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Featured Adventure:  Aialik/Northwestern Explorer Kayaking and Wildlife Viewing Trip

If you're looking to book a world-class kayaking experience in Kenai Fjords this summer, we think this trip may be the best around. We designed it from scratch, and we have a beautiful and safe water taxi dedicated exclusively to our customers for this trip.  Using our own water taxi gives us the flexibility to go further on the water, ensuring that we have the best day possible by considering the weather and wildlife locations for each new day. It's also much cheaper than many of our competitor's trips that use a shared water taxi! 
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Northwestern Camping Expedition (3-5 days)

  • A Premiere Expedition
    This trip is absolutely in a class of its own
  • Backcountry Gourmet
    Every delicious meal is hand-made and served by your experienced guide
  • Enjoy the Ride
    We use small capacity, well-appointed water taxis to reach Northwestern for this trip

Explore a remote area of Alaska with our premiere multi-day expedition

Difficulty Level

This is an adventurous trip. It is very fun, but it is definitely a trip where you are exposed to the elements.

Paddlers should be comfortable spending most of the day actively paddling in a kayak.

If kayaking in a true “wild” seascape is on your agenda, a trip to Northwestern Lagoon and Harris Bay may be the best choice 

This remote kayak camping tour offers 8-15 miles of paddling per day, with a possibility of moving camps, or, more time to linger and travel. This area offers one the best chances in Kenai Fjords to paddle with Orcas and also get a feel for how the earliest native peoples saw this raw and rugged fjord.

Day Prior
We invite you to a pre-trip evening meeting at the Liquid Adventures barn. You’ll meet your trip leader and fellow paddlers and we will briefly discuss logistics and answer any last minute questions.

Day One 
We board our water taxi and set out around Cape Aialik and head for Northwestern Lagoon. We’ll keep an eye out for Stellar sea lions, puffins, whales and sea otters on this scenic 3-hour charter. After setting camp in Otter Bay, your guide will give an introductory kayak lesson and go over essential safety procedures before we push off to explore the glacial moraine that marks the entrance to our new home.

Day Two 
Wake up on day two and take in the magnificent glacier views just outside your tent. Breakfast is waiting. We’ll discuss our paddling options for the day, which might include a circumnavigation of Striation Island or perhaps a trip to Cataract Cove; one of the quiet bays that was unknown just two generations ago, buried in ice.

Days Three and Four
Seven glaciers, numerous offshore sea stacks, natural arches, and more. Where do we start? Two days for us to lose all sense of scale in the face of massive ice walls and spectacular granite cliffs.

Day Five
After a leisurely breakfast we’ll break camp and go for a short kayak trip or just relax on the beach and take time to capture photographs of the awe inspiring place where the mountains fall into the sea. Our water taxi will return mid-day to take us back to the place where it all began; the coastal town of Seward.

Included in Price: Kayaking Equipment, Tents, Meals, Water Taxi Transfers, Guide Services, Permits and Park User Fees. Taxes and gratuity are additional.

(For savvy travelers looking for a more affordable multi-day trip, we also offer a guided rental option. Please contact us for more information and pricing)

**Please keep in mind that this is a sample itinerary and may change depending on the weather, tides and individual paddling ability, but the highlights will remain the same**

Explore

Use the numbered steps below to navigate the map and learn more about this overnight trip and where it operates

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Wildlife Cruise to Northwestern
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Paddle, Camp, Eat, Sleep… repeat
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Price

$299

 Per Person

This trip tends to fill up several weeks in advance, as we only take 6 clients at a time. Reserve your trip early!

Season

Summer 
5/20ish to 9/8  

Actual start date changes every season, depending on environmental factor.

Meeting Time

8am

and

2pm

Meeting Place

Trip meets at Liquid Adventures' office at 1013 3rd Ave, Seward Ak 99664

Trip Length

5.5hr

​Total trip time is 5.5 hrs from start to finish (approximately). Roughly 2.5 hours are spent paddling.

Group Size

6

Groups are never larger than 6 people

Difficulty

Some Experience on an SUP required

While not especially physically challenging,  this trip does require that you are comfortable standing on a Paddleboard. 

No Experience? Come out with us on a discounted Paddleboard lesson the day before and get your chops to where they need to be.

We Provide

  • Full-length paddling drysuit
  • Paddle shoes and gloves
  • Paddleboard and paddle
  • Drybag for gear
  • Waterproof phone bag for taking photos
  • Homemade snack!

You Bring

  • 2 pairs of warm socks
  • Warm layers
  • Water
  • Camera (most phone cameras are ideal for this trip

Essential Details

Price

 $1499

 Per Person (based on 4-6 paddlers)

3ppl in group: $2199/pp

2ppl in group: $2399/pp

If requested, we will try to combine groups when possible in order to extend discounted prices to all guests!

Extra days: Add $200/pp/per day

Meeting Time

7am

We also meet the night before for a short pre-trip meeting to make sure clients have everything they need.


Meeting Place

Trip meets at Liquid Adventures' office at 1013 3rd Ave, Seward Ak 99664

Trip Length

 4 nights

​Total trip time is 3 days and 2 nights from start to finish. 


Group Size

 6

Groups are never larger than 6 people

Minimum Age

 12

All paddlers must be at least 90lbs


Season

Summer 
5/20ish to 9/8  

Actual start date changes every season, depending on environmental factor.

You Bring

 Sleeping bag and pad (rentals available)
 Multiple pairs of warm socks
 Warm layers
 Water bottle
 Camera (phone cameras are ideal)
 Items on our packing list (will provide)

We Provide

 Tents and shelters
 Rental bags and pads (if needed)
 Paddle shoes and gloves
 Kayak gear
 Drybag for gear
 Waterproof phone bag
 Homemade meals

Difficulty

Great Camping in a Rugged Landscape

This trip is great for new and experienced campers alike. 

We make the meals and provide the expertise so that you can enjoy the environment around you.


Photography

We use sit-in kayaks for this trip. You can have your camera around your neck or in a dry bag — we do have water-tight compartments in all of our sit-in kayaks for you to store your gear, but it can be hard to access these compartments while on the water. 

Other Details

It's important to bring warm and waterproof layers to ensure that your experience is as pleasant as possible.

Be sure to ask us for recommendations on specific clothing and gear. Good rain gear is a must

The Journey to Northwestern

HIDE

Cruise to Northwestern in a Small Water Taxi

From our office, we'll take a 2 minute van ride to where the water taxi is moored.

After boarding, it's roughly a three hour ride out to Northwestern. We take our time on the way out, looking constantly for marine life like whales, otters, puffins, porpoises, and much more. The journey out can usually be considered a wildlife tour in and of itself.

When we get to Northwestern, we unload the kayaks and cast off from the vessel, which will return and meet us at the end of our expedition.

This is a small (for a water taxi) vessel that is comfortable and fast, offering a more exclusive experience than some of the larger vessels in service.

Book This Trip

Small Water Taxi

Ride in a small, well-appointed water taxi out to Northwestern Bay.

Please note that this ride, while usually calm, can sometimes get bumpy if weather comes in. We always do our best to make the ride comfortable, but we can't control the weather!

Water Taxi Capacity

 12

A maximum of 12 clients are on the boat during a journey out to Northwestern. 

Ride Time

 3 - 3.5hrs

The ride in the water taxi is roughly 3 to 3.5 hours in each direction. The exact time is highly dependant on weather, and wildlife sightings. Usually, one direction takes longer than the other because we're searching for whales.

Watch

This is a short film we produced about what we do to get ready for a season. 

We pride ourselves in having the best-trained guides in Seward, so that you can have the safest, most professional trip possible.

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