Dive Alaska operates a dive boat in Resurrection Bay, which is known around the world for its immense beauty and bountiful life. Let us be your guide as you explore their underwater beauty.

If you want to To reserve your space on our charter boat, complete our [RESERVATION FORM]. Please note that you will need [Adobe Acrobat Reader]. Please print it out and fax it to us at (907) 770-5033. We'll get back to you right away!

The cost of a full day (2 dives) is $125 +tax ($138 ). For equipment rental, please see our equipment rental page. For a boat / equipment rental package, the cost is $213 and includes dry suit (or semi-dry) regs, BCD, weights, tanks, and computer. We cater to no more than 12 divers per trip so you wont find a "cattle boat" mentality here! Nitrox 32 is available for an additional $5 per tank.

Driving Instructions

To get to our dive boat after picking up rental gear in Anchorage, you'll head south on the Seward highway to Seward. Arriving in Seward, you'll drive past the Safeway on the right and proceed to the 2nd left which is North Harbor road. Go one block and the road "T's" into 4th avenue. Turn right and travel less than 1 block. Look immediately to the left. You'll see a grey Kenai Fjords Tours building and the office of Mariah Charters. The ramp to the boat harbor is between the two. You can back into the narrow road which leads to the ramp into the boat harbor to temporarily unload your gear. Be aware that pedestrians are using the walkway so please be careful when backing in. As a courtesy, please try to be quick about unloading. We'll have a cart for hauling gear to the boat, which is in slip# D-24. Vessel name is Bottom time. Parking is available across the road from the boat launch. Parking is $5 per day per vehicle. There are collection boards at the ends of the lot. As another option, you can utilize our shuttle van which leaves the shop in Anchorage at 7:00 am and returns around 7:00 pm.

About our dive boat: Our dive boat is a 43 foot charter vessel designed with a very sturdy commercial hull, and fitted with a comfortable heated cabin. There is a marine head (toilet) for your convenience, and ample room for changing into your dry suit (or wet suit) in comfort. It is not necessary to show up dressed in your dry suit when you meet the boat. Because the vessel is so stable, you can set up your gear while enroute to the dive site. Average travel time to the dive sites is around 1 hour so bring snacks and a magazine or just sit back and enjoy the scenery as we cruise through Kenai Fjords National Park. Medical oxygen, first aid equipment, and emergency signalling equipment is all on board, and all of our staff are trained in first aid and CPR.

Water temps range from the high 40's in June to almost 60 degree F by August. Temps then begin to cool off to around the high 40's again by October. Mid winter temperature can get as low as 38 degrees and we switch to shore diving due to short daylight hours and weather volitility. Visibility decreases in May as the result of plankton bloom and can be as little as 10 feet. By June, it clears to an average of about 30 feet and steadily improves to around 50 feet late in the summer months.Conditions vary from day to day so these conditions are not guaranteed, just a guideline.

Dry suits are recommended year-round and we have them available for rent. If you aren't dry suit trained, sign up for our one-day dry suit class and go home with a certification from Alaska! If you want to try your hand at Diving in Alaska but dont want to do the training, we have Henderson 7mm "semi-dry" suits for rent. Although most people stay warm during peak summer months in the water, they tend to chill once on the surface between and after dives. We do have a warm shower and towels for your comfort.

What can you expect to see? On MOST dives we see anemones, sea stars, tube worms, sponge, algae, rockfish, lingcod, kelps, jelly fish, sculpin, and a whole bunch of other invertabrates. On SOME dives we see octopus, wolf eels, sea lions, and sometimes even the very shy salmon. Most often we're dropping in on a wall to about 40 feet where the bottom may slope down to in excess of 100 feet. Our dives are usually up to an hour with an hour surface interval between dives. We encourage the use of Nitrox to increase safety in the cooler temperatures. Please visit our gallery for some pictures of our underwater flora and fauna.

                                                                                    Winter Diving

In the winter the glacial runoff and plankton bloom is diminished along the shoreline. For this reason, our winter diving transitions from Resurrection Bay boat diving, to shore-based diving in Whittier at Smitty's cove. Winter conditions include water temps get as low as 38 degrees, but the visibility can improve up to nearly 100 feet. Smitty's cove has debris which was dumped into the water during WWII. This debris includes pipes, railroad tracks, pilings, an aircraft fusalage, a railcar tanker, and the parts of a crane which lie in water ranging from 30 to 100 feet. The bottom composition is primarily gravel in the shallows, yielding to a deep "silt" arond 70 feet, There are sea pens and whips in the deep, and ling cod, octopus, rockfish and a whole variety of invertabrates and smaller fish. For tunnel schedule into Whittier [click here]