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3rd Stateroom Occupant - $1200.00

Destinations

Remark
7 nights from Juneau to Prince Rupert

Trip Commentary:
Southbound -- Juneau to Prince Rupert (8 days/7nights) 7 night adventures are ideal for guests are looking for a shorter trip and want to spend as much as time as possible in Alaska. Our guests often fly into Juneau on the day before boarding and spend time touring and looking around. Shore options include a visit to the Mendenhall Glacier, taking the local tram up to the alpine meadows, a heliseeing flight or cultural First Nations presentation (and rafting trip?) by the local Tlingit. Otherwise, you should fly into Juneau no later than early afternoon in time to board the Nautilus at 1600. Day 1. Afternoon departure for a relaxing and scenic dinner cruise of the Lynn Canal and likely our first sighting of humpback whales before a warmup dive and anchoring overnight. Day 2 Lots of great activities for all interests. Divers will have the opportunity to dive the wrecks of the passenger steamer Princess Sophia and passenger liner Princess Kathleen. The Sophia is known as the worst tragedy in the North Pacific (all 360 persons onboard lost their lives). The Kathleen is an intact passenger liner laying on her side between 30 fsw and 120 fsw. Late in the day we will be getting underway for our evening anchorage. Day 3. Promises to be a special one with a hike up our favourite salmon stream hike and keeping our fingers crossed for grizzly bear sightings. Later we will cruise and explore icebergs, waterfalls and glaciers of spectacular Tracy Arm. Day 4. More exploration of Admiralty Island which is home to the densest population of both grizzly bears and eagles anywhere in North America. We will be stopping at the stellar sea lion colony at Yasha Island (and the chance to get way up close with either our kayaks or your scuba diving gear) followed by a soak in the Baranoff Hot-springs. Day 5. WE are planning on spending the day around Wooden Island which may well be the top dive site in North America! There is also an excellent probability of spotting feeding humpback whales in this area and you we'll definitely spend some time checking them out. Or even kayaking with them if sea conditions permit. Day 6. Today we'll be visiting the quaint and remote community of Meyer's Chuck with the opportunity to stretch our legs ashore as well as doing a couple of great dives with a high probability of spotting octopus, wolf-eels and the very rare prowfish. Later in the day, we will stop in for a walkabout Ketchikan. Day 7. Welcome to Canada and some great diving and exploring around Dundas Island. Later in the day we will set sail for Prince Rupert and clear customs that evening. Day 8. Morning disembarkation in Prince Rupert for your connecting flight back home. During our southbound adventure we will likely spend 5 nights at anchor and make 2 overnight transits. Please note that we operate with the philosophy that one of the best things about expedition yacht cruising is the flexibility to change itineraries 'mid-stream' and take advantage of changing conditions. For example, if the weather is beautiful, and the winds are calm, we might suggest diverting to the north end of the Queen Charlotte Islands for a tour of an ancient Haida village, a stroll along a deserted 2 mile long west coast beach or the exploration of a bird sanctuary. The above itineraries are intended as an example only and our actual routing may be different. Notes on the activities. There are some excellent dives on the outer coast of Alaska as well as some very interesting wrecks in the Juneau area. We will likely do 12 - 14 'feature' dives during an 8 day / 7 night trip. However, please remember that these trips are the 'full meal deal' with lots of other activities including kayaking, fishing, birding and shorehikes as well as upclose viewing of icebergs, calving glaciers, spectacular scenery, black and grizzly bears, humpback whales, orcas, natural hot-springs, etc. Fishermen will have the opportunity to go fishing for salmon or halibut from our small 8 hp skiffs. Please note that these skiffs are intended for use in sheltered waters only and that we do not allow jigging for rockfish along reef structures. Kayakers will have lots of opportunities to go paddling in our Necky Santa Cruz kayaks with instruction available to less experienced paddlers. We hope that you will join us and promise you a wonderful experience that you will never forget! We welcome all feedback, comments and ideas.