KAYAK IN NORTHERN LIGHTS!

Available Every Day! • Beginner Friendly • 3 Hours

PLEASE NOTE: Northern Lights are only visible sporadically throughout the season and we cannot guarantee seeing them. However, if you book this tour, you also get the chance to see bioluminescence - a great value!

Why Choose Sea Quest for your Northern Lights Kayak Trip on San Juan Island?

• We offer the lowest priced kayak tours to the prime northern lights zones where northern lights are bright and clearly visible.

• Sea Quest has professionally trained biologist/naturalist guides capable of providing an educational and safe experience on your kayaking adventure.

• We paddle the best routes for viewing the northern lights on San Juan Island. Our routes always maximize the chance of viewing rich and vibrant northern lights.

• Our tours spend the most time in kayaks searching for northern lights & enjoying the night sky on the water. Time spent onshore is kept short and includes a succinct safety briefing.

• We provide the best and newest kayaks & paddling gear. Sea Quest the best-maintained fleet of modern, comfortable, swift kayaks in the San Juan Islands! We only use high visibility kayaks on our night tours for added safety. Our PFDs and sprayskirts keep you safe, dry and warm - even at night!

• Sea Quest has a perfect safety record operating kayak tours at night. Other companies will surely copy our safety techniques.

Sea Quest Kayak Tours Provides

Sea kayaks, all related sea kayaking trip gear, safety equipment, transportation to and from Friday Harbor and the launch beach, instruction and expert guides.

Trip Details

Meeting Place: Friday Harbor, San Juan Island.

Look for our van and kayak trailer in the traffic circle adjacent to the Friday Harbor Ferry Terminal.

Meeting Time:

Northern lights kayak trips usually begin at sunset. Note that the trip start times in our reservation system vary with seasonal daylight hours. Our online reservation system will indicate the exact meeting time if you enter a specific date. If the times don’t work for you, we may be able to change them to meet your needs so feel free to ask!

Itinerary:

Our shuttle van takes you to the launch beach. The drive takes between 5 to 25 minutes. We provide a one hour kayak lesson on the beach. This lesson familiarizes everyone with the basic skills before we launch the sea kayaks in the dark. We then explore for about 1½ hours, covering 1 to 2 miles during the kayak adventure. We will paddle at a leisurely pace in search of good areas. If we find a rich spot we will float there to soak in the experience and also look for the glowing outlines of fish and seals in the bioluminescence. Remember to bring a headlamp or flashlight but turn it off to enjoy the Northern Lights!

Finish Time & Place:

Friday Harbor Ferry Terminal; ~3 hours after we pick you up.

Total Time:

Approximately 3 hours from meeting your guides to finish. Be aware that our weather, winds or currents can occasionally delay us!

What to Bring

Suitable clothing and footwear for the beach, water bottle, HEADLAMP. Bring a warm sweater, extra layers and rain jacket as the temperature can drop quickly after sunset.

You may also see Northern Lights on our Multi-Day Tours.