Join our Paddle-Kayak Adventure, and explore Alaska's mystical fjords, bays and coves.
Kayaking. Mystical Waters. Alaska.
The rugged Alaska coast offers limitless opportunities for uncrowded, pristine kayaking and paddleboard adventure. On this adventure, you'll have the opportunity to experience paddling a two-person Long Haul Mark II Kayak or a Ridewell 10'6" Inflatable paddleboard. We'll provide kayaks, paddleboards and paddles for your group.
You'll enjoy a fantastic experience paddling in the astonishing blue-green waters of calm coves and bays and among haunting icebergs adrift in mystical fjords. You'll observe the unique wildlife and breathtaking wilderness of Southeast Alaska, home to eagles, black and brown bears, humpback whales, orcas, stellar sea lions, sea otters, porpoises, and harbor seals.
The 95' Glacier Bear is an outstanding platform to launch this paddling adventure and a comfortably warm place to relax after long days in your kayak. The Crew will pamper you while the Captain maneuvers Glacier Bear to place you in perfect paddling locations.
Schedule Your Trip
- Trip Dates: Custom Charter
- Starts: Juneau or Sitka
- Ends: Sitka or Juneau
- Activities: Sport Fishing, Hiking, Kayaking, Paddleboard, Photography
- Photo Highlights: Fjords, Glaciers, Harbors, Icebergs, Landscapes, Wildlife
From a kayak or paddleboard, you'll experience the breathtaking wilderness of Southeast Alaska.
Our Paddling Guides
Kayaking Guide
Our kayaking guide John Schnell has worked with Alaska Discovery as an Expedition Photographer for all of their kayaking routes (1993-2001). He guided kayaking expeditions for Spirit Walker Expeditions (2008), Sea Wolf Adventures (2008-2009), and Alaska Sailing Charters (2007-2012). John has solo hiked, kayaked, and pack rafted to several remote wilderness locations on 7-day to 14-day paddling and photography expeditions (2013-2018). Access has been by backpacking, bikepacking, and by helicopter and water taxi drop-off. Locations have included:
- Algonquin Provincial Park, Canada
- Banff National Park, Canada
- Glacier Bay National Park, Alaska
- Jasper National Park, Canada
- Kenai Fjords National Park, Alaska
- Lake Powell Recreation Area, Utah
- LeConte Glacier Bay, Alaska
- Russell Fjord Wilderness, Alaska
John has made award-winning images throughout the US and Canada since 1991. His photographs have appeared in Audubon, Sierra Club, and Nature Conservancy calendars. He won the Alaska Magazine photography contest (twice), and his images have appeared in numerous publications, including Alascom and AT&T Posters, Canoe/Kayak Magazine, Defenders of Wilderness Magazine, and Yoga Journal.
Paddleboard Guide
Michelle Eshpeter is from the Yukon Territory, Canada, and is a specialist in cold-water paddleboarding. She is well-known for leading the first-ever backcountry paddleboarding expedition in Glacier Bay National Park, Alaska. After that expedition, she participated in the Yukon River Quest's stand-up paddleboard category, the first year the organizers of the 715km paddling event welcomed paddleboarding athletes. Of the ten athletes selected, Michelle finished as the second woman and sixth overall. She is an Advanced Flatwater Instructor for Paddle Canada and is also certified in Coastal Touring.
To balance out her paddling, Michelle also studies wine and yoga. She has been training as a wine professional through the Wine & Spirit Educational Trust and is currently WSET Level 2 certified. She has completed her Yoga Alliance approved 200-hour Teacher Training and used her skills to teach or lead community yoga classes, competitive sports teams, kids yoga in schools, and retreats.
Our Kayaking and paddleboard Adventures offers amazing opportunities for beginners and those who are highly skilled at paddling.
Our Guests Speak Highly Of Us!
Exploring Alaska's Inside Passage by kayak and aboard the Glacier Bear was a fantastic eco-adventure! The gastronomy, flora, fauna, megafauna, migratory birds, sea of greens, wilderness, fjords, Crew and guests all contributed to heightening the experience. Moreover, I appreciated learning about the many unique ecosystems that we visited from Captain Neil, Assistant Captain Josh, Chef Katie, and John the Sharpshooter. Everyone was kind and generous with their time and knowledge. In a sentence: It is a tremendous opportunity for anyone that appreciates becoming immersed in nature, but at the same time, having all the modern-day luxuries. No doubt, I will be on another Glacier Bear voyage in years to come.
Our Kayaking and paddleboard Adventures offers amazing opportunities for beginners and those who are highly skilled at paddling.
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