Aialik Bay Day Kayak Trip
"This was one of the best day trips I have ever been on in 25 years of travel on 4 continents! This is a fabulous trip to see wildlife, glaciers, and beautiful scenery. Our guide, Justine, was wonderful, informative, enthusiastic, and cheerful in all weather!"
- J. Brandt. Albuquerque, NM
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Just do it!! Don't care about the money!
- Tamara U. Anchorage, AK
Pronounced "eye-AL-ik".
TRIP PRICING: $399 / person, plus tax and gratuity.
There is a $10 non-refundable deposit per person for this trip at the time of booking.
For every person that books a trip, we donate $2.00 to Alaska Wind for Schools to help fund wind turbine installations and renewable energy education at schools across Alaska.
♦ In 2010, we donated almost $4,000!! Thanks for helping to make that happen! ♦
If you're short on time, but want a taste of the pristine Alaskan fjords - this is the perfect trip for you! Meet at our office at 7:15am, and we'll get you to the water taxi by 8am. You'll have about 2+ hours on the boat ride out to Aialik Bay, and often we'll encounter whales, sea lions, mountain goats, sea otters, and other wildlife on the way. Better than a large tour boat ride, the water taxi we use is small and provides an intimate experience with your guide and the captain. Learn all about the area, the wildlife you see, and hear great Alaskan stories while you pass the day with people filled with local knowledge and experience.
Once in the fjords, you'll spend the day paddling to Aialik Glacier. Aialik is a very actively calving tidewater glacier, and often massive chunks of ice will plummet into the sea below. Harbor seals curiously poke their heads through the floating ice chunks to watch you paddle by, and often black bears wander the beaches and hillsides nearby. What a perfect way to experience the massive glacial ice and the soaring mountains of the fjords... from the seat of a kayak!
You'll stop at a small beach near the glacier, and we'll serve lunch and hot drinks before either heading back out on the water or, if time allows, doing a short hike. The walk is pretty easy, over rocky terrain, and brings you to the top of a hill that provides a sweeping view across the face of Aialik Glacier... a wonderful spot to view calving from!
Typically, the water taxi will pick you up at the same beach you were dropped off at, around 3:30 - 4pm. Then you'll have another 2+ hours to look for whales and wildlife on the boat ride home.
Please be sure to eat a hearty breakfast in the morning before you arrive for the trip. Drybags are provided for cameras, extra clothes, and other gear you'd like to bring. Pogies are included to keep your hands warm while kayaking. We do have rubber boots as an option, if you need them.
This trip can also be turned into an overnight or multi-day adventure - if you have the time. Once you've spent the time and money to get out to Aialik Bay, it's totally worthwhile to stay for a while and explore! The wildlife, the glaciers, the intertidal zone... are all deserving of plenty of time. Check out our longer options under "Multi-Day Trips".
Click here to check out our KAYAKING & GLACIER HIKING 2-DAY COMBO !
** A fuel surcharge is included in the trip cost, and that surcharge will vary from week to week, reflecting fuel costs at the time of trip departure. Our quoted trip price may fluctuate slightly between the time of booking and the time of the trip - due solely to this fuel surcharge variation.
"You set the bar well above the rest. From Patagonia to the Panama Canal, I've never had an expedition of such magnificence."
- M. Ruppert. Monroe, NY
"I could lay down a bunch of superlatives, but they would still fall far short of the experience."
- D. Waddill Rolla, MO
