WHERE AWESOME IS
DISCOVER IT IN THE SPRAY OF A WATERFALL MISTING OVER
your Zodiac. The sound of a thrashing salmon as a brown bear pulls it from the river. In the concussive wave cast off by a massive piece of ice breaking off a glacier and crashing into the sea. This is where you discover that the wild American frontier is alive and well in the Alaska we explore. We’ve been sailing our small ships into the coast’s hidden coves and passages for decades—we know where awesome is. It’s on the trails carved by generations of bears tromping
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right into the heart of wildness where you can make your own
It’s not always clear just how special these encounters are that you’re having. I can come along and point to a specific individual and say ‘that whale there is 70 years old, the leader of this group, and one of the most remarkable individuals anyone has ever observed in the wild.’ Once people start to hear these kinds of things, it really changes the whole whale-watching experience.”
personal discoveries.
— DR. ANDY SZABO
through the woods; in towns connected by a marine highway rather than a concrete one; in places free from infrastructure and unmarred by humans; places known to few and only accessible to adventurous souls. And now, thanks to our network, including the Alaska Whale Foundation team members who join us aboard our U.S.-flagged ships, we have an inside track on wildlife movements, which helps us put you into the middle of the action. Join us, and we’ll take you
Director, Alaska Whale Foundation
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