Kayaking Excursion: Juneau or Ketchikan - Need opinions!

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Looking for a comparison of kayaking excursions in Juneau versus Ketchikan. We're trying to make a decision so we can go ahead and book a tour and we just cannot decide.

 

Has anyone done kayaking excursions in either (or both) locations? What did you like about the excursions?

 

Which place would you suggest?

 

Also, does anyone have specific companies they would suggest?

[firstalaskatrip]

I can't compare the two since we only went in Ketchikan, but I can definitely recommend Southeast Sea Kayaks in Ketchikan. We went on their longer 4 hour trip. They keep the group restricted to only 6 people, the scenery is beautiful, and they get consistently high marks on trip advisor - take a look at the reviews to get an idea. We enjoyed it even thought it was raining. We saw wildlife - porpoise, orca, and a really close up eagle, but this should be viewed as a bonus since wildlife is hit or miss. Would have been worth it even without wildlife, and they have great customer service. Where to go kayaking probably depends a bit on what else you want to do in each port. We really wanted to do whale watching and hike around Mendenhall in Juneau and had less we were interested in in Ketchikan, so kayaking in Ketchikan worked well for us.