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How to Pick the Perfect Kayaking Tour on San Juan Island
Gliding through the serene Salish Sea in a quiet, low-impact sea kayak lets you experience San Juan Island's abundant wildlife like orcas, seals, and eagles against a backdrop of evergreen-covered shores. Our friends at San Juan Outfitters offer guided sea kayaking tours from April through September. We here at the Bird Rock Hotel can book your family's kayak trip right when you make your room reservation and help you find the tour perfect for you and yours.
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San Juan Outfitters' tours depart from the gorgeous Roche Harbor docks (shuttles to Roche Harbor are available) on the West Side where the wildlife is most abundant.
Their convenient slip-docks make getting in and out of your kayak a breeze, especially for inexperienced kayakers and kids. Guided tours are for kids 13 and older, options for families with younger kids are available.
San Juan Outfitter's tours are guided by trained naturalists, brimming with knowledge and stories
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Most Amazing - the Bioluminescent Tour
Here in the Salish Sea, the bioluminescence is most active after hot and sunny days and is most visible during the new moon. For this reason, San Juan Outfitters only offer this tour during select times throughout the summer to maximize visibility of the glowing plankton.
The Bioluminescent tour is 3 hours long and in the evening. Beginners are welcome. Shuttles are not available for this tour.
Treat yourself to this exceptional experience.
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Most Revered - the West Side Killer Whale Sanctuary Tour
Because this tour primarily travels in known orca territory, it gives you some of the best chances to view orcas by kayak. Kayak guides communicate with the whale watch captains in real-time and know of any possible sightings within sea kayak tour's range. Orca encounters by kayak are a rare, once-in-a-lifetime experience and should be seen as such.
This 5-hour tour is for intermediate kayakers and requires you to be physically fit.
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Most Hands-On - the Family Tour
Family 3-Hour Kayak Tours emphasize a hands-on wildlife experience-- hold your first jellyfish, sea star, and other shore life. Find out that seagrass tastes like coconut. You might also have a chance to explore a kelp forest as you look for seals, otters, and other marine life.
While this tour is geared towards families with kids 6-12, it is for all curious people of all skill levels.
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Most Romantic - the Sunset Tour
This slow-paced 3-hour tour for people 13+ combines your regular wildlife tour with stunning sunsets over Vancouver Island over still waters, after the boaters have turned in.
This tour is for beginners, romantics and photographers.
Sunset kayak tours are unforgettable.
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