|  | |  | | | | Tour Highlights: | - Explore El Capitan Cave, the largest known cave in North America
- Experience the culture of the Tlingit people in Klawock
- Whale Watching in Frederick Sound
- Enjoy scenic views as you relax with a glass of wine in the onboard hot
tub
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Tour Includes:
| - Airport transfers
- All meals while onboard
- Kayaking, paddle-boarding, hiking and small-boat exploration
- Use of equipment, such as fishing poles and hiking sticks
- Cultural and other special presentations
- Onboard professional naturalist
- All taxes, port charges and fees.
Not included: Airfare; alcoholic beverages (wine, beer, liquor); optional
flight tours, camping, or other optional excursions; gratuities (typically 10%
of cruise fare). |
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Celebrate InnerSea Discoveries' inaugural season with unbelievably low prices! This unique 49-passenger cruise allows you unparalleled personal experiences with the real Alaska. Explore by ship, skiff, kayak, and on foot. Go snorkeling, ride a wakeboard, try a paddle-board, go beachcombing, and fish right from the ship. Visit a small town and learn about its local Tlingit tribal culture, relax in a hot tub in front of an awe-inspiring glacier, and access remote coves that only the lucky few will ever see.
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Day 1: Embark on your adventure in
Ketchikan
Welcome aboard! Transfer from the Ketchikan airport to
your small ship, either the Wilderness Adventurer or the Wilderness Discoverer.
After meeting your crew and getting acquainted with your ship's features, enjoy
a delicious meal as we cruise through Clarence Strait.
Day 2: El
Capitan Passage and Devilfish Bay
Wake to breathtaking views of the
expansive Tongass Forest, the nation's largest national forest, rising on either
side of Devilfish Bay. The El Capitan Passage, a 27-mile long waterway dividing
Prince of Wales and Kosciusko Islands, offers many ways to get closer to nature.
Drop crab pots en route to prime fishing waters.
Wind through the high
forests on an old logging trail. Paddle the scenic, 4-mile roundtrip around
Devilfish Cove. And don't miss El Capitan Cave, the largest known cave in North
America. This afternoon, we visit Marble Island, named for the famous Tokeen
Marble Quarry, to pick up freshly harvested oysters and fish from a local
family. During cocktail hour, family members come aboard to share their unique
perspective of life in the Alaskan outback. Tonight some may choose to kayak and
then camp ashore.
Day 3: Klawock
As the sun rises
over the Tlingit village of Klawock, the living history of native Alaska lies in
wait. Spend the morning gaining a better understanding about the importance of
carving in Alaskan culture, mixing with the locals and gazing up at the
twenty-one restored totem poles that color the town. Hear the stories of the
totems at the park and at the carvers' shed where the art of carving and
restoring totems is passed on to the local youth. In the afternoon, you may
choose to kayak close-in or for distance. Explore the Klawock area on foot or by
kayak, keeping an eye out for bears, eagles, sea birds and
whales.
Day 4: Little Port Walter and Mist
Cove
Anchored in Little Port Walter, the day offers many options.
This morning, choose between a half-day fishing excursion, fly fishing, a hike
on Sashin Lake Trail, or take it easy with a shorter hike to the site of an
ancient native fish weir to explore an abandoned cannery. Later, visit a NOAA
field fisheries site and hike in Mist Cove for seemingly never-ending views,
until you come face-to-face with an enormous waterfall. Back onboard, meet a
fisheries expert from Deer Lake aquaculture who joins us for dinner and a
presentation.
Day 5: Patterson Bay & Deep
Cove
While you sleep soundly, we will slip through the waters
between Little Port Walter for Patterson Bay. Leisurely explore the bay by
skiff, kayak (long or short trips), guided hikes and even gear up for
snorkeling. Share your video footage on the lounge's flat screen TV's throughout
the evening. Toast another day's amazing adventures with a cold microbrew or
cocktail. Be sure to watch the sun slowly disappear over the horizon. Kayaks are
available all day for unguided touring at your leisure.
Day 6:
The Brothers, Frederick Sound and Whale Watching
The Brothers, a
pair of islands in Frederick Sound, are home to some of Alaska's most abundant
wildlife. And no one will be immune to the wonderful pomp and pageantry of the
Stellar sea lions that rest here. Choose between a 5-10 mile guided kayak trip
or skiff tour to the southern end of The Brothers where the sea lions bark
commands and pal around. After lunch, we move into the waters of Frederick Sound
- the summer feeding ground for the largest concentration of humpback whales in
the Northern Hemisphere. Scan the water for movement and thrill as humpbacks,
orca and Stellar sea lions feed, swirl, jump and crash back down to the surface.
Learn fascinating facts and behavioral theories about the whales from our
onboard naturalists as you watch the action. Later tonight, we will be anchored
inside the glacial Endicott Arm, listening to whales and dreaming of more to
come tomorrow.
Day 7: Endicott Arm and Ford's Terror
Wilderness
On the last full day of your journey, prepare to have
your breath taken away by sculptural glacial views and snow-covered mountains.
Endicott Arm frequently offers respite to seals on the smaller "bergy bits" and
sometimes, it gets a little crowded. Kayak toward the glowing blue of Dawes
Glacier's face or see it all from the ease of a skiff. Tides permitting, the
ship will move up to Ford's Terror, a narrow passage named after a naval
crewmember who was stranded in the turbulent tidal water for six hours. Armed
with tide tables, we can safely skiff through Ford's Terror and admire the
magnificent domes, hanging valleys and pristine wilderness that surround it.
Back aboard, you will be greeted with cocktails and a cheery camaraderie as you
join the Captain in a farewell toast. Anchored at Woods Spit, enjoy a wonderful
dinner and even better conversations with all the new friends you've made on
your journey.
Day 8: Arrive in Juneau — Disembark
A
Bon Voyage breakfast ends our ship journey; however, there are many enticing
ways to extend your journey. Transfer directly to the Juneau airport or arrange
for an add-on overnight stay or an extended land tour.
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CANCELLATION
POLICY
Any time after our written confirmation: 10% of
invoice total or $300 per person, whichever is greater.
90 to 61 days prior
to cruise date: $600 per person.
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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