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Eagle Preserve Float from Skagway
Eagle Preserve Float from Skagway
Eagle Preserve Float from Skagway
Eagle Preserve Float from Skagway
Eagle Preserve Float from Skagway

Eagle Preserve Float from Skagway

By Alaska Mountain Guides Adventures, inc. Chilkat Guides Ltd
4 out of 10
Price is AU$449 per adult
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  • 6h 30m
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Overview

Upon arrival in Haines, you’ll board a coach for a relaxing 40-minute drive up the Haines Highway, a National Scenic Byway, to the Chilkat Bald Eagle Preserve.

You’ll see historic Haines and Fort William H. Seward on this narrated drive from expert naturalists. Watch for moose and swans in the marshlands as you head up the Chilkat River Valley on this excursion. At the preserve, experienced raft guides await to begin your rafting adventure (not whitewater).

You’ll float silently down the river aboard 18′ inflatable rafts – the best way to observe eagles drawn to feed on the plentiful salmon. Bears and wolves are also frequent guests at the feast. Not only rich in wildlife, the preserve is also a place of incredible beauty, with towering mountains, hanging glaciers and lush forests.

Your tour will float past the Native village of Klukwan where the Tlingit people have lived for centuries on the bounty of this beautiful wilderness.

Wildlife sightings not a guarantee

Activity location

  • Skagway
    • Skagway, Alaska, United States

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • 205 Congress Way
    • 205 Congress Way
    • 99840, Skagway, Alaska, United States

Multiple meeting/redemption points available, see location information for full list

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Departure Time
  • Activity duration is 6 hours and 30 minutes6h 30m
    6h 30m
  • English
Language options: English
Starting time: 7:30 am
Price details
AU$449.28 x 1 AdultAU$449.28
Total
Price is AU$449.28

What's included, what's not

  • What's includedWhat's includedWellington boots
  • What's includedWhat's includedPFD (personal floation device)
  • What's includedWhat's includedProfessional guide
  • What's includedWhat's includedCoffee and/or Tea
  • What's includedWhat's includedCruise ship pickup and drop-off
  • What's includedWhat's includedRain poncho if needed
  • What's includedWhat's includedRiver float
  • What's excludedWhat's excludedService charge

Know before you book

  • Not recommended for travellers with spinal injuries
  • Not recommended for pregnant travellers
  • Not recommended for travellers with poor cardiovascular health
  • Travellers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
  • Minimum age is 7 years
  • Operates in all weather conditions, please dress appropriately
  • 100% Refund will be provided if cancelled 14 days prior to departure date
  • 50% Refund will be provided if cancelled 14 days to 4 days prior to departure date
  • No Refunds if cancelled within 96 hours of tour departure time.

Activity itinerary

Skagway
  • 45m
Your guide will help you board the comfortable ferry for a 45-minute narrated, scenic journey to Haines
Haines (Pass by)
Enjoy the simplicity and beauty of small-town Haines on your way to your rafting adventure. Along the way, your guides will regale you with local natural history, geology, and Gold Rush tales as they point out snow-capped peaks, thick timber forests, and the abundant wildlife.
Fort William H. Seward National Historic Landmark (Pass by)
Check out Fort Seward (Alaska's first Army post) on your way through Haines to begin your rafting adventure. Check out the historic structures that were formerly Army barracks stacked next to the picturesque Port Chilkoot overlooking the Lynn Canal.
Haines Highway (Pass by)
You will board a motor coach for a beautiful 40-minute drive up the Haines Highway, which is a National Scenic Byway. Watch for moose and swans in the marshlands as you head up the Chilkat River Valley, and always keep an eye out for bears!
Chilkat Bald Eagle Preserve
  • 2h
At the Chilkat Bald Eagle Preserve, you'll experience the largest gathering of bald eagles in the world! Your specially-trained guides await to begin your rafting adventure (a gentle float, no whitewater!). You’ll float peacefully down the river aboard an 18-foot inflatable raft - the best way to observe the eagles drawn to feed on the plentiful salmon. Bears and wolves are also occasional guests at the feast. Not only rich in wildlife, the preserve is also a place of incredible beauty, with towering mountains, hanging glaciers and lush forests. After your hour and a half float, you will enjoy a riverside picnic lunch on the banks of the river.
Chilkat River (Pass by)
You’ll float peacefully down the river aboard an 18-foot inflatable raft on one of three rivers - the Chilkat, the Klehini, and the Tsirku. Rafting is the best way to observe the eagles drawn to feed on the plentiful salmon. Bears and wolves are also occasional guests at the feast. Not only rich in wildlife, the preserve is also a place of incredible beauty, with towering mountains, hanging glaciers and lush forests.
Klukwan Indian Reservation (Pass by)
Klukwan is one of the largest communities of Tlingits (Alaska native people groups) still in existence, located twenty-two miles north of Haines. Klukwan sits on the banks of the Chilkat River.

Location

Activity location

  • LOB_ACTIVITIESLOB_ACTIVITIESSkagway
    • Skagway, Alaska, United States

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • PEOPLEPEOPLE205 Congress Way
    • 205 Congress Way
    • 99840, Skagway, Alaska, United States
  • PEOPLEPEOPLEPort of Skagway
    • 99840, Skagway Municipality, Alaska, United States

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