Guided Sea Kayak Trips and Expeditions in France and Around the World
From the Mediterranean to the polar regions, small-group itineraries designed and guided in the field.
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Guided expeditions. Small groups. Real adventure.
Some coastlines can only truly be discovered at water level. Coves reached in silence, camps far from the roads and places that we finally take the time to experience.
Voyage Kayak grew from this way of travelling. Since 1998, every itinerary has been shaped on the water, scouted in the field, then refined with the seasons, sea conditions and local encounters.
Voyage Kayak is an independent travel company devoted exclusively to sea kayak trips and expeditions in France and around the world. Intentionally small, it provides the safeguards of a travel operator officially registered with Atout France while maintaining a direct relationship between you and the person who designs your journey.
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A two-minute glimpse of what we really experience: warm seas and high latitudes, expedition journeys, wild camps, boats and, above all, shared adventure at the pace of the paddle.
Where would you like to begin?
A date in mind, a destination to explore or a project to build: choose the starting point that best matches what you are looking for.
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See the trips that are genuinely scheduled, current availability and the small groups now being formed.
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Browse the destinations already documented by Voyage Kayak and the regions we know well enough to develop a new itinerary with you.
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Join a departure, request a new date, make an existing itinerary private or develop a tailor-made journey. Whether you are travelling alone, as a pair or with your own group, discover how your project can take shape.
The same person designs, plans and guides your trip
My name is Julien Burellier. I am a professional guide, a French state-qualified sea kayak instructor, a rafting guide and a ski instructor.
For more than 25 years, I have traced lines across water and snow, always searching for wild places, genuine encounters and meaningful immersion.
I answer your messages, design every journey, oversee the logistics and guide most departures myself. This continuity means that I know the travellers as well as the routes and can adapt each departure to the group and the conditions we encounter.
I do not simply send you on a journey: I take you there.
Sea kayaking as a gateway to the world
Sea kayaking is more than a sport. It is a different way to travel, silently and at the pace of the waves and wind. It opens a passage to forgotten coves, coral reefs, remote bays, polar ice and beaches that cannot be reached from land.
We travel in small groups, away from mass tourism and close to the places we visit. Depending on the journey, we may travel self-supported, stay in locally owned accommodation or use a boat that becomes our floating base camp.
At 5 km/h (3 mph), you do not simply pass through a place: you take it in.
Logistics designed around the adventure
TRAK, Nautiraid, Zegul, DAG and P&H sea kayaks, Werner paddles and camping equipment suited to each environment: every item is selected for the destination and expected conditions. Depending on the itinerary, our safety and communication equipment also includes a marine VHF radio, a Garmin inReach satellite communicator and a PLB (Personal Locator Beacon).
This careful preparation allows us to reach regions with no local outfitter or kayak base while retaining the autonomy, comfort and level of safety required for a genuine expedition.
Depending on the destination, we sleep in tents, hammocks, locally owned accommodation or on board a boat. Logistics serves the journey: it makes the adventure possible without ever taking centre stage.
Who are these trips for?
For people looking for something different. People who enjoy being outdoors, exploring slowly and taking an active part in the journey. You do not need to be an elite athlete for every itinerary: the required level, daily distances and expected conditions are explained clearly on each trip page, helping everyone choose an adventure that suits them.
What brings our travellers together is not performance. It is curiosity, a willingness to put in the effort the journey requires, the desire to share the life of a small group and the understanding that, sometimes, true luxury is having time.
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