Aialik Overnight Special
TRIP PRICING: $699 / person, plus tax and gratuity for the FULLY OUTFITTED VERSION.
There is a $25 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! ♦
This includes food for both days, all water taxi costs / fees / surcharges, and camping gear.
If the Aialik Day Trip sounds good to you, but just not long enough… then this is the trip you're looking for! We'll set up camp right on the beach where the water taxi leaves us, so packing and planning for this trip is easy. One day will be spent paddling up to Aialik Glacier - an actively calving tidewater glacier that's over a mile across at the face! Harbor seals and sea otters often congregate around the ice chunks, as they drift and bob in front of the glacier. Black bears can sometimes be seen walking the beaches or digging for grub on the hillsides. This day will bring a lunch stop at a beach near the glacier, and if time and conditions allow - a walk along the lateral moraine that affords sweeping views across the glacier face. We’ll pass a relaxing evening enjoying a delicious meal on the beach, and taking in the stunning views around us. The other day will be spent paddling in Pederson Lagoon. The lagoon is home to many sea otters, harbor seals, black bears, and birds of all sorts. The lower lagoon often provides fantastic wildlife viewing, and a trip to the upper lagoon puts you right in front of Pederson Glacier. This glacier winds gracefully down the mountainside, terminating in the frigid waters of the upper lagoon. As ice calves from the face of the glacier, icebergs accumulate in the upper lagoon, leaving a maze of ice you can either paddle through or view from a lookout on shore (depending on conditions and safety considerations). After two full days of kayaking and adventure, the water taxi will pick us up in the afternoon, and the ride home will be another opportunity to watch for whales and wildlife! Tents, food, paddling and safety gear, your naturalist/guide, the water taxi cost, and a drybag for while paddling are all included in this price. Pogies are also included to keep your hands warm while you kayak.
You will need to provide your own sleeping bag and pad, or we can rent those items for an additional cost.
If you don't have the time or money for a multi-day trip, but you want more than just a day in the fjords... this is the ideal trip for you! It's one of our most popular trips, for this reason.
A guided rental version of this trip is available for $600 / person.
This means you provide your own camping gear, cooking gear, food, fuel, drybags, etc.
There is a $25 non-refundable deposit per person for this trip at the time of booking.
** 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.
