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  Itinerary 3: Seven-Night, Six-Day - Fishing, Glaciers, Flightseeing, & Kayaking
 

Slow down and really enjoy the spirit of Southeast Alaska in Petersburg.

Itinerary:

  • Arrival day, Visitor Information Center and become familiar with our community, local trails, harbors, our quaint downtown area.
  • Day One, half-day LeConte Glacier tour, explore downtown and harbors
  • Day Two, car rental and drive into Tongass National Forest, hike trails along main road system
  • Day Three, sport fishing charter
  • Day Four, car rental, further explore Tongass, Three-Lakes trail system, Sandy Beach Park
  • Day Five, half-day kayak tour, explore community, walk/bike the loop & Libby Straights/Narrows path
  • Day Six, flightseeing tour over LeConte Bay, icefields
Enjoy our local glaciers from the sea and from the air!

Approximate costs for two persons include:

  • seven nights lodging
  • three full meals/day 
  • glacier tour
  • fishing charter
  • half-day kayak tour
  • 2-day car rental
  • flightseeing/glacier

Approximate Total $3,000 ($230/person/day for 6 ½ activity-filled days)
(6% sales tax not included, additional. 4% transient room tax on lodging not included)

Approximate cost for four persons sharing space, preparing some meals:

  • seven nights lodging (vacation rental w/ kitchen)
  • meals
  • glacier tour (group rate)
  • fishing charter
  • half-day kayak tour
  • 2-day car rental
  • flightseeing/glacier

Approximate Total: $4,900 ($190/person/day for 6 ½ activity-filled days)
(6% sales tax not included, additional. 4% transient room tax on lodging not included)

Options:

Other day trips out of Petersburg you might consider as additions or substitutions to those listed are:

  • A van tour through Tongass National Forest, including short hikes on boardwalk trails
  • sport fishing from the banks of rivers and creeks, renting a skiff, renting a bicycle
  • black and brown bear watching tours at Anan Creek, on the mainland approx. 60 miles to the southeast
  • exploring El Capitan Cave and the karst (caves/limestone terrain) system on Prince of Wales Island
  • a jet-boat excursion up the mighty Stikine River, North America’s fastest free-flowing navigable river

These require special arrangements for land and marine transportation, though they are well worth the effort.

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