Check out our new Spring Group Kayaking(皮艇) Tour and join us for some fresh air and exercise!

Group Kayak Fitness

Suitable for experienced paddlers only. Coffee / tea is not currently provided, but you can certainly bring your own in a reusable cup! $50 per class.

Please email Laura@sydneybykayak.com.au for details on how to purchase a 10 class pass.

Social Paddle

Suitable for all levels of fitness. A shorter paddle around Lavender Bay. A great way to try kayaking and simply get outside for some gentle exercise. Coffee / tea is not currently provided, but you can certainly bring your own in a reusable cup! $60 per class.

Please email Susan@sydneybykayak.com.au for details on how to purchase a 10 class pass.

Clean-up Kayak Tour

Suitable for all levels of fitness. A shorter paddle around Lavender Bay, picking up rubbish. A great way to try kayaking, get outside for some gentle exercise and help the environment at the same time. Coffee/tea is provided! $50 per tour.

Please email Jenny@sydneybykayak.com.au for details on how to purchase a 10 class pass.

Sunrise Kayak and Coffee

Suitable for beginners. Our flagship tour! A longer paddle at Sunrise with lots of breaks learning some of the history of Sydney. A longer time on the water, but with lots of touristy stops for photos and stories. Enjoy watching the sunrise on a very quiet Sydney Harbor. Coffee/tea is provided on this paddle. Ordered at time of booking. $145 per person, per tour.

Please email Anna@sydneybykayak.com.au for details.

Tired of traditional sightseeing tour? Plan a literary tour of Britain to visit the places that shaped your favorite authors’ lives and inspired their stories. It’s a new way to get off the usual tourist routine.

Though Bath proudly claims Jane Austen as a favorite resident due to its Georgian charm, Jane found true happiness in Chawton Cottage, where she published one of her most famous novels, Pride and Prejudice. Tourists can explore this historic cottage with guided tours.

If, like the 19th-century Romantic poet William Wordsworth, the sight of a field of golden daffodils (水仙花) has ever cheered your lonely hours, visit Dove Cottage in Grasmere. The well-known poem, Lonely as a Cloud, was penned when having a walk with Dorothy in the Lake District. The modest cottage, now owned by the Wordsworth Trust (信托基金), offers guided tours.

The UK’s “Queen of Crime”, Agatha Christie, was born in Torquay. Every year, the town celebrates the creator of Hercule Poirot and Miss Marple with a festival that features talks, music shows and plays. When you visit the house, you can immerse yourself in the Christie mystery by exploring her collections and even booking a room on the top floor.

Born in Portsmouth, Dickens spent part of his childhood living near the Chatham Dockyards in Kent. Despite his time in London, Kent is the county most associated with the author of Oliver Twist and dozens of other familiar stories. He spent his final 14 years at Gads Hill Place in Gravesend, now a private school that can be visited in groups, by arrangement.

We picked this year’s best UK festivals—find your favourite and get out there this summer.

All Points East

Returning for a third year after its successful 2019 launch, All Points East is a general 10-day festival that takes over Victoria Park in late May. The opening and closing three-day weekends are given over to music. Place: Victoria Park

Time: May 22, 2021-May 31, 2021

Ticket: Adult £35, Age19-24 with ID£28; Under18 years old, free

Isle of Wight

Huge headliners is one of the UK’s biggest rock festivals. Now in its 52nd year, the modern-day Isle of Wight festival is a far cry from the hippy(嬉皮士)love-in that landed back in1968. Nowadays, big-name headliners and commercial rock and pop favorites are the order of the day.

Place: Seaclose Park, Newport

Time: Jun 13-14. 12:00 a.m.-15:00 p.m.

Tickets: £25 Adult; £15 Age19-24 with ID; £10 under 12 years old; under 7, free

Love box

Consistently one of the finest festivals in London, catering for cool kids and party monsters alike, Love box has expanded again to become three-day event in 2021. This year will be its second in west London’s Gunnersbury Park.

Place: London’s Gunnersbury Park

Time: July12-14. 1:30 p.m.-2:30 p.m.

Tickets: £185(adult three-day weekend); £70(adult day ticket)

Junction 2

Calling all technology heads: in 2021, this big festival is spreading out over two days again following last year’s successful expansion. Junction 2 is a meeting of some pretty serious music minds.

Place: Boston Manor Park Time: July 15-16£

Tickets:£45 for all ages