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Tour Includes:
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- 7 nights accommodations in private cabin
- All meals and most alcohol while onboard
- Kayaking and small-boat exploration
- Onboard professional naturalist
- All taxes, port charges and fees.
Not included: Airfare; pre-night hotel in Juneau; super-premium wine, beer and liquor; gratuities for yacht crew.
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Cruise Alaska's Inside Passage in comfort and style aboard one of American Safari's small luxury yachts, the Safari Endeavour. Thanks to their small size, these yachts can cruise into areas most ships cannot reach. Enjoy the stunning surroundings from the window-wrapped main salon or get out and experience it first hand in a kayak or inflatable craft. Each evening, enjoy a cocktail and lavish dinner, served casually with grace and a smile.
All the comforts you would expect in a luxury vacation are included: kayaking, shore excursions, mountain biking, gourmet meals and drinks. Each yacht features an on-deck hot tub, exercise equipment, large screen TV/DVD in the salon for viewing videos, extensive library with destination guide books and fiction / non-fiction books, video library, kayaks, inflatable shore boat, and mountain bikes. Each stateroom has a hair dryer, bathrobes, alarm clock and TV/DVD for video viewing.
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ITINERARY
Day 1 (Sunday)
/ Juneau embarkation
A night in Juneau before this
cruise is highly recommended.
Upon arrival you will be
transferred from the airport to board the yacht. Your crew greets you with
champagne and smiles, and you will cruise to a secluded wilderness cove this
evening. Meals and beverages are included throughout your cruise (with the
exception of ‘super premium' liquor). The order of destinations may be changed
due to weather and logistics.
Days 2 & 3 / Glacier Bay
National Park
Over the two days in the park you travel nearly
60 miles cruising up-bay to Grand Pacific and Margerie Glaciers, which
frequently calve huge icebergs into the bay. If conditions permit, you will tour
by inflatable watercraft and weave among the icebergs that have fallen from the
face of the glaciers. Enjoy evenings at anchor in hidden coves, and mornings
paddling kayaks in the quiet of this majestic wilderness. Here in the bay there
are puffins and sea lions, mountain goats and bears, moose, eagles, and scenery
more spectacular than any place on Earth. Glacier Bay is at its best when
explored by small groups on a nimble yacht over the course of two days to hike
and kayak inside the bay and wilderness areas.
Day 4 / Icy
Strait and Whales
During today's ultimate day of exploration,
there's no agenda to follow except to experience every moment scouring the
nutrient-rich waters in search for humpbacks, porpoise, sea lions and other
wildlife. Marvel at the grand scenery of the Alaskan wilderness as the crew
expertly guides the vessel through those "not in the guide book" areas that only
the locals know. Join the Captain on the bridge or out on deck in search for
marine mammals. Late afternoon, there is the opportunity to drop the inflatable
skiffs and kayaks to further explore the shoreline of a remote bay. The
afternoon and evening will be spent at Point Adolphus, Alaska's most famous
humpback whale feeding area. Be on the watch for the telltale blow of humpback
whales as you cruise through Icy Strait. Before retiring for the evening, enjoy
the wilderness solitude while relaxing in the upper deck hot tub or enjoy a
nightcap with your fellow yachtmates in the salon.
Day 5 /
Pavlov Harbor and the Waterfall Coast
Morning cruising the
waters, only locals know; hike Lake Pavlov trail and kayak along the remote
coast line. Throughout the afternoon, keep a sharp eye out for humpback whales.
The next destination on Baranof Island is an unspoiled bay for the evening
anchorage.
Day 6 / Frederick Sound and Sea Lions
Today you will cruise around Admiralty Island to more prime
humpback-viewing waters in Frederick Sound. Take time for skiff operations and
sea kayaking in Saginaw Bay, and cruise to a sea lion colony at the Brothers
Islands. Anchor tonight in a remote and picturesque bay.
Day 7 /
Ford's Terror and Endicott Arm Glaciers
Cliff-walled fjords
sliced into the mountainous mainland are on tap today as you cruise through an
area widely acclaimed as the most beautiful in all of Alaska. Snow gleams on
mountaintops high overhead as bears amble on the shoreline and mountain goats
cling to impossibly precarious perches. Seemingly every few hundred yards
another sparkling waterfall tumbles down the cliffs. Enjoy a skiff ride at
Ford's Terror, named after an early mariner who was somewhat taken aback when a
waterfall appeared at the turn of the tide where none had been visible at high
tide. Anchor overnight at Taku Harbor to enjoy the Captain's Farewell Dinner in
a lovely setting.
Day 8 / Disembark in Juneau
Return to Juneau this morning. A transfer to the airport or
your hotel is provided.
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IMPORTANT NOTES
- Departure dates: The cruise departs every
SUNDAY within listed operation dates.
- Itinerary: Depending on the yacht departure, the
itinerary may be reversed or changed. But all destinations listed will be
included.
- Flights in and out of Juneau can be delayed or cancelled
due to weather. Therefore, we highly recommend booking an overnight in
Juneau before your cruise.
- Departure day: Return flights should be booked after
11:30H due to disembarking procedure and transfers.
PAYMENT POLICY
A deposit of $1500 per
person is required to secure a reservation. The deposit/payment must be received
within ten business days of your reservation. Reservations are not
confirmed until a deposit is received! Final payment is due 60 days in
advance of departure.
REFUND / CANCELLATION
POLICY
up to 91 days prior to cruise date: $750 per
person
90 to 61 days prior to cruise date: deposit amount
60 to 46 days
prior to cruise date: 50% of invoice total.
45 to 31 days prior to cruise
date: 75% of invoice total.
30 to 0 days prior to cruise date: 100% of
invoice total.
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