My family and I went with Adventure 60 North. We helicoptered into the area and kayaked the lagoon at the foot of Bear Glacier. The beauty of the icebergs, curious seals poking their head up to watch you kayak, the eagle perched on an iceberg made special memories for me. Our guides were incredibly helpful. My 10 year old was overwhelmed (not in a good way) initially. Our guide is a children's ski instructor in the off-season, so he really helped save the day. Once my 10 year old got comfortable, he had a great day. So did we all!
I got to go paddle boarding through Liquid Adventures. Our guide was amazing, he did a great job explaining everything. It was my first time paddleboarding and he made me feel very comfortable. The owners were extremely friendly. And of course the views were incredible. I highly recommend going paddle boarding!,
The bear glacier sea kajaking tour was great. the first day flying out by helicopter and kajaking by sunshine - second day a marvelous atmosphere in the fog! I have never seen icebergs of this size so close. just wonderful.the bear glacier with the huge icebergs was one of the bright lights of our tour through alaska.
SUP with Liquid Adventures highly recommended. We learned how to ride the waves into a beach accessed only by paddle boards. The lagoon was chocked full of bergs and we were lucky enough to see some calving. Bear glacier is amazing.
spent three days at the glacier, could have stayed a week. Kayaked through the lake, witnessed an iceberg the size of home depot roll over. to have the ability to enjoy a place like this without another soul in sight in incredible..a must see
Wonderful boat trip awe inspiring views make sure you dress warm it's cold up close ! We has beautiful weather and it was really cold with the wind blowing
It was really good to be able to actually see and experience a glacier up close. Good learning experience!
We traveled to Bear Glacier via a small boat tour and had such a great time. (Alaska Saltwater Small Boat)By going on the small boat tour we were able to stay at the glacier and watch it calve 5 times! Also saw a black bear while at the glacier ... a long ways off, but a bear at Bear Glacier never the less.Nature's beauty in all it's splendor
We've been boating in the Seward area for many years and we always enjoy heading out of Resurrection Bay, past Caines Head, past Callisto Head, past the soaring and near vertical rocky shoreline, around the corner to Bear Glacier. It's an unexpected sight the first time you make the journey. The glacier itself ends behind the beach so you can't see the face from the water. Once in awhile you'll find a small iceberg floating in the bay, but rarely. More often, just small pieces of brash ice. The small river that flows from the glacier dumps into the ocean on the far right side of the beach. We've taken a small boat up the river on a couple of occasions but the entry is very tricky and dependent on the tide. The beach is unprotected and has a fairly powerful surf so landing a boat there would be quite challenging. All in all, the glacier is a great sight from afar. If you want "up close and personal" you might be better off with one of the sightseeing cruises that takes you around Cape Aialik into the Kenai Fiords National Park.
This is a must see while in Seward. From the parking lot (has bathrooms) it is just a one mile easy hike to the glacier. In addition to views of the glacier there are stunning scenic views.