Cruise Port Guide
The bucket-list things to do — and the private, expert-led way to do each.
Here’s the bucket list for your day ashore: the most extraordinary thing to do at each stop, and the private, small-group, or expert-led way to make it yours — your own pace, real access, none of the crowd.
Soar over ancient ice fields by private helicopter and land on a living glacier for a guided walk across a frozen wilderness — one of the most awe-inspiring experiences Alaska offers.
Glide over the cathedral walls of Misty Fjords National Monument on a private floatplane charter, landing on a mirror-still alpine lake deep inside one of America's last true wildernesses.
Charter an exclusive luxury vessel in Frederick Sound — the world's premier humpback feeding ground — for up to six guests, with a marine biologist narrating every breach and bubble-net feeding.
Ride a vintage narrow-gauge steam train to the summit of the White Pass — the harrowing 'Dead Horse Trail' of 1898 — then step into a private Klondike Gold Rush experience with a historian guide.
Paddle the sheltered waters of Sitka Sound in a private sea kayak expedition, drifting through kelp forests alongside sea otters and beneath bald eagles — guided by a Tlingit naturalist.
Drift the legendary Chilkat River — home to the world's largest concentration of bald eagles — on a private guided fly-fishing float through a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve.
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