We have wrapped up our 2023 season. Check back in the spring 2024 for our trip offerings!
Join us for a guided kayaking adventure at Wildcat Cove in Larrabee State Park. Includes “hands-on” instruction to acquaint new paddlers with safety procedures and equipment. Book your ocean kayak adventure online today!
Join us for a guided kayaking adventure at Wildcat Cove in Larrabee State Park. Includes “hands-on” instruction to acquaint new paddlers with safety procedures and equipment. Book your ocean kayak adventure online today!
The best way to experience a sunset is on the water! Join us for a relaxing evening in our kayaks as we bid farewell to the setting sun in Bellingham Bay!
Enjoy a kayaking adventure and foraging near Bellingham at the beautiful Lummi Island! This slow-paced, magical little island will inspire you to relax and enjoy the rhythms of the island life. Book online today!
Experience a two to three days fun kayaking adventure! This is a guided tour. Let’s go camp at the island of Lummi and Clark, explore its beautiful scenery, and paddle its clear waters!
We love this trip! Avoid the ferry hassles and enjoy this mountainous island that offers wildness unsurpassed in the San Juan archipelago. Join us for a sea kayaking adventure in Cypress Island!
The San Juan Archipelago is a fabulous kayaking destination! Experience the thrill of paddling and observing marine mammals in their natural habitat, in the pristine waters of the Salish Sea. Book online today!
Let’s go paddle to Sucia Island (weather dependent) and set up a base camp from which to enjoy a variety of interesting day paddles as well as glorious sunsets and the potential to visit Matia Island by sea kayak!
Experience the San Juan Islands without the hassle of long ferry lines and short travel time! Enjoy a full-day of fun kayaking at the quiet side of the San Juans — the Lummi Island. Book online!
This is our favorite local kayaking experience! We spend the day exploring the intricate sandstone formations, nooks and crannies of the intertidal zone and basking in the Pacific Northwest beauty.
A private kayaking adventures in Lummi Island is perfect to spend quality time with your loved ones! This slow-paced magical little island will inspire you to relax and enjoy the rhythms of the island life.
An intimate kayaking adventure at Chuckanut Bay for you and your group! Come discover what sea kayaking in the pacific northwest is all about without any hassle from a ferry line!
Paddle the Wildcat Cove in San Juan Island with your group! Our same great Half-Day Kayak tour, but with the intimacy of being able to go at your own pace, have a smaller and more personalized group trip!
We are the longest running kayaking company in Bellingham, Washington. Since 1992, we’ve welcomed beginners as well as more skilled paddlers on our adventures and we are PROUD to continue to share our knowledge and expertise with you today!
Beginners will learn the basics of kayak navigation and paddling techniques, while the more experienced will find this an excellent opportunity to advance their skills. We offer evening half-day, full-day and multi-day trips as well as custom adventures. Local trips launch near Bellingham and Anacortes, or from Orcas Island. Moondance kayak specializes in small groups to assure attention to individual needs, and to promote low impact interaction with the natural surroundings. Our experienced guides are friendly, approachable, and love to share their naturalist knowledge. If you’re lucky, they might even have a joke or two up their sleeves. Our commitment is to ensure you the most rewarding kayaking experience possible while providing guidance for a safe and fun adventure.
“Snug in our kayaks, we will glide through kelp beds along shoreline galleries of fantastically sculpted sandstone and cross between islands in a dance with the moon and the tides…” – Sharmon Hill (Founder).
Magical half day trip. We took our nieces ages 7 and 9, they loved all of the wildlife! We got to see seals, great blue herons and so many animals in tidal pools. Beautiful paddling on picturesque bays. Can't wait to come back and do more!
– Jessica E. | TripadvisorFantastic overnight kayak/overnight camping trip to Clark Island with our guide, Laura. Moondance does a great job with communication, equipment, food and excellent guide with the knowledge and demeanor to work with kids and adults alike.
– Joy G. | TripadvisorI really enjoyed my trip with Moondance and definitely recommend the company to those seeking a professional and personalized kayak tour in the Bellingham area. I went on the bioluminescence kayak trip on Friday night and had a fun and memorable experience.
– Jacqueline S. | TripadvisorThis was our second tour led by Amber, and what stands out is her genuine interest and enthusiasm for marine life. Throughout the tour she was pointing out seabirds, naming the undersea creatures we saw, explaining the role of eelgrass and kelp. The pace was pleasant, the scenery fabulous, the experience rewarding. Thank you!
– Ted | TripadvisorWe enjoyed the sunset kayak at wildcat cove. There weren’t originally any available slots but after calling Moondance they arranged to creat another tour to fit us in, our guide was incredibly knowledgeable about the islands, sea life and nature. Highly recommend and can’t wait to take a multi bday kayak trip with them.
– 805Kim | TripadvisorOur guide, Dom, was outstanding. Super calm, knowledgeable, and genuine. If you’re new to kayaking or simply want to explore the area I highly recommend!
– Jessica | TripadvisorI did a day trip out of Larabee State Park which was awesome. Saw lots of wildlife and beautiful scenery. The guide was very knowledgable and shared lots of tid bits about the biology and geology of the area.
– 52chickadee | TripadvisorWe did a three-hour tour from Larrabee, and it was so much fun! We were newbies, as was everyone else on the tour, and our guide was fun and helpful. Great way to spend a morning, seeing the coastline from a completely new perspective, and getting a little exercise in, to boot.
– Leigh B. | TripadvisorWe had a wonderful experience kayaking! Got to see sea stars, seals, eagles, and lots of other birds. The guide was wonderful too. Weather wasn’t perfect but still was an unforgettable experience!
– Trevor B. | TripadvisorThe Dot Island lunch stop was really nice The lunch was fabulous. The small group was great The tour guide was knowledgeable & fun The Seagull eating a seastar was a real interesting experience!
– Andrea S. | TripadvisorGreat in so many ways: shoreside training, equipment, views, herons, shoreline geology, seals, sea stars, enthusiasm, fresh air and sunshine on the sea. Who could ask for more?!
– Doug C. | Tripadvisor
