Water Taxi Rates

Please Note:
All rates are per person, round-trip
7.85% sales tax not included
State Park fees are included

Most Popular Destinations ($100)

Other Destinations

Sadie Cove
$100–$110
Price varies by location

Tutka Bay
$100–$110
Price varies by location

Humpy Creek
$100Tide-dependent trip

Kids (12 & under)
$80Round trip to any destination

📍 Trips beyond Humpy Creek, the back of Tutka Bay, or beyond MacDonald Spit may include an extra charge. Please ask for a quote.

Tours & Adventures

Ride-Along Tour
$75
Join a scheduled trip to enjoy the ride

Gull Island Tour
$75
1.5-hour seabird rookery tour (4-person minimum)

2-Hour Wildlife Tour
$100
Includes Gull Island (4-person minimum)

Seldovia Package
$225
Boat ride + land taxi to Seldovia + flight back

Kayak Rentals

Single
$50/day
Kayak, paddle, life preserver, spray skirt

Double
$65/day
Kayak, paddles, life preservers, spray skirts


All rentals require signing a liability waiver.

Looking for a different destination?

We’re happy to quote custom trips! Just give us a call or stop by the office to explore more options.

From Our Guests

  • My family and I took a 2 hour sight seeing tour woth Mako's yesterday. The staff who coordinated the trip were wonderfully hospitable going above and beyond to find an opening last minute to meet our spur of the moment wish. Our skipper was fantastic! Very friendly, knowledgeable, and eager to flex to make the trip exactly what we were looking for. And don't get me started about how spectacular the sights are ALL AROUND Katchemak Bay! We visited Halibut Cove, saw Grewingk Glacier, tons of sea otters to include mommas with their pups, a secluded beach with caves, and Gull Island. Our skipper even provided information to help us with our next adventures. Way to go Mako's! Thank you!!

    - Christie Rodriguez

  • 5/5 stars. We booked the 2 hour wildlife tour for our visit to Homer and were so glad for it. After several years of visits to Homer, this was the perfect new way of appreciating the area. Our guide, Jart, showed us amazing places throughout Kachemak Bay and was so knowledgeable about the wildlife. I would do the wildlife tour again.

    - Emily H.

  • Mako's water taxi has competent and amazing Captains that can get you to the coolest outdoor access on the Peninsula. Here are a few pictures of my last trip, boated over with Mako's with an awesome Captain and they worked with us, asking another Captain to come in, in order to be sure we would make it across on the day of our choice. Truly magical experience, I can't recommend them enough.

    - Lillian Connor

  • We contacted Lance with Mako’s Water Taxi last minute to assist us with a dog rescue on a day when the water was rough enough that nobody else wanted to go out. He did a masterful job of getting us and the dogs there and back safely, and in time to see the vet and make their flights out of Alaska to their forever homes. He truly saved the day! Would give 10 stars if I could!

    - Krystalynn Gordon

  • I did the 2 hour tour and was pleasantly surprised to find out it was pet friendly. My dog tried to sleep through the whole thing, but I had a good time. We saw a humpback whale, lots of puffin and other nesting birds on Gull Island. Went looking for goats and got to see a good portion of the bay. Highly recommend if you're short on time like I was.

    - Jo-Anne B

  • We decided the day before to take a two-hour taxi ride out in the bay for our group of four, and it was incredible. It was great for our out of state family to see some up close wildlife, including eagles, otters, seals, and a large variety of birds. Lance was such a great host, we had a lovely day on the water with him. He is born and raised in Homer, he's the guy who you want to go out with -- he knows the spots and the wildlife. He took us into Tutka Bay and Sadie Cove to get an up close look at some oyster farms. I'm born and raised in AK and it's an experience I've never had before and something I'll definitely remember for a long time. Thank you so much Lance!!

    - Sam Davenport