Spend two days before or after your Alaska cruise exploring the quaint Alaskan town of Juneau. Enjoy two nights at Juneau's Westmark Baranof hotel. Embark on a full day guided tour that includes visiting the Mendenhall Glacier, a whale watching cruise out of Auke Bay, and an authentic salmon bake. This short Juneau tour adds some extra time before your cruise to account for flight delays or allows for a more leisurely time to explore! Add on extra time in Denali National Park or the Wrangell-St. Elias National Park if you want to extend your Alaska travels.
Highlights
Wander the town of Juneau for two days before or after your cruise
Visit the Mendenhall Glacier and its visitor center exhibits
Set out on a whale watching cruise out of Auke Bay
Involves minimal physical effort and is typically associated with leisurely activities. Activities are low-intensity or last less than a few hours each day.
Arrive to Juneau and transfer yourselves to the Westmark Baranof, a historic building in the heart of downtown Juneau. Settle in at your hotel before setting out to wander and explore this quaint town.
Spend a full day touring the highlights of Juneau today. Transfer first to the spectaular icewall of the Mendenhall Glacier and its visitors center. Roam the area, take some pictures, and wander through the exhibits as you learn more about the natural formation and history of glaciers. Continue on to Auke Bay where you will board the North Star, a 48 passenger jet boat designed for Juneau whale watching. The indoor cabin has large viewing windows for spotting whales, and the outside viewing deck and hydrophone system allow you to hear the whales communicating underwater. Next enjoy a Gold Creek Salmon Bake in a beautiful rainforest setting. Smell the wild Alaskan salmon grilling over an alderwood fire. Enjoy an all-you-can-eat buffet tonight including some local favorites such as Chilkoot Baked Beans and Cheechako Chicken. Roast marshmallows over a campfire or visit the nearby Salmon Creek waterfall after dinner. Return to Juneau's pier this evening and walk back to your hotel for the night.
Day 3: Free Day Juneau
Enjoy a free day in Juneau today. Tour the town as you like, arrange to ride the tram, or opt to take a glacier sea kayaking tour or another whale watching tour. Continue on with your Alaska cruise or the rest of your Alaska land tour from here.
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1 day ago
The response from Adventure Life to my first inquiry was prompt and promising. I worked with Jamie Broeckel, Trip Planner, via text, email, and phone calls- always extremely responsive and thorough with information and explaining the process to arrange a private tour for me to Malaysia Borneo. Within about week, the booking was complete and I made decisions because of Jamie's great customer service , friendly manner, and overall competence on behalf of the company's travel expertise. Now I have an itinerary, additional Trip Planner Assistants, several links for vital information for traveling to Maylasia, etc. Still many details for Sept. trip, but now the heavy lifting is done and I can enjoy the rest of the anticipation and research!! Thanks Jamie- you are amazing!!!!
Susan Campo
3 days ago
The trip was not only memorable for the amount of animals we saw but also for the people and accommodations at the two camps where we stayed. Our first guide, BK, was a wealth of information about the animals, landscape and down to the plants and what they were used for. Everyday out was a learning experience with him. All the people at the camps were gracious and the food was excellent.
Our second camp in the Okavanga was just as good as the first as far as the staff, accommodations, food and animals. After our experience at the first camp we amazed that the high quality remained the same. Our guide, G, made sure we were able to enjoy every experience including a rush through the bush to witness a cheetah and an ensuing hunt that he heard over his radio.
In both camps there were enough guides out that if they saw something the other guides were informed which helped in seeing as much as possible. It was also nice that the concessions were large enough that we did not have vehicles following each other throughout the day.
Normally there is always something in a trip of this length that we think could be improved upon but this is the rare case where we cannot think of anything. From the time we left the States to when we returned it was one of the most hassle free vacations we took.
Perhaps emphasizing the use of the laundry facilities at the camps would be useful because of the luggage restrictions would be the only thing I can think of as an improvement to future clients.
Kenneth Dropek
4 days ago
Mary was so pleasant and professional. She made sure all of our questions were answered.