Guided Tours

We invite you to journeys of discovery in Kachemak Bay, one of the most productive and diverse coastal areas in Alaska. We offer a variety of educational hiking and boat tour options during summer. Our experienced and knowledgeable staff and volunteers will open up a new world or reacquaint you, and deepen your knowledge and appreciation of the very special place of Kachemak Bay, Alaska. We also offer Homer, Alaska kayaking tours.

NEW in 2013!! Our Midnight Sun Special!!   Depart from the Homer Harbor at 3pm for an overnight stay at our Peterson Bay Field Station.   Enjoy an evening on the edge of the wilderness.  You may choose to kayak or just walk the trails, dinner is on us, sleep in a cozy, warm yurt and rise in the morning with breakfast provided and the views unparalleled anywhere in the world!!!  

Introductory priced at $220ea without kayaking, add $50ea if you choose to add kayaking. 

Click on each program for more details.

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Guided Natural History Hiking Tour at Peterson Bay Field Station

$140 adult / $90 children under 12 / $120 Seniors (62+) (includes round-trip boat transportation)
8 am - 4 pm daily
Memorial Day - Labor Day
Click here to see the calendar and book your tour.

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Guided Natural History & Kayaking Tour at Peterson Bay Field Station

$180 per person (includes round-trip boat transportation)
8 am - 6 pm daily
Memorial Day - Labor Day
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Overnight Yurt Stays at Peterson Bay Field Station

available in conjunction with Guided Day Tour
$35/person; $100/yurt or FREE for CACS MEMBERS!  JOIN TODAY
(A yurt sleeps 6 - 8 people)
 

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Guided Hikes at the Wynn Nature Center

$7 adult / $6 seniors (60+)/ $5 youth under 18 / $20 family
10 am & 2 pm daily
June 15 - Labor Day
Click here to see the calendar and book your tour (advanced reservations are not required, but are encouraged).

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Self-guided Hikes at the Wynn Nature Center

$7 adult / $6 seniors
$5 youth under 18 / $20 family
10 am - 6 pm daily
June 15 - Labor Day
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Creatures of the Dock Tour at the CACS Yurt on the Spit

$5 per person
1 hour tour at 1 & 4 pm
June - August
 
 

Center for Alaskan Coastal Studies, 708 Smokey Bay Way, PO BOX 2225, Homer, AK 99603, (907) 235-6667