect field trip for your students or you can leave it up to us. We have partnered with the University of North Carolina's Coastal Studies Institute, the North Carolina Coastal Federation, North Carolina Coastal Land Trust, The Nature Conservancy, The North Carolina Coastal Reserve, US Fish and Wildlife Service in Pea Island and Alligator River National Wildlife Refuges and the College of the Albemarle to provide grade A, hands on coastal science lessons on kayaks. We can arrange for speakers from any of the aforementioned organizations, and prepare water quality testing, sane netting, service projects, and species identification projects. Round out the trip by visiting some of the amazing wildlife preserves like Jockey's Ridge State Park, The Nature Conservancy's Nags Head Woods Preserve, the Kitty Hawk Woods Coastal Preserve, Cape Hatteras National Seashore and the wildlife refuges. Call us at (252) 261-0145 or email at info@khkss.com for more information.
$15.00 per student for groups of 20 or less.
$12.00 per student for groups of 21-40
$10.00 per student for groups larger than 40
Educators and chaperones go for free for a three hour tour and lab.
Includes paddling instruction, safety talk and closure activity.
Kitty Hawk Woods Coastal Preserve and Maritime Forest Tour
One of our most popular tours, the Maritime Forest tour is excellent for first time and younger paddlers. The tour leaves from our store in Kitty Hawk and explores the Kitty Hawk Coastal Preserve, one of the few intact maritime forest environments on the Outer Banks. We generally see many reptiles such as snakes and turtles, as well as many birds. This is also an excellent locale on windy days because of the shelter provided by Live Oaks and Loblolly Pine trees insuring smooth waters, even during Nor'easters!!! This location is also ideal for water quality experiments, salt marsh and wetlands observations and post-trip lessons and experiments because we have some classroom space at our store perfect for such occasions.Pea Island Salt Marsh Tour
This tour explores the salt marshes sound-side in the Pea Island National Wildlife Refuge. We frequently spot ospreys, pelicans, herons, egrets, ibis, terns, rails, skimmers, wrens, and warbles just to name a few. During the winter months this location is particularly abundant with migrating ducks, swans, geese and other water foul. We will tour the salt marshes of the Pamlico Sound and visit the old bridge joining Hatteras Island to the Northern Outer Banks across the now closed New Inlet. This location is also ideal for water quality experiments, salt marsh and wetlands observations and presentations from the Department of Fish and Wildlife officials that we can coordinate. Sediment sampling, estuarine health and federal environmental protection discussions are also a great fit for this tour.Oyster Reef Restoration Paddle
We can organize a paddle out to some restored oyster reef in the Pamlico and Albemarle Sounds to observe real oyster reef restoration projects. We can also incorporate a service component where we "recycle" collected old oyster shells by adding them to the reef. Students can see first hand the role oyster reefs play in coastal water quality and underscore the importance of environmental conservation and activism. This location is also ideal for water quality experiments, salt marsh and wetlands observations and presentations from the Department of Fish and Wildlife officials that we can coordinate. Sediment sampling, estuarine health and federal environmental protection discussions are also a great fit for this tour.Nags Head Woods Ecological Preserve
Through a partnership with the Nature Conservancy and the Kitty Hawk Kayaks, we are now offering a hike and paddle in Nags Head Woods. This is the crown jewel in our kayaking program for those who want to hike and paddle. Visit the Nature Conservancy's Nags Head Woods and hike a ½ mile to the launch site. Then paddle the Roanoke Sound through protected salt marshes and visit Run Hill State Preservation Area. This location is also ideal for water quality experiments, salt marsh and wetlands observations and post-trip lessons, experiments and presentations from Nature Conservancy officials in their on-site classrooms.Physical Education Field Trips
Looking for a way to spice up the PE Department at your school? Come and paddle some of our tour areas with guided kayak instructors. PE was never this much fun while learning something new. All of our kayak tours begin with paddling instruction, boat steering techniques, safety protocols and a description of the tour area and route. Then we hop in the boats and practice our strokes, turning, breaking and paddling backwards. Now we are ready to venture off onto the tour and observe the natural beauty of the Outer Banks and coastal North Carolina. The guide will talk about local flora and fauna, coastal ecology, local history and offer kayaking tips throughout the tour. We will do all we can to make sure everyone is comfortable and having a good time while getting some good exercise in the outdoors.Surf Lesson Program
This is a surf program especially adapted to young people participating in local summer programs in Dare county and Northeast North Carolina. We offer our surf lessons at a discounted rate of 40% off the regular lesson price in order to make our surf lessons available to all young people. Our surf lessons are limited to six people per instructor for safety and surf lesson quality purposes. A typical surf lesson lasts about two hours and begins with the anatomy of a surfboard and its terminology. Next paddling techniques, balance, and feet positioning are discussed. Participants then practice popping up onto the surfboard on the beach before getting wet. Safety protocols for the group are then discussed and the remainder on the lesson (usually about an hour and a half) is spent in the water surfing. The instructor is there to help you catch waves and answer any questions you might have about surfing, the ocean, waves, or surf culture. Remember: "The best surfer is the one having the most fun."
Kayak Tours
This is a kayak program especially adapted to young people participating in local summer programs in Dare county and Northeast North Carolina. We offer our kayak lessons and tours at a discounted rate of 40% off the regular lesson price in order to make kayaking available to all of Dare countyrsquo;s youth. Students will learn about kayaking safety, stroke techniques, coastal ecology, and local wildlife. We will be paddling in the stunning settings of the following locales depending on weather conditions for the tours: Pea Island National Wildlife Refuge, Alligator River National Wildlife Refuge, Kitty Hawk Woods Coastal Reserve, and Roanoke Island. This is an excellent opportunity for all kids curious about the outdoors and allows students to learn more about our amazing coastal environments only accessible by a kayak.
Surf and Kayak Tour Package
Get the most out of the Outer Banks coastal environments with our Surf and Kayak Tour Package. Save 20% the regular price by booking both. Enjoy a morning Surf Lesson with an afternoon kayak tour. Lunch will be on your own midday and after this exciting day you will at last be worn out, but grinning from ear to ear having learned how to surf and kayak all in one day!!!
Coastal Explorers Camp
The Coastal Explorers Camp is for young people who are interested in surfing and kayaking this summer along North Carolina's beautiful coastline. Our kayak tours and surf lessons are accompanied with coastal ecology lessons, ocean safety education and environmental science lessons. The camp consists of a 4-day surf camp and 4 afternoons of kayak tours over the course of a month. Students will also enjoy 4 kayak tours at different locations around the Outer Banks including the Pea Island National Wildlife Refuge, Roanoke Island, Nags Head Woods and the Kitty Hawk Maritime Forest Coastal Preserve. If the elements don't cooperate we may visit the NC Aquarium on Roanoke Island, watch a surf video, visit Kill Devil Hills Lifeguards for beach safety talks or visit a local surfboard factory to learn about surfboard shaping designs and technology. After the camp, students will not only be extremely proficient young paddlers and surfers, but also more knowledgeable about their costal surroundings and water safety.
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