Katmai
Park
7-Day Bear Viewing
Adventure Having appeared in magazines and films around the
world, Katmai's brown bears are renowned Alaskan icons. The world's largest
run of sockeye salmon up the Naknek River creates an ideal feast for brown
bears - attracting more than 2,000 of the bruins to the lands of Katmai
National Park and Preserve. This is one of the world's premier brown bear
viewing trips.
Alaska sea kayakingSeward, Alaska Tours and Lodging
Backcountry Safaris is an Alaska Certified Expert travel agent and also the premier Seward, Alaska sea kayaking tour company.
We are highly experienced at adventure travel in Alaska and we would be happy to answer all your Seward and Kenai Fjords National Park questions and help you with your Alaska vacation plans. We would also be pleased to arrange a custom Seward tour package for you. Please contact us if you would like more information on a custom tour package.
Seward Transportation
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The Alaska Railroad– Coastal Classic Train runs between Anchorage and Seward with a stop in Girdwood.
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Daily Coach Service – Coach service between Anchorage and Seward. Email or call for information and pricing.
Whale Watching Glacier Cruises
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Small Boat Whale Watching Glacier Cruise– Full day Wildlife, Natural History, and Glacier Cruise ventures deep into Kenai Fjords National Park. Our small boat cruise seldom has more than 15 people on board. Nearly all of the other big boat tours have 150+ people on the boat. With our small group, everyone gets an excellent view that is nearly impossible on the vessels where more than 100 people are attempting to see what is going on.
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Wildlife & Glacier Cruises– Explore the beauty and grandeur of Kenai Fjords National Park and Resurrection Bay while cruising in comfort aboard a custom-built catamaran. From March through October, every glacier & wildlife tour is fun and unique. Renown Tours offers several cruise options from 3 to 6 hour cruises along with transportation from Anchorage options.
Seward Land Tours
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Alaska SeaLife Center– The Center's research facilities and naturalistic exhibits immerse visitors in the dynamic marine ecosystems of Alaska and provide opportunities to watch animals in naturalistic habitats as well as research settings.
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Ididaride Sled Dog Tours– The adventure begins with a two-mile dog sled ride. Feel the power, excitement, and energy of sled dogs on a comfortable ride on a wheeled dog sled. Your dog mushing guides will offer a delightfully humorous, behind-the-scenes look at the Seavey family's training for the Iditarod, the most demanding race on earth. Upon return to the kennel, tour Seavey family's kennel facilities, laugh as a guest is dressed up as an Iditarod musher, and cuddle adorable husky puppies.
Seward Lodging
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Alaska Saltwater Lodge and Dairy Hill B&B– Perhaps the best and most popular B&B in Seward. Early advance reservation are necessary for this popular B&B. Email or call for information and pricing.
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Holiday Inn Express Seward Harbor– Over looking the Small Boat Harbor, Holiday Inn Express Seward, offers unequaled access to a bustling harbor and a historic downtown district brimming with art galleries and eateries. Email or call for information and pricing.
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Hotel Edgewater– The Hotel Edgewater is Seward's newest downtown hotel. The Hotel Edgewater has the largest selection of room types in Seward, accommodating every travel budget. It features comfortable ocean front rooms, conference center, espresso bar, and Alaska's only 3-story atrium, water fall, and cozy fireplace lobby. Email or call for information and pricing.
Seward Sea Kayaking Tours
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4 Hour Lowell Point Resurrection Bay Sea Kayaking – Resurrection Bay has an abundances of marine wildlife. We often see sea otters, bald eagles, seabirds and jumping salmon. The bay offers spectacular mountainous scenery with hanging glaciers coming off the tops.
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2-Day Kenai Fjords National Park Sea Kayaking– You'll experience the pristine beauty of Kenai Fjords National Park and spend the afternoon sea kayaking and watching a spectacular show as ice calves off a tidewater glacier. You will hear thundering sounds echoing across the bay from the glacier that will amaze you.
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4-Day Kenai Fjords National Park Sea Kayaking– 4-day Aialik Bay sea kayaking Alaska adventure allows travelers who are pressed for time to still enjoy the pristine beauty of Kenai Fjords National Park plus have an evening to explore the city of Seward.
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5-Day Kenai Fjords National Park Sea Kayaking– Aialik Bay is perhaps the most diverse Alaska sea kayaking location. Three tidewater glaciers flow into Aialik Bay and the area is teeming with wildlife. You'll sea kayak among huge icebergs trapped in a lagoon. Witness the awesome power of calving glaciers. You'll see lots of waterfalls cascading down sheer granite walls. You can even sea kayak under waterfalls, if you're bold.
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7-Day Kenai Fjords National Park sea kayaking– Our 7-day Alaska sea kayaking trip provides a complete Alaska sea kayaking wilderness experience with enough time to gain an intimate understanding of this magical place. We think that this is the single best overall sea kayaking adventure in Alaska.
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7-Day Kenai Fjords National Park sea kayaking/Denali Park trip– Combine the best Alaska has to offer by land and sea on this special package adventure. We spend four days sea kayaking in majestic Aialik Bay of Kenai Fjords National Park then explore Alaska's tundra in the shadow of The Great One - Denali.
Alaska Adventure Travel Specialist Backcountry Safaris P.O. Box 231121 • Anchorage, Alaska USA 99523 1-907-222-1632 or toll-free 1-877-812-2159
Town Of Seward The town of Seward, Alaska, located on the Kenai Peninsula at the head of Resurrection Bay, was founded in 1903 as a supply base for the construction of a railway to the Yukon Valley. Seward became an incorporated City in 1912
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Seward's Folly On March 30, 1867, Secretary of State William H. Seward agreed to purchase Alaska for 7.2 million dollars. Critics attacked Seward for the secrecy surrounding the deal with Russia, which came to be known as "Seward's folly." They mocked his willingness to spend so much on "Seward's icebox" and Andrew Johnson's "polar bear garden."
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Lowell Family The Lowell family was one of earliest to settle in Seward. There are many points around Resurrection Bay and Seward that commemorates the Lowell family such as Lowell Canyon, Lowell Creek, Mt. Alice, Mt. Eva, Lowell Point, and Lowell Glacier.
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Tsunami In Seward, a section of the water front slid into the Resurrection Bay due to the largest earthquake in North America in 1964. This created a local tsunami causing much damage and the spreading of oil which was on fire and floating on the water. About 20 minutes after this occurred, the first wave of the main tsunami arrived. The 12 fatalities in Seward were due to the local and the main tsunami. Seward earthquake photos.
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Official Alaska Flag Still more than 30 years before Alaska was to become a state. Aleut student, thirteen year old John Bell (Benny) Benson, from Chignik and living in an orphanage in Seward, the Jesse Lee Mission Home won a 1927 contest to design a flag to represent the future state of Alaska. A roadside memorial park in Seward honors Benny Benson.
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Location Seward is situated on Resurrection Bay on the east coast of the Kenai Peninsula, 125 highway miles south of Anchorage and is the gateway to the Kenai Fjords National Park. It lies at approximately 60.104170° North Latitude and -149.442220° West Longitude. The area encompasses 14.4 sq. miles of land and 7.1 sq. miles of water.
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Weather Seward experiences a maritime climate. Winter temperatures average from 17 to 38; summer temperatures average 49 to 63. Annual precipitation includes 66 inches of rain and 80 inches of snowfall.
