Destination Alaska Charters Flight Seeing
LEISURE LAKE FLIGHT SEEING COMBOSeeing Alaska by air is an amazing experience. Our guests have the option, for an additional charge, of booking a scenic flight to round out their Alaskan tour.
Beautiful scenery is abundant in Alaska, but the southern Kenai Peninsula is one of the top, must-see places. Where else can you fine snow capped mountains, glaciers, salt water bays, coves, and estuaries all surrounded by thousands of square miles of productive ocean waters? Until you have seen it from the air your view is incomplete. These scenic tours are taken on a fixed wing aircraft, and can be combined with our Leisure Lake adventure in the Kachemak Bay State Park. After being picked up from the Lodge, a beautiful scenic tour can be taken around the Harding Ice Fields and Kachemak Bay, after which the float plane can drop you off at your destination and the afternoon can be spent kayaking on a pristine mountain lake. The plane can then return to pick you up and bring you back to the lodge, or you can choose to hike out with your guide. UPPER HAZEL LAKE Located south of Halibut Cove & within the Kachemak Bay State Wilderness Park, Upper Hazel Lake has no designated trails, but does have amazing alpine terrain. The only way to reach this lake is via float plane, which would pick you up in Halibut Cove from the Ridgewood Lodge, and drop you and your guide off for a magnificent day of hiking. On the flight, you would see spectacular views of the surrounding mountains, incredible flowers in the alpine meadows, and astonishing scenery. This trip is usually available mid to late June, after the ice and snow have melted. AUGUSTINE ISLAND VOLCANO Another option is flying to southwestern Cook Inlet to see to the Augustine Island Volcano. You can peer into the crater of this active volcano while flying over head, then explore the beaches of this uninhabited island which is made up mainly of past eruption deposits. *See table below for flight information & rates |
Getting ready for a Flight Seeing Tour in Kachemak Bay, Alaska.
Aerial view of the community of Halibut Cove, Alaska.
Aerial view of Kachemak Bay & Homer, Alaska.
Upper Hazel Lake, Alaska. Photo Courtesy of Destination Alaska Charters
Upper Hazel Lake, Alaska. Photo Courtesy of Destination Alaska Charters
Augustine Volcano. Photo Credit: Game McGinsey. Image courtesy of U.S. Geological Survery.
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*All excursions booked with Destination Alaska Charters are offered a complimentary VIP transfer from the Homer Airport to Mako's Water Taxi office the day of your arrival and departure from the Ridgewood Lodge
Quotes are flat rate (not per person unless noted "pp") |
No Tax Add 7.85% fuel surcharge |
Add 7.5% Excise Tax & 7.85% fuel surcharge |
Aircraft & Capacity |
5 pax C-206 |
10 pax Otter |
Leisure & Upper Hazel have reduced weight capacity due to short and high characteristics of the lakes |
or 700 lbs |
or 1700 lbs |
Leisure Lake |
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One-Way: Ridgewood to or from Leisure Lake - no flightsee |
$780 |
$1,475 |
One-Way: Ridgewood to or from Leisure Lake with 1 hr. flightsee |
$1,230 |
$2,425 |
Round-Trip: Ridgewood to Leisure Lake - no flightsee |
$1,560 |
$2,950 |
Round-Trip: Ridgewood to Leisure Lake with 1 hr. flightsee |
$1,985 |
$3,875 |
Upper Hazel Lake |
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Round-Trip: Ridgewood to Upper Hazel - no flightsee |
$1,800 |
$3,750 |
Round-Trip: Ridgewood to Upper Hazel with 1 hr. flightsee |
$2,275 |
$4,685 |
Augustine Volcano |
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Roughly 2 hrs. flying, and 1 hr. on the beach |
$1,325 |
$2,650 |
