Do you enjoy spending time on the water exploring nature and talking to people? If so, a job as a kayak ecotour guide might be perfect for you.
Do you yearn for the path less traveled?
Its time to jump ship on your old career. Dive into the freedom being an ecotour guide affords the best story tellers. Whether by kayak or some other mode of transportation, the guides make or break the tour.
As a tour guide, you’ll need to be able to engage and educate your guests about the local ecosystem and wildlife. It is also important to be well rounded. Come to the table with stories about the local area as well as larger topics that impact the environments you are exploring. Stories can be from any discipline. Having a biology degree is not required. If you keep repeating science jargon and Latin, it can make it harder to be interesting.
Telling the right stories, your guests are sure to have an enjoyable and memorable experience. Story tellers read on. Start planning your next career today!
When kayaking in St. Augustine’s three-river inland coastal tidal basin, it is important to be able to engage guests about the area’s science, culture, and history. Have at least 6 story ideas packed with interesting information about wildlife, sea life, the estuary, and the research done here. There are many field experiments and long-term studies that can be found on our float plans. You’ll be able to captivate your guests with stories of St. Augustine’s history and ecology while they paddle through this beautiful landscape. You will also be able to educate guests with breaking stories and culturally relevant research coming out of the GTM Reserve and the world’s other players.
As a GeoTrippin Adventure Guide, we must always put a positive spin on the scary stories and reports that are spread by the mainstream media and other privately controlled news outlets. There is a global quagmire that can be solved with simple solutions that keep getting better on their own. Instead of using technology to make up for the loss of resources and services provided by natural habitats. We literally just need to “set it and forget it!” Restoring and building new habitats will literally save the planet from suffocating, drowning, burning, starving, water wars, acidic oceans, pollution, and all the other scary stuff.
The best news? The fish and wildlife service reports that in 2007, the US switched from net loss to a net gain of wetlands every year. Restoration efforts have been exponentially increasing since then. You are leading your guests through the very research reserve that contributed to some of the most inspiring and hopeful news about our climate and environment.
Every GeoTripper should leave your ecotour feeling inspired and uplifted. Even in the face of some heavy and heated topics, a GeoTrippin Guide speaks confidently with the knowing and overstanding that the Earth’s Ecosystems are resilient and will quickly heal on its own if we stop harming it.