Kayak the Snowdonia Coast

Nikki

(Jul 2023)

This is an absolutely brilliant trip! I’m not an experienced kayaker but had a great time, learned a lot and will definitely be on the water again soon. Due to the difficult weather, the itinerary did change, but in no way did I feel like we’ve missed out. Each day was a new adventure, with something new to experience. The landscape and wildlife are just stunning, especially the seals. Billy, Chris, and Pete are excellent guides and I always felt safe. Each day was planned to make the best of the weather (which was challenging for July!) and recognised the abilities of everyone in the group. The campsite is great and in a fabulous quiet location with awesome sunset opportunities. Food was excellent and plentiful, and it was great to have the safe base of the awning of Billy’s caravan to get out of the weather. Can’t recommend this trip highly enough. Thanks guys.

Laura

(Jun 2023)

This was our second trip with Skyhook and it did not disappoint. Our guides Billy, Dave and the team were excellent, not only on the water but also at the campsite, bags of good food, continuous laughs and giggles, safe and well planed paddles, these guys really know their stuff. With rock hopping, wave catching and open sea runs, plus scenery and wildlife in abudance, it was just fantastic. An amazing experience with great people, we were sad to leave. We would highly recommend.

Leanne

(Jun 2023)

Had an absolutely amazing time! Billy, Dave, Pete and fi was absolutely amazing guides! Felt very safe in their hands! The campsite and food was great, food was awesome. Saw so many lovely breathtaking sites of the Lyn peninsula coastline and seals, jellyfish and of course bear grylls island. The group I was with was also very friendly! We all had such a good laugh together! I would highly recommend and I will defo be doing this trip or a similar one again. Really organised and everything went smoothly. Top job guys!

Phil

(May 2022)

The 4 days went so quickly they were fantastic. Billy and Dave cared for us brilliantly. We had 3 great days on the sea and a starter day on a lake. Food and company fab highly recommend it!

anthony

(May 2022)

I took my own camping kit so I can't comment on what they provided. The safety equipment and kayaks that were provided were excellent. The whole event was fantastic. The instructors Billy and Dave were brilliant. Billy looked after us all on the campsite. Tea and coffee brought to the tents first thing as a wake up call before embarking to Billy's caravan (with awning thankfully) for a fully cooked breakfast. The evening meals were fresh varied and and he catered for all our curious needs - some meat eaters, others pescatarian, others full on awkward veggies! Everyone was totally satisfied with the food and there was lots. Regarding the water-based leadership, this was provided by Dave (and his partner) he was also thorough, spot on and very safety conscious as he should be. We were taken to different parts each day and collected at the destination. No issues there whatsoever. On the final day the weather was good and the sea was choppy but Phil and I were taken out and that was awesome! Both Billy and Dave were very receptive to our desires and preferences in terms of the days activities and breakfast, lunch and evening food. They went out of their way to make sure that we were happy. Would I go again with these guys? ABSOLUTELY. Would I recommend them to others? Absolutely and have already passed the details to others. Well done and thank you for a fantastic experience.

Alix

(May 2022)

From the very first day we were greated with smiles & enthusiasm from our superb guides Billy & Dave. After a lovely sunny first day on the Lake we moved on to our first night at our campsite which was our home for the next 3 nights. Even though the campsite was in a dramatic and lovely location to watch the sun set over the sea there was no near by beach or cove you could get down to for a morning swim which I had expected. The tents we were given were only basic pole tents that had been well used and dirty inside which I had assumed to be more of a canvas style army tent that would already be erected ready for us to move in, not an dirty old pole tent that I had to errect myself with no instructions in what could have been awful weather conditions, so not a great start. The site was very basic and a simple small farm barn conversion with a couple of dirty shower rooms to try and get clean in, though the showers themselves were very good, mira sport electric showers that took 20p for 4 to 6mins depending on which one you used. With the site being so basic there was no communal space to get together although Billy did have an enclosed awning attached to his caravan where we would spend our mornings for breakfast and evening meals. Even with a group of 5 it was a tight squeeze to get us all in if we all wanted to eat in the shelter of Dave's awning. I was very impressed with all of our food and Billy's cooking for the whole group!! Billy managed to cater for all of our differing needs in such a thoughtful and tasty manner. Freshly made hot meals in the evenings were a winner, from veg & chicken stir fry to Thai curry then American style quality burgers for the bbq, we did feast until popping out of our wetsuits 🤣 We did miss out on a bbq on the beach though that was on the itinerary however I think the weather was a little overcast to make this possible. We all enjoyed the kayak adventures and for me the hi-light was deffinetly the school of Seals we came across who enjoyed nothing more than Bob up to look at us as we paddled around them, in total about 13 or so came to greet us, i was memorised by them. I did expect to be taken into a sea cave or two but this never happened in our tour so unsure if there are any on this coastline but it would have added a much needed interest within the tour. All in all i had a great time, I could not fault the guides, Dave was excellent and very attentive just the quality of camping facilities let it down a little and maybe added points of interest on the coastline would have made the trip more epic, so these are the reasons I give 3 stars overall to this particular tour.........

Kate

(May 2022)

Really enjoyed this holiday. The first day was a taster session on a beautiful lake in glorious sunshine. I actually thought if this is what the rest of the week was going to be like , it would be boring, I have kayaked lots and am a 59 year old female! LOL Kayaking in the sea in force 5-6 was fantastic and energising, not for the faint hearted by any means. There were 5 of us in total who all got on and had a laugh. The campsite was near the cliff edge so had a steady wind, the site was well laid out although the toilets and showers were in an eccentric building with plastic covering a hole in the roof. The tents were of good quality, clean and dry . However make sure you have warm bedding, I remember waking for my hat as it was cold one night . We went in May. The kayaking equipment was of good quality clean and dry. Leader Billy and Dave were great people with a laid back attitude which made the holiday relaxing. The food was good and plenty of it throughout the day. The Welsh coast is beautiful and it was great to be followed by the seals, who took great interest in us. It was hard work paddling at times but I slept very well because of it. I have just finished my second holiday canoeing in Scotland with Leader Billy, which again was fantastic. Looking forward to what next year brings.