Discover Southeast Alaska (Sitka to Juneau)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.

Day 1: Arrive in Sitka, AK – Embarkation
Arrive in Sitka from your home city or from Anchorage if you joined the optional Denali National Park pre-tour.

Meet with a local guide to tour the Alaska Raptor Center—Alaska's foremost bald eagle hospital and educational center. 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. 

Late 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.
Overnight: Chichagof Dream (D)

Day 2: Icy Strait
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.
Overnight: Chichagof Dream (B,L,D)

Day 3: Glacier Bay National Park
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.
Overnight: Chichagof Dream (B,L,D)

Day 4: Lake Eva
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.
Overnight: Chichagof Dream (B,L,D)

Day 5: Eastern Baranof Island | Hidden Falls
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 perhaps 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.
Overnight: Chichagof Dream (B,L,D)

Day 6: Petersburg | Frederick Sound
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.
Overnight: Chichagof Dream (B,L,D)

Day 7: Tracy Arm Fjord
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.
Overnight: Chichagof Dream (B,L,D)

Day 8: Auke Bay | Juneau – Disembarkation | Depart Juneau
After breakfast disembark the Chichagof Dream. Guests departing during the suggested times take the complimentary transfer to the airport for flights home. If you reserved an additional night in Juneau, take a complimentary shuttle to your accommodations. (B)

B = Breakfast, L = Lunch, D = Dinner

Tour days tend to be long, flow at a consistent pace and may include long periods of travel. Guests should be prepared to walk longer distances, climb stairs and tolerate periods of standing, for example on city walks, sightseeing stops or excursions, on sometimes uneven surfaces including cobblestones or unpaved pathways and trails. Some destinations may have variations in altitude and/or temperature. Daily pace and timing may vary significantly between longer and shorter travel days, with additional activities possibly occurring in the early morning or evening. Guests are expected to board transportation without assistance. Elevators are not always available at accommodations or sites visited.

• Skiffs are the mode of transportation for much of the exploration on this tour. Guests are expected to be sure-footed and able to board and disembark small craft with little trouble. The Chichagof Dream crew is diligent in assisting guests while boarding and exiting the ship and small craft.

• Excursions include skiff rides, walking, hiking and kayaking.

• Guests with no previous experience can easily handle double kayaks.

• Guests must go up and down stairs easily without assistance—the Chichagof Dream does not have an elevator.