Inside Passage Glaciers & Wildlife

Enjoy one last breakfast onboard this morning and say farewell to your new friends. Disembark from your vessel in Juneau and receive a private transfer to the airport for your journey back home, or to begin the next segment of your Alaska vacation.

Welcome to Juneau, the capital of Alaska! Upon arrival, receive a personal greeting from your private driver followed by transfer to your hotel.

Overnight in Juneau

Today, after breakfast you’ll be transported by private vehicle to the Safari Quest, where you will meet your crew and shipmates before embarking west on your way toward Icy Strait.

Overnight on the Safari Quest, your home for the next seven nights.

This morning, you’ll awake to find yourself in kelp-lined channels lined with hemlock and spruce forests. Mother nature hosts you today as you explore the area bordering Icy Strait in Glacier Bay National Park! Seals and sea lions enjoy lounging on the rocky outcrops and you may get up close to view and photograph them on a skiff from the boat. You can also choose to explore the rugged shoreline with your naturalist guides all the way to George Island. Whether you take off by kayak, paddle board or skiff, your guides will showcase all this area has to offer.

Tonight soak in the hot tub aboard the Safari Quest after the day’s adventures as you take in the serene Alaska wilderness landscapes surrounding you.

Continue your exploration of Glacier Bay National Park today in search of wildlife and glaciers. Your ship’s captain will tuck you into Tidal Inlet, stomping grounds for bears, wolves, mountain goats, and eagles with a background that may take your breath away. Sail down the westernmost arm of the park to find Margerie and Grand Pacific Glaciers. You will have front row seats to calving events; the sound is incredible as chunks of ice break away and fall into the sea. During your day look for black oystercatchers and orange-beaked tufted puffins.

Join your captain on the bridge or your guides on the bow of the Safari Quest, and watch for whales and other wildlife before tucking into Port Frederick or other inlets bordering the Tongass National Forest. There are abundant places for the ship to stop for land-based and water-based adventures. Hike, paddle, or skiff your way through this remote corner of Alaska with bears dotting the shoreline, seals bobbing on the surface of the calm waters, and welcoming boughs of moss drip from the trees.

Kuiu Island is home to one of the world’s densest populations of black bears and salmon streams that dot the coastline. Adventure on a kayak or skiff, and keep your eyes on the shore for bears fishing or eagles waiting to swoop in for their catch of fish.

Begin your day with a yoga class as you wait aboard the Safari Quest for humpback whales to make their appearance in Frederick Sound. The whales thrive here feeding on krill, zooplankton, and herring each summer. Your captain will point out Five Fingers Lighthouse, Alaska’s oldest light station, and the Brothers Islands, where sea lions may be stretched out on the rocks, enjoying the sunshine. Enjoy a kayak paddle amidst calm waters.

Skiff up Endicott Arm where harbor seal can be seen lazing on icebergs and if the tides are right, continue into Fords Terror. At the end of the Arm you will come to Dawes Glacier. Here, blue glacial ice is a sharp contrast against the Coast Mountains.

Back on the boat, there’s a treat in store— your very special farewell dinner on board the Safari Quest and some special memories from your crew.

Enjoy one last breakfast onboard this morning and say farewell to your new friends. Disembark from your vessel in Juneau and receive a private transfer to the airport for your journey back home, or to begin the next segment of your Alaska vacation.