DISCOVERERS' GLACIER BAY
JUNEAU TO SITKA

Aboard Safari Quest
8 days / 7 nights

There's no better way to experience all of Southeast Alaska than aboard the 120-foot Safari Quest . It offers the best of comfort, elegance, and maneuverability along with the intimacy of just 22 guests. Designed with a sleek profile for uncommon adventure in hard-to-access nooks between Juneau and Sitka, the Safari Quest offers the ideal vacation for those who want to enjoy the good life while exploring unbeaten paths. You're the focus of every aspect of the Safari Quest, from the observation deck, where a hot tub awaits you, and Zodiacs and double sea kayaks are ready to launch, to the bridge deck, where you're welcome to join the captain and discuss navigation, to the included full bar and fine cuisine of the salon and dining room. Every stateroom features a private bath and shower.

Day 1: Sail from Juneau
Transfer to your yacht after an included city and glacier tour. Your crew greets you with champagne and smiles, and we値l cruise to a secluded wilderness anchorage this evening.

Days 2-3: Icy Strait and Elfin Cove
We値l search for the telltale blow of the humpback whale as we cruise in Icy Strait today, and later, all the charm of Alaska will greet us as we pull into tiny Elfin Cove, a miniscule village tucked into Chichagof Island. We値l step ashore to stretch our legs and meet the people who choose to live their lives far removed from modern-day conveniences. Imagine waiting for the mail plane to come in once a week here in Elfin Cove so that you may read the paper! This evening we値l anchor in a remote bay and drop the kayaks for a paddle before calling it a day.

Highlights:

Included, private city tour at port of embarkation. Two days exploring Glacier Bay National Park with a park Naturalist. Quiet nights at anchor in remote bays and coves. From the yacht wilderness kayaking and small boat excursions. Unhurried time for whale watching and wildlife viewing. Daily insights from your onboard Naturalist / Expedition Leader. Beach combing and guided hikes in the rain forest. Excellent cuisine.

Days 4-5: Glacier Bay National Park
One of America痴 crown jewel national parks will be ours to explore and marvel at for the next two days. The park itself is 3.2 million acres (a little larger than the state of Connecticut), so there is plenty to see. Tidewater glaciers sweep like rivers of ice down massive mountain valleys, terminating before us in the waters of Glacier Bay. If conditions permit, we値l lower the inflatable and weave among the icebergs that have fallen from the face of the glaciers. We値l enjoy evenings at anchor in hidden coves, and mornings paddling our kayaks in the quiet of this majestic wilderness. And what will we find? 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.

Days 6-7: Wilderness, Whales & Hotsprings
We値l cruise into the heart of Alaska痴 Inside Passage during the next four days. On any given morning, we値l awaken to find our crew ready to send us off in our kayaks, complete with hot coffee in a thermos (cream and sugar?). We値l wander through misty coves where colorful sealife clings to the intertidal rocks, and the silence remains unbroken except for the clear call of a Pacific loon, or a marbled murrelet (we値l show you one!). Or maybe we値l knock on your stateroom door to inform you that a bear and her two cubs are ambling along the shoreline just beyond the bow. We値l spend our days cruising the waters where humpback whales, Steller痴 sea lions, orcas and porpoise feed and frolic. We値l slip into scenic bays, enjoy guided nature hikes and soak in natural hotsprings. Our anchorages will vary from remote coves to dramatic, waterfall-laced fjords where the cliffs rise over 2,500 feet straight up out of the water. It simply does not get better than this.

Day 8: Sitka
After breakfast we'll arrive in Sitka and you'll be transferred to the airport for connections home.

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