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Kenai Fjords National Park exists in a unique place where mountains, the glaciers that shape them and the Pacific Ocean meet. 3000 years ago, during the last ice age, all of the land mass which now is called southcentral Alaska was covered in ice 3 miles thick. The southeastern coast of the Kenai Peninsula (pronounced keen-eye peninsula) is called simply the Kenai Fjords. The fjords have been created as two tectonic plates collide and sea water fills in the glacier-carved valleys. This magnificent waterway borders Kenai Fjords National Park which was established in 1980, and is comprised of approximately 580,000 acres of pristine wilderness.

This area offers unparalleled wildlife viewing and an opportunity to interact with untamed and untouched nature.  Surrounded by steep mountain walls, the Kenai Fjords provides the perfect habitat for Steller sea lions, sea otters, Orca (or killer whales), mountain goats, bald eagles and a vast number of sea birds.  In addition to the resident pods of Orca, migrating whale species are common sights and include the Humpback and Gray Whales, as well as Minke and Fin whales.

You can visit the NPS Kenai Fjords website to learn more about the National Park.  Renown Tours has partnered with the National Park Service for the 2006 season, and has asked one of their Park Rangers to join our crew aboard our Kenai Fjords National Park tour.  They are available to answer questions, share facts and conduct the Jr. Ranger program during the cruise.