Sea Kayaking

Sea kayaking in Alaska means paddling through icebergs calved off tidewater glaciers, watching harbor seals haul out on ice floes ten feet from your bow, and camping on beaches that don’t appear on most maps. Our trips launch from Icy Bay in Wrangell-St. Elias National Park, where three tidewater glaciers flow into a bay that didn’t exist 100 years ago. It’s one of the most dynamic landscapes on earth, and you see it all from sea level.

These posts cover what it’s actually like out there. Trip reports, wildlife encounters, glacier conditions, paddling logistics, and the kind of stuff you only learn by spending years on the water in this part of Alaska. If you’re thinking about a sea kayaking trip in Alaska, start here.

Silhouette of Alaska polar bear Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, ANWR, Alaska

Favorite Photos from 2017

A short selection of photos from Expeditions Alaska’s 2017 trips. All images taken by your Expeditions Alaska guides on real, actual trips. Tonsa’ fun. Come on out and give one a try.

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Icy Bay sunset, Wrangell-St. Elias National Park, Alaska.

Tyndall Glacier, Icy Bay Wrangell St. Elias

Glacier Sea kayaking trip in Icy Bay, Wrangell-St. Elias National Park, Alaska. This is a photo of our guide, Rhane, sea kayaking in Tan Fjord near the Tyndall Glacier.

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Alaska Sea Kayaking Tours Icy Bay Wrangell-St. Elias National Park Alaska.

Sea kayaking Alaska, Icy Bay Video

Short video of sea kayaking in Icy Bay on a perfectly glassy day. Drifting among icebergs in dead calm water. Not always like this, but not unusual either.

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Sea kayaking Alaska tours Harbor seal Icy Bay.

Sea Kayaking with Harbor Seals

Kayaking among 3,500 harbor seals in Icy Bay. Why there are no orcas here, how to approach seals without disturbing them, and what makes this one of Alaska’s best sea kayaking destinations.

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Hubbard Glacier Wrangell-St. Elias National Park, Alaska.

The Hubbard Glacier Calving into Russell Fjord

a photo from a trip to southeast Alaska I took, of the Hubbard Glacier calving into Russell Fjord at Gilbert Point, Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and Preserve, near Yakutat. To watch a 250′ high wall of ice crash into the ocean is simply awesome. And I mean awesome like ‘inspires awe’ … absolutely jaw-dropping stuff.

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Winter photography, cold weather, asking Wrangell-St. Elias National Park, Alaska.

Down Versus Synthetic Sleeping Bags – What to Choose?

Honest comparison of down and synthetic sleeping bags from an Alaska guide with nearly 30 years of Alaska backpacking experience. Learn about fill power, brand recommendations, and why neither choice is wrong.

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