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Full-Day Kenai Fjords National Park Northwestern Cruise

Full-Day Kenai Fjords National Park Northwestern Cruise

Overview

Travel to remote areas in Kenai Fjords National Park on this full-day adventure cruise. Ideal for photographers, birders, and whale-watching enthusiasts, this 8.5 hour cruise explores the untouched area of Northwestern Fjord in Kenai Fjords National Park. This cruise travels with a smaller group for a more intimate cruising experience, providing the best opportunity for up-close views of wildlife and glaciers. A full day on the water allows the captain plenty of time to seek out the best wildlife viewing opportunities in the area, home to humpback whales, orca whales, Steller sea lions, harbor seals, sea otters, and many types of seabirds. You will spend time in front of the impressive Northwestern Glacier, an actively-calving tidewater glacier. A deli lunch is included.

City: Seward

Mon 23 Dec

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Starting at $297.33

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Mon 23 Dec

Starting at $297.33

Make a reservation

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What's Included

Use of binoculars on board

Narration by knowledgeable, experienced Captain

Restroom on board

Sandwich options are turkey, roast beef, or vegetarian.

All taxes and fees included in price

Water, coffee, and tea

Additional Info

Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
Adult pricing applies to all travelers.
Children under 12 not suitable for cruise
Vegetarian option is available, please advise at time of booking if required
Operates in all weather conditions, please dress appropriately
We have limited capacity on our vessels to ensure that our guests and crew can follow recommended social distancing guidelines.
We continue to maintain our high standard of cleanliness and have implement additional cleaning procedures for commonly touched surfaces during the cruise.
Face masks provided for travellers
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

Resurrection Bay

This adventure cruise is the only small-vessel cruise that explores the remote, glacier-carved Northwestern Fjord in Kenai Fjords National Park. Ideal for photographers, birders, and whale-watching enthusiasts, this 8.5 hour cruise departs from the Seward Harbor 360 Hotel dock 8:30 a.m. and returns at 5:00 p.m. The cruise will travel through Resurrection Bay, Kenai Fjords National Park, the Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge, Cape Resurrection, Granite Pass, Harris Bay, and into the spectacular Northwestern Fjord. Due to the vessel size and the cruise length, children under 12 are not suitable on this cruise.

Kenai Fjords National Park

Narrated by our knowledgeable, experienced captain and crew, guests have the unique opportunity to explore remote, untouched areas of Kenai Fjords National Park with a small group. Depending on sea conditions and wildlife-viewing opportunities, the captain’s route to Northwestern Fjord can vary from day to day. After cruising through Resurrection Bay, you will explore the Chiswell Islands (part of the Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge) or Cape Resurrection, home to thousands of nesting seabirds, Steller sea lions, and other wildlife. The cruise will then enter Harris Bay, where you will be greeted with views of beautiful hidden coves, rugged mountains, and possibly feeding whales. Once we enter the virtually untouched and untamed Northwestern Fjord, look for the numerous alpine glaciers nestled high on the cliffs. You will visit Northwestern, Anchor, and Ojive Glaciers at the end of Northwestern Fjord. You will spend time in front of the glacier to watch for glacial calving.

Bear Glacier

Cruise through Resurrection Bay, the Gulf Of Alaska, and Harris Bay in search of wildlife such as humpbacks, killer whales, sea lions, harbor seals, seabirds, and more.

Cancellation Policy

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

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Reviews (88)

H3266QCdianec

Sep 2022

The crew was super knowledgeable, and engaged with guests 100% as well as seeing to everyone's comfort *and* sharing knowledge about the sealife of the area. They made every effort to point out all sorts of visual treasures as well as marine animals and birds. We had two Dal's porpoises that swam alongside our ship, and just when we thought we'd go without seeing a whale, the captain got word of a humpback nearby and we got to see it dive a few times! Really, just an amazing day. HEADS UP, though...8.5 hours is a LOOONG time on the water. We probably would have been every bit as happy with the 6 hour cruise. No complaints at all, but if you are wavering between choosing which one to go with, take the shorter one.

Carolyn A

Aug 2022

We were hesitant to take the longer 8.5 hour tour, but so thankful we did! We had great luck with seeing wildlife (otters, puffins, seals, sea lions, jellyfish, and ORCAS!). While wildlife cannot viewing cannot be guaranteed, the captain and crew did an outstanding job to ensure we had the best viewing of the scenery, including islands, glaciers, waterfalls, and rainbows too! Everyone was welcoming, attentive, very knowledgeable, and happy to answer questions. They genuinely wanted us to have a great trip and made every effort to ensure a top-notch experience! If I did only one thing in Alaska, this tour would be it. Cannot recommend enough. Thank you to Captain Nat, Scott, and Talia for a SPECTACULAR experience and memories that will last a lifetime.

S1097RHsamanthag

Aug 2022

We had some tough weather to start but the real disappointment was not seeing any whales at all. Reading the reviews here as well as the “95% of the time” language on the website description had my hopes up. Disappointed for sure about that and thought it was kind of odd that the crew didn’t even say anything about whales during the trip. It’s like they knew we wouldn’t see any. The 8.5 hour journey gets boring when there isn’t much to see. Otherwise, the crew was friendly and informative, and we got to spend some time with the glacier (no calving) and viewing the sea lion rookery.