5:30 AM: Check in at our store and café facility on Lowell Point. Grab a coffee, complete your waiver, and get ready for your adventure!
6:00 AM: Depart aboard the Michael A, our custom-built landing craft designed for easy beach access. We have both 6 and 16 passenger vessels.
7:00 AM: Make your first beach landing at Fox Island Spit, Thumb Cove, or the North Beach of Caines Head for a short nature exploration and discussion. Fox Island Spit is a unique pebbled spit with a lagoon at the center. Great for tiding pooling, bird watching, and offers a great view of the Gulf. Thumb Cove is a great location with three alpine glaciers, berry picking in August, WWII pilings and if it’s safe, you can land at the northern most beach and access a secret waterfall. Caines Head is where you start the hike, but it’s also a good beach to walk. It was a lagoon, secret waterfall, berries, and you can walk the start of the trail to get a pretty view of the old dock.
8:00 AM: Load up on the boat and cruise past Cape Resurrection, marveling at the seabird nesting colonies, sea lion haul-outs, and other wildlife like mountain goats, harbor seals, Dall’s porpoises, and whales. Visit Spire Cove and view the grandeur of Bear Glacier beyond its terminal moraine.
9:00 AM: If you are hiking, you will get dropped off around 9 am at Caines Head State Park. It’s just over 2 miles to the top (5 miles round trip). With a 650-foot elevation gain. The trail is well maintained and is set in the stunning Chugach Forest. Be sure to pack comfortable shoes, snacks, a lunch and water for this hike. Your trip also ends at the Miller’s Landing office which also has a cafe! After hiking the water taxi will pick you up at 1:30 PM, returning to Miller’s Landing by 1:50 PM.
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9:50 AM: If you are NOT hiking, return to Miller’s Landing is around 9:50 am. The perfect time to hike, visit the SeaLife center or grab some brunch at the cafe.
- A $10 cancellation fee is imposed for all reservations canceled.
- Cancellations must be received by email only to reservations@millerslandingak.com. The cancellation notice date is the date the email was received at reservations@millerslandingak.com. Phone cancellations will not be accepted.
- Cancellations received by email 30 days prior to the first day of the reservation are charged a $10 cancellation fee and you will receive a refund of 90% of the total amount of the reservation.
- Cancellations received by email 15 to 29 days prior to the first day of the reservation are charged a $10 cancellation charge and you will receive a 75% refund of the total amount of the reservation.
- Cancellations received by email 14 days to zero days prior to arrival are charged a $10 cancellation fee and you will receive a 50% refund only if we are able to rebook your camping, cabin, fishing, kayaking, water taxi, shuttle, lunch, or activity. If we are not able to rebook your reservation, then no refunds will be issued and you will also be charged a $10 cancellation fee to your credit card.
- A 100% refund will be issued for any activity that was canceled due to weather by Miller’s Landing. Miller’s Landing reserves the right to determine weather cancellations. Rain does not constitute a cancellation.
Please note: Miller’s Landing encourages only guaranteed prepaid reservations. Unlike many other states, Alaska has a very short tourist season, which can make it difficult for us to rebook when we have cancellations without ample notice.
If you are booking a charter and lodging and your charter, water taxi, or kayaking is canceled due to weather, you are still responsible for the lodging or camping reservations and the normal cancellation policy applies. All of our activities are possible during rain, so rain does not constitute a cancellation. Miller’s Landing is not responsible for vehicle break downs, personal emergencies, flight delays, health issues or other unforeseen hardships. We will try very hard to work with you, but the cancellation policy will need to be applied if we cannot issue a raincheck or find an alternative solution that appeals to both parties.
Please understand that Miller’s Landing also incurs a hefty financial merchant fee from our bank for the cost of charging your credit card and again for the cost of refunding it, and there is also a cost involved for the time involved in processing and refunding your reservation in employee costs. Our goal when taking your reservation is to have a solid, guaranteed prepaid reservation. We strongly discourage the practice of making reservations without having an airline ticket or making tentative reservations. Thank you for your understanding.
Gratuities are not included in the original sale price. A suggested 20% guide tip is greatly appreciated! Our guides work hard on building their knowledge and creating a memorable experience for you.
