National Park Tour with Fox Island
4.6
146 Ratings
Seward
Embark on an 8.5-hour Kenai Fjords National Park tour. Witness wildlife, glaciers, and enjoy a prime rib dinner on Fox Island. Book your adventure now.
Duration: 10 hours
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • Fox Island - Kenai Fjords Tours is pleased to welcome you to picturesque Fox Island, in the heart of Resurrection Bay. Your exploration of Kenai Fjords National Park is enhanced by a chance to step off the boat, stroll the beach and explore on land. This island is rich in inspiration and character.

Once you arrive at Fox Island, head in to our cozy Day Lodge for a sumptuous meal of crab cakes, salads and rolls, which are included in your tour.

  • Kenai Fjords National Park - In Kenai Fjords National Park, over half of the landmass is covered by the enormous Harding Icefield, a thousand-foot block of ice that dates back to the last Ice Age. The Harding spills out in all directions in the form of glaciers. Some stretch northwest into rugged hills of the Kenai Peninsula. Others—five of them, to be exact—reach as far as the sea along the craggy coast of the Gulf of Alaska.
What's Included
  • 8.5 hour sightseeing cruise
  • On-board wildlife guide
  • Lunch
  • Dinner
What's Not Included
  • Gratuities
  • Additional food and drinks, unless specified
Additional Information

The Kenai Fjords National Park Tour with Fox Island will take you on a full-day journey to Kenai Fjords National Park, home to abundant wildlife, alpine and tidewater glaciers and breathtaking scenery. On this 8.5-hour cruise we also visit the Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge, home to a large variety of whales, seabirds, stellar sea lions, sea otters and more. Lunch is included and served on board. For dinner, you’ll stop at Fox Island in our exclusive dining lodge for an ocean-side dinner of prime rib, mashed potatoes with a soup and salad bar selection.

  • Operates in all weather conditions, please dress appropriately; layers are recommended
  • Hat, sunglasses, sunscreen, binoculars and camera recommended
  • Vegetarian option is available for lunch and dinner; please advise at time of booking if required
Location
Kenai Fjords Tours
4th Avenue
Cruises depart from the Kenai Fjords Tours Office:1304 W. Fourth Avenue, Seward AK. Free parking is available in our private lot with a free shuttle, starting May 1st. The parking lot is located just a few blocks north of our check-in center behind the Marina Motel, located at 1603 Seward Highway.
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Amelia_h
Aug 12, 2023
Amazing tour and I will fight anyone who disagrees - I cannot recommend this tour enough. Amazing captain/narration very focused on safety and education, great crew, good lunch and drinks available for purchase, and the meal at Fox Island was very good. They are clearly very responsive to the silly minor complaints here as they had many sauces for the lunch wrap (re: prior commenter saying the wraps were dry), a diverse dinner at the Lodge on Fox Island (a full buffet including salad, potato salad, rice pilaf, bread, salmon, steak) and even freshly baked warm chocolate chip cookies on the return journey. The captain’s narration was so good, I felt like I was on a Disney movie tour of Kenai. Drinks (including beer, coffee, mixed liquor drinks) are available for purchase. It was a rainy day at times and my only complaint is that many inconsiderate families took up huge chunks of interior space with no consideration to share. Your ticket buys you one seat inside - act accordingly. I’d encourage the crew to ask passengers to all claim one seat indoors at the start of the cruise to avoid territory battles and kids spread out sleeping over 3-4 chairs by the end of the day - not okay when there is a full vessel full of people who periodically need to come inside from the freezing rain. I would recommend this tour wholeheartedly to anyone visiting Seward!
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Jason
Aug 12, 2023
Heaven on Earth - I saw people from young to old on this trip - EVERYONE was amazed by the grandeur and beauty. It starts with the town of Seward, the friendliness of all the service workers…then the awesomeness of the captains and crew. Then taking in all the sites of the animals in their natural habitat. Look up and look for white heads, EAGLES everywhere. The meals were awesome, on and off the boat in Fox Island where a proper chef creates an amazing experience. The Glaciers…oh my Lord! Heaven on Earth!!!
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Ken
Aug 10, 2023
Can’t go Wrong! - This is her second trip to Alaska, and our second time on the Kenai Fjords Tour. Again, it was an outstanding experience. The staff was extremely helpful and friendly, the food was way above what we expected. The meal on Fox Island was really fine The scenery is breathtaking. We saw sea lions otters, puffins, quite a few bald eagles , and an orca and a humpback whale! Fabulous experience!
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David_y
Aug 10, 2023
Incredible and highly recommended. - Wonderful trip with a very knowledgeable captain! Both the lunch and the buffet dinner were very good and the snacks and drinks available for purchase were excellent as well. And of course the scenery was epic. We thoroughly enjoyed the glaciers and the sea life was perfectly stunning. We highly recommend this trip! Part of the day it was overcast and raining and it was then that we saw several dozen orcas, seals, and even a humpback whale. So don’t let the weather stop you!
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Bakerettedc
Aug 7, 2023
Amazing Tour with So Much Wildlife! - We absolutely loved this tour! At first I was hesitant to book a boat tour for 8.5 hours but the time really did fly by! Before we left the bay, we'd already seen four bald eagles and several otters. The tour just got better with sea lions, glaciers, orcas, humpback whales and Dall's porpoises. I went with my husband and two kids (10 & 12). If you go, I definitely recommend brining a book and cards or other game. There is a bit of downtown and it is nice to take a break from the sights for a little bit.
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Bridgety2014
Aug 3, 2023
Don't miss out on this tour - Our group of 5 was blessed with perfect conditions on this tour. We took the National Park tour on the Orca Voyager. The wildlife was showing off for us. We were lucky to see a pod of Orcas swim under our boat, humpbacks breaching and bubble feeding, a bald eagle catch a fish, sea lions, glacier ice calving into the water, sea otters, puffins, and even a mountain goat. Our crew of Riley, Miles, and Konner (K-Dog) were so attentive and fun. Captain Mike was amazing. He got us up close to wildlife and glaciers while offering tidbits of knowledge about the area. The entire boat, crew, and captain all were loving the experience together. It’s a day we won’t forget.
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Thomas_w
Jul 31, 2023
Wildlife viewing! - We saw many whales, both humpback and Ocra. Also, sea otters, see lions, porpoises and many birds. Glacier viewing was fairly close, a lot closer than the cruise ship last wek.
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Denise_b
Jul 31, 2023
best trip to see the most of the wildlife and glaciers - this was an outstanding trip. we were able to see so much of the land and sea. Fox island dinner was really yummy, though the chicken wrap at lunch was just so so and very dry. highly recommend getting there early to get inside seating. you can always go outside during trip but with the iffy weather get there early to insure inside seats. five star trip for sure, one of our favorite adventures. we saw a bit of everything, whales, orcas, eagles, otters, mountain goats and of course glaciers!
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Mundanavrell
Aug 9, 2023
Cruise was great! Fox Island terrible! - My husband and I went on this cruise yesterday. It. Was. Beautiful. The glaciers and mountains are amazing and that part was worth every penny. Our crew was attentive, polite and even made everyone chocolate chip cookies. Our Captain, told us just enough information but also allowed us to take in the sites and sounds in quiet. The staff walked around and took care of motion sickness people, saved a place in the front for the children could see the wildlife, and made sure that everyone was comfortable. Also, the captain ade sure both sides of the boat could see the sights. We would definitely do this part of the tour again. We went to dinner on Fox Island. This was a complete waste of time. You are not allowed to "explore" the island like advertised. You are allowed to walk on the stone beach just a little each way. Everywhere was roped off to us. The dinner was sub-par. It is a buffet style eating. The rice wasn't cooked, the skin was still on the salmon and they were very stingy with the beef (I think it was tri tip, but I got 3 pieces maybe 1" long) and no dessert. Definitely not worth the extra money to have this experience. The staff was polite but everyone wanted a tip. They don't serve you, bring you drinks or anything. They did serve the main part of the food off the buffet but we felt like that was more for portion control than anything. We do not recommend that you spend any money or time to go to Fox Island.
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Lisatamarak
Sep 12, 2023
Never again !!! - The trip was cancelled by TripAdvisor itself and I still haven't received my money back despite sending an email. There is no way to contact them. Never again Trip Advisor. I'm still waiting for my money.
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