Alaska Supervoyage with Canadian Geographic

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Sample Itinerary

day:: 1: Board ship. Weather permitting, explore by zodiac at St. Lazaria, an offshore island with thousands of seabirds. Cruising Kruzof Island and Salisbury Sound watching for sea otters.

day:: 2: Hike and wildlife on Kruzof Island, introduction to the rainforest and other ecotypes: lake, bog, west coast beach. Cruising Peril Strait. Evening lecture.

day:: 3: Morning rainforest trail to scenic lake. Wildlife viewing (bears, otters) along the way. Cruising the waterfall coast of Baranof Island. Marine mammal viewing. Warm Springs Bay halmet, bog walk, and natural hot springs.

day:: 4: Cruising Frederick Sound, watching for whales. Visit sea lion haul out, small island anchorage beach walk. Anchorage Admiralty Island.

day:: 5: Guided brown bear viewing and rainforest walk up salmon creek at Pack Creek on Admiralty Island, with special access for Swell guests.

day:: 6: Cruising spectacular fjord to tidewater glacier, icebergs, wildlife viewing. Option to zodiac, kayak and/or walk, exploring glacier, icebergs in this awesome ice world. Beach walk at a glacier’s terminal moraine. Lecture.

day:: 7: Stephen’s Passage and Frederick Sound whales. Waterfall + rainforest hike. Glacier anchorage.

day:: 8: Petersburg visit. Scenic Wrangell Narrows cruise, with a view of Alaskan water-based lifestyle. Cruising south.

day:: 9: South Etolin wilderness exploration by boat and foot. Exploring intertidal life, multiple islets, black bears.

day:: 10: Morning visit to off-the-grid community of Meyer’s Chuck. Cruising Tongass Narrows to Ketchikan. Land-day tour with Joe Williams, his hometown. Farewell dinner. Overnight in lodge.

day:: 11: Free time to explore Ketchikan.

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Departures (prices listed in Canadian dollars)

Date	Price CAD*	Price USD*	# of Nights	Start Port	End Port	Ship
2023
Date: Jul 26 - Aug 06	Price CAD: $15850, $17350, $18000	Price USD: $11900, $13000, $13500	# of Nights: 11 nights, 12 days	Start Port: Sitka	End Port: Ketchikan	Ship: Swell

Prices are all-inclusive, and subject to a $200 sustainability fee per person. The trips in Canada are subject to 5% federal tax. See "Included in Our Price" for the exceptional value included. Fares are per person, based on double occupancy, and in Canadian dollars. For solo travellers, there is no single supplement on the SV Maple Leaf trips (shared accommodation), and there is a 50% single supplement on the MV Swell and Cascadia trips. For full-ship private charters, please contact us. Payment and cancellation policy is available online, in the brochures and by speaking with us. We welcome your contact.

Description

A sweeping exploration of southeast Alaska. Fredrick Sound, Endicott Arm, Warm Springs Bay, and Pack Creek to see humpback whales, a tidal glacier, and brown bears. Travel south into the Etolin Wilderness Area, Myers Chuck, and Ketchikan. On this special trip with the Royal Canadian Geographical Society, you will explore the same areas as our regular supervoyage itinerary, but with special extra experiences, benefits from the Geographical Society, and a VIP resource person Joe Williams.

Special guest resource person Joe Williams is a Tlingit elder and storyteller who has also been a leader in Alaskan tribal governments. Special experiences available to guests on this trip include one on one conversations about Tlingit culture and history, the opportunity for up-close examination of spectacular Tlingit regalia, a workshop on Tlingit moccasins, and a very special private welcome dance by local Tlingit dancers on board the ship.

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What People Say

F. Shirley Ontario, Can From our first inquiries to the final docking, our trip has been first class all the way.

Chuck Cole Washington, USA An unbelievable experience with the most dedicated and involved crew I’ve ever experienced. Every day was ‘magical’. The bar for my next adventure

Jane Robinson Vancouver, BC What a magical and awe-inspiring adventure!

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