Alaska's Inside Passage
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Highlights
- Juneau, visiting Native art galleries and dining on local seafood
- Tongass National Forest’s mountain goats, moose and Sitka black-tail deer
- Kayaking and paddle boarding in Misty Fjord National Monument (equipment supplied)
- Steller’s sea lions, otters, harbour seals, dolphins and porpoises
- Traditional Tlingit and Haida cultures
- Humpbacks, minkes, greys and orcas in Frederick Sound and Stephen’s Passage
- Majestic bald eagles, kittiwakes, harlequin ducks, murres, puffins and (of course) gulls
- Polar snorkelling with nudibranchs, sea stars, giant jellyfish and more (all gear supplied)
- Scenic treks through temperate rainforest
- Dawes Glacier and others calving icebergs
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Trip includes
- 1 nights accommodation in Seattle
- Transfers from hotel to Seattle airport
- Return airfares from Seattle to Juneau
- 1 nights accommodation in Juneau
- Transfers from the hotel to the Ship
- Accommodation for the length of the voyage
- All meals, snacks, non-alcoholic beverages, tea and coffee during the voyage
- All shore excursions and Zodiac cruises
- Educational lectures and guiding services from our expert team
- Access to a doctor and first aid
- Daily cabin service
- Comprehensive pre-departure information
- Professionally produced electronic voyage journal
- Port taxes and charges
- All entry fees to National Parks
- Transfers from the ship to the airport in Juneau
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Itinerary
Arrive in vibrant Seattle for a day and night, meet our fellow expeditioners and fly to Juneau, Alaska’s capital. Spend a day whale watching, visiting local art galleries, shopping or enjoying one of many performing arts. Early afternoon on day three, we are warmly welcomed on board Wilderness Adventurer.
A winding fjord, waterfalls and glimpses of Rocky Mountain goats, lead us through Tracy Arm Wilderness to Sawyer Glaciers, where huge icebergs calve. We watch for bears, wolves, deer, Arctic terns and red breasted merlangers. We move to Frederick Sound, alive with hum...
Paddle into Port Houghton’s back bays, where low tide reveals a smorgasbord of shellfish for local bears, mink and oystercatchers, or take a backcountry walk along a wild river. Enjoy a free morning in fishing town Petersburg, nicknamed “Little Norway”, before whale watching in Frederick Sound and passing by the rocky islets of Chatham Strait alive with Stellar sea lions.
At Thomas Bay, trek through scenic rainforest or paddle the surreal blue meltwaters of Patterson Glacier, and learn of the area’s mythical, shape-shifting creatures called Kushtaka.
In pristine Tongass National Forest, we explore Chatham Strait’s Kuiu and Barnof Islands, perhaps snorkelling for underwater life. We navigate the Sergius Narrows to Sitka, Southeast Alaska’s oldest non-Native settlement where Russian American and Tlingit history comes to life.
Enjoy orcas, seals, otters and sea lions; mink and marten on the shore and eagles overhead. We enter Icy Strait and cruise the shores of Chichagof Island renowned for its bear population.
We trek and paddle to the hidden corners of spectacular Glacier Bay National Park, where tidewater glaciers sweep down and mountain goats, bears and moose roam. Near South Marble Island, we see puffins and black oystercatchers.
After breakfast, transfer to Juneau airport for our flight to Seattle.
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The total tour cost includes the tour price (regular or promotional) and the compulsory local payment. The promotional price is subject to change. Check directly with the operator for the latest price offer. The tour operator requires you to pay only the tour price to purchase your travel. The compulsory local payment will be paid when you join the trip. All prices are based on double, twin or triple share occupancy. Solo passengers will be accommodated in a double, twin or triple room according to availability with a passenger(s) of the same gender. Single supplement only needs to be paid if the passenger does not want to share and requests their own room. Discounts can only be applied at the time of booking and cannot be added at a later date, regardless of any changes made to the original booking.
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What's excluded
- International or domestic flights to Seattle
- Airport arrival or departure taxes
- Visa, passport, and vaccination charges
- Hotels and meals not included in voyage itinerary
- Optional excursions not included in the voyage itinerary
- Alcoholic beverages, laundry services, postage, personal clothing, medical expenses, personal travel insurance, optional crew tips and items of a personal nature such as bar charges and phone calls
- Travel insurance or any emergency evacuation charges
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We recommend cancellation insurance. If it becomes necessary to cancel your expedition, we ask that you notify your Travel Agent or our Sales Team immediately in writing. Cancellation will take effect upon receipt by Aurora Expeditions of your written notice. Cancellation made before 90 days of expedition departure are subject to a non refundable deposit of $2,500, however your deposit may be transferred towards a different expedition for a fee of $500. Transfers are subject to availability and are only valid on expeditions that depart within 12 months from date of transfer and you are permitted one transfer only. Funds will not be held in suspense and new booking must be advised at time of requested transfer. You must pay the difference between the original booked price and the price of any transferred booking including the new deposit amount. If cancellation takes place less than 90 days prior to departure, you will be required to pay the full cost of the expedition.
All meals, snacks, non-alcoholic beverages, tea and coffee during the voyage
Any person under 18 years of age must travel with their legal guardian. Travelling when pregnant is not recommended.
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