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Alaska
Adventure Tours
Imagine sea kayaking quietly with whales and marine life, rafting on great ribbons of glacial waters through the world’s highest coastal mountains, canoeing silently along rivers where caribou, bear and musk ox gather, or photographing grizzly bears in the wild. Alaska is vast and beautiful. Its magic can only be discovered through direct experience. Alaska Discovery has assembled an outstanding team of guides to take you on an unforgettable adventure. Choose from the following wilderness camping or lodge-based explorations or discover more options online at www.akdiscovery.com Whales of Point Adolphus ALASKA DISCOVERY Join us on this exciting camping and sea kayaking trip. We will spend two full days and nights at Alaska’s most famous humpback whale feeding area. Days are spent kayaking and watching for humpback whales, orca, sea lions, eagles, and sea birds, hiking the beaches, or exploring the old-growth rainforest of Chichagof Island. At night, fall asleep under the canopy of the Tongass National Forest listening to the blows of whales frolicking offshore. This is a great trip for families with teenagers or anyone who wants to combine a genuine wilderness adventure with other explorations of Alaska. Begins and ends in Gustavus. We highly recommend you stay at the Alaska Discovery Inn the night before your trip departs. It is the most convenient place to stay as there will be an early pre-trip meeting at the inn on the morning your trip departs. Glacier Bay Expedition ALASKA DISCOVERY This sea kayak adventure explores the entire length of Glacier Bay National Park’s tranquil East Arm, including several days spent intimately experiencing famous Muir Inlet with its gorgeous McBride and Riggs Glaciers. It is our most comprehensive paddling trip. In just one week we can observe the complete ecological process from densely vegetated lush rainforest to newly exposed rock. Paddling between huge icebergs in front of a towering glacier face is an unforgettable experience. It’s the best way to see Glacier Bay! We will also fly over the Bay in a floatplane, which gives us a bird’s eye view of this World Heritage site. When we aren’t paddling, there will be opportunities to beachcomb, hike, and observe and photograph birds, marine mammals, and other wildlife. We hope to see both black and brown (grizzly) bears. We’ll move camp most days, although we may be able to spend two nights at one location to permit a full day of rest and relaxation, or an optional hike. Explorations on foot give us another wondrous view of this elaborate ecosystem. This is one of our most popular and active trips where expectations are exceeded and abilities are pushed. Begins and ends in Gustavus. Pack Creek Bears Your pulse will race the first time you see a bear in the wild. Even veteran Alaskans are thrilled to be so safely close to bears at Pack Creek. We have seen bears feeding, nursing, sleeping, playing, and even charging each other.Pack Creek meets the ocean in a calm bay of Admiralty Island National Monument. In 1945 Stan Price rescued an orphan cub near his homestead at Pack Creek and developed a peaceful co-existence with the bears. His legacy is The Stan Price Brown Bear Sanctuary which allows bear viewing at extremely close range. These are wild bears that have become accustomed to human presence. As they fish in the rich salmon stream, we watch them interact with nature in an intimate environment.Once you have camped under Admiralty Island’s lush canopy, paddled sea kayaks along its shores, explored its ancient forests, and watched its magnificent bears feasting on migrating salmon, you will come to understand why this land was known to the native Tlinget as Kootznoowoo - “Fortress of the Bears.”Due to limited permits for the bear sanctuary, these trips fill early. Begins and ends in Juneau. Alaska Discovery www.akdiscovery.com • (800) 586-1911 Since 1972, Alaska Discovery has been promoting the splendor of Alaska’s wilderness with our fully guided trips. What better way to experience Alaska’s natural beauty, scenic wonders and abundant wildlife than by kayaking in magical places like Glacier Bay? Or maybe by hiking and camping in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, or running great rivers like the Alsek or Tatshenshini (which we’ve been doing for 30 years!). It may be an inn-to-inn multi-sport adventure -– adventuresome by day, cozy and comfortable inns, lodges or hotels by night. Discover the real Alaska – multi-day, multi-sport, multi-ways -- with Alaska Discovery. |
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