Discover Kachemak Bay

Mako’s is Homer’s most experienced & reliable water taxi. 

Let us show you the incredible beauty of Kachemak Bay.

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Kayak Rentals

Kachemak Bay is ideal for sea kayaking, both for the novice and experienced kayaker. This is the low impact way to maximize your natural experience on our bay. Navigate fast moving tidal channels, teeming kelp beds, and serene bays and coves. Cozy up with diverse sea life ranging from starfish to sea otters.

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Scenic Tours

Check out some of our most popular treks and tours. We are proud to offer a variety of custom tours tailored to fit your group size and time frame. Please contact us for more info.

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Water Taxi Destinations

Check out Mako's most frequented stops in Kachemak Bay. Interact with the pushpin on any of our “destinations” links for a more in depth view. These are just a few of our area's highlights; we can take you anywhere in our region! Contact us for more info.
 

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Call ahead to reserve your spot, or stop by and say hi — your next adventure is waiting.

Office
4308 Homer Spit Road #2
Homer, AK 99603

Hours
Monday–Sunday
7am–7:30pm

Phone
(907) 235-9055

Email
makoswatertaxi@gmail.com

 

Meet Mako

Mako’s Water Taxi is owned and operated by Mako Haggerty, a commercial fisherman by trade. In 1996, after spending 14 years fishing the waters of Alaska, he started his water taxi to serve the community and share the wonders of coastal Alaska, especially Kachemak Bay. Mako has no free time, yet he has served on the boards of Cook Inlet Keeper and KBBI, been elected twice to the Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly, is currently on the board of the Prince William Sound Regional Citizens Advisory Council, and is the president of the board of the Friends of Kachemak Bay State Park. He knows the bottom of Kachemak Bay better than anyone.

Let Mako’s Water Taxi be Your Bridge to the Other Side.

  • Group of people preparing to board a blue and yellow boat on a rocky beach with mountains and cloudy sky in the background.
  • A glacier with snow-capped mountains and green hills in the background, and an icy body of water in the foreground.
  • Silhouettes of three people on a boat at sunset, with a bird flying overhead and an orange sky reflected on the water.
  • People riding a boat decorated for a 25th anniversary celebration, waving American flags and smiling. The boat has 'MAKO'S WATER TAXI' written on the side and small American flags attached to the front. There is a 25 YEARS banner in the background, and the sky is cloudy.
  • Two otters swimming in water, resting on a log, facing the camera in Kachemak Bay, Alaska with Mako's Water Taxi.
  • Hiker with a blue backpack standing on a trail on a mountain with green grassy slopes, distant mountain range with snow-capped peaks, and a lake in the background at Grace Ridge, Alaska with Mako's Water Taxi.
  • A peaceful landscape of a small river flowing through grassy fields with green trees under a bright blue sky with white clouds, and distant mountains on the horizon in Kachemak Bay, Alaska with Mako's Water Taxi.
  • A blue boat named Blue Too is anchored near a rocky shoreline in a calm body of water surrounded by green mountains. A man in a red jacket is sitting on the front of the boat, smiling, with the sky above partly cloudy in Kachemak Bay, Alaska with Mak
  • A woman holding a basket of fresh raspberries and blueberries, smiling at the camera outdoors in Seldovia, Alaska with Mako's Water Taxi.
  • Paddling into Tutka Lagoon, Kachemak Bay, Alaska.
  • Boats docked at a lakeside with snow-capped mountains and a setting sun in the background under a clear blue sky in Kachemak Bay, Alaska with Mako's Water Taxi.
  • Grewingk Glacier, Homer, Alaska.
  • People hiking on a narrow dirt trail through a dense green forest in Grewing Glacier Trail, Alaska with Mako's Water Taxi.
  • Orca whale in Kachemak Bay, Alaska.
  • Gull Island, Kachemak Bay, Alaska.
  • A pile of sea urchin in China Poot Bay, Alaska.
  • Looking out over Sadie Cove, Alaska.