Seward

USA · Alaska

Seward is a small port city on the Kenai Peninsula in southcentral Alaska, at the head of Resurrection Bay and surrounded by mountains. It is the gateway to Kenai Fjords National Park, with boat tours to tidewater glaciers and to see whales, sea otters and seabirds, and Exit Glacier is reachable by road. The town is also home to the Alaska SeaLife Center and is a terminus of the Alaska Railroad and a cruise port.

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Things to do in Seward

• Kenai Fjords National Park Glacier and Wildlife Tour from Seward · 6 h · from $230.27 · 4.7/5 (1,232 reviews)
• Kenai Fjords National Park Glacier & Wildlife Cruise · 6 h · from $286.63 · 4.9/5 (2,187 reviews)
• Helicopter Glacier & Dog Sledding Adventure Tour · 1 h 30 min · from $679 · 4.9/5 (223 reviews)
• Full-Day Kenai Fjords National Park Cruise · 7 h 30 min · from $318.73 · 4.9/5 (795 reviews)
• Seward to Anchorage Cruise Transfer & Wildlife Tour · 7 h · from $247 · 4.9/5 (210 reviews)
• Seward Shore Excursion: Pre- or Post-Cruise Kenai Fjords National Park Tour · 6 h · from $230.27 · 4.8/5 (68 reviews)

All experiences in Seward

Practical facts

Local time

UTC-8 · 2 h behind Costa Rica

Region

Alaska

Main language

English

On the map

60.10° N, 149.44° W

Near Seward

• Soldotna · 99 km away
• Kenai · 112 km away
• Anchorage · 126 km away
• Homer · 127 km away
• Healy · 419 km away

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Where to stay

Sunshine House Bed and Breakfast

9.8/10 · 75 reviews

Entire Tiny Home close to cruise ship terminal Alaska Railroad and downtown Seward

9.8/10 · 27 reviews

Front Row Townhouse

9.8/10 · 6 reviews

Clear creek cabin

9.7/10 · 41 reviews

Northern Nights

9.6/10 · 113 reviews

Steller Inn

9.6/10 · 101 reviews

Front Row Bed and Breakfast

9.6/10 · 69 reviews

Bears Den Alaska Lodging

9.6/10 · 64 reviews

Sourdough Sunrise B&B

9.6/10

Studio-Alaska's Point of View-Private-intown

9.5/10 · 18 reviews