Traveler’s Guide to Seward, Alaska
Activities
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Alaska SeaLife Center
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A center for aquatic research and marine life rehabilitation, the
Alaska SeaLife Center is more than an aquarium. Leading
yourself around the exhibits is satisfying, but paying for a program
such as the Octopus Encounter tour can be very rewarding, especially
for kids. Expect light to moderate activity.
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Seward Museum
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Spend an hour or so here before beginning your time in Seward.
Knowing about the small town’s past and its will to survive in
the wake of the Great Quake of 1964 will help keep everything in
perspective during your stay. Expect light to moderate
activity.
- Kenai Fjords Tours
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A clear Seward favorite, Kenai Fjords Tours specializes in both
glacier and wildlife marine tours. It’s not unusual for the
captains to have to stop their engines for orca and humpback
whales. Also look out for puffins, eagles, sea lions, sea
otters, and brown bear on the coast. Truly magical.
Expect light activity.
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Seavey’s Iditaride Sled Dog Tours
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Seavey’s Seward location puts visitors on a sled (in the
winter, a trailer in the summer) pulled by a team of sled dogs for a
memorable tour of the areas around Resurrection Bay. Expect
moderate activity and dogs.
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Seward Helicopter Tours
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Look into Seward Helicopter Tours for an interesting twist on
flightseeing or hire them take you out on single or multi-day sea
kayaking trips. Expect moderate to intense activity.
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Bardy’s Trail Rides
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Bardy’s was a USA Today Top Ten trail ride in April 2010 and
continues to take visitors on horse back through the flower-strewn
passes of the Kenai Mountains. Overnight trips are
available. Expect moderate to intense activity.
- Sailing, Inc.
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Old salts inquire within. Sailing, Inc. gives experienced
sailors the opportunity to charter their own vessel for a real
self-crafted tour of the bay. Expect moderate activity.
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Liquid Adventures
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Anglers looking to get where few go should check out Liquid
Adventures for a day of fishing from their sit-on-top kayaks. Expect
moderate activity.
- Sunny Cove Kayaking
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Sunny Cove mixes kayaking with some of the best hiking around
Seward. Combining the two makes for a full and active
day. Expect moderate to intense activity.
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Adventure Sixty North LLC
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Perhaps the most high-tech kayaking to be had in Seward, Adventure
Sixty North offers multi-day packages and many safety devices such
as GPS and satellite phones. Expect moderate to intense
activity.
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Seward Adventure Company
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Proving again that Alaska is a surprisingly good choice for a
cycling vacation, the Seward Adventure Company leads cyclists on
custom backcountry bike trips all over the Kenai Peninsula.
Expect intense activity.
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Studio 335 Day Spa & Salon
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Perhaps the last thing you’d expect in the adventure-minded
sea town, Studio 335 caters mostly to those getting on or off cruise
ships, but all visitors looking to relax are welcome. Come by when
you’ve had enough of rough ‘n’ tumble.
Expect very light activity.
- Alaskan Fishing in Seward
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How can we talk about Seward without talking about fishing?
Serious anglers plan entire vacations around this town because there
are dozens of different outfitters, lodges, and charter services
available. Seward is a popular spot for king and silver
salmon, rockfish, lingcod and, of course, halibut. Below are
just a few of the many wonderful companies who will take you out on
the big water and up the rivers near Seward. My best advice is
to ask your hotel who they recommend. Few people come away
from the Alaskan waters empty-handed.
- Day Fishing
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Though they do offer other services,
The Fish House
is one of the more day-trip oriented companies. Check-in for
these trips is typically at 8 in the morning, and the boats usually
return between 5 and 6 that evening.
- Fishing Lodges
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Fish Whisperer Lodge, like many fishing lodges, provides
anglers with both fishing
charters and clean accommodations.
- Fly-in Fishing
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Several companies like
Scenic Mountain
Air
will fly you out to remote fresh-water fishing spots. Well
worth it for the serenity, especially during peak times of the year.
- Hunting and Fishing
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Aurora Charters LLC is
good example of a company that caters to well-rounded
sportsmen. They not only offer fishing packages, but deer and
black bear hunting charters as well.
