Day 1
- We will meet in Gustavus for an early morning pre-trip meeting. We
depart from the Gustavus dock, where we board a charter boat for the
ride across Icy Strait. Start watching for whales! We'll unload off
the stunning coastline near Point Adolphus on Chichagof Island, in
the heart of the Tongass National Forest.
Day 2
- We will be based in our wilderness camp for two nights. During the
day we will paddle the coastline of Chichagof Island watching for
whales, sea lions, porpoise, orca, and sea birds. There may be time
for beach combing and forest walks. Our paddling distance will be
tailored to the group.
Day 3
- We paddle to our pick-up point and board our charter boat back to
Gustavus. We highly recommend our Glacier Bay Extension, the
Glacier Bay Escape,
which takes you back in time to a land of glaciers. Begins and ends
in Gustavus.
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. 