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Guided Kayaking Eco Tours -

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Ketchikan Kayak Co. offers daily guided kayak tours in Clover Pass. This is an excellent area with several rainforest islands, about 15 miles north of town. We'll get you away from the masses as we paddle down Sea Star Alley, around Eagle Island, and Clover Island as well. There is excellent sea star (starfish) and tidal life viewing, and two eagles' nests we'll view up close along the way. The Tongass National Forest, the largest National Forest in the U.S., surrounds all the area.

Transportation from your cruise ship/hotel, and excellent gear is provided. After gearing up at our facility and a quick lesson, you'll board your kayak and your nature viewing will begin. Sea lions, seals, lots of eagles and other birds, a huge variety of tidal life, and sometimes humpback and orca whales. Your tour starts with a paddle down the wall of sea stars. With our dramatic tide swings this large wall becomes exposed and all its residents are eye level to the kayaker. Sea stars, urchins, sea cucumbers, limpets, chitons, nudibranchs, etc. are all clung to the wall, waiting for the tide to return.

We take the time to show you the different critters, what they're doing, and how they're interacting. This tour is very educational, and is about much more than just paddling a kayak.

Your nature viewing eco-tour continues as we paddle around Eagle Island, and view its large nest with resident adults, and typically young baby eagles throughout summer. Continuing around Clover Island, we'll view another eagle's nest, and some great tide zones along the rainforest shoreline. Your tour concludes with us kayaking back through the local Alaskan fishing boats in the marina where we began.

The Details -

Tour time is about 4 hours dock to dock, with approx. 2 - 2.5 hours on the water. Rain gear is provided. No experience necessary. Our minimum age requirement is 7 years old. Maximum weight is 250lbs. We use tandem and single person sit inside kayaks, and we also have single person sit on top kayaks upon request. We pick you up right at your ship or wherever you're staying. Just show up, and we take it from there!

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