Travel Itinerary: 

01 Arrive Ketchikan.
Transfer to hotel on own. A stroll down picturesque Creek Street with its galleries, shops and café’s is the perfect start to the trip. Hotel: Back Bear Inn

02/03 Ketchikan.
Ketchikan is ideally situated for exploring. Visit Dolly’s House Museum, the Tongass Historical Museum, the Southeast Alaska Discovery Center and the Great Alaskan Lumberjack Show.  The nearby Deer Mountain Tribal Hatchery and Eagle Center, and Totem Heritage Center highlight the native cultural influences and traditions that have helped shape today’s Ketchikan. Nearby attractions include Saxman Native Village and Totem Bight State Park to view Ketchikan’s world famous collection of totem poles.  The hiking is world class in the Ketchikan region; choose from several hiking trails at the Ward Lake Recreation Area, or opt for a guided walk through the Alaska Rainforest Sanctuary. Alaska. A visit to The George Inlet Cannery site allows you to look back at the industry that put Ketchikan on the map in the early 1900s when it was known as the “Salmon Capital of the World.” A trip to Misty Fiords National Monument is recommneded; this is a truly beautiful region of countless waterfalls, bottomless saltwater fjords, and miles of glaciers.

04/05 Wrangell.
One of Alaska’s newest tourist destinations, Wrangell is pure, untouched and unspoiled. A thrilling variety of Alaska wildlife excursions get you up close and personal with giant salmon, and even bigger bears. Anan Bear and Wildlife Observatory is one of the best spots in Alaska to view Alaska brown and black bears up close as they feast on Wrangell's abundant salmon. Chief Shakes Island and Tribal House Historic Monument and Petroglyph Beach State Historic Park provide an interesting introduction to the area’s Tlingit history.
Hotel: Rooney’s Roost

06/07 Sitka.
Sitka’s history is as old as time itself. Home to the Kiksadi Tlingit people for thousands of years, the area was selected by Alexander Baranof as Russia’s American capital in 1799. For more than 80 years the Russians and Tlingits were partners in the fur trade before Russia sold Alaska to the USA in 1867 for 1.2 million dollars, a sum almost unheard of at the time and most ridiculed by the American public. Sitka today, set among deep fjords, towering coastal mountains and cascading glaciers is a wilderness paradise and one of Alaska’s most interesting cities. 24 buildings are on the US National Historic Register! You can still experience the Russian influence at the Russian Bishop House and the Block House or by taking in a performance by the New Archangel Dancers. Sitka’s Tlingit history comes alive at the Southeast Alaska Indian Cultural Centre. Get up close and personal at the Fortress of the Bear, a rehabilitation centre dedicated to the protection of orphaned brown bear cubs and view humpback whales at Whale Park. And when you get your fill of history, a wide variety of wilderness activities such as sea kayaking, rainforest hiking tours, fishing, wildlife viewing – you can even hike the only volcano in Alaska’s southeast reagion – are all available.

08/09/10 Juneau.
Alaska’s Capitol city, Juneau boast as many things to do as there are people in the only US state capitol not accessible by road. Adventures for everyone wait in Juneau. For those seeking wildlife, whales, brown bear and eagles can be sen just minutes away. For visitors seeking the grandeur of Alaska's glaciers, there is no finer place to view them than. Giant ‘bergs and flowing rivers of ice are found in and around Juneau; the magnificent Mendenhall Glacier is located just 13 miles from downtown! Juneau is also the jumping off point to Glacier Bay National Park and Tracy Arm Fjord. For outdoor adventure Juneau can't be topped. Juneau is home to over 100 miles of groomed hiking trail that brings the temperate rainforest up close to hikers. The protected waterways in Southeast Alaska provide excellent sea kayaking into areas rich with wildlife. Rafting the Mendenhall River also provides adventurer for of any age. Experience the flight of a lifetime in a small plane or helicopter. Fixed wing aircraft offer spectacular views from above and landings at remote lodges. Helicopters offer glacier landings where visitors can actually walk on a glacier, go dog sledding on the Juneau Icefield or after being outfitted with crampons and ice axes, hike the glaciers.
Hotel: Alaska Beach Cabin