Huge discounts for family week the July 4th week - 
   kid friendly meals and activities!

PS:  We can arrange a babysitter if you want a night out, or stay at the lodge and hot tub with the kids, play a game of softball, drag out the board games, or settle in with a movie and pop corn popped on the wood stove.

Everything Alaska Experience for families        
July 4^th week

6 nights, meals        $2,222 per person without discounts, see below for discounts. 

Children 6 and under only pay activity charge for their age, no room charge if with two paying guests and sharing a room.   

Either on your way down from Anchorage or driving back you will have the opportunity to sight see, visit the Alaska Wildlife Conservation Center, take tram to the top of the mountain, look for mountain goats on the rock cliffs, count waterfalls and any number of other things.
Check our activities tour page for more information, photos on these and other activities and tours 

Arrive at Crooked Creek Retreat on Sunday July 1^st, find your room, and unpack, orientation, itineraries, maps and information.  Dinner, dessert.  Get acquainted activities.   

Your package includes these five activities and a lot more fun:

Monday  July 2^nd    Day one  Sea Kayaks take a water taxi across Katchemac Bay worth it by its self.  Meet and get acquainted with your guide who will give you instructions, then  set off with the guide to explore the bay, see wildlife, and take a mid day break for lunch on the shore.  Then paddle around and back to meet your water taxi.  You will have time to explore the Homer spit and tour the Sea center.  Sit down to a dinner of Italian roasted chicken.  Go for a walk, sit around the campfire and make smores, or hang out in the breakfast/game room and play board games.  Soak your paddling aches in the hot tub.

Tuesday  July 3^rd      Day two  Choose one:   Salmon fishing trip, Horseback riding, Kasilof drift with shore lunch.    If you choose fishing, Depending on where the fish are or your preference spend the day with one of our guides on the river fishing for those giant King Salmon.  Enjoy the sites, my first trip out I actually saw a mother moose and her baby swim across the river.  Do not worry no fishing experience is needed, and our guides are good with kids.  They are fathers too.  Bring home your catch and we will either get it processed for you or cook it up for you.    Horse back riding spend a few hours (trust me 2-3 hours in the saddle is enough) riding the trails  or drift the upper Kasilof and land at a picturesc sight and enjoy a shore lunch and a little exploration.
 Then enjoy late afternoon sightseeing Kenai and the museum, old log structures and Russian Orthodox churches, or dive to Nikiski to the water park, or take a walk through the Kenai Peninsula wildlife refuge just outside of Soldotna.  You can always stop and race go karts.  Pick up your souvenirs while you are in town.   Halibut fish and chips Retreat style (really good) Movie night with popcorn and root beer floats.  Card games in the loft. 

Wednesday July 4^th  Day three   Ninilchik Razor Clam digging and beach combing or free day.  Try hiking at Skilac lake or add another of the activities above at our cost, just make sure you are back in time for the cook out.   Ribs and burgers (vegitarian alternatives available) and all the trimmings, salad, watermelon, baked beans, soft drinks and apple pie make up our cook out.  We will get a soft ball game going, or throw horseshoes, nap in a hammock, go for a walk or drive down to Homer to see what there is of fireworks.  Or maybe check out the rodeo.   We will let you know what activities are being put on around the area for the 4^th of July. 

Thurday July 5^th        Day four  Kenai Fjord’s cruise These cruises are approximately 6 hours and suitable for all ages of children.  You will cruise by rock cliffs covered with various birds, see whales, walrus, seals, and even travel into fjords where you will hear glaciers crack and creek and then fall into the sea water.  The cruise includes a Salmon and Prime Rib buffet on board. 
You will be amazed by the variety and number of birds you will come upon.  You should not miss this activity.  & Sled Dogs     you will have time after the cruise to meet the Seavey’s and tour their sled dog operation and even go for a cart ride pulled by famous Iditarod dogs.  You will want to grab a quick burger or pizza In Seward, it will be a long day and you will arrive back to the lodge ready to turn in.  (this day you have lunch on the boat, and will have a dinner on your own with ice cream sundaes on return to the lodge)

Friday July 6^th        Day five    Fly out bear viewing  a real highlight of your vacation, board a sea plane and take off across the Cook Inlet for some sightseeing along the way, then land and board your boat to get really close to bear’s who have come to feast on the multitudes of Salmon.  Bring yourcamera, the pilot will probably fly you over glaciers and certainly keep an eye out for moose and bears below.  Take $350 off your price if you opt out of this and spend a day clam digging, hiking, or sightseeing.  If you add one of the choices of day five take off $150.   Good bye dinner, pizza party, trade email addresses, photos and good memories.  Each family will be invited to perform a skit, bring instruments and lead a sing along, or show us your particular talent.  Think about a skit during the week and show us what you found exciting, funny or just do imitations of the staff and let us guess who it is.  Or put together a slide show of photos of the week.  Group pictures.  And good night

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You have one free day to go Razor clam digging (we have shovels and buckets) or perhaps sight see.  You can add a fishing trip or another activity.  Visit the cultural center, tour the Old Russian Orthodox church in Kenai.  Walk the trails of the Kenai refuge center just out of Soldotna.  The Rangers will be able to tell you where to look out for bears and where the moose are along the way.   Hiking is always popular and we can point you in the right direction for hikes suited to your level.  We can also send a guide with you for a small fee if you would like a guided hike.   There is always a water taxi across to Soldovia, an   old Russian fishing village.  You will have time to shop, have a nice lunch and catch your ride back.    Half of the fun is the ride there and back across the inlet.  If you are here after August 1^st there is fishing in Crooked Creek.  You can always borrow a pole and gear from us.  Or just relax and rest up for the rest of the week.  Find a hammock and take a little nap, build a bon fire and sit around the fire pit.  We can always bring in a massage therapist for a relaxing treatment and then you can hop in the hot tub.   Or pick up a canoe and try part of the Swanson Lake system, great for canoes.   Just ask and we will help you with whatever you decide you would like to do. 

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