Full-Day Kenai Fjords National Park Northwestern Cruise | La Vacanza Travel

Full-Day Kenai Fjords National Park Northwestern Cruise

Duration: 8 hours 30 minutes
Destination: United States, Alaska, Seward
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  • 8 hours 30 minutes
  • Seward
  • E-Voucher
  • Lowest Price
  • Not-Cancellable

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.

Itinerary
This is a typical itinerary for this product

Pass By: Resurrection Bay, Seward, AK

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.



Pass By: Kenai Fjords National Park, Seward Highway, Seward, AK

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.

Pass By: Bear Glacier, Seward, AK

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.

Inclusions
  • Water, coffee, and tea
  • Lunch - Sandwich options are turkey, roast beef, or vegetarian.
  • Narration by knowledgeable, experienced Captain
  • Use of binoculars on board
  • All taxes and fees included in price
  • Restroom on board

Exclusions
  • Alcoholic drinks (available to purchase)
  • Adult pricing applies to all travelers.
  • Children under 12 not suitable for cruise
  • Not wheelchair accessible
  • Vegetarian option is available, please advise at time of booking if required
  • Operates in all weather conditions, please dress appropriately
  • Travelers should have a moderate physical fitness level
  • 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.
  • Not recommended for guests with limited mobility
  • This experience requires good weather. If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund
  • This tour/activity will have a maximum of 60 travelers
  • Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Departure Point

1412 4th Ave, Seward, AK 99664, USA


Departure Time

08:30 AM


Return Details

Returns to original departure point

Voucher info

You can present either a paper or an electronic voucher for this activity.

Duration

8 hours 30 minutes


User's Reviews

SpotChecker

26 Nov, 2023

This was a wonderful cruise. It rained all day, but that did not take away from the majestic beauty of nature. We saw orcas and Dall's porpoises following the boat, a humpback whale and baby whale, and a grey whale which is not as common. There were puffins, otters, seals and the views were spectacular of the glaciers. We went up close to a waterfall and could see and hear the snow avalanching in a rumble. Lunch was served and it was a pretty good sandwich. The margaritas made with glacier ice were just okay, too sweet for us, but an experience to talk about later. The water was very choppy at times, you have to hold on to the railing or go inside, but we never got seasick. The captain and crew were the best! They were all about safety first. They put a microphone in the water and we were able to hear the whales communicating with each other. It was pretty cool!

pooiy639

18 Sep, 2023

We saw a lot, despite a bit dismal weather. We saw orcas, we saw otters, humpback whales bubble net feeding, seals, sealions, puffins, porposies, bald eagles, glaciers... but I was rather disappointed because I missed some sights due to the positioning of the boat. The captain positioned the boat most of the time so that you had to be on the bow of the boat to see the sights, and unfortunately we didn't all fit on the bow of the boat. There were always some people (often me, unfortunately), who were left behind on the steps and not able to look out to whatever we were supposed to see. This happened several times throughout the day, throughout our 8.5hr tour. Even after I told the captain about the issue. Other boat tours I was on in Alaska positioned the boat so that everyone could go to one side of the boat and see, this would've been better.

nickig32

02 Sep, 2023

This tour was amazing. We were able to see so many animals even on a not great weather day. The staff was very helpful and informative. The ability to move in and out of the cabin with the cold rain was fairly efficient for the larger number on the boat. We were able to see a fin whale. This cruise does go out into the bay of Alaska and can get rough at times

Tharakarama_M

31 Aug, 2023

Glacier view from the ship was awesome ... Even though it was raining for a majority part of the tour, the staff /crew was extremely caring and made us all comfortable and at ease ... The crew was professional ... The crew took the ship very close to the waterfall from the glaciers and we ended up standing Below the water falls ... That experience was breathtaking

Uschi K

27 Aug, 2023

We had planned this trip a few weeks before and the weather turned out to be very rainy and windy. The crew warned us that it was going to be a little rougher than normal. In spite of the conditions the crew did a fabulous job of making the experience memorable. They modified the route to minimize exposure to rough water and maximize our ability to see wildlife and the beautiful land. Highlight was that on our way back we saw a pod of orcas! Terrific experience and crew.

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