Enjoy a guided bus tour of Alaska's picturesque capital city, including the Capitol Building, University of Alaska southeast campus and Auke Lake. View the Mendenhall Glacier, a river of ice with rugged crevasses and a distinctive blue color. At the visitor's center, take in the glaciology exhibits or listen to an interpretive talk with a Forest Service ranger. Take a short walk that will get you within about 1 mile of the face of the glacier. Learn about the lifecycle of salmon and hatchery operations during a tour of the Macaulay Salmon Hatchery. Tour departsfrom the Westmark Baranof Hotel.

Season: Daily departures May 15 - September 15, 2012
Departure Time: 1:30pm (13:30H)
Duration: 3 hours

Price: USD 50 per adult / USD 27 per child (2-12 years)

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Enjoy a historical tour of Juneau including the state capitol. Then, turn up the road to Gold Creek and “Last Chance Basin”, where Joe Juneau and Richard Harris struck gold in 1880. Now it is time for you to try your luck and learn how to pan and capture the full gold-rush experience. The tour ends with a delicious meal at the Gold Creek Salmon Bake. The salmon bake has a beautiful setting, in lush rain forest alongside a creek, under translucent domes that protect you from the elements, rain or shine. Savor the aroma of wild salmon, grilling slowly over fires of fragrant alder wood. Choose from grilled salmon, Cheechako Chicken, Chilkoot Baked Beans, Tongass Wild-Rice Pilaf, White Pass Pasta and a robust selection of other sides, salads and beverages. The tour includes transportation, guide, gold panning lessons, narration on the gold discovery of Juneau and hard rock mining and salmon bake meals as described.

Season: Daily departures May 1 - September 30, 2012
Departure Time: Various times available. Usually accommodates cruise ship schedules.
Duration: 3 hours including transfers

Price: USD 88 per adult / USD 59 per child (0-12 years)

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