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Adult
Ages 18+
$ 219
Child
Ages 10 to 17
$ 219
This full-day tour combo is a fantastic choice for anyone looking to combine kayaking and hiking into one adventure-filled day!
Bridal Veil Falls offers an amazing experience for those seeking to maximize their time in Resurrection Bay! Your day starts at our shop, where you’ll meet your A60N guide and receive all necessary gear.
We’ll travel to Lowell Point Beach via historic Seward, offering initial bay views. Your guide will conduct a safety briefing and equipment familiarization before you get on the water. Our guides will lead an unforgettable journey, sharing insights about local flora, fauna, geology, glaciology, Seward’s history, and diverse wildlife.
We will head toward Bridal Veil Falls Beach, where you’ll disembark for a brief hike to the 100-foot waterfall! Enjoy a delicious beach lunch while taking in Godwin Glacier in the Chugach Mountain range. At the end of the trip, the group will paddle back to Lowell Point, where transportation will return you to our office, preparing you for your Exit Glacier hike.
Once back at the office, we will drive you to the Kenai Fjords National Park entrance, providing trekking poles. Our guides will offer interpretive information as the hike winds through the glacial area, sharing photos of the glacier’s various historical positions.
The Exit Glacier Overlook Loop Trail offers an opportunity to immerse yourself in Alaska’s nature and breathtaking landscapes! This well-maintained, 2.2-mile primitive loop trail is rated easy to moderate and offers stunning views of the Kenai Fjords National Park. The trail meanders through a glaciated forest filled with towering spruce, cottonwood, and birch trees.
If you’re fortunate, you might spot a moose, bear, or mountain goat! Keep an eye out for quartz veins, and iron and copper deposits along the trail. Take in the stunning views of glacial-cut valleys and see if you can identify all the glaciers nestled in the mountaintops!
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- The duration of the paddling portion is 5-6hrs. This is a door-to-door time frame. Total paddling time is on average 3.5 – 4hrs over about 4 miles (there and back). The hike takes on average 2hrs round trip and it gains almost 250ft over a little more than a mile. Our guides take plenty of breaks along the trail to give interp and allow a breather. On request our guides will stop at the National Park sign for you to grab a picture. We do NOT climb on the glacier!
- What if it’s raining?– Seward is in a temperate rainforest, so assume it will be raining! All our trips run rain or shine. We do supply full rain gear for all of them.
- Is there any wildlife viewing? – In early May we sometimes get sightings of humpback, fin or killer whales that will leave by the end of September. We have plenty of up-close sightings of bald eagles, harbor seals, sea otters, stellar sea lions, harbor porpoise and lots of sea birds!
- When doing the hike to Exit Glacier, we almost always see squirrels and birds. But we do have the chance to see moose, bears and even mountain goats as well.
- How many people are on the trips? – We keep a ratio of 1:6 for all our kayaking/hiking combo trips. This does not mean every trip will have this ratio, but it will not exceed this amount. This is a group activity; we will move as fast as our slowest kayakers/hikers.
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For the kayaking activity we provide full rain gear, dry bags, PFDs, lunch, snacks, hot chocolate and hot cider. For the hike portion we supply trekking poles and of course a passionate guide!
- Pick up/drop off to and from our local Seward hotels, lodges and campgrounds
- Great scenery!
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- Always bring layers and rain gear if you don’t want to use ours
- Hiking boots, hat, gloves, sunglasses, binoculars and your camera!
- Water bottle and snacks
- A tip for your great Guide!
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- NO GLACIERS
- This is a full-day trip. Plan accordingly.
- All of our trips run rain or shine. The only time we will cancel a trip is due to high winds in the bay making the kayaking conditions dangerous.
- The hiking trail is a partially blacktop trail that turns into an undeveloped hiking trail. At points you will hike on gravel, climb on a slightly steep rocky slope and it can be slippery and challenging to people that are not used to hiking nature trails.
- A signed assumption of risk and acknowledgement of risks is required for anyone to participate!
Our Guides –We are very proud of our guide team, and you’ll understand why after just one trip with us! All of our guides hold ACA Level 2 certification, which includes extensive training in water rescues, group management, and more. They also maintain current Wilderness First Responder (WFR) certifications and participate in a comprehensive three-week training course each season to enhance their skills.