Our three hour kayak trip in the waters around Anacortes was great. Ruth and I had a wonderful time. Our guide, Emma, was knowledgeable, highly competent, professional, informative, and friendly. The boats and safety equipment were in top condition. We highly recommend Anacortes Kayak Tours and look forward to doing another trip in the future.

We did a 5 hour Kayak in Anacortes to the San Juan Islands. Our guide was Cora she was an exceptional guide! She worked with us on how to get exactly to the targeted areas on the tour. She was cheerful, knowledgeable, and she gave information about the islands, the currents, and the sea life. She was a perfect example of how a guide should be. We left the tour with so much knowledge of what we had experienced!

My wife has always wanted to Kayak near the San Juan Islands in hopes to see Orca. Anacortes Kayak Tours came highly recommended. We were a little tentative about kayaking in the open waters of the bay since we are seniors and have only kayaked on a fresh water lake before. All our concerns were quickly put at ease by our tour guide, Cora. She was not only very knowledgeable about kayaking and the history of the Islands, but she was such a down to earth person with who we shared stories about everything on our trip. I feel, not only, that Cora was the perfect guide but also like we made a friend. I highly recommend Anacortes Kayak Tours, and ask for Cora but I'm certain all the guides share the same professionalism.

Paddling through the San Juan Islands was on my bucket list. My friends and I chose a San Juan Island to Anacortes, 5-Days, One Way, Fully Catered trip. Everything from the setting to the guides, the equipment and the food was excellent. Truly an unforgettable experience!

Great experience with a fantastic guide (Shalem) . Highly recommended! That said, two suggestions to the crew: don't charge $45 for a 4 year old, get the gear on faster for more time in the water.

Great experience! Our guide Blake was very friendly and knowledgeable. We would definitely recommend to others! Five stars!

My wife and I, plus 2 female friends, shared a pair of double kayaks, on a 3-hour paddle with 2 other customers and our guide Shelem. The day was somewhat cool and cloudy but it didn’t rain on us and the trip was just perfect. Shelem was very friendly and extremely knowledgeable about the local plant and animal life. It turned out that he had also worked at a restaurant we knew back in Ohio so we had that bit of common bond. The entire experience was just wonderful.

We had such an amazing time on our Anacortes Kayak Tour! Our guide Ben was really knowledgeable and made us all feel comfortable, and we saw lots of wildlife. Highly recommend!!

If you're a beginner on the water considering a kayak company, Anacortes Kayak Tours felt organized, safe and professional. Did a lovely little kayak day-trip from Anacortes with our guide, Shelem, who showed us all kinds of cool wildlife up close - from curious sea lion pups to starfish and other neat shoreline critters. Stopped midway to explore a tiny island with a historic lighthouse, and spied a big old sea lion sunbathing. Will adventure with AKT again for sure! (I'm thinking an overnight further up in the islands next time to really unplug - and if we're lucky, maybe see some orcas! ) 🌝

This was an amazing experience! Our guides Molly, Ben, and Alec were amazing. We started by paddling out a short distance and watching a gorgeous sunset, then paddling about halfway back to a small inlet to wait for the sky to fully darken. There were some bigger waves, so be warned if you are easily seasick, but my friend and I loved it! As the stars came out our guides told us about the science of the bioluminescence and a story from the Sammish people regarding it. When is was dark enough we started to see the bioluminescence and it was amazing! Truly an experience like no other I cannot recommend it enough! I would recommend pants and a jacket, it gets pretty cold and the kayaking was not very strenuous with relatively long periods of stillness. The night of my trip it was 68F in Anacortes at the time but felt much colder. Also check moon rise times and moon phases as they can effect the visibility of the bioluminescence.

We worked with the amazing folks at AKT to design a 3 day private trip for a group of 9 friends late this July from Orca’s to Sucia + Pathos islands and WOW did it exceed expectations! The planning process could not have been easier thanks to Megan’s incredible patience, expertise, and willingness to work with our group’s nuances (including a 20-wk pregnant participant, numerous dietary restrictions, and some numbers changes). She held our hands through the process, she and Emma checked in multiple times to confirm details, and truly made the challenging logistics feel simple. Our trip itself was led by the exceptionally fun, aspirationally chill/experienced/competent guide duo of Liam and Shelem who felt like friends by the end of our trip and provided the right amount of adaptation on the fly to keep our group challenged and happy. They even did a late night bioluminescence paddle, which was so magical + cool. Most importantly, they were very focused on conditions and safety, were transparent with us about their thought process, and made all of us feel remarkably comfortable and confident in an unfamiliar activity/environment. Also, food was yummy and we were all so thankful we paid extra to have them handle this for us. Portions were generous, we definitely worked up an appetite paddling! Wildlife can’t be planned but we saw numerous seals (+babies!), bald eagles, herons, porpoise, and a humpback whale! The San Juan islands are so gorgeous - rain and shine, they took our breath away. Could not recommend this team more thoroughly, would absolutely work with them again in the future.

We went on the Sunset/Bioluminescence kayak tour with Ben and Jake. They told us to wear shoes that can get wet, but Ben and Jake had us get in the kayak on the beach and then pulled us into the water. What service! ❤️ We loved paddling along the shore and hearing about the area and wildlife as we went. We had the perfect night with no wind so it was an easy paddle. We saw birds, seals and Jake pulled a crab out of some bull kelp to show us. Once it got dark (we chose a date when the moon was new) we began to see the bioluminescence. At first it was just a few sparkles in the water, but as it got darker, there were more and more. It was amazing. I have never seen anything like it and likely never will again. What an awesome experience. Just some other info: we chose to reschedule because of the rain and Megan was very accommodating. There is really no need to bring a phone/camera as it’s too dark to take photos and it’s really hard to get to your phone once you have the pfd and the spray-skirt on. (Unless you put it in the dry bag and attach it to the kayak. I brought a water bottle and it fit in the bungies in front of me but I wished I’d brought a carabiner just to make it more secure. I also brought gloves as I thought my hands would get cold and I put them in the dry bag they provided for me. Unless your gloves are waterproof, there is no need to bring gloves as your hands will definitely get wet. Because of the spray-skirt, only my hands and sleeves got wet and I really didn’t get that cold. We got lucky and had a small group - 8 people - but they take larger groups as well. I definitely recommend this amazing experience with this great company.

Our afternoon 3 hour kayak tour was majestic. We lucked out with calm glassy waters; we saw harbor seals, harbor porpoises, my son got to hold a jellyfish, and we tasted bull kelp leaves around Young Island. Cora, our guide, is amazing; she was thorough and helpful with a kayaking refresher (the pedals were new for us) and she is engaging bringing the bay to life for us and creating hands on learning for my fresh 5 year old. We loved our experience and if we make our way up to Anacortes Island again we will sign up for another kayak tour.

We did the early morning kayak tour and it was wonderful. Our guide Jacob was knowledgeable about the sea life and wildlife we encountered. We were out during low tide so we were able to enjoy searching for starfish and other creatures on the shores of the islands we toured around. Everything from checking in on arrival and getting geared up was easy. I highly recommend this experience.

Our kayaking trip was exquisite even in some rain and drizzle. We saw porpoises, seals, huge bald eagles, oyster-catchers, a jellyfish, and other wildlife. The guide, Shalem, had a delightful attitude and clearly enjoyed not only his work as a guide but the natural beauty around him. Kayaking itself was a new experience for us, but a good one - I loved feeling the kayak gliding through the water as I paddled, & the longer we were out, the more confident I felt handling it. Two in our group sat in a double kayak while I and my niece used singles. All of us enjoyed the experience. I cannot wait to go again. My only advice is to wear gloves! I still have a couple of blisters on my hands. Otherwise I wouldn’t change anything. ATK is an excellent company that showed care and competence in all aspects.