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Guests hiking Cascade Creek Trail, Thomas Bay, Tongass National Forest, Southeast Alaska, USA
Guests hiking Cascade Creek Trail, Thomas Bay, Tongass National Forest, Southeast Alaska, USA
ExpeditionsWild Alaska Escape: LeConte Bay, Wrangell, and the Misty Fjords

Wild Alaska Escape: LeConte Bay, Wrangell, and the Misty Fjords

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Experience the pure power of primal wilderness on this compact, six-day expedition along the untamed southern regions of Southeast Alaska. Witness the electric blues of iceberg-dotted LeConte Bay and navigate narrow channels like Behm and Blake, as well as Walker Cove in Misty Fjords. Board Zodiacs to explore Prince of Wales Island and take kayaks and paddleboards into salmon-studded waters to trace the rugged, wildlife-rich shorelines of Kupreanof Island.

Highlights

Dawes Glacier in Endicott Arm, Inside Passage, Alaska, USA
  • Venture by Zodiac into a fjord laden with blue ice from the Leconte or Baird glacier

  • Sail Behm Canal into Misty Fjords National Monument in search of humpbacks, orcas, and sea lions

  • Roam small, uninhabited islands, hiking through the moss-draped cedar and Sitka spruce or tidepooling along the craggy shores

  • Scan the shorelines along Sumner Strait for a chance to spot black bears and bald eagles in search of salmon

  • Visit a tribal house and a beach famous for native petroglyphs on remote Wrangell Island, or take a jet boat excursion up the Stikine River

  • With National Geographic Global Explorers, our exclusive family program, kids and teens will learn about this wild corner of the world—from its massive glaciers to humpback whales

  • Explore the wild and remote areas of southeast Alaska by special use permit with the Tongass National Forest

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Ship National Geographic Sea Lion

National Geographic Sea Lion

Guests

62

Cabins

31

A U.S.-flagged vessel, she and her sister National Geographic Sea Bird discover domestic waters

Before they built the National Geographic Venture and National Geographic Quest, U.S. shipbuilder Nichols Brothers built the twin ships National Geographic Sea Lion and National Geographic Sea Bird. Nimble, reliable, and intimately scaled, they both continue to sail the waters of the west coast of North America and Central America.

National Geographic Sea Lion accommodates just 62 guests in 31 outside cabins. Her inviting public spaces foster a sense of shipboard life where everyone is integral to the adventure, engendering a rewarding sense of community and esprit de corps. National Geographic writer Andrew Evans called National Geographic Sea Lion the “closest thing to Cousteau’s Calypso” he’s ever had the pleasure to be on.

The ship National Geographic Sea Bird operating in Misty Fjords National Monument, Alaska, USA

National Geographic Sea Bird

Guests

62

Cabins

31

American-flagged, she and her sister, National Geographic Sea Lion, are ideal for discovering domestic waters

Before they built the National Geographic Venture and National Geographic Quest, U.S. shipbuilder Nichols Brothers built the twin ships National Geographic Sea Bird and National Geographic Sea Lion. Nimble, reliable and intimately scaled, they both continue to sail the waters of the west coast of North America and Central America.

With a shallow draft and small size, she can easily reach places inaccessible to larger ships. She can venture into fast-moving channels where whales come to feed, transit a series of locks in the Pacific Northwest, nose up to waterfalls in secluded coves, and sail into protected anchorages in small bays perfect for snorkeling and kayaking.

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