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Kenai Fjords National Park |
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Denali National Park |
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Anchorage, Alaska |
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Denali, Alaska |
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Fairbanks, Alaska |
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Girdwood, Alaska |
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Homer, Alaska |
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Juneau, Alaska |
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Ketchikan, Alaska |
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Petersburg, Alaska |
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Seward, Alaska |
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Sitka, Alaska |
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Skagway, Alaska |
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Talkeetna, Alaska |
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Seward, AK
Water Taxi |
Seward Water Taxi service is available with our Alaska sea kayak rentals. Backcountry Safaris is happy to offer a complete Seward sea kayaking rental package that includes water taxi service to Kenai Fjords National Park, Aialik Bay, Bear Glacier, Resurrection Bay and Day Harbor.
Our boat captains, Alaska Saltwater Lodge and Aquetec are the two most reliable water taxi and small boat tour services in Seward, Alaska. Let us take the hassle out of your sea kayaking trip plans. One phone call, we take care of all the small details by arranging the whole trip. Our rates are the same, we do not markup water taxi rates. You get the same great rates as if you went direct to the water taxi.
If you're needing transportation to and from Seward we can also include Alaska railroad, train and bus transportation to and from Seward in your trip package.
Seward lodging before or after your trip is also available at out SewardBirch Tree Cottage or a Breeze Inn. All can be included in your complete trip package.A Bear Glacier trip is great do-it-youself destination. The Bear Glacier water taxi trip includes a birding and wildlife tour on the return. Sea kayak rentals are available at our Bear Glacier Adventure Camp. |
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 Reliable Experienced Alaska Travel Specialist
Specialty-travel Provider since 1986
For over 25 years Backcountry Safaris has arranged custom Alaska vacations and guided Alaska travelers to some of the most exotic and remote destinations in Alaska. We specialize in custom Alaska tour packages for  individuals, families and small groups and work with Alaska tour companies that will provide you with a unique Alaska experience. We do not mark up tour cost or charge a service fee for our services.
We offer Alaska cruise options on both big and small cruise ships and our pre- and post-cruise custom tour packages offer you a better Alaska experience at a lower cost. For money saving Alaska cruise ship deals check our cruise specials web page.
Our transportation options include the Alaska Railroad, bus, motor coach, all major car rental companies, bus tours into Denali National Park, escorted motor coach and small group van tours.
Lodging options include Alaska hotels, wilderness lodges, B&Bs, and cabins.
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Call Backcountry Safaris today and talk to a local Alaska travel expert. We live in Alaska and look forward to answering all your Alaska travel questions.
907-222-1632 or toll-free 877-812-2159
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Backcountry Safaris is proud to be the premier Alaska sea kayaking and wilderness Alaska rafting adventure travel company. Our sea kayaking trips launch from Backcountry Safaris' hometown of Seward, Alaska -- the gateway to Kenai Fjords National Park. Our our week-long sea kayaking adventure to the park's Aialik Bay is one of the most diverse sea kayaking destinations in Alaska. Backcountry Safaris' Kenai Fjords Bear Glacier sea kayaking adventure camp is a deluxe base camp with amenities you wouldn't expect to find in a wilderness camp. Sea kayaking around giant icebergs at Bear Glacier is an experience you won't soon forget. If you have only a few hours in Seward you're sure to enjoy one of our paddle trips in Resurrection Bay. For a more exotic sea kayaking day trip, we offer helicopter flight-seeing and day sea kayaking excursions to our Bear Glacier location.
Our rafting adventures are custom trips. Tell us whether you want to fish, run whitewater or explore remote Alaska rivers and we'll get you there. Backcountry Safaris has the experience and expertise having guided remote wilderness raft trips throughout Alaska. We grew up fishing remote Alaska rivers and know where and when to catch the big ones. If you're planning a whitewater kayaking expeditions we can help with raft support, logistics and have done a number of first descents. There are thousands of remote wilderness rivers in Alaska to explore. Give us a call, let's talk about the options.
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Sea Kayaking
4 hours to 7 day Trips
Sea Kayaking adventures in Seward, Alaska |
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Explore Aialik Bay in Kenai Fjords National Park or Resurrection Bay and see why others are saying it is the greatest sea kayaking location in Alaska. |
| All-inclusive Alaska Sea Kayaking Trips |
Bear Glacier Camp. Deluxe eco-adventure camp. Paddle in a protected sea kayaking paradise with giant icebergs, naturalist-led hikes, outdoor photography, or try some birding. Bear Glacier is also a great location to just relax and enjoy the scenery from camp while others paddle or hike. A perfect one to three-day trip.
7-day Aialik Bay Kenai Fjords sea kayaking trip provides a complete Alaska sea kayaking wilderness camping experience. This is the best sea kayaking adventure we offer. Three tidewater glaciers flow into Aialik Bay, and the area is teeming with wildlife.
A do-it-yourself sea kayaking trip that is accompanied by a highly skilled sea kayaking guide. We supply an experienced guide you save money by bringing your own camping gear, food, and doing your own cooking and camp chores. |
** Private custom family and group sea kayaking adventures are also available. |
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Seward
Birch Tree Cottage
Located in downtown Seward, Alaska |
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Seward Birch Tree Cottage Amenities: |
| furnished Birch Tree Cottage is a cute one bedroom cottage. Amenities include a queen size bed and a hideaway bed in the front room. The kitchenette features a stove and refrigerator and is stocked with tableware, utensils, pots, pans, coffee pot, and a microwave oven. For those that need to stay connected, free high-speed wireless Internet service is available. The cottage is within walking distance to the small boat harbor, shopping, the Alaska Sea Life Center, restaurants, and coffee shops.
Backcountry Safaris has complimentary arrival and departure shuttle to and from the Seward Train Depot and the Seward Cruise ship docks. At our travel office we offer Alaska gift items,complimentary cups of coffee and friendly staff who are happy to answer your Alaska travel questions and help with your Alaska travel plans. |
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Alaska
Bear Viewing
1, 2,3 and 7 day Trips
Photograph Alaska's World famous Brown Bears |
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Our 1 to 3 day adventures takes you to a private wilderness fly-in bear viewing camp in Lake Clark National Park. Few locations in Alaska can match the grandeur of this pristine bear viewing location.
If you're wanting the ultimate bear viewing experience our 7-day includes a Katmai National Park wilderness river trip to see bears along the Savonoski river and ends at the world famous Brooks Falls. Brooks Falls is one of the locations where all the famous bear photos are taking with bears standing on a waterfall fishing for salmon. |
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Alaska Railroad
Denali Star Train
Coastal Classic Train
GoldStar Train
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Alaska Railroad Passenger Service
You'll know from the very moment you climb aboard the Alaska Railroad you're riding on the best train in the world.The alaska train offers panoramic windows and historical narratives from lifelong Alaskan conductors and tour guides. |
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| Visitors traveling on the Alaska Train can also choose to upgrade to the Gold Star service featuring upper-level dome car seating and a outdoor viewing deck - the only one of its kind. |
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Whale Watching
Glacicer Cruises
Kenai Fjords National Park
Seward, Alaska |
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SMALL BOAT
Small Group Whale Watching, Wildlife, Glacier, and Natural History Tour
If you want the best Alaska whale watching and glacier cruise experience our small boat tour is the ultimate. We limit our group size to 15 and can poition the boat so everyone gets a perfect view. Also private custom tours with as few as 2 people is possible. We take extra effort so you will never miss that photo opportunity of a lifetime. Trips depart for Seward at 8:00 am.
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Kenai Fjords Tours
Alaska's No 1 Wildlife and Glacier Cruises
Alaska's most popular wildlife and glacier cruise! Kenai Fjords National Park offers alpine and tidewater glaciers and is home to a large variety of whales, sea lions, sea otters and more. Tours are fully narrated by an accredited wildlife interpreter. |
Departure options from Anchorage or Seward are available. |
Kenai Fjords Tours offers 6 different of day cruise options with number of departure times. Also there are overnight Fox Island stay options available.
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Denali Park Lodging
Backcountry Safaris has a working relationship with many Denali Park resorts, hotels, cabins and lodges. With years of experience at Denali we can take the hassle out of trying to arrange lodging at Denali National Park. We offer this service at no additional cost to you.
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Transportation to Denali National Park
Denali Park transportation options include motor coach and the Alaska Railroad. One more option if your time is very limited, is by air charter to or from Denali Park. This option is not for someone on a tight budget and best suited for a small group. |
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Denali National Park Tours and Packages
To make your Alaska adventure vacation complete, a visit to Denali National Park and Mt. McKinley is a must add to your Alaska adventure tour or Alaska cruise. Give us a call to arrange a custom Denali Park Mt. McKinley tour package. Some options you might want consider is a Bus tour into Denali Park, Rafting, Dog Mushing, or a Denali (Mt. McKinley) flightseeing trip. |
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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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Winter Adventure
It's all about fun!
Drive your own snowmobile |
Alaska Snowmobiling
Snowmobile in the best possible place. The Chugach Mountains will surround you as you navigate your own snowmachine through trails, open fields of powder, beaver ponds, frozen waterfalls.
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Rafting |
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Kongakut River – 10-day Arctic National Wildlife Refuge rafting safari. |
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Lake Creek – 7-day whitewater rafting and fishing adventure. |
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