Kenai Fjords National Park Glacier and Wildlife Cruise
Seward, Alaska
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Trip Type: Day Cruises
Duration: 6 hours
This 6-hour cruise explores Kenai Fjords National Park and visits an actively calving tidewater glacier in beautiful Aialik Bay. A National Park Ranger is on board to narrate your cruise and point out wildlife such as whales, sea otters, sea lions, puffins, and more. You will stop at the mighty Holgate Glacier and float among the icebergs as you watch for calving, which is when giant chunks of ice break off and crash into the ocean. Enhance your cruise with the purchase of an all-you-can-eat Alaska salmon and prime rib buffet.
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This 6-hour cruise explores Kenai Fjords National Park and visits an actively calving tidewater glacier in beautiful Aialik Bay. A National Park Ranger is on board to narrate your cruise and point out wildlife such as whales, sea otters, sea lions, puffins, and more. You will stop at the mighty Holgate Glacier and float among the icebergs as you watch for calving, which is when giant chunks of ice break off and crash into the ocean. Enhance your cruise with the purchase of an all-you-can-eat Alaska salmon and prime rib buffet.The 6-hour Kenai Fjords National Park Cruise departs daily at 11:30am and returns at 5:30pm. The cruise travels approximately 100 miles round-trip through Resurrection Bay into Kenai Fjords National Park. You'll cruise through the protected Resurrection Bay and continue around Cape Aialik (pronounced “I-al-ik) into Aialik Bay to view Holgate Glacier, an active tidewater glacier. We spend time in front of the glacier to watch for calving, which is when giant chunks of glacial ice break off and crash into the water.
If you've chosen the buffet, we will begin serving our all-you-can-eat Alaska salmon and prime rib meal as we cruise into Aialik Bay.
A National Park Ranger is on board to provide a detailed narrative on the history, ecology, geology, and wildlife in the area.
Your captain will cruise out to the Chiswell Islands or Cape Resurrection (depending on weather), home to thousands of nesting Alaskan seabirds like puffins, kittiwakes, and cormorants. The captain will stop the boat close to the seabird nesting areas, providing great photo opportunities. You'll also visit Steller sea lion colonies, where Steller sea lions gather on the rugged, rocky coastline. Sea otters, bald eagles and mountain goats are also commonly seen along the route.
If you've chosen the buffet, we will begin serving our all-you-can-eat Alaska salmon and prime rib meal as we cruise into Aialik Bay.
A National Park Ranger is on board to provide a detailed narrative on the history, ecology, geology, and wildlife in the area.
Your captain will cruise out to the Chiswell Islands or Cape Resurrection (depending on weather), home to thousands of nesting Alaskan seabirds like puffins, kittiwakes, and cormorants. The captain will stop the boat close to the seabird nesting areas, providing great photo opportunities. You'll also visit Steller sea lion colonies, where Steller sea lions gather on the rugged, rocky coastline. Sea otters, bald eagles and mountain goats are also commonly seen along the route.
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