Discover Alaska’s Kenai Peninsula

Pick up your rental car at the airport upon arrival and drive to your hotel. Enjoy the remainder of the day at your leisure exploring Alaska's largest city. Overnight in Anchorage.

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Today, start your tour with a scenic drive along Turnagain Arm, a National Scenic Byway. Watch for Dall sheep on the mountains to your left and for beluga whales in the ocean to your right. Recommended stops include Portage Glacier, the Alaska Wildlife Conservation Center, and Exit Glacier. Visit the state-of-the-art marine science aquarium, the Alaska SeaLife Center, at your leisure. Overnight in Seward.

Seward is known as the gateway to Kenai Fjords National Park. Today, enjoy a 6-hour boat cruise into the park, a 1760 square mile coastal wilderness. This lush area is home to abundant wildlife, including humpback and orca whales, puffins, seals, and Stellar sea lions! Cruise up close to a tidewater glacier for a chance to watch the ice calve off into the ocean with a splash. Lunch is included. Overnight in Seward.

Spend the day touring Alaska's Kenai Peninsula. You will travel along the turquoise blue Kenai River, a world-class salmon fishing area. Continue to Homer with opportunities to stop in historic villages, or take advantage of great photographic opportunities along the Cook Inlet coastline. Homer is positioned at the end of the Sterling Highway on a 4.5-mile long spit of land stretching out into Kachemak Bay. This is as far west as you can drive in the Americas. Overnight in Homer.

Today is at your leisure to explore the town and the bustling Homer Spit, where you will find water taxis, bear viewing flights, and fishing charters available (see Tour Add-ons), as well as many gift shops and art galleries. Homer's nickname is the "Halibut Fishing Capital of the World". Overnight in Homer.

As you depart Homer, stop for a view across Cook Inlet of four active volcanoes. Continue back up the Sterling Highway to Soldotna or the small town of Kenai, both of which are located on the Kenai River. Overnight in Soldotna / Kenai.

Drive east on the Sterling Highway and then north on the Seward Highway to reach Girdwood. Girdwood is the home of one of the best hotels in Alaska, the Hotel Alyeska. In the afternoon you have the opportunity to do a hike through the rainforest. When blueberry season is in full swing, the trail is blooming with scrumptious delights sure to please everyone. For the more adventurous, there is a great trail leading up Mt Alyeska, offering amazing views of the surroundings and the Turnagain Arm. Relax tonight and/or take a tram ride 2,300 feet up the side of Mt. Alyeska for a panoramic view of the valley and Turnagain Arm. Overnight at the Hotel Alyeska.

Depending on your flight departure time, you might have time for some more optional activities, such as a helicopter flight to a glacier for a dog sled ride on the snow (see Tour Add-ons). Drive back to Anchorage along the spectacular Turnagain Arm. Return your vehicle to the airport rental station by the same hour you picked it up on Day 1. Depart or start an additional program.