Captain's Choice Kenai Fjords National Park Tour from Seward
Description
NEW for 2025! Maximize your adventure aboard this flexible seven-hour Kenai Fjords National Park cruise. Explore the day’s most spectacular sights as your captain selects their route based on current conditions, wildlife reports and expert insights. More time on the water and more freedom means more opportunities for costal Alaska magic, from breaching whale sightings to moments spent marveling at calving tidewater glaciers.
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This incredible tour is for those who want to have a day full of adventure. Enjoy a fully guided, interpretive cruise into Kenai Fjords National Park. With more time on the water, you’ll see tidewater glaciers and rugged shoreside scenery while increasing your opportunities to spot whales, puffins, otters, sea lions and more.
Cruise your way around Cape Ailiak, and get a first look at Aialik Bay and its surrounding glaciers. Look for mountain peaks emerging from the fields of snow and ice of Harding Icefield.
Visit one of two spectacular tidewater glaciers, Aialik or Holgate. Like Aialik, Holgate Glacier is surrounded by steep cliffs, dense forests and towering mountain peaks. You may see spectacular calving events as ice chunks break and crash into the ocean. Though rare, black bears have been sighted on the beaches in Holgate arm.
Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge is comprised of 2,400 islands, headlands, rocks, islets, spires and reefs and is known for its abundance of seabirds.
Visit either one of two spectacular tidewater glaciers, Aialik or Holgate. Aialik Glacier is surrounded by steep cliffs, dense forests and towering mountain peaks. Visitors may see spectacular calving events as ice chunks break and crash into the ocean. Keep an eye for harbor seals.
Explore Resurrection Bay and keep an eye out for orcas and humpback whales in the waters below, along with kittiwakes, puffins and murres in the skies above
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Important Information
- Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
- Wheelchair accessible
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Operates in all weather conditions, please dress appropriately; layers are recommended
- Hat, sunglasses, sunscreen, binoculars and camera recommended
- Vegetarian option is available, please advise at time of booking if required
Reviews(143)
10 out of 10. No notes! Our all-female crew was AMAZING! We loved everything about the tour. Checked off almost all of our boxes for wildlife. It was fabulous.
Thank you for the fantastic 10 out of 10 review! We’re thrilled our amazing all female crew helped make your experience so fabulous and that you saw so much incredible wildlife. We hope to welcome you back again!
A+. See a glacier that close was incredible. I especially enjoyed my old fashioned with the glacier ice cube!
Thank you for the A+ review! We’re so glad you enjoyed the incredible glacier views and your old fashioned with glacier ice. We hope to see you again!
Amazing tour - incredible views of the glaciers, mountains and surrounding areas. So much wildlife! We saw whales, otters, sea lions, eagles, a bear, jellyfish, and porpoise. Incredible day. Excellent narration.
Thank you for the amazing review! We’re so glad you enjoyed the incredible scenery, abundant wildlife, and excellent narration. What an unforgettable day on the water!
I spent the whole trip out on the bow of the boat enjoying the extremely calm seas. The captain changed their original plans to take us all the way out to Northwestern glacier
Thank you for sharing your experience! We’re so glad you enjoyed the calm seas and the opportunity to visit Northwestern Glacier. It sounds like a beautiful day on the water!
The captain did a great job in finding the wildlife for all of the people on the boat plus, she was very knowledgeable in regards to the glacier and the wildlife
Thank you for the wonderful review! We’re so glad our captain was able to find great wildlife viewing opportunities for everyone while sharing her knowledge about the glacier and wildlife. We hope to welcome you back for another amazing adventure!
We had the most magnificent day!!!! The weather was absolutely perfect and our Captain provided us with so much education about the area and especially the history of the glaciers. We saw two whales, puffins and sea lions however the most glorious of the experience was viewing the Northwestern Glacier. Thanks abundantly to our Captain and Guide for the day! The crew was also amazing.
Thank you for the wonderful review! We’re thrilled you had such a magnificent day and enjoyed the incredible Northwestern Glacier, wildlife, and beautiful weather. We’re especially glad our captain and crew made the experience both educational and memorable. Thank you for joining us!
The crew were fantastic and the captain was super knowledgeable and balanced her talks quite well. Just the right amount of interesting and entertaining information.
Thank you for the wonderful feedback! We’re so glad you enjoyed the crew and found the captain’s narration to be the perfect balance of informative and entertaining. We’ll be sure to share your kind words with the team!
Awesome! Saw tons of wildlife/marine life. The weather was beautiful; the staff even better. Because we chose captain’s choice & the longer tour, the captain was able to get us an excellent course to see everything. Learned a lot.
Thank you for the awesome review! We’re thrilled you had such a beautiful day with incredible wildlife, great weather, and an excellent course chosen by the captain. We’re especially glad you enjoyed learning along the way and that our crew helped make the experience so memorable. We hope to see you back on the water again!
This tour was fantastic! The scenery, the wildlife (literally saw everything possible). Captain Emma did a great job narrating and navigating. Crew was super helpful and everyone loved their jobs! Highly recommend spending the day on the Kenai Explorer!
Thank you for the fantastic review! We’re thrilled you enjoyed the scenery, incredible wildlife, and your time aboard the Kenai Explorer. We’ll be sure to share your kind words with Captain Emma and the crew. We’re so glad their enthusiasm and expertise helped make your day special!
A great time was had by all looking at the amazing wildlife and sights.
Thank you for the kind review! We’re so glad everyone had a great time taking in Alaska’s incredible wildlife and scenery. We hope to welcome you back for another memorable adventure!
