Explore a More Remote Side of Port Valdez by Kayak
6 hrs
Guide, kayak gear, park fees
Explore a more remote side of Port Valdez on a medium-level sea kayaking outing. Spend the day on the water with a guide while watching for coastal wildlife.
Hour 1: Gear up and on-land instruction. Hour 2 - 3: Load into the kayaks and paddle from the harbor to Gold Creek State Park. Hour 4: Lunch break on the beach and take a hike to view the waterfalls and old growth spruce forest. Hour 5 - 6: Paddle back along the coast to the small boat harbor and return to the Pangaea office.
Free cancellation more than 72 hours before 8:00 AM on your departure day. Within 72 hours, your deposit is forfeited. Full refund if the operator cancels due to weather, conditions, or unforeseen circumstances.
Product ID: 3A5AVH
Avoid cotton. Wear long pants, a lightweight shirt, a medium- or heavyweight synthetic or fleece layer, warm socks, and a warm wind-cutting outer layer. Bring warm gloves or liners, a warm or rain hat, sunglasses, and sunscreen.
Use the provided sea kayak, paddle, personal flotation device, spray skirt, rain gear, rubber boots, dry bag, and neoprene paddle gloves. Instruction and guide services are included.
Bring your own lunch and water. The tour provides hot drinks and trail mix/pretzel snacks.
Pangea Adventures, 107 N. Harbor Dr., Valdez, AK 99686
We did a Columbia Glacier kayak trip on August 24th with Nick, Logan and Eleanor on the Mayflower Star. We had great weather for the trip to the bay but on arrival we encountered an unprecedented amount of ice blocking the bay and threatening our access to the landing beach. At this point Nick would have been entirely justified in cancelling the landing and kayak launch, but using a drone he was able to determine an entry route and got us in for a wonderful kayaking experience. Logan did an awesome job getting all of us on and off the water safely and getting great pictures to share with the group. Nick did a masterful job getting us out of the ice-choked bay and back to Valdez to cap a wonderful Alaska adventure. This was the best kayak excursion I have ever experienced and this crew made it happen. Unforgettable!
Michael Bury
August 31, 2026
We did a Columbia Glacier kayak trip on August 24th with Nick, Logan and Eleanor on the Mayflower Star. We had great weather for the trip to the bay but on arrival we encountered an unprecedented amount of ice blocking the bay and threatening our access to the landing beach. At this point Nick would have been entirely justified in cancelling the landing and kayak launch, but using a drone he was able to determine an entry route and got us in for a wonderful kayaking experience. Logan did an awesome job getting all of us on and off the water safely and getting great pictures to share with the group. Nick did a masterful job getting us out of the ice-choked bay and back to Valdez to cap a wonderful Alaska adventure. This was the best kayak excursion I have ever experienced and this crew made it happen. Unforgettable!
Michael Bury
August 31, 2026
Paddle among calved ice beneath Columbia Glacier
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