Tutka Bay Lodge Adventure

Day 1 : Anchorage

This morning make your own way from the airport to your hotel.

Day 2 : Anchorage

Enjoy your day at leisure. Anchorage offers a variety of guided activities including wildlife tours, food tours, scenic drives, hikes, and more.

Day 3 : Anchorage > Homer > Tutka Bay Lodge

After breakfast, make your own way to the airport. Upon arrival at Homer transfer by water taxi to Tutka Bay Lodge.

Tutka Bay Lodge sits amidst rugged coastlines, deep fjords, dramatic mountains, quiet beaches, and old growth Sitka spruce forests. Situated on a ten-acre property in a private cove at the edge of Kachemak Bay State Park, Tutka Bay features a main lodge, four private guest accommodations, a sauna, hot tub, and boat house – all connected by a boardwalk, it is the perfect place for an exclusive Alaska experience.

Check in with your hosts for a brief orientation to the activities and facilities at the lodge, and then plan your day with your guide.

Guided activities include: Sea kayaking, local sport fishing, beach combing and tidal-pool exploration, coastal touring by boat, nature trail hiking through old growth forests, hiking in the Kachemak Bay State Park Trail System, birding and wildlife viewing. Use of sauna and hot tub, morning yoga classes, one complimentary massage, cooking classes, wine tasting, paddle boards, dock fishing.

Days 4 & 5 : Tutka Bay Lodge

Over the next 2 days choose two out of four included activities:
Option 1: Deep Sea Fishing
Board a charter boat for a day of deep sea fishing for salmon or halibut today. Clean and fillet your catch at the dock if you’d like to keep it, or request that the chef prepare it for appetizers later that day!

Option 2: Bear Viewing
Following an approximately one-hour flight from Homer, visit the beaches of Katmai National Park, one of the largest concentrations of brown bears in the world, and watch bears in their natural habitat. After being dropped off by plane, your guide takes you to some of the best spots for viewing these magnificent creatures. Watch these animals catch salmon, forage in the woods, or digging for clams along the coast.

Option 3: Wildlife Cruise
Explore Kachemak Bay and beyond by boat to take in coastal views including incredible rainforest, waterfalls, mountain vistas, and marine wildlife. Keep your eyes out for humpback, minke, and orca whales, sea lions, sea otters, and plentiful sea birds.

Option 4: Culinary-focus tour in Alaskan cuisine
For those visiting Tutka Bay for the culinary program, take a customised trip foraging for wildflowers and herbs, visit a local oyster farm and explore the bountiful farms that source the lodge’s foods. Enjoy a cooking class at the Dixon’s Danish Daughter Farm or their La Baleine Cafe on the Homer Spit. Become immersed in Alaska cuisine and learn about preparing locally-sourced, flavour-filled meals

Day 6 : Tutka Bay Lodge > Homer > Anchorage

Enjoy your last morning at Tutka Bay before transferring back to Homer and on to the airport for your scheduled flight to Anchorage where arrangements conclude.