Book with KAW! You will not be disappointed! We have kayaked many many places in the world and Kayak Adventures is far and away one of the best outfitters we have encountered. The glaciers won't be here much longer so don't miss out on what might be a once in a lifetime chance. You won't regret it later. There's no better way to experience the water, the glaciers, the wildlife than from a kayak. It is a pretty magical feeling to be sitting right on the water taking in all the majesty ...the sounds of wildlife and the calving glacier and breathing that fresh air. Its a pretty good bonding experience with family too! ....Sure, another option is to take a motorized "cruise" and that will be a far different experience...motoring around with 30+ ppl on boat angling for a photo while someone talks to you over a microphone....to each their own. My first impression while thinking of KAW is "Safety"...the transport boat / the equipment / the safety demonstration...all were top notch and I felt really comfortable paddling with them. I can speak from experience that not all outfitters are as conscientious. All of their guides are professionals and I was really impressed by the people hired as staff. The people in the office to the boat driver to the paddling guides....all of them were knowledgable about the area; personable; unassuming and engaging and went above and beyond in every detail. Our boat driver made it his mission to locate wildlife and spent ample time when there was wildlife to be seen. Our guide gave interesting information along the paddling route but didn't talk incessantly. I thought he was just a perfect guide...very attentive ~ informative ~ willing to take photos for us and very keyed into what we wanted to experience for the day. I thought it was worth every penny we paid and I would book again in a heartbeat! Just do it because memories don't just happen....memories are made!