full itinerary
The following itinerary and daily activities (including skiff rides, kayaking and hiking) are subject to change based on weather, wildlife viewing and navigation conditions.
B = Breakfast, L = Lunch, D = Dinner
Day
1:
Arrive in Sitka, AK – Embarkation
Friday, July 25, 2025 (D)
Arrive in Sitka from your home city or from Anchorage if you joined the optional Denali National Park pre-tour.
Visit the Sheldon Jackson Museum—a facility that houses an exceptional collection of 6,000 Alaska Native ethnographic objects, most of which were gathered by Presbyterian missionary and General Agent of Education for Alaska, the Rev. Dr. Sheldon Jackson.
Next visit Sitka National Historical Park and learn the history of the area that served as the battle site between Russian traders and the indigenous Tlingit. Stand in awe before the massive totem poles lining the park's coastal trail, gaining insight into their powerful symbols.
Later meet with a local guide to tour the Alaska Raptor Center—Alaska's foremost bald eagle hospital and educational center.
In the afternoon transfer to the port to board the Chichagof Dream. As embarkation begins unpack and become familiar with your stateroom and the ship's welcoming public spaces.
Gather for your first dinner on board, taking the opportunity to become acquainted with your Expedition Leader, ship crew and fellow travel companions.
Day
2:
Icy Strait
Saturday, July 26, 2025 (B,L,D)
As the Chichagof Dream glides through Icy Strait enjoy prime viewing on deck while spotting for wildlife including orcas, Steller sea lions, seals, porpoises and magnificent humpback whales.
For those seeking additional activities perhaps join a skiff ride or hiking excursion on land. The crew will lead skiff rides and land excursions, offering deeper insight on the surrounding flora and fauna and the area's geography.
Day
3:
Glacier Bay National Park
Sunday, July 27, 2025 (B,L,D)
Today explore awe-inspiring Glacier Bay National Park, where colossal glaciers meet rugged mountains and a temperate rainforest. Here scientists have found exposed rock that's believed to be more than 200 million years old. Discover the park's ecological richness and learn about the geological forces that shaped this icy wonderland.
Continuing to Bartlett Cove visit the park lodge and visitor center or participate in a guided forest walk. Watch for puffins, sea lions, harbor seals, sea otters, mountain goats, bears and eagles, and enjoy Alaska's spectacular scenery.
Back on board enjoy delectable hors d’oeuvres and convivial conversation in the lounge before another specially crafted dinner featuring Alaskan cuisine.
Day
4:
Lake Eva
Monday, July 28, 2025 (B,L,D)
Spend the morning cruising through the Peril Strait to Hanus Bay. In the afternoon enjoy free time at Lake Eva to take a guided hike or join a skiff excursion (if conditions permit).
During leisure time on the ship take advantage of the open wheelhouse policy. Visit the captain and officers on the bridge, view the charted course, hear ship-to-ship communications and listen to stories from experienced Alaskan mariners.
Day
5:
Eastern Baranof Island | Hidden Falls
Tuesday, July 29, 2025 (B,L,D)
After breakfast experience a rare tour of Hidden Falls Hatchery and learn about the release of Chinook, coho and chum salmon fry and smolts, and the vital role fishing has played in Alaska for centuries.
Before dinner experience the Chichagof Dream's Himalayan salt cave, theorized by some to provide holistic properties via halotherapy. From the Greek “halos,” which means salt—this spa treatment uses dry aerosol micro-particles of salt or minerals inside of an arid space to simulate the microclimate of salt mines.
Day
6:
Petersburg | Frederick Sound
Wednesday, July 30, 2025 (B,L,D)
This morning step ashore in Petersburg, a charming village founded by a Norwegian fisherman in the late 1800s. At the Sons of Norway Hall watch customary Norwegian dances and taste traditional homemade pastries and cookies.
After lunch on board or in town take a skiff ride across Wrangell Narrows for a beautiful hike on the Petersburg Creek Trail leading you to historical points where you'll uncover the town's fishing heritage and its significance in shaping Alaskan culture.
Day
7:
Tracy Arm Fjord
Thursday, July 31, 2025 (B,L,D)
Tracy Arm Fjord unveils a dramatic spectacle of towering mountains and massive glaciers. Witness the incredible sight of glaciers calving as gigantic ice chunks break off and crash into the water.
Watch for harbor seals that often nap on nearby ice floes and mountain goats defying gravity perched on narrow mountain ledges.
This afternoon, conditions permitting, set off on a skiff ride to further explore the area's bays and coves.
During the final evening on board gather together for a special Captain's Farewell Dinner to celebrate your adventures touring this remarkable Alaskan wilderness.
Day
8:
Auke Bay | Juneau – Disembarkation | Depart Juneau
Friday, August 1, 2025 (B)
After breakfast disembark the Chichagof Dream. Guests departing during the suggested times take the complimentary transfer to the airport for flights home. Guests with late afternoon flights will have access to a hospitality room to store luggage while enjoying leisure time in Juneau.
If you reserved an additional night in Juneau, take a complimentary shuttle to your accommodations.
(Itinerary subject to change.)
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