Seldovia Day Tours & Attractions

There’s not much traf­fic. Kids are rid­ing bikes. Folks are relax­ing and chat­ting along the water­front. Peo­ple who vis­it Sel­dovia often say how walk­ing around here feels like step­ping back in time, and that’s espe­cial­ly the case on the his­toric Sel­dovia board­walk, which exudes a cer­tain Nor­man-Rock­well-esque pic­ture of idyl­lic life. Indeed, the board­walk is lit­er­al­ly a rem­nant of days gone by. Before the dev­as­tat­ing 1964 Alaskan earthquake,…  ...more

All of the freight, mate­ri­als, equip­ment and vehi­cles come in to Sel­dovia ​“over” the City Dock. This is a deep water dock and the Alas­ka Marine High­way Fer­ries Tus­tu­me­na and Ken­ni­cott tie up here on a week­ly basis and pro­vide a link, a high­way if you will, to the rest of Alas­ka. Those of us that live here rely on this link and use the City Dock and the fer­ry as one in the low­er forty-eight states might use a coun­ty road to get to town. The ferry  ...more

The Sel­dovia small boat har­bor is the hub of our com­mu­ni­ty. For many a man and woman of past gen­er­a­tions it was the gate­way into their future. The ear­ly set­tlers had no choice but to come by boat, and they did so, and in the years and decades to come they lived and worked out of the harbor.

Close to Anchor­age and endowed with abun­dant recre­ation­al oppor­tu­ni­ties, cen­tral Kenai is Alaska’s play­ground. Two high­ways, numer­ous trails, and sev­er­al major rivers slice through the spine of the Kenai Moun­tains. World-class fish­ing, hik­ing, riv­er raft­ing, and canoe­ing – plus alpine lakes and gold his­to­ry – make for an ide­al day trip or week-long vacation. 

This spot, about a mile out­side the town of Sel­dovia, offers big views that stretch out to the mouth of Kachemak Bay and even to Cook Inlet. Across the Inlet, you can also see the Pacif­ic Ring of Fire, includ­ing Mount Illiamna and Mount Redoubt, each stand­ing at10,000 and 11,000 feet. Even though they’re some 75 miles away, on some days they seem like they’re just beyond your grasp. You can also see Augus­tine Vol­cano, a classic…  ...more

Half-Day Fish­ing Char­ters Embark on a half day fish­ing char­ter with Rain­bow Tours and try your luck reel­ing in one of Kachemak Bay’s world famous Hal­ibut. Rain­bow Tours has been in busi­ness since 1982, and expe­ri­enced guides will help you reel in your catch. While this is a fish­ing char­ter, it is not uncom­mon to see wildlife while you are out on the water. Sel­dovia Wildlife Tour This is a 7 hour nar­rat­ed tour begins in Homer and…  ...more

Let the Har­ness fam­i­ly of Sea­side Adven­ture Eco Tours take you on a sea kayak­ing adven­ture through the won­ders of beau­ti­ful Lit­tle Tut­ka Bay. Sea­side will turn the bay into an inter­ac­tive class­room, cov­er­ing every­thing from archae­ol­o­gy and geol­o­gy to cul­tur­al and nat­ur­al his­to­ry on your full-day pad­dle. These long-time Alaskans share where secret trea­sures lie, what it’s like to live on the bay, and how to make a meal from wild ingredients.…  ...more

Take a step back into Seldovia’s past while learn­ing about the present at the Sel­dovia Muse­um & Vis­i­tor Cen­ter. Check out detailed exhibits on the cul­tur­al tra­di­tions and lega­cies of the Native peo­ples of the area, see inter­ac­tive wildlife exhibits and pick up free trav­el infor­ma­tion and maps.

Many peo­ple trav­el to Sel­dovia, across Kachemak Bay from Homer dur­ing sum­mer sol­stice for music, games, food, work­shops and fun dur­ing their three-day Sum­mer Sol­stice Music Fes­ti­val, a pop­u­lar out­ing spon­sored by the Sel­dovia Arts Coun­cil every year. Most events are staged in the Susan B. Eng­lish School audi­to­ri­um. There’s an open mic ses­sion for ear­ly arrivals Thurs­day evening and the main per­for­mances are Fri­day and Sat­ur­day. There are  ...more