Rating
Beginner
Minimum Age
13 years
Price
Adult: $695
Deposit: $300/person
Trip Itinerary
Here’s a sample itinerary at a glance…it may vary depending on your individual guide and ocean currents.
- Day 1: Your guides will pick you up at 8:30 a.m. at the Friday Harbor ferry ramp on San Juan Island. You will be shuttled to the put-in on the west side of the island where boat packing & instructions will take place. Stuart Island will be your first destination as you paddle north past Spieden Island.
- Day 2: Circumnavigating Stuart Island, you will paddle past the abandoned Coast Guard lighthouse with Vancouver Island to your west and a good chance to sight whales. You will stay camped on Stuart Island.
- Day 3: On day three, you will break camp and head towards Jones Island, one of the jewels of the San Juans. En route, you will paddle along Spieden and Sentinel Islands, and Cactus, a national wildlife refuge, stopping for lunch at a beautiful little cove on the east side of San Juan Island. You will arrive at Jones Island mid afternoon, allowing time to set up camp. As Jones is small, you’ll set up camp at one of the numerous delightful waterfront sites that ring the island. Guests usually hike around the island while the guides prepare your last night’s dinner. After dinner, ask your guide if it is advisable to go out on a “bioluminescence” paddle to see the marine life that glows at night.
- Day 4: On your last day, you’ll depart from Jones and kayak past picturesque Yellow Island, which is owned and managed by The Nature Conservancy. Working your way down San Juan Channel, you’ll stop at Turn Island for your final lunch and take out. You typically get back into Friday Harbor between 2-4 p.m.
