Angels Rest on Resurrection Bay, LLC
Waterfront Lodging and Retreat Center
Heavenly Relaxation and A Great Value!

Heavenly Lodging in Seward Alaska

Glacier Viewing Whale Watching Seward Alaska

The #1 attraction in Seward is a boat tour into the Kenai Fjords National Park!  If there is only one "tour" you do during your visit to the Seward area or Kenai Peninsula, it should be one of these boat tours. Below we give an overview of your options.  Glaciers can be seen in the Seward area by land, boat or airplane.  Seward is home to the Kenai Fjords National Park, and is surrounded by glaciers.  This page details viewing glaciers by boat, into the Kenai Fjords National Park. Boat tours offer amazing wildlife viewing, and whale watching, in addition to glacier viewing, and are a highly recommended activity.  During the off-season (March through Mid-May) shorter boat tours offer great wildlife & scenery viewing, combined with whale watching during their spring migration. Visit our page on Hiking for information on accessing glaciers by land and our page on Flightseeing for information on accessing glaciers by air.  Be sure to give yourself time to experience some heavenly relaxation in our very special cabins, with spectacular wildlife and scenery surrounding them just south of Seward, Alaska, on the shores of Resurrection Bay, on the Kenai Peninsula.

Overview of the different seasons and boat tour options

Summer (May - Sept) "All-Day" Tours

Summer (May-Sept) "Half-Day" Tours

Off-Season (March - mid-May) Tours

There are several vendors to choose from ranging from large corporations to small family run companies.  Depending on the vendor they may call their tour a Kenai Fjords National Park Tour, Glacier & Wildlife Tour, or All-Day Tour. Tours sizes can vary from 15 to 300 people. All tours in this category follow the same basic route, regardless of vendor.   They range in time from 5.5 to 9 hours. We always recommend taking one of these tours and highly recommend the smallest boat possible, for the most personalized and intimate tour experience.  (We strongly recommend the all-day tours over the so-called "half day" or "bay"  or "value" tours.  All these tours are shorter in time and distance and do not enter the National Park and you do not see the same amount of wildlife, and no calving glacier.  All "Bay" and "Value" tours follow the same basic route regardless of vendor. Times range from 2.5 to 4 hours. During the Off-Season ( March - mid-May) there are a limited number of Bay Tours or Whale Watching Tours (March - April/early May).  Schedules may be limited to once or twice a week (usually Wednesdays and Saturdays). Tours range from 2.5 to 4 hours, generally departing late morning/noon. Weather permitting, this is an excellent activity for the off-season, highly recommend.

Summer Season KFNP, Glacier & Wildlife Boat Tour Recommendations

 Our recommendations below are based on years of customer feedback. 
We're happy to assist you with making your decision and making your reservations!

  • Our #1 recommendation is Alaska Saltwater Tours ~ they offer an intimate whale watching, wildlife, natural history and glacier tour for no more than 15 passengers, even though the boat can hold 30. The tour departs at 8:00 a.m. and returns at approximately 5:00 p.m., but may be later depending on what was encountered during the day (a day of active wildlife may mean a longer tour).  Lunch is included. This is a small family run company, and this tour is the most flexible; able to accommodate and adapt to varying water, weather and guests needs!  Guests rave about this tour!
    • This tour should be pre-reserved since there is limited seating; cancellations due to weather receive full refunds. Please allow us to assist with this reservation! It's much easier for us to reach these folks in the off season to make reservations.
  • Major Marine Tours (also Renown Tours)
    • variety of vessels -large boats (160 people), catamaran (290 people)
    • Buffet lunch (extra cost)
    • Assigned seating
    • National Park Ranger
    • Departs 10:00am or 11:30 am returns 5:30 pm
    • May 15 - Sept 19, 2010
  • Kenai Fjords Tours
    • large corporation
    • variety of departure times 8:00 am to 3:00 pm
    • large boats (160+)
    • lunch
    • May 15 - Oct 4 approx. 
For those who experience seasickness: seas are rougher the later in the day, so earlier departure times are best.  The smaller boat operators can also be more accommodating than larger boats. Fresh ginger, and ginger ale also can help, as can medication.

Off-Season Bay & Whale Watching Boat Tour Recommendations

 Kenai Fjords Winter Tours
  • Tours start in March 
    • Wed & Sun only
  • Noon - 2:30 p.m.
  • hot lunch
  • Alaska Wildlife Conservation Center Admission
 Kenai Fjords Grey Whale Watch
  • Tours start in April 
  • Noon - 4pm
  • hot lunch

Angels Rest on Resurrection Bay offers waterfront lodging cabins and beautiful view rooms, designed for couples and mini-suites perfect for 3 guests.  Our Small Retreat and Conference Center, along with our waterfront lodging, in Seward Alaska, is just three miles south of town, on Lowell Point, and is one of the most unique, and special lodging accommodations you will ever find.  Each unit is truly unique, and they are an amazing value for your dollar. The waterfront cabins and water view rooms are some of the very best lodging Seward Alaska has to offerExceptionally clean places, comfortable beds, everything you need for relaxing stay, including hosts that care deeply about your experience. It is our objective to give you far more in value than we ask for in compensation. Whether you are looking for a cabin or just a room, a bed and breakfast or a hotel or motel, our lodging and conference or retreat accommodations will guarantee you get a real feel for Alaska, with the wildlife and scenery that surround us, for a reasonable rate and unsurpassed value!


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There are so many things to do in Seward, Alaska and the surrounding area, from simple wildlife watching and hiking to boat tours into the Kenai Fjords National Park to see glaciers and wildlife, that we encourage you to stay at least 3 nights so that you can take advantage of the numerous activities that make Seward such a special place to visit.  The mountains surrounding Resurrection Bay provide spectacular scenery and they are alive with wildlife, as is the bay itself.  The wildlife of the area includes bald eagles, bear (both black and brown), mountain goats, dall sheep, sea lions, dall porpoise, harbor seal, sea otters, humpback whales, sea birds & ducks too numerous to list! Seward itself is a charming town with two distinct areas of enjoyment.  Downtown Seward offers a number of special businesses.  The Seward Small Boat Harbor is a delightful place to walk around on a nice day (with an ice cream cone from the Harbor Creamery, if you like!), and the Alaska SeaLife Center and Seward Museum, or any of several coffee shops, are perfect places to spend a rainy afternoon. Since all of our waterfront lodging accommodations (cabins, view rooms) have kitchenettes, you won't have to eat all your meals out, but when you want to, there are a number of excellent restaurants in Seward Alaska. If you've never stayed in a small "ma & pa" accommodation, or if you normally stay in a hotel or motel, or bed and breakfast, you'll want to come stay with us and experience something special! We'd love to have you as our guests; we'll do everything we can to make sure you have a comfortable stay!

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