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Columbia Glacier Cruise: Explore Prince William Sound's Largest Tidewater Glacier from Valdez
4.9
225 Ratings
Valdez
Embark on a thrilling 6-hour Columbia Glacier Cruise in Prince William Sound. Discover the majestic beauty of Alaska’s largest tidewater glacier and spot a variety of marine wildlife along the way.
Embark on a thrilling 6-hour Columbia Glacier Cruise in Prince William Sound. Discover the majestic beauty of Alaska’s largest tidewater glacier and spot a variety of marine wildlife along the way.
Duration:
6 hours
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- Columbia Glacier - Columbia Glacier is the largest glacier in south-central Alaska. Each day Columbia calves off around 8 million tons of ice. Depending on this ice flow we will navigate the large ice bergs getting as close to the face of Columbia as the ice and safety dictate.
- Columbia Glacier - Columbia Glacier is the largest glacier in south-central Alaska. Each day Columbia calves off around 8 million tons of ice. Depending on this ice flow we will navigate the large ice bergs getting as close to the face of Columbia as the ice and safety dictate.
What's Included
- Light soup lunch served at 12:00 PM.
- Complimentary coffee, tea, and water.
- Light soup lunch served at 12:00 PM.
- Complimentary coffee, tea, and water.
What's Not Included
- Gratuities
- Food and drinks: A cash based snack bar with snacks and soda is on board.
- Gratuities
- Food and drinks: A cash based snack bar with snacks and soda is on board.
Additional Information
This tour, lasting six hours, navigates the inlets and channels of the Prince William Sound and leads to Columbia Glacier - the biggest tidewater glacier in South-central Alaska. Your fully Alaskan captain and team will impart the history of the Sound to you and identify the various marine animals and birds in the vicinity, including sea otters, seals,…
This tour, lasting six hours, navigates the inlets and channels of the Prince William Sound and leads to Columbia Glacier - the biggest tidewater glacier in South-central Alaska. Your fully Alaskan captain and team will impart the history of the Sound to you and identify the various marine animals and birds in the vicinity, including sea otters, seals, sea lions, whales, porpoises, eagles, puffins, and beyond!
- Children must be accompanied by an adult
- We do provide a vegetarian option, however are not able to meet all special dietary needs. If you have specific restrictions or needs please feel free to bring your own meals/snacks.
Location
Stan Stephens Glacier & Wildlife Cruises
North Harbor Drive
Address: 112 N Harbor Drive.
Located behind the Best Western Valdez Harbor Inn
Directions: Please park along the west end of North Harbor Drive.
Walk along the front of the Best Western Hotel windows to our office that is built on pilings over the water just above the Tour Dock in Valdez.
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
4.9
(225 Ratings)
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Billy_n
Jul 3, 2025
Great Excursion - The staff was awesome. I especially liked the narration from the ship captain. He was so informative. The crew was so pleasant and gave us some great local advice for restaurants
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Jef
Jul 2, 2025
Don't doubt, this is a very cool trip - Very well organized, very cool and helpful crew. Very good captain who kept us very well informed of what was on display. Saw a humpback whale and immediately went there which was an incredible experience.
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Toots24
Jul 1, 2025
Truly special experience - Lovely experience! Crew top notch and super knowledgable and friendly. Our weather was perfect and the boat wasn’t too full so quite enjoyable. The captain was masterful in navigating the gazillion icebergs! We saw so much natural beauty. I highly recommend!
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Deborahpq1220sf
Jun 27, 2025
Glaciers , wildlife Oh My! - The cruise was breathtaking. The glaciers, the wildlife, etc. were amazing. The captain and crew were experienced and knowledgeable. Recommend the trip to anyone visiting Valdez.
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586sanjays
Jun 26, 2025
Excellent trip and experience - Caleb was amazing. The lady in the office Sisek was excellent as well. The tour was very we’ll organised and great care was taken all through though my son had a injury Ahd was on a wheelchair. The whole crew was very helpful. Thank you
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Lindavr4282kg
Jun 25, 2025
Magnificient day in Valdez - We did the cruise on 9th June and although the weather was not cooperating, we still had a great day and learned a lot.
Check in:
very smooth and quick
Boat:
our boat was not fully booked but even if the boat if fully booked I am sure there is plenty of place to move around both inside and out
Crew:
excellent and friendly crew - captain Glenn did talk just enough and very clear to understand - we did learn so much about Valdez, the oil industry, the animals, local life, the weather...In Alaska the tour guides are often people from all over de US and it felt good to hear from people who actually live here
Meal and drinks:
great soup - free coffee and tea during the tour
Glacier:
Although we could not get very close to the glacier due to the amount of ice, it was a great experience, seeing all the icebergs in different shapes.
On 11th June we did the Kenai Fjords tour and as mentioned before by others, both are totally different. In Seward we got the get much closer to the glacier itself, in Valdez we had the icebergs.
If we return to Valdez I am pretty sure we would do the boat tour again.
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Kevin
Jun 20, 2025
Highly recommended! - Schiff is in top condition, the team is very nice and responds to extra requests, even when the time was actually over an extra lap was made because we spotted a humpback whale. We were very satisfied with the food!
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Sheila_k
Jun 20, 2025
This tour was awesome.... - This tour was awesome. Seeing the Glaciers up close was so cool and even parts breaking off into the water. Our captain pointed out lots of water mammals and different birds along the way.
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189janes
Jun 20, 2025
Fabulous - The crew and trip was fabulous. We saw such a variety of wildlife; sea otter, harbour seals, bald eagles, puffins, mountain goat and last, but far from least, a humpback whale. The captain Kalab maneuvered perfectly through an ice field to get us a fantastic view of the glacier. A great day, highly recommend.
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501customer2012
Jun 17, 2025
Incredible day on the water - The staff were wonderful - friendly and accommodating. The captain found us a bald eagle, sea otters and lions, tuffed puffin birds and whales! Let alone getting so close to the Columbia Glacier. It was an incredible experience and their boat was clean, well taken care of, and very comfortable.
Highly recommend it.
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