Exit Glacier Ice Hiking Adventure from Seward

Overview

In the wilderness is where memories are made… Whether it’s the exhilarating rush as you look over the edge of a bottomless crevasse, the fresh mountain air that fills your lungs, or the sense of wonder gazing across the glaciated landscape. With a friendly, local guide and eight hours to immerse yourself in unrivaled natural beauty, you’ll smell the earthy alder of our boreal forests, feel the cool breeze on your face from the Harding Icefield, and have plenty of time to slow down to soak it all in…

City: Seward

Thu 26 Dec

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Starting at $204.97

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Thu 26 Dec

Starting at $204.97

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What's Included

Deli lunch - turkey wrap, granola bar, piece of fruit

Glacier hiking equipment - small backpack, helmet, harness, crampons, trekking poles.

Courtesy round-trip ground transportation from Seward to Kenai Fjords NP

Professional Glacier Guides

Hotel pick-up and drop-off

Additional Info

Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
Public transportation options are available nearby
Travelers should have a high level of physical fitness
Hand sanitiser available to travellers and staff
Regularly sanitised high-traffic areas
Gear/equipment sanitised between use
Transportation vehicles regularly sanitised
Guides required to regularly wash hands
Contactless payments for gratuities and add-ons

What To Expect

Exit Glacier

This is where your Glacier Hiking Adventure takes place. The hike up the mountain is approximately 1.5 miles, with 1,500 feet of elevation gain - this is the most physically exerting part of the trip. This is the part of the trip that requires the overall rating to be Strenuous. 8-Hour Tour: The 8-hour tour departs at 8:00am and returns at 4:00pm. The whole tour will last about 8 hours in total, with the possibility of spending upwards of 2 to 4 hours on the ice! The "ice-time" all depends on how long the hike up the mountains takes as a group. We do not rush any part of this trip, and the group will move together at a comfortable pace. *The 8-hr tour offers a more relaxed/flexible pace with more rest breaks, if needed.

Kenai Fjords National Park

At the edge of the Kenai Peninsula lies a land where the ice age lingers. Nearly 40 glaciers flow from the Harding Icefield, Kenai Fjords’ crowning feature. Wildlife thrives in icy waters and lush forests around this vast expanse of ice. Native Alutiiq relied on these resources to nurture a life entwined with the sea.

Seward

We provide pick-up and drop-off in Seward.

Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Traveler Photos

Reviews (72)

Konawind5

Jun 2021

Favorite part of the experience was the guides..Caleb and Emma., They were fantastic!. They were knowledgeable, caring and. Fun to be around. They knew the trails and were safe.. My wife was afraid of running into bears but these two made her feel comfortable with their knowledge and training.

mengjiepan

Jun 2021

UPDATE: after contacting them about the poor experience, they were kind enough to offer us a full refund. I do wish expectations were communicated better beforehand, since we stayed at Seward only for two days and we could have made a better use of our time. Original review: My experience has unfortunately been very disappointing, in contrast to all the great reviews I've read here. We signed up for the 6-hour glacier ice hiking trip, but we DID NOT end up hiking on glacier at all. We were only able to walk on glacier for one minute, and have pictures taken, and then went back. To make it worse, we carried all the gear (crampons, harness, helmet) up the mountain in the rain only to find out we did not get to use it all all. We were told that we spent 4 hours hiking to the glacier point and we didn't have enough time to actually hike on glacier. The guides were knowledgeable about mountain hiking, but they were poor about communicating expectations and time management. When we started the hike, we were told that we *have* to take all the gear up in our bag, but no one ever said that there is a chance we might not to get to use it at all. At the beginning of the hike, everyone in the group kept up, but the leading guide was told by another guide to slow down and keep a pace where people can hike and talk comfortably. Therefore, lack of time for glacier hiking was not a result of guests being slow or bad weather, but rather a result of the guides' poor time management. While the snow did make it slower to hike up, they never put microspikes in recommended gear nor provided it for the hike. All we got was an email a day before saying 'oh there's snow in higher elevations and be prepared for it'; well I was already packed and headed to Seward the day before, so there was no time for me even to get some microspikes from home. Overall I feel the trip was far from my expectations; their website said typical glacier hiking time is 1-2hrs for 6-hour trip, what they didn't say is that it's possible that we got ZERO time of glacier hiking.

baldeagle8502

Jun 2021

Nice walk on one mile loop. Longer walks available on marked trails. Shrinkage of glacier marked with signs showing shrinkage over past century or so.