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Pre-Season SALE!! 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! For a limited time, we are also offering this trip for $40 off! This is a limited sale, use code EXPLORER40 to save! so book soon!
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Aialik Glacier Wildlife Cruise and Kayaking

  • Seward's most popular kayaking trip
    This is the kayaking trip that put Seward on the adventure map
  • Enjoy the Ride
    We use a large, comfortable water taxi to access Aialik Bay
  • World Class Wildlife
    The ride out and back from Aialik Bay doubles as a wildlife viewing tour

There's a reason this is one
of the most popular glacier kayaking trips in Alaska.

Difficulty Level

Please note that it is important to understand that even though this is a more relaxed paddle than some of our trips, we are still outdoors for this trip, so good rain gear and a sense of adventure are a must. You must also be willing to sit in a kayak and paddle for 3.5 hours. 

This full-day tour has it all; iceberg-filled fjords, stunning scenery, magnificent alpine and tidewater glaciers, towering waterfalls and world-class wildlife. It is also our most popular single-day sea kayaking trip.

This trip is the classic kayaking adventure that has been running out of Seward for several decades. Most of the companies in town run their own version of this trip and we all use the same professional water taxi service to go to this amazing kayaking location. We believe that our professional guides and best-in-class gear elevate our trips above the rest!

You meet us at the Liquid Adventures office at 7:00 the morning of your trip and the water taxi will pick us up right out in front of our shop. The scenic ride to Kenai Fjords National Park is about 2 hours on a very capable, comfortable, heated vessel. We will be searching for Humpback and Orca whales, Dalls porpoise, Stellar sea lions and other marine mammals along the way. Your kayak guide will also share their knowledge about all the critters and area history if you like.

The boat captain will drop us off in Aialik Bay where we will spend fifteen or twenty minutes talking about paddling technique and safety. The rest of the day will be spent exploring and paddling up to a very active tidewater glacier. Curious harbor seals may poke their heads through the floating ice chunks to watch you paddle by, and often black bears walk the shore. A delicious lunch will be served on a beach next to the glacier with a spectacular view.

What a perfect way to experience Alaska…from the seat of a kayak.

This awesome adventure runs daily and just may be the highlight of your Alaska vacation. You can expect to be back in Seward between 5:30- 6PM.

Explore

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

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Meet at the Shop
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Board our water taxi
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Wildlife Cruise to Aialik Bay
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Grab our gear
14
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Paddle to the glacier
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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

 $509 $489

 Per Person

Limited time discounted price

Meeting Time

7am

Don't be late! If you're too late, we'll miss the water taxi and we will not be able provide a refund

Meeting Place

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

Trip Length

 10hrs

​Total trip time is 10 hrs from start to finish (approximately). Roughly 3.5 - 4 hours are spent paddling.


Group Size

 12

Our groups  are never larger than 12 people, and with a full trip we will break into two separate small groups. If you have a larger group, feel free to ask us about a custom experience.

Keep in mind that we will share the water taxi and the fjord itself with groups from other companies.

Minimum Age

 10

Season

Summer 
5/15ish to 9/8  

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

You Bring

 2 pairs of warm socks
 Warm, waterproof layers
 Water Bottle (you can fill this at our shop)
 Camera (phone cameras are ideal)
 

Lunch can be purchased, or you can pack your own.

Keep in mind that we will likely be eating in kayaks instead of on the water taxi because of COVID restrictions, so it is essential to avoid messy or difficult to eat meals. Subway or grocery store sandwiches are perfect!

Optionally, we have delicious made-to-order lunches available for purchase during checkout!


We Provide

 Paddling boots and gloves
 Kayak, paddle, and spray skirt
 Drybag for gear
 

Homemade lunch and snacks available for purchase in advance

If you don't purchase a lunch from us, make sure to bring your own. We're out there all day!

Difficulty

A sense of adventure required

This trip is perfect for a relaxed day of paddling, or for those who are just beginning with kayaking. This is an incredibly scenic trip, and the water is fairly protected from most weather, which makes it ideal for families or groups of travelers. 

Please note that it is important to understand that even though this is a more relaxed paddle than some of our trips, we are still outdoors for this trip, so good rain gear and a sense of adventure are a must. You must also be willing to sit in a kayak and paddle for 3.5 hours. 


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. 

Remember; you are on water! You are ultimately responsible for keeping your awesome camera gear dry!

Due to Park regulations and consideration of other guests, we do not allow drones to be flown on this trip, unless a private tour is booked.

Other Details

Bringing warm, waterproof, and comfortable clothes is essential for your enjoyment of this trip. 

We operate rain or shine; as long as the water is safe to travel and paddle on, we go out.

If you have questions as to what kind of clothes to bring, feel free to contact us and we'll be happy to steer you in the right direction.

Important! If you don't purchase a lunch from us, make sure to bring your own. We're out there all day, and you'll be hungry after paddling!

The Journey to Aialik Bay

HIDE

Cruise to Aialik Bay in a comfortable 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 two hour ride out to Aialik Bay. 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 Aialik Bay, we move onto the beach to where we have a cache of kayaks and gear. Once we get geared up, we do a safety overview and a brief paddling instruction, and then we're on our way to the glacier.

Important:

This is a water taxi that we share with other local companies. Kayak Adventures, Adventure 60 North, and sometimes Sunny Cove all share this taxi with us, so it is important to book this trip very early, as we are the smallest company that runs these trips, and once the seats on the taxi are filled, we can't add any more guests to our trips. 

Book This Trip

Small Water Taxi

Ride in a large, well-appointed water taxi out to Aialik 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

 20

A maximum of 20 clients are on the boat during a trip. Many of these clients might be from other local guiding outfits, as we share this taxi with Kayak Adventures, Adventure 60 North, and sometimes Sunny Cove. 

Ride Time

 1.5 - 2.5hrs

The ride in the water taxi is roughly 1.5 to 2.5 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.

Adventure Packages

Package a tour with our partners and save some serious cash!

We've worked over the last several years to set up partnerships with locally owned adventure companies Exit Glacier Guides and Major Marine Tours. These companies are leaders in their fields, and we're proud to offer discounts on select trips.

  Package Discounts

How to redeem

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In your checkout cart, find the "Have a code?" button in the cost summary and enter the code LAWEBPACKAGE on the second trip
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Congratulate yourself, and bask in the satisfaction of saving serious cash on your trip to Alaska!

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