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Portland Paddle

4.8 (162 reviews)
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Tyler S.

Very kind and helpful staff! Beautiful Casco bay and perfect activity for some adventure and exercise in Portland! Pomroy rock is very neat for a swim! Highly recommend!

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Sheena C.

As part of a days-long visit to Portland in late summer, I signed my boo and me up for a sea kayak tour to Fort Gorges since we tend to enjoy activities where we got to know the history of new places. Alonzo totally delivered! It was an amazing 3 hours spent getting geared up and paddling thru Casco Bay to Fort Gorges, followed by a relaxed walking tour thru the cool structure. It was a beautiful warm Sunday afternoon, the water was cool and refreshing, and our small group all got along and bantered as we made our way to the fort and back. Alonzo even helped take our photos with the fort backdrop. It's definitely the major highlight of our Portland getaway. Also as part of the ultimate Maine experience, I totally recommend following up the tour with a snack of dressed up twin red dogs at Tomaso's Canteen, about 5 min away by car and only $5 during happy hour!

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Jeannine P.

I did not want to do this. Not my thing. But I surprised hubby during our stay in Maine for our anniversary because this is something he has always wanted to do.... Surprisingly it was pretty amazing. The sunset was gorgeous, the either was perfect and the four was perfect! Towards the end we even seen baby pup seals , & seals.. One was even swimming around us. The pictures are not even close to the experience. And our tour guide Andrew was great!

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Shine B.

We did a sunset kayak trip. The leader of our trip was amazing. She really could not have done a better job than she did. At the end of the day, I don't think I like open water kayaking. That's what I learned from this trip. Everything we saw was from far away and it all didn't feel very exciting to me. Plus, I couldn't really see it. The trip didn't feel relaxing because we had to constantly be paddling, which isn't a normal movement for me so it was hard work. I stopped a few times to take pictures or to rest, and fell way behind the group. Had to rush to catch up. I was happy when the tour was over.

Toni A.

Did the sunset kayaking tour. We had a great time! We definitely got much more wet than we had anticipated. Make sure you wear waterproof shoes and clothing! The instructor also took beautiful photos to share with us!

Fort Gorges

Great guided Kayak tour with Portland Paddle, and truly such a wonderful way to enjoy the bay. We loved our tour guide - She was patient with those who'd never paddled before and knowledgeable of the area. Highly recommend!

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Thanks so much! Glad you enjoyed your time with Peter.

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So glad you enjoyed your paddle, hope to see you next season.

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We're so glad you enjoyed your paddle!

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Thanks so much for the review! Hope to paddle with you again soon.

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So glad to hear it! Thanks for paddling with us!

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2 years ago

Everything perfect. Gorgeous area to paddle in. Staff friendly, helpful and even fun. Did tandem kayak which was great.

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Thanks so much for paddling with us Julia!

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Thanks so much for paddling with us!

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So glad you enjoyed your time on the water with Joe!

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2 years ago

Michael was an excellent those. Skilled kayaker and knowledgeable on all things Gorges.

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So glad you enjoyed your paddle!

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Thanks so much! Hope to see you again next season.

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Thanks so much! Glad you enjoyed your trip to the Fort.

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Glen was amazing! He was super informative and made the whole experience better! Keep up the great work!

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We went on-line the day before and scheduled a very reasonably tour out to Fort Gorges (about a mile out).

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