Bear Glacier Wilderness Retreat all-inclusive tour package, lodging, meals and guided sea kayaking Bear Glacier is a sea kayaking mecca, and one of the most unique and scenic sea kayaking destinations in Kenai Fjords National Park.

"Bear Glacier Wilderness Retreat offers an affordable way to experience this remote Alaska location".

Bear Glacier Wilderness Retreat has options that include an all-inclusive tour package, lodging, meals and guided activities, sea kayaking and naturalist-led hikes with one of our professional naturalist guides. The other option for the more adventurous independent traveler is hostel style lodging and sea kayak rentals. See our Bear Glacier Hostel page if you have interest in a more do-it-yourself trip.

A 2-3 night stay is recommend to fully enjoy this sea kayaking and hiking paradise but if your time does not allow we also offer a 1-day guided Bear Glacier sea kayaking option.

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907-222-1632 or toll-free 877-812-2159

All-Inclusive Tour Package, Lodging, Meals and Guided Activities
Comfortable remote Alaska lodging in our modern custom made 12' X 12' WeatherPORT shelters, a fabric tension structure featuring wood floors, 2 single beds that are heated for your comfort. WeatherPORT shelters are used as permanent shelters in remote location around the world and are proven to offer comfortable lodging in every weather condition from Greenland to Antarctica.

Delicious family style meals are served in our large dining shelter that also serves as a gathering place to relax and enjoy the spectacular scenery, the giant icebergs and Bear Glacier, the largest glacier in Kenai Fjords National Park.

Daily guided activities includes sea kayaking, naturalist-led hikes, wildlife viewing and birding. Or you can also choose to just relax, enjoying spectacular views and reflect on the awe-inspiring surroundings while others kayak or hike. Or take a stroll along the glacier moraine beach in front of Bear Glacier Lake looking for seashells, glass ball fishing floats, and other beach treasures.

Transportation Options to Bear Glaciers
Getting to Bear Glacier. We have 2 options available; water taxi boat or helicopter. The helicopter option is the most flexible on departure times and is a scenic flight from Seward but also the more costly option. The water taxi boat option departure times are timed to arrive at Bear Glacier at high tides, the only time we can get into the lake, and departure times are not flexible. The water taxi option is the less costly option to get to Bear Glacier.

Location
Bear Glacier Wilderness Retreat is located right on the border of Kenai Fjords National Park on a remote island in a large lake separated from the Pacific Ocean by a narrow glacier moraine and is 30 roadless miles south of Seward.

Wildlife in the area includes black bears, mountain goats, coyotes, wolverines and harbor seals that come into the lake seeking protection from the Orca whales that cruise just outside along the beach. For birders, this area is the nesting area for a large variety of birds.

Related Bear Glacier Natural History Links
Bear Glacier Changes With Global Warming
FatPaddler.com at Bear Glacier
Iceberg Sizes, Shapes And Classifications
Kenai Fjords Glaciers - Glacial Features
Harding Icefield
A Tour of the Life of a Glacier

Backcountry Safaris P.O. Box 1397 Seward, Alaska USA 99664 1-907-222-1632 or toll-free 1-877-812-2159

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