Stand Up Paddleboarding

Has anyone done Stand Up Paddle boarding in St. Kitts? Any recommendations on a good and inexpensive instructor/tour? This will be my only repeat island on my upcoming cruise, so I'm looking to do something a little different from the island tour I took last time. Thanks!

I was just researching tours when I saw this company that offers a paddle boarding tour:

http://www.kantours.com/index.php/tours/stkitts-tours

St. Kitts Stand Up Paddle Board (SUP)

A short drive through the Frigate Bay Resort area leads to the South-East Peninsula Highway. Capture the awe-inspiring views as you leisurely meander across the Mountain Range, closely flanked by the energetic Atlantic Ocean on the north and the tranquil Caribbean Sea on the South.

Your Tour starts in the quiet turquoise waters of Whitehouse Bay. On Arrival your guide will take you through an informative orientation and history behind Paddle boarding. Whitehouse Bay has the most tranquil waters that allows for the most inexperienced persons to get the hang of standing up on their own personal standup paddle board.

Riders will be provided with state of the art streamlined life jackets and leashes so they can have peace of mind knowing they have the best in safety options. Once everyone feels comfortable the adventure begins!

Your tour guide will guide you along the rugged and unspoiled coastline passing secluded coves, cliffs and caves ending at Bird Rock Beach Cove. On your tour you may get to see stingrays, sea turtles, tropical fish, mountain goats and a variety of birds.

Come and enjoy an original St Kitts experience. Get up, stand up...for your right to SUP!

Duration: 3 hrs

Minimum: 4 pax Maximum: 12 pax per tour

Minimum age: 8 years Maximum age: 80 years

Recommended: Towels, Swim wear, Sun tan Lotion

Includes: Round Trip Transportation. SUP board, Carbon Paddle, Guided tour

@ibcnusoon - Today I was also looking at the paddle board excursion on St. Kitts through RCCL but am not sure if their offering is the same as the one you listed. In any case, I appreciate the info and am going to book it!

Thanks!

Ginnie

Do you know the cost of that excursion? I saw that when I was googling for ideas, but they don't list a price! Also, do you know if that excursion starts at the cruise terminal? Or would we have to pay extra money for a taxi to get to the start point?

Do you know the cost of that excursion? I saw that when I was googling for ideas, but they don't list a price! Also, do you know if that excursion starts at the cruise terminal? Or would we have to pay extra money for a taxi to get to the start point?

St. Kitts Stand UP Paddle Board listed on RCCl - as KTA1 is priced at USD 79 for adult and child. Tour duration - 3 hours. The excursion starts at the cruise terminal. This is a new excursion and currently only RCCL is offering it.

White House Bay is a secluded stone beach over the peninsula and has really good snorkelling.

I am taking a Carnival cruise, so I was actually referring to the Kantours pricing and transportation :) Thanks though! Does anyone know more info about Kantours or any other private vendor?

I did find more information about the company, but no mention of paddle boarding. This excursion must be new for them. If anyone finds out the price and details, please let me know. We are taking a morning tour of the island and I think this paddle boarding excursion would be wonderful in the afternoon, as opposed to be being dropped off at a beach:

http://www.definitivecaribbean.com/getting-to-the-caribbean/st-kitts/local-organisers/kantours-vacation-tour-consultants

They also have a twitter page: https://twitter.com/KantoursDMC

and a facebook page: http://www.facebook.com/StKittsSup

I found a tour on St. Kitts for paddleboarding: http://lizpereirastourstore.shutterfly.com/availabletours

Looks like you can find them all day at Shipwreck Beach Bar on South Friars Beach, no need to book a tour if you can get dropped off there. We are touring in the morning with Thenford Gray and will be dropped off at a beach in the afternoon. I'll ask him to drop us off here and we can do the paddle boarding on our own for an hour or so, or you can book a private tour:

You'll need to scroll almost all the way down on the landing page and you'll see it:

Stand Up Paddle Boards

A short drive from Port Zante and Frigate Bay leads you to beautiful South Friars Beach.

South Friars has the most tranquil waters that allows for the most inexperienced persons to get the hang of standing up on their own personal standup paddle board.

Stand Up Paddle Boarding (SUP) is a sport that everyone can enjoy, regardless of your age, ability or size. The perfect whole body and core workout, SUP is the most peaceful way to get out and explore the beautiful coastline of St. Kitts while you're exercising. It provides balance and coordination, strength and endurance , is stress reducing, invigorating, and invites adventure and exploration.

On arrival your guide will take you through an informative orientation and history behind Paddle Boarding. Instructions are included.

Once everyone feels comfortable the adventure begins!

Duration: 30 minutes

Maximum: 12 pax

Minimum age: 8 years

Maximum age: 80 years

Recommended: Towels, swim wear, sun tan lotion

Includes: Round trip transportation, SUP board, instructions and paddle

Only $15 USD per person.

We also offer escorted tours.

Open every day from 8AM-4PM.

Free SUP lessons included.

Transfers to the beach are additional.

We just had a great experience Standup paddle boarding In St Kitts when we got off the ship. We had found an outfitter call Honu and Pelikana WWW.SUPstkitts.com on the internet right before we travelled. We had been to St kitts before and had tried the SUP's at south friars. I think it was at a place called shipwrecks? It was nice and all but your kinda stuck there the baords were not good at all, and as a person who SUP's I wanted to explore. Well we contacted Honu and Pelikana and they set up a custom tour of the caribbean coast for us. It was the highlight of our trip! It was perfect thing to do when getting off the boat. We saw all sorts of turtles and sting rays. The boards where all new NSP brand boards, not what Im used to riding but really stable and they track ( turned ) really well. It was more expesnive then just going out for an hour but it was cheaper than most cruise lines. We paid 65US a person and some of the cruise ships Ive been on charge 80-90US, and this was by far the best one Ive been on. Ive recommended this tour to another couple that went right after us and I got the same exact response " highlight of our trip". Hope that helps

We just had a great experience Standup paddle boarding In St Kitts when we got off the ship. We had found an outfitter call Honu and Pelikana WWW.SUPstkitts.com on the internet right before we travelled. We had been to St kitts before and had tried the SUP's at south friars. I think it was at a place called shipwrecks? It was nice and all but your kinda stuck there the baords were not good at all, and as a person who SUP's I wanted to explore. Well we contacted Honu and Pelikana and they set up a custom tour of the caribbean coast for us. It was the highlight of our trip! It was perfect thing to do when getting off the boat. We saw all sorts of turtles and sting rays. The boards where all new NSP brand boards, not what Im used to riding but really stable and they track ( turned ) really well. It was more expesnive then just going out for an hour but it was cheaper than most cruise lines. We paid 65US a person and some of the cruise ships Ive been on charge 80-90US, and this was by far the best one Ive been on. Ive recommended this tour to another couple that went right after us and I got the same exact response " highlight of our trip". Hope that helps

This sounds really interesting. Did you have to arrange your own transportation to the beach or did they pick you up at the port? We have not tried SUP yet and this looks like a great way to experience it.

They arranged a taxi/bus for us. It picked us up at the port and delivered us to whitehouse bay. It was a pretty short ride. When we were done we had lunch and just relaxed on the beach. They had a taxi come pick us up then we just hung out in port for a little before we got back on the ship. We are going back to St Kitts again to stay at the Marriot. We loved the island and want to see more of it. Cant wait to paddleboard again, Im hooked

We just had a great experience Standup paddle boarding In St Kitts when we got off the ship. We had found an outfitter call Honu and Pelikana WWW.SUPstkitts.com on the internet right before we travelled. We had been to St kitts before and had tried the SUP's at south friars. I think it was at a place called shipwrecks? It was nice and all but your kinda stuck there the baords were not good at all, and as a person who SUP's I wanted to explore. Well we contacted Honu and Pelikana and they set up a custom tour of the caribbean coast for us. It was the highlight of our trip! It was perfect thing to do when getting off the boat. We saw all sorts of turtles and sting rays. The boards where all new NSP brand boards, not what Im used to riding but really stable and they track ( turned ) really well. It was more expesnive then just going out for an hour but it was cheaper than most cruise lines. We paid 65US a person and some of the cruise ships Ive been on charge 80-90US, and this was by far the best one Ive been on. Ive recommended this tour to another couple that went right after us and I got the same exact response " highlight of our trip". Hope that helps

Hi, I think we are going to do this one on our upcoming trip. We are looking at the 3 hour tour they have on their website. Is this the one you signed up for? How did you reserve your board and time?

I also want to clarify, that when you were done with your paddleboards, you were able to hang out on the beach for a while? Did you snorkel as well? Did they provide a secure place for your belongings?

Sorry for so many questions. :confused:

Thanks for your help.

We had some time after the tour to hang out on the beach, we had maybe about 2-3 hours before we had to back at the ship. We didnt really have much with us so we really didnt have to secure anything. They had snorkeling equipment rental at the beach so we snorkeled out on the reef for awhile which was pretty good. The guides just stayed with us and told us a little bit about the beach we were on. We were really happy with the guides, they were really friendly and knew what they there doing

They arranged a taxi/bus for us. It picked us up at the port and delivered us to whitehouse bay. It was a pretty short ride. When we were done we had lunch and just relaxed on the beach. They had a taxi come pick us up then we just hung out in port for a little before we got back on the ship. We are going back to St Kitts again to stay at the Marriot. We loved the island and want to see more of it. Cant wait to paddleboard again, Im hooked

Thanks for all the info but I have one more question. When they arranged the taxi/bus from/to the ship was it included in the price of the tour or did you pay for it separately? If separately, what was the cost?

Thanks,

Bumping this up to see if anyone has used this company recently?

http://www.supstkitts.com/

Any updates would be great. Thanks.

I am wondering if anyone has been to south friars beach recently and can comment on the rentals there? Price?

Thanks!

We too are reserved with Honu and Pelikana http://WWW.SUPstkitts.com in March. Looking forward to a great day!

If anyone is looking for a recent review of this company, check out the review from the Carnival Victory in my signature below. We had a great day, and Nick was a fantastic guide who really went above and beyond!

Just got back, really enjoyed our day with Nick and SUP! Easy to learn and lots of fun. St. Kitts was our favorite day on a 5-island itinerary!

Just wondering if anybody has used this company Hona Pelikana recently for SUP? We are considering doing this during our up coming cruise.

Just wondering if anybody has used this company Hona Pelikana recently for SUP? We are considering doing this during our up coming cruise.

We will be using them next month. I'll report back to you about how it goes!

Thank you!

Wish I had something to report. :/

We were booked, deposit paid, took the cab to the beach, walked down the beach searching for them.... And nothing. Our Guide never showed up. The Manager of the Jamrock Beach Bar, where we were supposed to meet him, said he had been there and left. He called him, but after waiting 20 minutes and he still hadn't shown up we had him call back and just cancel.

I sent an email to Nick the owner, who apologized and refunded our deposit. He said the Guide claimed he waited an hour and we never showed. Our ship didn't get in until noon, so maybe he showed up early, not paying any attention to the time the ship arrived.

I was was glad we got the apology and the refund and Jamrock had great food and drinks to drown our sorrows. But, we were 4 very disappointed non-SUP-ers. :(