The Kenai Peninsula offers the most accessible slice of genuine Alaskan wilderness — tidewater glaciers visible from boat decks, orca and humpback whale encounters, and the legendary brown bears of Katmai within a fly-out's reach.
Seward is the hub, and from there the options are extraordinary: full-day Kenai Fjords boat tours that bring you face-to-face with calving glaciers and seabird colonies, multi-day sea-kayaking in Resurrection Bay, and the long drive down to Homer's spit on Kachemak Bay.
The Katmai float-plane is the optional upgrade that turns a great Alaska trip into an unforgettable one. Bears fishing for sockeye salmon at Brooks Falls is one of the most concentrated wildlife spectacles on the continent — and it requires booking six months ahead.
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The Alaska Kenai Peninsula Adventure Guide
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