Bioluminescence Kayak Tour with Olympic Tours LLC in Marrowstone

About

Join us for an evening tour as the day fades into a stunning canvas of orange and purple, like a living painting. After sunset, if conditions are right, you’ll witness the magical glow of bioluminescent dinoflagellates lighting up the water.

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Rates

$139

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Duration

3 to 3.5 hours

We budget up to 1 hour to be taken up by the gear fitting and orientation.

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Location

Generally we meet at Fort Flagler State Park Lower Campground where Olympic Kayak Tours is based, ! 2 shipping containers. but occasionally we may contact you the day of that we are moving the tour to Mystery Bay State Park due to weather concerns.

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Gear

Included: Tandem kayak, Paddles, Life jacket (PFD), Spray skirt, Safety gear Expert naturalist and sea kayak guide

You should bring: A water bottle Weather appropriate clothing hat, and headlamp You may choose to bring a dry bag though many folks go without and are just fine.

We meet by the Fort Flagler boat launch where the OKT kayak base is located operating out of 2 shipping containers. WA Discover Pass are required for vehicles, they are for sale at the park entrance, or can be purchased from an automated machine in the parking lot.

Please note that everyone will go in high-quality tandem sea kayaks, so if you wish to ensure you will only be in a kayak with members of your household please book in an even numbered group, otherwise you will be placed with another customer or guide.

Also please note that the cockpits that we sit in are 16.5" across, which is ever so slightly narrower than the average airline seat. In addition to the width issue, the combined weight of the two paddlers per kayak shouldn't exceed about 460 lbs.

Feel free to check out our FAQ.

Optional: want to know even WAY more about how we get in and out of the kayaks, how to dress, what to bring etc? Feel free to check out this 15 minute youtube video.

-A note on moonphase. (TLDR: if we offer a biolume trip when the moon is rather full its because its a late moonrise, and it will still be dark.) Lately we have increasingly had a lot of questions & some concern about when we offer bioluminescence night tours when the moon is rather full. Doesn't the moonlight inhibit bioluminescence viewing? The answer is that on those nights when we offer the tour & the moon is rather full, it is because there is a moon rise later than the end of our tour. And because of the hills on either side of the harbor, we aren't actually effected by moonlight on our tour until some while after the moon has risen. So the moon can be completely full, but if the moon is on the other side of the earth when we are out on the water, it is effectively a new moon. Overall we have our own method for predicting good bioluminescence viewing that we developed independently and involves evaluating several different factors and we essentially view as a trade secret. We have had 100% success since 2020 & over 98.8% since 2017, you can check our reviews and won't find anyone complaining of not seeing good bioluminescence. We are not aware of any guide posted online for finding bioluminescence that is equivalent to the methodology that we use.