Dragonfly Kayak Tours

10/19/2024

One of the first things I do with my guides is make sure they get in some towing early on, and my boss here didn’t waste any time throwing me in. Day one guiding here in Sydney did not disappoint! I loved every minute, even the towing!

10/16/2024

While DKT is closed for the season, I’ll just be down here in the Southern Hemisphere keeping my skills sharp and coming up with some new ideas for our coming season. If anyone wants to come kayak with me, I’ll be working with ! Enjoy the winter and I’ll see you on the water next spring! ✈️🦘🇫🇯🦈

09/24/2024

09/05/2024

Get your tickets to this awesome compilation of paddling films! There’s something for everyone



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08/23/2024

We are excited to collaborate with the Good Time Girls at this event! Read more about it on their blog and book your tickets here https://book.peek.com/s/a4a3a9d3-5948-471e-a9d4-4855c075efdc/3ydr1

The Good Time Guides are excited to partner with Dragonfly Kayak Tours adding some Bellinghistory to a 2-hour guided paddle as part of Day on the Bay on September 28th.

08/16/2024

It’s behind a paywall, but encourage support of local news outlets. There’s a $1 option for 24 hours access if you so desire. But, the short version is we are being allowed to operate again out of Larrabee State Park with a few exceptions. For the rest of the season, we will run 2 more tours from Fairhaven and the rest from Larrabee! While this is a big win for us, we don’t believe the fight for access is over just yet. Thank you to everyone who reached out in support of us and to those who wrote emails! This win demonstrates the true strength of community and we’re so grateful to each and every one of you! We have only a handful of openings left for this year’s bioluminescence tours, so if you’ve been waiting to book, I wouldn’t wait any longer.

Tours allowed to launch from state park for remainder of season

07/24/2024

We have a two spots that opened up for our camp this summer August 12-16. Call or click to grab these spots!

We are also trying to fill some spots for the week of August 26th. I know Bellingham is back in school that week, but I've had some request a partial week and I've had some in other school districts and home school enroll that week. We would love to get at least 5 more spots filled so we can run it for the kids who are already signed up.

Fun adventure summer day camp for kids around Bellingham and Whatcom County. Outdoor activities include kayaking, snorkeling, tide pooling, hiking, arts and crafts, and much more!

07/15/2024

My lead guides and I after some wonderful training! I can’t recommend Body Boat Blade enough if you want to expand your skills or work towards certifications! Safety and fun has always been our top priority, and now we feel even more equipped as ACA certified trip leaders.

06/26/2024

A couple of photos from a moody trip to Cypress Island captured by one of our guests. Relax and unwind with a multi-day kayak tour to one of our islands! 🏕️

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06/08/2024

My dear friends! I need your help! Larrabee State Park is cutting off our access to run our most popular tour this season and for the foreseeable future. They completely blindsided us at the beginning of our season. Please contact the state park commissioners and the manager of the park to let them know how utterly unfair this is to the public as water access is very limited in Bellingham, especially at night. Beyond being unfair to the public, this threatens our business and our ability to keep guides on staff. They have given no viable explanation for this, just a hard no.

Here’s a little more info on what’s going on:

We’ve been allowed to run bioluminescence tours out of Larrabee State Park since 2019. We had to ask permission, which they gave us. We also pay the appropriate permit fees every year. Out of the blue and at the start of our season, they told us we could no longer run them. They cited a couple of reasons. 1) They were concerned about the impact of our tours on the environment. This is ludicrous as they allow motor boats by the hundreds to destroy the eel grass habitat every summer. 2) They didn’t realize how much attention this would bring to the bioluminescence at the park and too many unauthorized people are accessing the park after it closes. We have always had a key and are vigilant about locking the gate before, during and after our tours. We also ask people to leave if they are not with our tours. Keeping us out will not keep people intent on trespassing out.

Here is how to contact everyone:

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This photo is from one of our magical night tours last year.

Dragonfly Kayak Tours

04/16/2024

What a harrowing experience and a reminder to know your limits when kayaking. We offer classes for beginners to help you navigate the calm waters in Bellingham Bay as well as intermediate classes to explore and test your limits before setting out on an expedition of your own. Contact us to schedule a class!

Few sea kayaking videos open with a viewer discretion warning, but Richard Chen’s brutally raw Beyond the Salish is the exception.