This boat is ridiculously small and a blast to ride. Here, you will board your custom built boat designed for seeing whales close up in their natural setting. Charles suprised us with an overnight stay in seward, alaska, to go on a whale watching trip and to visit the alaska sea life center. It can be accessed via the seward highway between the two cities. Seward ocean excursions is a locallyowned and familyrun business. Seward charters seward charters alaska fishing charter. Cruise ships visiting seward dock at the seward cruise ship terminal, which is located about one mile from the historic downtown area, and adjacent to the small boat harbor and 5 minutes walk from the trainstation. Its also simple to build with its cabletie and epoxy construction. Personalized, authentic alaska sea kayaking adventure tours.
At the small boat harbor youll check in at the tour office and board the whale watching glacier cruise boat. Seward windsong lodges resurrection roadhouse pizza located about 10 minutes from downtown seward, at the entrance to exit glacier road. Welcome to seward ocean excursions, providing yearround boat adventures and activities in beautiful seward, alaska. If youve got spring fever and you want to get out and see the whales, head to seward. Cruises are best known as alaska yacht charter or alaska small boat cruise. Summer in alaska is whale season and the waters around seward are a great place to find whales as well as other wildlife. Money back guaranteed whale sighting small boat, 6 passengers seward whale watching tour, often seen humpbacks and orca whales, scenic resurrection. Join us for our first tour of the season as we cruise through resurrection bay to the gulf of alaska in search of our returning visitors. Get up close to the alaskan glaciers and wildlife you came to experience by taking a cruise into kenai fjords national park on a custombuilt catamaran out of seward. Human activity limits visiting birds to humantolerant species.
The difference from other cruises, is that youll then get off the boat and into a kayak, paddle around icebergs, and watch for wildlife from your own vessel. This halfday whalewatching cruisethe only orcafocused cruise in sewardtakes you into resurrection bay and kenai fjords national park. Vessels and terminology new bedford whaling museum. Alaska gray whale watching cruise major marine tours. A very small group of six passengers and our captain, set sail for the high seas to see humpback and orca whales, sea otters, seals, puffin on the glacial tides of resurrection bay and kenai fjords national park. No other company in seward offers a whale guarantee. Witness the return of gray whales to alaska waters on their annual 10,000 mile migration. Whale watching tour 100% guarantee sighting seward alaska.
The seward small boat harbor lies on the northern edge of resurrection bay. Jayleens alaska is one of the best small boat whale watching companies in juneau, if not the best. Cruise ship arrives in seward with dead endangered whale. Visit our exclusive fox island lodge and enjoy a delicious wild alaska salmon buffet and a national park ranger program. Youll cruise the same waters as tlingit natives did centuries ago and sail through icefields from which norwegian immigrants gathered glacier ice to preserve. Seward, alaska kenai fjords national park wildlife viewing, whale watching and glacier cruises small boat whale watching cruise kenai fjords whale watching cruise northwestern fjord cruise resurrection bay cruise fox island dinner cruise.
Wildlife viewing at seward small boat harbor kenai. For a limited time in early summer, this cruise departs from seward in search of our favorite black and white marine mammal the orca. Set sail with a 40year alaska resident who is anxious to introduce whale song cruise guests to the spectacular sights of what many say is the most beautiful part of southeast alaska. Rather than following a set route, your seasoned captain navigates the boat to orca hot spots of the day. Leave the crowds behind, at northern latitude adventures, we limit our tours to 6 or fewer guests. Leave the crowds behind, small group adventure is what we do. Then, youll need to locate your boat, get your tickets, pick up any lastminute items sunscreen.
Brigs were most often employed in shorter voyages to the atlantic ocean and saw use throughout the 19th century. Private whale watching tours northern nsw and gold coast. We went to the glacier, saw seals, sea lions, otters, mountain goats, etc we even had great weatherthank you so much for an awesome trip of a lifetime. Icy strait whale watching excursion icy strait excursions. For our water taxi departures, we will meet you at 7. Orca quest cruise in kenai fjords major marine tours. In order to facilitate social distancing best practices we have decided to move to a private charterone family per boat system for the 2020 season. Our small boat tours are a great way to see wildlife without the crowds. Join major marine tours the local whale experts as we search for orcas, distinguishable by their stately dorsal fins and fascinating social behaviors. Enjoy an alaska vacation at orca island cabins in seward, alaska. Seward alaska whale watching tours, whales of alaska series.
Transfer from the private cruise pier called icy strait to your small boat dock located near the native village of hoonah, alaska. Small ship cruises 20202021 save up to 25% dreamlines. Seward whale watching glacier cruises kenai fjords tours. Humpbacks are a regular sighting from late may through july, and sightings are possible into september. Small group wildlife and glaciers tours in seward, alaska. Wow, seward alaska whale watching tours are a must for everyone in 2011.
Take a fabulous boat tour and enjoy a day whale watching in alaska. The best time for whale watching and to view fin whales out of seward alaska is. In fact, we are seward s only yearround on the water boat business. Humpback whales in alaska surface spectacularly by boat. From anchorage, the seward highway turns into third avenue when you arrive in seward. The goal of all of the bathymetry project is to make sitkas small boat fleet more competitive and efficient. Major marine tours offers gray whale watching cruises each day through may. Like all baleen whales, they feed on krill and other small fish. F or example, halibut tend to be hard bottom areas rather than sandier, muddy bottom. These majestic creatures of the blue make their yearly migration from june to november gracing us with their presence while they jump, splash and spray about the ocean.
Its made from precision cut marinegrade plywood and internal bulkheads provide floatation even when flooded. The term whaleboat may be used informally of larger whalers, or of a boat used for whale watching. Instead, learn why i recommend major marine tours in seward for a perfect day cruise. This 4hour alaska whale watching cruise through resurrection bay is in an area famous for its rich marine wildlife and stunning coastal landscapes. Fin whales prefer the open ocean, and generally travel alone, although pods of. Breakwaters and structures provide nesting and perching habitat for a wide range of birds. Seward is also the last or first stop of the alaska railroad.
While the resurrection roadhouse serves fish, ribs and venison dishes, the. Most visitors dont necessarily think to hop back on a boat and. Heated cabins with inside seating, and enclosed marine head restrooms are standard on our boat tours. Seward whale watching adventures hotel seward alaska. Alaska saltwater lodge small group whale watching, wildlife. Seward alaska whale watching cruise resurrection bay. A holland america cruise ship arrived in seward sunday morning with a dead fin whale draped against its bow, according to the national oceanic and atmospheric administration. On this seward day tour, witness the amazing annual migration of california gray whales, traveling over 5,000 miles from baja california to the nutrient rich waters of alaskas bering sea. Small boat whale watching jayleens alaska tripadvisor.
Summer in alaska is whale season and the waters around seward are a. Visit seward, rent a cabin in alaska on an alaska vacation in resurrection bay south of anchorage. Seward alaska whale watching, glacier viewing, wildlife. Whale watch lurches into overnight ordeal the boston globe. Alaska tour packages custom denali park trips, kenai. The boat is 37 long and holds a maximum of 18 passengers comfortably. Whale bumps boat, close encounter in small inflatable duration. Even if we didnt get to do all of those cool things, the.
If you arrive in seward by bus, the bus will drop you off at the small boat harbor. The best spots for beluga include turnouts alongside the seward highway bird point and of course beluga point. Alaska wildlife cruises, kayaking, fishing, hiking. Beginning of a dialog window, including tabbed navigation to register an account or sign in to an existing account. Alaska whale watching includes where to see whales in alaska.
Comfortable yurt lodging with full kitchens, private baths, large decks on a private island in resurrection bay. The true brig is a twomasted vessel squarerigged on both fore and main masts. The south loading ramp is located next to the kenai fjords national park visitors center in the seward small boat harbor. Capped at 24 passengers per tour even though they could have more, the crew here prefer to keep things comfortable and intimate. This is your chance to sail to the head of resurrection bay and see these giant creatures while theyre on their way to the bering sea for the summer. Cruise company not liable in collision death of endangered whale. Small boat 6 people whale watching is so much more preferable than the bigger vessels because there is no fighting for position and dodging other people with ipads, gopros, cameras, etc. The seward small boat harbor essentially encloses a saltwater lagoon along the edge of the deep marine waters of resurrection bay. Leave the crowded boats behind and join us on an exclusive trip just for your group, perfect for families. We pride ourselves in providing custom, small group trips all year long. In 2006, ifaw gave a small grant to zamami village whale watching.
Seward, alaska, is home to the kenai fjords national park, which is a popular destination for whale watching tours. Alaska whale watching glacier cruise departing from anchorage. The govornors office stated that health mandate 10 regarding the 14 day selfquarantine for people arriving in alaska is set to end on june 2, 2020. Alaska whale watching glacier tours are the most popular activity in kenai fjords national park. Denali national park tours, custom alaska tour and vacation packages for small groups, trips, whale watching, adventure travel, sea kayaking, rafting, bear viewing, alaska railroad denali star train, denali park, seward kenai fjords national park, coastal classic train. Experience alaska upclose and personal from stable, twoperson sea kayaks.
It was originally developed for whaling, and later became popular for work along beaches, since it does not need to be turned around for beaching or refloating. See the whales of seward alaska including humpback whales, gray whales, killer whales, blue whales and possibility the bottle nose or minke whale. A whaleboat or whaler is a type of open boat that is relatively narrow and pointed at both ends. Behnken said the project was born out of a desire to help the fleet target the fish they want and avoid the fish they dont. The central south region of alaska also has notable whale watching around homer, seward and kenai. Custom trips for halibut salmon fishing, wildlife tours. Visitors to alaska all agree that booking a sightseeing cruise from scenic seward into the kenai fjords national park is the best place to see what coastal alaska is all about. The male juvenile had been seen close to seward, which an investigator. These smaller ships have better chances of seeing whales and other sea life since theyre less disruptive. From midmay through midjune, orca whales frequent the waters outside of seward in search of food. Papeete, huahine, tahanea, bora bora, moorea, papeete, moorea, papeete.