Most guest choose to overnight in the Yukon style cabins, canvas on the outside, but very much a cabin on the inside with wood paneling, lodge style furnishings, glass door, and even a heater and light. Popular activities for guests staying at Kenai Backcountry Lodge include sea kayaking, beach walking, hiking and boat touring. Each day begins and ends with a hearty meal in the main lodge. And there's always the option of taking an evening sauna before bed, even if the sun is still shining bright at midnight. From the shores of Skilak Lake and the Kenai National Wildlife Refuge, lodge safari guests travel next to the Kenai Fjords Wilderness Lodge, also accessible only by boat.
Guests board a cruise yacht in the quaint port town of Seward, Alaska.
From there, they embark on a full day sightseeing cruise to Kenai Fjords National Park with Kenai Fjords Tours, which operates the Kenai Fjords Wilderness Lodge for AWA guests. The maritime tour includes calving glaciers and a high possibility of seeing whales and a variety of other marine mammals and birds. Following the park tour, guests settle in at the lodge's overnight cabins situated on Fox Island with a spectacular view of Resurrection Bay and a private lake on the island. Hiking, exploring and sea kayaking are other options for lodge guests who want to indulge in more activities during their stay. Guests travel north to Denali Backcountry Lodge, located 97 miles into the Park's interior at the end of Denali Park Road.