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We were in Seattle to visit our son and decided to go kayaking. I found Ballard Kayak & Paddleboard via TripAdvisor. We went on the Discovery Point tour and had a great time! Like the previous reviewer wrote... we saw seals, bald eagles, and a...More
I highly recommend Ballard Kayak & Paddleboard, I went on the Discovery Point tour and enjoyed every second of it. I saw a seal and a bald eagle with in 5 minutes of each other, this was then followed by a picnic lunch are a...More
My friends and I had were in town for a long weekend and decided to try kayaking for the first time. We signed up for the two hour tour of the Puget Sound. Our guide was Blaine, and he was incredibly welcoming, friendly, and experienced....More
Blane and Devin were fantastic! My parents had never kayaked before, and after the tour was over they wanted to buy a kayak (SUCCESS!) Blane was able to coach my parents while Devin led the rest of the group and provided interesting and "punny" stories...More
We love that your parents wanted to buy a kayak after our tour! We'll write that off as a very successful tour! Our guides are truly amazing professionals as well as awesome people. We work very hard to provide exactly the experience you enjoyed and...More
I did the Discovery Point trip this past weekend. It was a beautiful day, so I was surprised there were only 3 customers. Since I was solo, I was in the kayak with the guide, who was great. The other 2 were brand new to...More
Clare, great to hear you had such a good time on the water with our guide! For safety reasons, all our tours provide tandem kayaks but we always welcome experienced kayakers to bring their own singles. We also have single kayaks that are available to...More
We took the Discovery Point tour, it was a small group just our group of 2 and one other person. It was very relaxing and chill, we where able to see some sea otters that followed our Kayak. On Discovery Point, we hiked around a...More
Crystal, thanks for the wonderful review! Seattle is truly amazing for being such a lively city while still providing breathtaking nature and scenery. We are so happy to hear that you were able to experience that nature through us and sure hope you'll come back...More
During a recent getaway weekend to Seattle, we took the Discovery Point Kayak Tour (3 hours, with lunch included). Our guides, Blaine & Devon, were awesome: funny, patient, informative, helpful--even to the point of towing a kayak with people who couldn't get the hang of...More
Jennifer, So awesome to hear that your experience was fun and informative with Blaine and Devin! The guides at Ballard Kayak do their best to make sure everyone has a great time out on the water, no matter the experience level. Every year we make...More
loved every part of this, the guides were awesome, we will definitely go again! The sunset tour was amazing, saw a seal briefly and the sunset could not have been betterMore
We are so happy to hear you had a great time! Thank you for sharing such extraordinary sunset photos from your tour, it sure looks like a blast. We hope if you're ever back in Ballard that you can swing on by and check out...More
Because so many locals highly recommend Ballard Kayak I chose them for activities during my second visit to the great city of Seattle. Another plus is the recommendation for beginners (moi) to try it. Our guide Devin Burns (descendant of Burns and Burns, not from...More
Desiree, thank you so much for your wonderful review of us! Devin is an excellent guide and we're so happy you had a great time going out on a tour with him. Also, WOW! Looks like your tour was jam packed with some truly remarkable...More
I recently did the Ballard Locks tour and it was SO AWESOME! Highly recommend. Super organized, professional, and friendly staff. Very safety conscious - I appreciated that as a novice kayaker. I was worried about going by myself since they use 2 person kayaks, but...More
What an amazing review to read! Thank you so much for all the exceptionally nice things you've had to say about our company. It truly makes our day to know that a customer was able to have such a stellar time on the water while...More
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