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Alaska & British Columbia

With Ventures by Seabourn®, experience Alaska exploration unlike any other 

Seabourn’s small-ship Alaska brings you up-close for in-depth exploration with our extraordinary collection of optional expedition-style Ventures by Seabourn® excursions. Guided by our masterful Expedition Team of naturalists, scientists, glaciologists and wildlife experts, you will see Alaska the way few others do; at sea-level, gleaning unique insights and in-depth knowledge on the history, ecology and culture of the Last Frontier. 

Featured Excursions

Zodiac the Inian Islands

The Expedition Team takes you by Zodiac to explore the lesser traveled Inian Islands and Cross Sound. There's no other way to reach this area other than by sea, so make the most of this unusual and rewarding experience. The latter is one of the main gateways for humpback whales to enter the sheltered waters of Alaska. The Zodiac allows you to get close to all the highlights of this incredibly beautiful environment that is densely populated by all the wildlife you've come to see -- Steller sea lions, humpback whales, horned and tufted puffins, sea otters, harbor seals, bald eagles and an abundance of other birdlife. 

Zodiac the North/South Sawyer Glacier or Endicott Arm

Legendary scenery, abundant wildlife and boundless beauty await as you travel by Zodiac through Tracy Arm to Sawyer Glacier, or to Dawes Glacier on Endicott Arm. Watch for waterfalls and wildlife, including a variety of birdlife, mountain goats, sea lions and harbor seals. Operated by a skilled Expedition Team member, the Zodiac excursion provides a breathtaking water-level perspective of the glacier and surrounding ice formations (ice conditions permitting), with the chance to witness icebergs calving from the best vantage point. 

Kayak Hubbard Glacier

Guided by an Expedition Team member, paddle a kayak amidst the grandeur of North America's largest and most spectacular tidewater glacier, Hubbard Glacier. Towering icy cliffs rise up to 400 feet, creating a breathtaking backdrop. 

Rainbow Falls Trail Adventure Hike | Wrangell, Alaska

Join local guides and an Expedition team member on this hike the Rainbow Trail in Alaska's temperate rain forest, where the guide will share the natural history and the human history of the region. The entire hike is along a manmade boardwalk that winds through incredible forest scenery, including a beautiful creek and the magnificent Rainbow Falls. 

Step out of your suite— into a front row seat for nature’s greatest show 

Glacier Point Hike And Zodiac

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Glacier Point Hike And Zodiac

Join this spectacular hiking adventure that immerses you in the remote beauty of Southeast Alaska where you will be surrounded with amazing mountain, glacier and ocean views. Transfer from the pier in Haines to Letnikof Cove and step into a Zodiac for a 10- to 20-minute ride across Chilkat Inlet to Glacier Point. On this exciting zodiac ride you will have views of both Davidson and Rainbow glaciers and the surrounding peaks such as Mount Krause. After a wet landing in ankle-deep water (rubber boots provided), put on your hiking boots and follow your local guides along the coastal plain before venturing into the Alaska temperate rainforest. The Ventures Team and a local specialist guide will interpret the variety of fauna and flora you see along the way on this remote temperate rainforest hike. The hike turns around at the edge of the outwash plain of Davidson Glacier, this plain formed of glaciofluvial deposits shows the amazing forces of time and pressure as the glacier has receded over time.

 

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Anan Creek Bear Viewing

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Anan Creek Bear Viewing

This tour is a Expedition Exclusive -- an extended tour for the enthusiast who wants excellent bear watching combined with on-site interpretative information,

Join the Expedition team bear expert for the ultimate bear-viewing experience -- among the best Alaska has to offer. Anan Creek is an ancient Tlingit Native fishing site, located on the mainland at the south end of Wrangell Island. Anan Creek has the largest pink salmon run in Southeast Alaska, attracting significant numbers of black and brown bears to feast on the bounty during July and August. The Anan Estuary and Wildlife Observatory in the Tongass National Forest is accessible by boat.

After a scenic boat ride, disembark on a beach and walk the half-mile trail and climb approximately 200 steps leading to the observation deck.

The observation platform and photography blind overlook the cascading falls, where the salmon jump during their journey upriver and bears stand by to catch their next meal.

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Mendenhall Glacier Valley Hike

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Mendenhall Glacier Valley Hike

Your guide will choose from several excellent trails based upon the day's hiking and weather conditions. You may find yourself hiking high above a shimmering glacial lake, or along a moss-covered field of glacier moraine. Explore the lush habitat of the Tongass National Forest and learn its significance and its secrets.

 

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Alaska Expedition Team

Your Alaska Expedition Team includes a Marine Biologist, Ornithologist, Geologist, Historian, Photographer/Videographer, Kayak Guide, Naturalist, and more.

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