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Thank you for your help in planning our cruise. We are excited (especially me) and have been wanting to see Alaska for a long time. This is a retirement celebration for Robert. You have made all the planning so relaxing & easy!
L. Garren
2-Nights Wild Bear Viewing
Tour Number: 1B
Tour Type: Pre or Post
Number of Nights: 2
Land Tour Itinerary
| Day | Destination | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Day 1 | Anchorage | Upon arrival at the Anchorage airport, you will be met and transferred to your hotel. The rest of the day and evening are at your leisure. Just a reminder that you will only be allowed one carry-on per person on your flight to the lodge, so you may want to spend some of your time in the evening re-packing. Overnight at the Sheraton Hotel, Anchorage. |
| Day 2 | Lake Hood / Alyeska | After an early breakfast at the hotel, you will be transferred to the float plane base to board your bush plane for sightseeing flight of rural Alaska. Land on a lake in the Alaskan wilderness where a guide will take you on a small boat ride to the area where you have an opportunity to see the bears as they feed on fish. After hibernating all winter, bears awaken in the spring with an extreme hunger and a yearning for salmon. Starting in June and extending through October, masses of bears travel to rivers and lake systems. Brown bears have an especially good sense of smell, and under the right conditions, may be able to detect odors more than a mile away. When a bear stands upright, it is not to charge, but to test the wind and see better. Mating takes place from May through June with the peak activity in early June. The hairless young, weighing less than a pound are born the following January or February. All brown bears should be treated with respect. This is especially true for a sow and her young, as mothers are very protective of their offspring. This could be one of the closest bear viewing experiences of your life time. Lunch is included at a remote lodge located on this lake. In the afternoon, return in the floatplane to Lake Hood where your Tour Director will greet you and take you on a sightseeing tour by water of Turnagain Arm to Alyeska Resort. Enjoy a leisurely evening on your own for dinner at one of the hotel's fine restaurants or select other dining options in the community of Girdwood. Use your free time this evening to hike on the great rain forest trail, swim in the hotel's pool or take a helicopter flightseeing excursion. Overnight tonight at the Hotel Alyeska. |
| Day 3 | Seward | After breakfast, enjoy a tram ride to the top of Mt. Alyeska and take in a snack lunch. This afternoon visit the Alaska Wildlife Conservation Center (AWCC) whose mission is to provide care for injured and orphaned wildlife and to provide continued wildlife awareness and education to the public. Surrounded by mountains and hanging glaciers, the 140-acre Portage Valley preserve is a nonprofit operation that works to rehabilitate injured or sick animals. Besides bears, there are bison, moose, caribou, elk, eagles, owls, musk oxen, Sitka black-tailed deer and a variety of game birds. Visitors can drive through the area and see most of the animals from their vehicles, or walk the neatly cared-for driveway for a close-up tour. It's a great way to photograph wild animals in a setting as close to authentic as you can get. After your visit at the AWCC, continue the transfer via motorcoach to Seward to your waiting cruise ship. |
