For $30, for an entire day (if you want/can!), you too can cruise quietly through the Bay as you observe some of the most amazing wildlife the region has to offer: mother and baby seals, sea lions and otters, countless waterfowl and even the incredible starfish hanging onto the pier pilings were all simply stunning! We took my parents, who... More

Kayaked in the Elkhorn Slough passed many seals with pups, sea lions with babies as well as otters. Huge number of sea birds. Staff at the kayak company were helpful. The slough is a great place for novice kayakers to see a lot of marine life in a fairly sheltered environment. More

Monterey Bay Kayaks has two locations, one right in the heart of Monterey and the other at the mouth of Elkhorn Slough, which is the estuary that feeds directly into the middle of the Monterey Submarine Canyon. They rent, run tours, lessons, and a host of other nature friendly services. Every time I go to the penninsula I rent a... More

I "surfed the tide" at Elkhorn Slough with this company today. Although I am a reasonably competent kayaker, I found myself in a double kayak with Matt, our guide, who dealt with all the difficult direction stuff! This basically meant I had a free ride with the tide for few hours! (don't tell him, I think he thinks I was... More

I can't say enough about the wonderful experience we had with Monterey Bay Kayaks. The online reservation process was really easy, and any questions were answered promptly (via email, in my instance). Our guide, Ryan was terrific. We could tell immediately that he really loves his job, and provided so much interesteing information during our 3 hr tour, that we... More

Monterey Bay Kayaks uses excellent guides (some of whom are off duty naturalists and rangers) and sturdy, relatively hard to flip two and three person kayaks. You have to reserve space ahead of time (like, as in a week or two before you go during the busy season, or even longer)--- They will equip you with everything you need as... More

I went to the store at Elkhorn Slough (I have rented in the city of Monterey before, and had an equally good experience). We did not make reservations. Monterey Bay Kayaks (MBK) provided everything we needed except water shoes, which we bought from them. They supplied kayaks, paddles, wet suites, jackets and vests. We brought along some water and food.... More

We went on the 3.5 hour guided tour. i highly reccomend it. it was a good family activity, enjoying the monterey bay. Cam,our guide was very knowledgable about the wildlife and activities in the Monterey Bay, and presented in such a way that was easy to learn and enjoyable. it is a great way to see a different view of... More

We signed up for the two hour kayak tour of the bay. Our tour guide Brittany was amazing. This was our first time on a kayak and she was so helpful and encouriging Her marine biology knowledge helped make this trip entertaining and educational All the staffis friendly it is clean and hey have restrooms You can also rental kayak... More