Only bookable onboard
- Duration
- 3h00
- Activity level
- Active – good mobility needed
- Topics
- Active, Nature
Explore from a rare water-level perspective
Encounter wildlife up close, without the noise of a motor.
Each outing is led by expert guides who ensure the utmost safety and share insights, and you’ll be provided with all the top-quality gear you need.
Paddle into Wonder
There’s truly no better way to feel the scale, silence, and raw beauty of this landscape than from the seat of a kayak. Guided by seasoned experts, you’ll glide across the water with your fellow adventurers, experiencing your surroundings in a uniquely intimate and peacefully immersive way. Here, bald eagles wheel above the spruce, a black bear may work the shoreline at low tide, and Sitka black-tailed deer pick their way through the temperate rainforest. You paddle the coastline, where glacially carved valleys meet a rugged, rocky shore. Look out for sea otters drifting in patches of bull kelp, humpback whales surfacing nearby, Steller sea lions hauled out on the rocks.
Practical information
This is an optional, add-on activity, available at an additional cost.
In two-person kayaks
This activity can only be booked on board.
Top-quality kayaking gear is provided, including a two-person hard-shell sea kayak, paddle, boots, life jacket, drysuit, and pogies.
Please note that this kayaking activity only uses two-person kayaks. Solo guests will be paired with another guest.
Participants must have basic swimming skills and be able to get in and out of the kayak on the water independently.
While we aim to offer this activity on every voyage, its operation is subject to weather and ice conditions.
A reasonable level of fitness is required to participate.
Wheelchair accessible: No
Language requirements: A basic level of English is needed to understand the guide’s instructions.
Expedition cruises offering this activity
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