Extended Kenai Explorer Tour Package

Anchorage-Seward: travel south along edge of Turnagain Arm through the Chugach Mountains; arrive Seward for lunch; afternoon sea kayaking in Resurrection Bay; hike to Exit Glacier; overnight Harbor View Inn

Seward – Hope: visit excellent Seward Sea Life Center; 6 hour boat trip to spectacular Kenai Fjords National Park; Chiswell Islands Wildlife Refuge and stunning Aialik Bay with three tidewater glaciers; return Seward; Kenai Mountains to end-of-the-road gold rush town of Hope; overnight creekside log cabins

Hope – Homer: Follow Kenai River through Cooper Landing, Soldotna; skirt edge of Cook Inlet with impressive volcanoes lining the other side; visit Alaska Islands & Oceans Center; walk Bishop’s Beach; Pratt Musuem; bay view lodging

Homer – Seldovia: Travel to the end of the Homer “Spit” to board boat to cross Kachemak Bay to the quaint fishing village Seldovia with tour enroute; afternoon exploration of town, museums, or optional hike; overnight waterfront inn

Seldovia – Hope: morning exploration of Seldovia and optional walk on “Otterbahn” trail; late morning return to Homer by air taxi (beautiful views!); overnight in the creekside log cabins in Hope

Hope – Anchorage: Museum tour; optional gold panning instruction by local gold miner; visit Alaska Wildlife Conservation Center; lunch at the famous Bake Shop in ski resort town Girdwood, situated in the northernmost rainforest; return to Anchorage in the afternoon