SKAGWAY, LYNN CANAL & GLACIER BAY
An exploration of southeast Alaska’s islands, glaciers, and historic ports. Accompanied by an onboard guide, sail through wildlife-rich waters, Lynn Canal, Glacier Bay, and experience cultural sites in Haines. Return each evening to your hotel.
PORTS OF CALL (OVERNIGHTS)
Day 1 – SITKA (Overnight Aspen Suites Hotel, Sitka)
Day 2 – SITKA (Overnight Aspen Suites Hotel, Sitka)
Day 3 – JUNEAU (Overnight Aspen Suites Hotel, Juneau)
Day 4 – SKAGWAY (Overnight Aspen Suites Hotel, Haines)
Day 5 – HAINES (Overnight Aspen Suites Hotel, Juneau)
Day 6 – GLACIER BAY NATIONAL PARK (Overnight Aspen Suites Hotel, Juneau)
Day 7 – JUNEAU (Fly Home)
**Itineraries are guidelines and due to permitting and the nature of our explorations, changes may occur and the order of days may vary by departure.
All-Inclusive Experience
Exclusive to John Hall’s Alaska guests:
Explore by private day vessel and nightly hotel stays in Sitka, Haines and Juneau
Explore Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve
Tlingit cultural experiences in Haines, Alaska
Visits to Fortress of the Bear and Alaska Raptor Center
Tour Gold Rush-era Skagway and a former brothel, the Red Onion Saloon
What is the Platinum Inside Passage Experience?
Designed as a fully guided exploration of Southeast Alaska’s islands, bays, and glaciers! By day, travel through wildlife-rich coastal waters via small private vessel – whale watching, viewing glaciers, and visiting historic ports. Each evening, return to port and overnight in the comfort of your hotel.
Exclusive to John Hall’s Alaska guests, this unique experience cannot be found anywhere else. Pair our Platinum Inside Passage Experience with a John Hall’s Alaska land tour and your air from Anchorage is included.
Pair an Inside Passage experience with a land tour
Match this itinerary with these land tour departure dates:
GRAND SLAM ALASKA
June 20, 2024
July 18, 2024
UNTAMED ALASKA
June 19, 2024
Itinerary
Arrive in Sitka – the ceremonial site for the United States’ 1867 purchase of Alaska from Russia. A John Hall’s Alaska representative greets you at the airport for your transfer to your accommodation for the evening. After lunch, visits to the Fortress of The Bear – an educational rescue center for orphaned bears, and the famous Alaska Raptor Center – a healing and rehabilitation center for injured avian patients, highlight the community’s unique relationship with nature.
Lunch and Dinner | Overnight: Aspen Suites Hotel, Sitka
Sitka is a special place. Today, the day is open for a leisurely stroll on the Sitka Sea Walk or along the harbor, exploring the shops and sights around town, or taking in optional activities.
Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner | Overnight: Aspen Suites Hotel, Sitka
This morning set sail for Juneau, Alaska’s capital city. Just outside the city sits shimmering Mendenhall Glacier, and a chance to hike, stop in the visitor center, or simply take in the glacial views. Next up is a tour at Glacier Gardens, a unique botanical garden set in the temperate rainforest of the Tongass National Forest. The rest of the day is free for a taste of lively downtown Juneau.
Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner | Overnight: Aspen Suites Hotel, Juneau
Rich with marine life, today, travel along one of the world’s deepest and longest fjords, the Lynn Canal. After docking in Skagway explore historic buildings along the town’s main street or head to the Gold Rush cemetery. Later, tour Skagway’s most infamous saloon, the Red Onion – built in 1897 and in its heyday one of the finest brothels in town. There is time for optional activities like riding the rails to the White Pass Summit or panning for gold. Take in dinner before sailing to Haines for an overnight.
Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner | Overnight: Aspen Suites Hotel, Haines
Experience one of Southeast Alaska’s hidden gems and most scenic communities, Haines. Spend the morning visiting the Tlingit heritage of Haines visiting the Jilkaat Kwaan Heritage Center and village of Klukwan. Enjoy time traveling through one of the greatest densities of bald eagles in the world. Return to Juneau this evening.
Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner | Overnight: Aspen Suites Hotel, Juneau
Today is full of surprises on a private small vessel in Glacier Bay National Park, offering a far superior experience in one of the world’s largest protected areas. Near the park’s entrance, sail past South Marble Island – easily spotted by rowdy sea lions, Gulls, Guillemots, and puffins frolicking about and perched on this rocky knob. Deeper in America’s crowning national park view tidewater glaciers, icy blues, and icebergs. Keep watch for bears, whales, moose, eagles, and mountain goats.
Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner | Overnight: Aspen Suites Hotel, Juneau
It is time to say farewell, and transfer to the airport for your flight home.
Breakfast
LAND TOURS THAT PAIR WITH THIS ITINERARY:
GRAND SLAM ALASKA
Match this itinerary with these land tour departure dates:
June 20, 2024
July 18, 2024
View Grand Slam Alaska land itinerary and combo pricing.
UNTAMED ALASKA
Match this itinerary with this land tour departure date:
June 19,2024
View Untamed Alaska land itinerary and combo pricing.
Departures and Pricing
PER PERSON PRICING INCLUDES
PLATINUM INSIDE PASSAGE: Accommodations; fully-guided service; small vessel transportation; airport transfers; daily activities; meals, baggage handling, and corresponding gratuities; port charges and taxes; and personalized John Hall’s Alaska signature windbreaker.
LAND TOUR + PLATINUM: When added to one of our interior Alaska land tours, the price also includes the flight from Anchorage to Sitka.
LARGE PARTIES: Please contact our office if you are traveling with a larger party who requires triple and/or quad pricing.
EMBARKATION: Guests will board the Platinum Inside Passage sightseeing vessel as a group. John Hall’s Alaska will take care of your arrival at the pier.
June 29, 2024
PLATINUM INSIDE PASSAGE EXPERIENCE7-Day Platinum Package
June 29 – July 5, 2024
July 27, 2024
PLATINUM INSIDE PASSAGE EXPERIENCE7-Day Platinum Package
July 27 – August 2, 2024
2024 PLATINUM INSIDE PASSAGE SAVINGS
Booking Discount
Book by December 31, 2023 and SAVE:
SAVE $800 per person when you book a 2024 John Hall’s Alaska land tour + a Southeast Alaska experience.
Check Discount
SAVE $200 per person when you pay your tour balance by check or cash. $500 per person tour deposits may still be made by credit card. (Discounts vary for Platinum Inside Passage and Admiralty Dream guests.)
Large Parties: Please contact our office if you are traveling with a larger party who requires triple and/or quad pricing.
How To Reserve This Tour
A deposit of $500.00 USD per person is required within ten days of booking your reservation. Deposits are fully refundable up until 90 days prior to departure.
Mastercard, Visa, Discover, American Express, and personal checks are acceptable forms of deposit payment. To confirm your space by credit card, please contact our office: 800.325.2270. Alaska Specialists are available for tour bookings 7:30am-5:30pm M-F and 8am-4pm on Saturday.
ARRANGING YOUR FLIGHTS
PLATINUM INSIDE PASSAGE: This itinerary begins in Sitka, Alaska, and ends in Juneau, Alaska. If booking only the Platinum Inside Passage Experience, your flights should arrive before 1pm into Sitka at any time on Day 1. On Day 7, flights may depart Juneau after 8am.