Sea
Quest Kayak Expeditions - Sea kayak trips
to the world's premier killer whale watching waters.
Sea
Quest Kayak Expeditions is the leading operator of killer whale
kayak tours
in the San Juan Islands.
Our company has been operating killer whale kayak vacations for 18 years and our
two founders bring a combined 40 years of professional kayak experience
to the program. Our home base is located near Friday Harbor on San Juan
Island, in the protected Puget Sound waters a short distance north of
Seattle, Washington. Friday
Harbor is the gateway to the sheltered waterways of the San Juan Islands,
an ideal area for beginners to have their first experience to kayak with
killer whales.
The San
Juan Islands are home to nearly 100 killer whales, also known as
orca whales. We offer half-day and full-day killer whale kayak trips to the primary orca whale viewing area off the "Whale Watch Park" (Lime Kiln State Park).
This whale-watching park is located on the west side of San Juan Island
and is the only location near San Juan Island, Washington where
killer whales can
be reliably seen on a day tour. Many other outfitters advertise the
possibility of seeing killer whales, but unless they spend sufficient time
to kayak along the shores of
Lime Kiln Park, their chances are severely reduced, sometimes to zero.
We also
offer camping kayak vacations of from two, three and five days to the
outer San Juan islands. These trips are designed to follow the main
feeding and traveling routes of the killer whales, thereby maximizing
chances for killer whale watching. Apart from the west side of San Juan
Island, there are only a couple of other islands within the archipelago
that afford chances for campers to kayak with killer whales, and these
will be our destination. Although we may not see killer whales on every
single trip, we will do our best to show them to you, and we will take you
to the best places possible that conditions allow. Other marine creatures
that we see on nearly all San Juan Islands kayak trips are Dall's porpoise, harbor
porpoise, harbor seals, river otters, mink, bald eagles, and amazingly
colorful tidepool communities.
Our sea
kayak guides are biologists and environmental scientists so they will make
sure that you see the most and learn as much as your curiosity demands.
They are gifted naturalists, teachers, camp cooks, and trip leaders who
have dedicated themselves to continually improve their skills. Our sea
kayak guides undergo the most rigorous and lengthy training program of any
outfitter on San Juan Island. In addition to the experience they bring,
our guides must spend two full weeks in our own intensive kayak guide
school. Most other outfitters in the San Juan Islands, Washington spend one to three days at
most in preparing their guides.
Our web
site, www.sea-quest-kayak.com, provides complete information on our killer
whale
kayak tours and why you should choose us. Our equipment is
state-of-the-art expedition quality and is designed for comfort, speed,
and stability. People of practically any age can join our tours, including
children as young as five years old. Sea Quest Kayak Expeditions offers family
kayak vacations, women-only kayak trips, youth kayak adventures,
private custom kayak tours, and an array of dates open for sign up by
singles, couples, families and friends. Custom sea kayak trips can be
arranged for groups, such as women only, family reunions, friends from
work, and more.
Our web
site will help you decide which San Juan Islands kayak tour is best for you.
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