In Harriman's Wake - 1A/2A

Itinerary

Day 1: Set Sail From Vancouver

Transfer to the Spirit of Oceanus. Sail under the Lion's Gate Bridge as your cruise begins.

Days 2-3: Cruising British Columbia

Over the next two days you will see waterways lined by the evergreen wilderness of the Great Bear Rainforest. These nutrient-rich waters are home to whales and dolphins. Come face-to-face with First Nations culture in a remote village on British Columbia's coast.

Day 4: Misty Fjords and Metlakatla

The dramatic granite cliffs of Misty Fjords are your entrance to Alaska through spectacular Behm Canal, a glacially-carved fjord. National Forest Service Kayak Rangers will join you onboard to offer area insights. The Tsimshian community of Metlakatla greets you with a dance performance at their tribal long house. Harriman stopped here to visit a missionary settlement.

Day 5: Petersburg

The winding Wrangell Narrows lead to the Norwegian-founded, fishing village of Petersburg, where you will be entertained by local folk dancers.

Day 6: Tracy Arm and Frederick Sound

Cruise far up Tracy Arm toward the twin Sawyer Glaciers, where steep granite cliffs line waterways choked with icebergs. Search for humpback and orca whales, seals, sea lions, and porpoise in Frederick Sound.

Day 7: Skagway

Relive the Gold Rush in the picture-perfect setting of Skagway, the starting place for many early gold seekers.

Day 8: Glacier Bay

Today's majestic excursion into Glacier Bay National Park will look for wildlife and glacier activity in remote bays. A Park Service Ranger is onboard to help spot wildlife and offer information. Harriman's Expedition was here for five days.

Day 9: Sitka

Breathtaking waterways lead to this one-time capital of Russian America, with a wealth of historical art and artifacts. Harriman's party saw this same Russian influence here. Stroll the totem-lined forst trail at Sitka National Historic Park.

Day 10: Hubbard Glacier

View the 76-mile Hubbard Glacier, the longest tidewater glacier in Alaska, with an open calving face over six miles wide.

Day 11: Prince William Sound

Keep your binoculars and camera handy as you explore the secluded wildlife-rich islands and iceberg-filled fjords in rarely visited Prince William Sound.

Day 12: Whittier

Located at the head of Passage Canal, spend the day in Whittier. Optional activities may include kayaking or traveling to Anchorage.

Day 13: Wilderness Cruising

Take in the scenery along the rugged coastline of Kenai Fjords National Park. Look for orcas, otters, puffins, bear, moose, and mountain goats.

Day 14: Kodiak

Situated at the crossroads of the world's most productive commercial fishing grounds, your day includes sightseeing at the Baranov Museum, the Alutiiq Museum and the Fish Tech Center. Harriman's party spent July 4, 1899 here.

Day 15: Katmai National Park

Watch for brown bears clam digging as you explore the rarely-visited shoreline of Geographic Harbor, an important stop for migrating birds like the Arctic Tern.

Day 16: Shumagin Islands

Step ashore from inflatable excursion craft to a totally uninhabited island to examine sea life in the tide pools and admire the 20-million-year-old petrified wood on the beach. Explore Haystack Rocks, home to seabirds, seals, and sea lions.

Day 17: Dutch Harbor

Here on Unalaska Island in the Aleutians, sightseeing includes the Museum of the Aleutians, World War II Memorial Park, and bald eagles up-close.

Day 18: Pribilof Islands

On St. George Island, guides take you to premium viewing sites for fur seals, a reindeer herd, and sea birds like puffins, auklets, and murres.

Day 19: Yukon Dleta National Wildlife Refuge

See remote islands such as fogbound Nunivak, a part of the Yukon Delta National Wildlife Refuge, where you may spot wild musk oxen and reindeer.

Days 20-22: Exploring The Bering Sea

Clear customs into Russia and take a tour of Provideniya. Search the rugged shoreline of Russia's Chukotka Peninsula. In three days of exploration, you may also visit these villages:Novoye Chaplino - This Yupik village claims ethnic kinship to Eskimos in Alaska. Savoonga - Alaska's St. Lawrence Island Eskimos travel around their treeless domain by all-terrain vehicles.Yanrakynnot - The Chukchi subsistence tribes hunt walrus, whales and other sea creatures. An archaeological site, Whale Bone Alley runs along the shore for miles.

Day 23: The Arctic Circle

Today's cruise may take you across the Arctic Circle, looking for gray, orca, minke, humpback, and bowhead whales.

Day 24: Nome To Anchorage

See the vitality and spirit of Nome and enjoy a brief tour of the town, which experienced Gold Rush fever, before your included flight to Anchorage where your grand adventure ends. Overnight at the Sheraton Hotel.

Day 25: Anchorage

Transfer to the airport for your flight home, or to continue your Alaska adventure.