Alaska Cruising the Inside Passage Family Adventure

• All entrance fees

• Accommodations based on double and triple occupancy at comfortable and distinctive tourist level hotels

• Most meals; we leave off a couple so your family can explore on your own.

• Travel in groups of 15 to 25 people
• Services of a bilingual guide who will accompany you throughout your trip

• Land transportation, airport transfers and internal air

• All excursions

• Bottled water and snacks

• Travel insurance – Travel Insured International policy

• Groups of 8 or more will be accompanied by a mentor whose primary jobs will be to provide kid-friendly enrichment activities for up to an hour each day that enhance the overall trip experience; to provide organized fun for kids that helps them get to know each other; to provide things for kids to do during delays, flights and long bus trips (our teen trips don’t include mentors)

• Ages 6 to 16 will be matched with pen pals with whom they can correspond and then meet in country (our cruises of Inside Passage of Alaska and our teen trips don’t include penpals)

• There may be slight variations to this listing for certain adventures

Day 1 – Depart home / Arrive Ketchikan, Alaska
Welcome to historic Ketchikan! Your family adventure aboard the Wilderness Adventurer begins in the Tongass Narrows, where majestic bald eagles perch in shoreline trees and sea lions, seals, playful sea otters and porpoise inhabit the clear cold waters.
Embark the Wilderness Adventurer.
After arriving in Ketchikan, board the Wilderness Adventurer. With the simplicity of unpacking only once and everything taken care of onboard, cruising the Inside Passage is an ideal way to enjoy a family reunion, or a perfect grandparent-grandchild vacation!
Welcome dinner
Meet the crew and get acquainted with the ship’s features, then enjoy dinner and the chance to meet your traveling companions. Cruise through Clarence Strait, keeping a lookout for orca and humpback whales. Every evening as the sun sets, our Thomson Family Adventures mentor will brief you on the next day's activities and the options available.

Day 2 – El Capitan Passage / Devilfish Bay The 27-mile long waterway El Capitan Passage offers many ways to get closer to nature. Hike in the tall Tongass forests, kayak in the incredibly scenic landscape, and explore El Capitan—the largest known cave in North America. Learn about life in the remote wilderness at Marble Island from a local fishing family.
El Captain Passage kayaking
Take a guided, four-mile roundtrip kayak trip along scenic El Capitan Passage. Or, take one of the available kayaks and explore the area on your own.
Logging Trail hike
Make your way up an old logging trail through the Tongass Forest. In addition to breathtaking vistas, watch for eagles and Sitka blacktail deer.
El Capitan skiff tours and cave adventure
Explore the largest known cave system in North America: El Capitan Cave. The discovery of ice-age bear, seal, fox, and caribou bones date to 400,000 years ago.

Day 3 – Klawock
A “forest” of 21 colorful totem poles stands sentry in the village of Klawock. Learn about the cultural importance of carving in the carver’s workshop, where the art of creating and restoring totems is passed on to local high school students. Explore Klawok on foot or by Kayak, watching for bears, eagles, sea birds and whales.
Klawock Village, carving shed and Totem Pole Park tour
Kids love hearing the stories at the carvers’ workshop, where the art of carving and restoring totems is passed on to local high school students.

Day 4 – Little Port Walter / Mist Cove Anchor near Little Port Walter where exciting exploratory options include kayaking to Big Port Walter, hiking on the Sashin Lake Trail, or visiting an active NOAA field fisheries site. A hike in Mist Cove leads to a truly awesome waterfall. Snorkeling, rope-swinging, and kayak and swim races are part of your family vacation fun.
Kayak into Big Port Walter
Paddle the stunning six-mile waterway between Little Port Walter and Big Port Walter—known for its herring and salmon runs.
The Sashin Lake Trail hike
A worthwhile vigorous workout, this hike in the Tongass National Forest meanders through a remote and pristine Alaskan landscape.
Kayak racing
Have you got what it takes? Challenge the kids, fellow passengers and cohorts to fun kayak races. arrow Kayaking in Patterson Bay and Deep Cove Patterson Bay and Deep Cove offer beautiful scenery and ample wildlife watching opportunities from the vantage point of a kayak.
Swimming races and platform diving
Who will be the first one around the boat? Do you have superior diving style? Only one way to find out—and the crew know just what to look for!

Day 5 – Patterson Bay and Deep Cove
Cruise to Patterson Bay where guided hikes, and skiff and kayak excursions offer the chance to look for birds, wolves and black bears along the coastline. Rope swinging and platform diving also await the adventurous!
Guided Patterson Bay hike
Join an experienced guide for onshore exploration of the eastern shore of Baranof Island—a temperate coastal rain forest.
Swimming races and platform diving
Now that you’re an expert at these games, here’s another chance to show it all off!
Day 6 – The Brothers / Frederick Sound
The two Brothers Islands are home to some of Alaska’s most abundant wildlife, including a large gathering of noisy Steller sea lions. Sail into Frederick Sound—the summer feeding ground for the largest concentration of humpback whales in the Northern Hemisphere—and thrill to the sight of breaching, rolling, slapping, and diving humpbacks and orcas.
Whale watching in Frederick Sound
Scan the waters for telltale movement and thrill as humpbacks, orcas and Steller sea lions feed, breach, splash, roll and dive.
Frederick Sound kayaking
Choose either a guided kayaking or skiff trip to the southern end of The Brothers where hundreds of sea lions bark commands and frolic in the clear waters.

Day 7 – Endicott Arm and Ford’s Terror Wilderness Area
Breathtaking views of sculpted glaciers and soaring, snow-covered mountains are the hallmark of Endicott Arm. Kayaks and skiffs showcase impressive Dawes Glacier and offer close-up views of seals lounging on the small chunks of ice—known as “bergy bits.” Cruise up narrow Ford’s Terror, a pristine wilderness that’s home to an abundance of birds, bears and other wildlife.
Dawes Glacier kayaking
Choose from a long or short guided paddle in the presence of this impressive glacier. Watch for lounging seals posing on the small chunks of ice known as “bergy bits.”
Ford’s Terror skiff excursion
Admire the magnificent domes, hanging valleys and pristine wilderness of Ford’s Terror from a guided skiff tour. Watch for bears, birds and other wildlife.

Day 8 – Depart Juneau / Arrive home
Stand on deck as the Wilderness Adventurer arrives at its final port— the Alaskan capital of Juneau. Bid farewell to new friends and head to the airport for your flight home.
*This itinerary displays the Western Route - which will take place 070211. The Eastern Route runs opposite this itinerary, and will take place 070911. Give us a call at 800.262.6255 for more details!

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Alaska, our country’s last frontier, is one of the most beautiful places on earth. Icy blue glaciers, shimmering waterfalls, old growth forests, glorious flowering meadows — your family will be in heaven as you hike, kayak and cruise among the diverse beauty and splendor of our 49th state. Not to be missed is kayaking around the palatial Reid Glacier, hiking up to a panoramic view of John Hopkins inlet and flying high above the majestic wonder of Alaska. This is one vacation you family will never forget one breathtaking moment of!

Kayaking around the palatial Reid Glacier: After a safety briefing and introductory class, your family will hop into your kayaks and paddle around exquisite Reid Glacier to make sure you feel comfortable on the calm ocean waters. Once you get your sea legs, look for the bluest ice you’ve ever seen and incredible vistas. All our kayaking excursions are first-timer friendly.

Alaska is home to incredibly rich and diverse habitats for hundreds of species of plant and wildlife, including the largest populations of bald eagles and brown and black bears in the world. Imagine eagles soaring high above against the backdrop of 15,000 foot peaks, or brown bears ambling along the shoreline. Throughout your journey, as you cruise to areas that are only accessible by small boat, you might see whales, sea lions, porpoises, seals and sea otters feeding, swimming and frolicking in the seas. Stay on the lookout for moose, sheep and caribou, too!

RECOMMENDED FOR AGES 8+

All tour prices are per person, in US dollars, based on double occupancy.

Teen Tour Price (12-17)= $3,990
Child Tour Price (<12) = $3,490

Recommended Age 8+

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