Kenai Fjords National Park Glacier & Wildlife Cruise
Overview
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6 hours
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This 6-hour cruise explores Kenai Fjords National Park and visits an actively calving tidewater glacier in beautiful Aialik Bay. Our experienced captains will narrate your cruise and point out wildlife such as whales, sea otters, sea lions, puffins, and more. Stop at the mighty Holgate or Aialik Glacier and float among the icebergs as you watch for calving, where giant chunks of ice break off and crash into the ocean. Onboard captain narration and complimentary deli lunch included.
Additional Info
Wheelchair accessible
Service animals allowed
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Operates in all weather conditions; please dress appropriately
Wheelchair accessibility or limited mobility requests must be submitted ahead of time due to limited seating capability
Sandwich options are turkey, roast beef, or vegetarian. Please submit choice in advance.
Guests arriving by train should contact us in advance to ensure you will be scheduled on the correct cruise.
Please notify if you are arriving by train, cruise ship, driving in, or already in Seward the date of your cruise
Please arrive 1 hour prior to departure
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
What‘s Included
All taxes and fees included
Use of binoculars
Reserved seating in the heated cabin
Onboard Naturalist Narration
Sandwich options are turkey, roast beef, or vegetarian.
Water, coffee, and tea
Alcoholic drinks (available to purchase)
What To Expect
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Kenai Fjords National Park Glacier & Wildlife Cruise from Seward by Major Marine Tours
Kenai Fjords National Park
This cruise will travel about 100 miles round-trip through Resurrection Bay into Kenai Fjords National Park.
Options
Afternoon Cruise 11:30
Explore Kenai Fjords National Park the afternoon departure of our 6 Hour Cruise.
Morning Cruise 08:00
Morning Cruise 08:00
Reviews
1,756 reviews
Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor
Unforgettable experience. Highly recommend this excursion.
Srinivasan R,
Oct 10, 2025
- Viator
5.001. Prepare for motion sickness if you have the propensity for it. 2. Dress in layers to go from sunny and warm to windy and cold to raw and rainy 3. If you bring a camera, especially w telephoto lens, bring a monopod for stability 4. Bring your binoculars
Amazing
Maryna K,
Oct 4, 2025
- Viator
4.00Pay attention to the weather before booking your trip. The teams were perfect! Recommend this travel!
Awesome!
Akmaral K,
Sep 26, 2025
- Viator
5.00We’ve visited Holgate glacier in Aialik Bay, have seen humback whales, orcas, it was absolutely amazing experience. Definitely worth money and time
No whales
Willem K,
Sep 20, 2025
- Viator
3.00The experience is actually great. But in the end, they sell tickets because of whales and glaciers - and we didn’t see any whales. Not even a distant fin. I know it’s harsh to fault them for it, but personally having a bad run keeping going on these trips, and never seeing a single one.
The Crew makes the...
Jennifer S,
Sep 18, 2025
- Viator
5.00The Crew makes the difference - we had amazing weather - saw transients and resident orcas, sea lions, sea otters, calving glaciers .. it was sunny and beautiful and perfect 😍
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