Kenai Peninsula, Alaska

Kenai Peninsula

At nearly double the size of Wales, the Kenai Peninsula is a rich wilderness region with a vast proportion designated as Kenai Fjords National Park. This region is filled with snow-capped mountains and glacier-fed fjords.

The Kenai Peninsula extending south from Anchorage, known as “Alaska’s Playground”, offers the highlights of Alaska in an easily explored microcosm. It is one of the most accessible wilderness areas in Alaska, offering stunning scenery, calving glaciers, many hiking, biking and rafting options and fantastic wildlife viewing including marine mammals and birds. Prince William Sound to the east of the Kenai Peninsula is a huge area of protected islands, fjords and glaciers, home to sea lions, otters, humpback whales, harbour seals, porpoises and orcas.

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Tutka Bay Lodge £££££

  • Alaska
  • Wilderness

Just a short hop by boat from Homer on the Kenai Peninsula, Tutka Bay is a secluded wilderness retreat overlooking Kachemak Bay. Tucked inside pristine old-growth Sitka forests at the head of a seven-mile fjord, the lodge is not only a sanctuary to relax in but a base from which to discover the stunning surroundings. With rocky coastlines, dramatic mountains and peaceful beaches, activities on offer include whale watching, kayaking, hiking and flightseeing. A days fishing can be finished off in the award-winning cooking school, cooking your catch of the day.

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Kenai Fjords Glacier Lodge £££££

  • Alaska
  • Wilderness

Kenai Fjords Glacier Lodge, is the only wilderness lodge located within the Kenai Fjords National Park. The lodge has just 16 simple cabins surrounded by a 1,700-acre wildlife sanctuary and on the edge of a protected lagoon. The main lodge building houses a lounge and dining room with views to the Pedersen glacier. There are many activities on offer to match individual interest including sea kayaking, canoeing, a marine wildlife cruise, guided nature walks and hiking.

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Roxy Dukes

Roxy has had many adventures throughout the USA, and has a passion for exploring the spectacular National Parks. Roxy’s tip is to invest in a private guides that take you off the grid, transforming your experience of these epic landscapes.

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Sue Grimwood

In the late ’90s, I booked myself on an expeditionary voyage into the Antarctic Circle and was instantly hooked. Since then, I’ve returned to Antarctica a number of times and ventured deep into the Arctic – from Svalbard to the Russian and Canadian Arctic – always chasing that same sense of wonder. It’s this rare personal experience of the world’s polar extremes that I bring to every journey I plan.

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