Alaska Photography Tour

Our 23rd tour to beautiful Alaska, will offer you a unique holiday! This is an exclusive WPA small group cruise expedition on calm protected waters, where we land each day to explore wild Alaska. This expedition is for just 6 adventurers on the 60’ Dolphinus II. The Dolphinus II will offer you the chance to explore locations that the big cruise ships can’t offer. We guarantee unique adventures! WHAT TO EXPECT TO SEE AND EXPERIENCE * Exclusive small group adventures. * We go places that the big cruise ships can not! * Bears, black and possibly brown. * Eagles, with magnificent bald eagle displays. * Blue ice, with rare patterns and ice bergs. * Whale, otter, seals and other marine life. * Travel to locations that only a smaller motor yacht can offer. * Stunning Alaskan wilderness. Everywhere there are snow-clad mountains cloaked in the intense green of old-growth forests. You will not only view these ancient forests, but you’ll explore the intimate life of their giant trees, mossy glades, berry patches, and babbling brooks. Some of the areas you will explore are salmon streams, forest edges, meadows, flower “gardens”, river flats, and muskegs—a mosaic of the habitats of Southeast—in addition to these ancient old growth forests. You will be following animal trails. In some cases you will literally be stepping in “grandfather’s” footsteps—the deep impressions made by brown bears walking in their same footsteps for years on end. Exclusive Small Group Expeditions: WPA offers small group expeditions limited to 6 adventurers. This ensures a more intimate and personalised experience, allowing you to connect with fellow travelers and experience some of life’s most amazing adventures.

THE COST INCLUDES

• All cruise tour costs as per itinerary.

• Accommodation - cabin.

• All meals as detailed in the itinerary.

• Entrance fees to parks as per itinerary.

• Professional photo guide.

• Local expert skipper/guide.

• Exclusive cruise as per itinerary.

NOT INCLUDED

• International Air tickets & flights

• Personal expenses

• Items not included in the itinerary

• Tips and drinks

• Travel Insurance

DAY 1 - JUNEAU July 26

We transfer from our hotel to Juneau Port (Julia will suggest a hotel in Juneau. Transfer is included.) We board the Delphinus II this morning - the adventure begins! Note that accommodation starts today. Times will be re-confirmed by your WPA guide the night before. We meet our skipper and crew and after an orientation aboard Delphinus II, we depart for the wilds of Alaska! There may be orcas and whales on the journey! Our itinerary is flexible to target the most recent information of the best nature in the region. The first dinner is so cool, with just our small group in a sheltered bay and a true Alaska wilderness. Depart for Stephens Passage and Holkham Bay, Endicott Arm and the Ice Kingdom. This region is a very active place and the home to much wildlife—humpbacks, black and brown bears, river otters, harbour seals pupping on the ice pans, and large flocks of scoters and other birds. (L,D)

DAY 2 - ALASKA WILDERNESS July 27 Today we spend more time in Endicott Arm. Travel to Seymour Canal and possibly Pleasant Bay for the night. The itinerary is open and depends on nature experiences and conditions. Your skipper and crew will use years of experience to maximise your comfort and enjoyment of this stunning wilderness region. (B,L,D)

DAY‘s 3/4 - ALASKA WILDERNESS July 28/29 Pack Creek is the best known bear reserve in Southeast, and well it should be. It is only a very small part of Admiralty Island, and an even less significant part of Alaska as a whole. Yet it is here we have one of the best chances for watching brown bears truly be bears (when the salmon are in). The bears will probably ignore us, as people are and have been a constant their entire lives. Here, again, there is much more than bears. We once saw a white raven and several species of gulls and many eagles are attracted by the wealth of salmon. Windfall Harbor right next door, is also worthy of a visit and this trip will do so. We will depart in the early evening for our nightly anchorage. (B,L,D)

The itinerary continues…