Aerial view of turquoise water below the cliffs and forest at the Grotto

Guided jet ski tours and kayak rentals in Tobermory

Tobermory and Georgian Bay are calling

Ride to Flowerpot Island and the Grotto on a guided jet ski tour, or paddle from our dock to the shipwrecks of Big Tub Harbour.

On Lee's Wharf since 2018

Jet ski tours, kayaks and paddleboards from one Tobermory dock

Tobermory Cruise Line runs guided jet ski tours on Georgian Bay and rents kayaks and stand-up paddleboards from the Tobermory Cruise Centre on Lee's Wharf, at the entrance to Little Tub Harbour. We have been on the water here since 2018.

Enjoy VIP treatment the moment you arrive, with free customer parking and uninterrupted views of the Tobermory Harbour boat traffic, including the world-famous M.S. Chi-Cheemaun (Big Canoe) ferry to Manitoulin Island.

2018
The year we started, on Lee's Wharf
Free
Customer parking at two lots
21+
Jet ski drivers, with a driver's licence
$40
One hour in a single kayak or on a paddleboard
The M.S. Chi-Cheemaun ferry at the dock in Tobermory
M.S. Chi-Cheemaun in Tobermory. Photo: MBi, CC BY-SA 4.0
Kayakers setting off from the floating dock as a man on the dock holds a kayak
See you on the water!

Lighthouses, cliffs and shipwrecks

Here is what you can see from the water, by jet ski or by kayak.

Illustrated chart of the waters around Tobermory Our Departure Dock sits at the entrance to Little Tub Harbour in Tobermory. The Tugs wrecks are beside the dock, and Big Tub Harbour, with Big Tub Lighthouse and the Sweepstakes and City of Grand Rapids wrecks, is a short paddle away. Guided jet ski tours ride out to Cove Island Lighthouse, Flowerpot Island and the Grotto. Fathom Five National Marine Park Lake Huron Georgian Bay Cove Island Flowerpot Island Bruce Peninsula Tobermory Not to scale. Not for navigation. N Tobermory Big Tub Rd Harbour detail
  • Kayak or paddleboard from our dock
  • Guided jet ski tour (routes change with the weather)
The bow of a yellow kayak pointed toward Big Tub Lighthouse
By kayakBy jet ski

Lighthouses

Paddle out for a view of Big Tub Lighthouse, or ride to Cove Island Lighthouse on a guided jet ski tour.

Turquoise water below the rocky cliffs at the Grotto
By jet ski

Shoreline

See the flowerpot rock formations of Flowerpot Island and the Grotto, a natural cave, on a guided jet ski tour.

The wreck of the Sweepstakes under clear water in Big Tub Harbour
Photo: Andre Carrotflower, CC BY-SA 4.0
By kayak

Shipwrecks

Our dock sits beside the Tugs, and the Sweepstakes and City of Grand Rapids wrecks are a short paddle away in Big Tub Harbour.

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Ready to get on the water?

Jet ski tours are booked and paid for online. Kayaks and paddleboards are first come, first served: just come down to the Departure Dock at 53 Bay Street South.

Departure Dock
53 Bay Street South, Tobermory
Jet ski tours
Book and pay online
Kayaks and paddleboards
First come, first served
Rentals
10:00 AM to 4:00 PM, Wednesday to Sunday
Kayak rentals right now

Open from 10:00 AM, Wednesday to Sunday, from the May long weekend to the end of September.