Kayaking in the San Juan Islands - the world's best killer whale watching waters. San Juan Island kayak tours with orca whales. Sea Quest Expeditions, based in Friday Harbor, offers kayaking trips in the Orca Whale Sanctuary near Seattle, Washington.
The San Juan Islands are featured on the top ten travel destination lists of major publications from Frommer's to National Geographic. The San Juan Islands feature the largest state park in Washington, a national park, and dozens of wildlife refuges. Other tourist attractions include fine dining, outdoor markets, local wine tasting, scuba diving, sport fishing, and much more. The San Juan Islands of Washington are famous as the top orca whale watching location in the United States. The first park in the world dedicated to whale watching was created here. Our kayak tours at Sea Quest are designed to maximize your chances of encountering killer whales and thanks to our experience and careful route selection we have the best record of success of any kayaking company in Washington. Our San Juan Islands kayak tours begin from Friday Harbor, Washington. Seattle is the main gateway city for travel to San Juan Island. Seattle is close enough to Friday Harbor that many of our guests are able to participate on a one day whale watching kayak trip and travel back on the same day. Most people arrive via the public ferry system, a trip of about 1 hour, that has been named as a top ten scenic ferry ride in the world.

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