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Have you ever wondered what the benefits are of kayaking? Are you looking for an activity which is low impact but will also improve your aerobic fitness, strength and flexibility? Do you need to spend more time outside and you need a low impact activity to get you...

As local Guides in the North Sydney area, hosting tours for predominantly overseas visitors, our Guides and Instructors are proud to recommend places to our guests, offering them some hidden gems and some not so hidden gems that we ourselves would visit on a regular...

People keep on asking us how we manage working together, living together, raising a child and running a business together. We often laugh and say the most important thing is to know who the boss is 😉 All jokes aside, we do have our differences of opinion on some...

Offering exceptional customer service is important to us, but sadly we can’t control the weather. Instead, we manage paddlers expectations and think of the toddlers, ducks and farmers, loving the rain.

Being a husband and wife team, working 7 days a week through the warmer months, Sydney by Kayak’s head Guides, myself (Laura) and Ben, usually take a break in winter. As a couple, we usually head somewhere warmer, where we can recuperate and rest for a few weeks,...

The war on waste is a big deal. It's no secret that we have a huge problem with the amount of plastic and other rubbish that ends up in our Sydney waterways and oceans. Sadly, if we don't start changing the way we think and act, by 2050, there will be more plastic in...

How my Kayaking Business prepared me for Motherhood I have clear memories of my mother working from home and taking us to work, often doing more than one job at a time, as I was growing up. She was a hard worker and wanted to provide for her young family. I believe,...

Kayaking Lavender Bay to Barangaroo We are really loving our Before Work Endurance Paddles on Tuesdays and Thursdays. We’ve been trialing a few new kayaking routes, one of them being a paddle from Lavender Bay to Barangaroo and back. Our little group of local paddlers...

Kayaking Sydney Harbour with Alex the seal Photograph taken by one of our local paddlers, Philipp G. Our Sydney by Kayak team have been pretty excited about our 10 shiny new Grifinn kayaks arriving this month, ready for the upcoming kayaking season on our magnificent...