My husband and I absolutely love this company! Our first experience with them was 2 years ago when we came to Orcas with my parents. We did a day trip kayaking around Sucia Island renting single kayaks. We have some kayaking experience and had brought our own gear, so they allowed us to go without a guide after signing a waiver. It was the highlight of our trip! Lots of wildlife, great paddling, and an absolutely wonderful day all around. They transported us over to the island by boat towing the kayaks, and picked us up when we were done. They also do guided tours of Sucia as well. We had such a great time the next day we booked a whale watching trip, which was equally as amazing. They also rented us two single kayaks for the week to use around the island on our own, which allowed for great little trips exploring other parts of Orcas and Shaw Island while we were here. We were very impressed by their high quality touring kayaks.
After such a great experience 2 years ago, my husband and I decided to come back to Orcas on our honeymoon. We knew immediately we wanted to go back to Outer Island Expeditions. We booked a whale watching tour yesterday and were able to see a group of transient orca with a calf hunting a sea lion. The calf jumped out of the water multiple times and we took some amazing pictures! Captain Paul was excellent and knew right where to go to give us the most time with the whales! Today we rented single kayaks for a half day and went to explore Point Doughty. They have guided tours for this as well. We have been very pleased with all of our experiences with Outer Island Expeditions and definitely plan to use them again the next time we visit Orcas Island!