Magical Fjords & Rainforests of Alaska

Meet your driver-guide for a private half-day tour of Anchorage, Alaska's largest city. Full of interesting sites, picturesque scenery, and history, Anchorage makes for a great sightseeing tour. Your tour will pass attractions like the Log Cabin Visitor Center, the Alaska Railroad Depot, and the Museum of Art & History. Visit Resolution Park and the Captain Cook Monument as well as Ship Creek Viewpoint, which overlooks Cook Inlet. Return transfer to your hotel included. Admissions (if desired) payable on spot.

Meet your driver for an airport transfer with private vehicle.

Take a direct flight from Anchorage to Juneau.

Meet your driver for an airport transfer with private vehicle.

The remainder of your day today is spent at leisure.

Board a 40-50 passenger vessel and embark on a full-day cruise of the Tracy Arm Fjords Glacier. Tracy Arm is one of Alaska's best kept secrets, and rivals more famous attractions. Hundreds of seals and pups laze on the icebergs at the face of Sawyer Glacier. Watch for chunks of ice to calve off the face of the glacier with a splash! Waterfalls stream down sheer cliffs as you learn about how the glaciers carved the fascinating surroundings.

Start your tour today with a narrated transfer to spectacular Mendelhall Glacier, and its adjacent visitor center. Explore the area on your own before you continue your whale watching adventure from Auke Bay. Here you will board the state of the art jet boat, which is custom designed for Juneau whale watching, and features large windows as well as an outside viewing deck. Watch for humpback whales that return to the nutrient-rich waters around Juneau each year. You might also see other wildlife during the tour such as bald eagles, and a variety of seabirds. An onboard naturalist will provide interesting information along the way. After the tour, transfer to Gold Creek Salmon Bake. The salmon bake has a beautiful setting in a lush rainforest along a creek. 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 selection of other sides, salads and beverages. The meal is included in your tour.

Your scheduled flight from Juneau to Sitka today will take approximately 45 minutes.

The remainder of your day today is spent at leisure, allowing you to explore Sitka and its history, with options including St. Michael's cathedral (America's first Russian Orthodox church), the Sitka National Historical Park, Alaska Raptor Rehabilitation Center, and the Sheldon Jackson Museum.

Your scheduled flight from Sitka to Ketchikan today will take approximately 35 minutes.

Upon arrival in Ketchikan, the remainder of your day is at leisure to explore the town independently.

Join today's boat cruise to the heart of the 3,570-square mile Monument provides an opportunity to view Misty Fjords from a dramatic perspective. A naturalist will provide in-depth commentary on the area as you cruise past a mysterious Native pictograph, Punchbowl Cove, with its columnar basalt formations and the colorful Mossy Wall bird rookery. Enjoy the dramatic landmark New Eddystone Rock, an ancient volcanic plug that just up 237 feet from the water. Watch for mountain goats, guillemots and other seabirds. You'll be surrounded by cliffs towering thousands of feet, and view waterfalls cascading into emerald waters.