-----Original Message----- From: Bob Apter <bapter_at_sos.net> To: Frank Lucian <fwl_at_webtv.net> Date: Tuesday, October 20, 1998 11:12 PM Subject: Re: [Paddlewise] Kayak Cruise Inside Passage Alaska >Glacier Bay Tours and Cruises does trips of this nature. It is an Alaska >Native Corporation. Website is www.glacierbaytours.com. I went with my >11-year-old son on their 3-day, 2-night Glacier Bay package in 1997. We >were pleased, and I'd consider one of their kayak tours. When I went, we >stayed at the Glacier Bay Lodge, and spent an extra day there to do some >guided protected kayaking (guided by a different local company) near the >Lodge. We took their ferry from Juneau to Gustavus but flew back in a >3-seater plane. We had a great time! > >If you are really adventurous, you can take a kayak (which you could rent in >Gustavus) aboard the Glacier Bay tour boat that does a day trip up into >Glacier Bay itself. They have 3 or 4 dropoff/pickup points within Glacier >Bay. It's a huge wild area (complete with Grizzly Bears). I think the main >arm of Glacier Bay is 65 miles long, and there are numerous side fjords as >well. Only 3 or 4 tour boats per day go into the whole area, and we saw >only a couple of kayakers dropped off or picked up the day we went (early >July). Just show up at a pickup point when you're ready to leave. > >Bob Apter >-----Original Message----- >From: Frank Lucian <fwl_at_webtv.net> >To: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net <paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net> >Date: Tuesday, October 20, 1998 9:12 PM >Subject: Re: [Paddlewise] Kayak Cruise Inside Passage Alaska > > >>Bob wrote: >>I caught a bit of a program on the >>Outdoor Life Channel last night about a >>small cruise boat that does kayak trips >>up to Alaska. The group stays on the >>cruiser and uses kayaks for day trips into >>areas of interest. >>I missed the contact information. Does >>anyone know where this outfit is located >>and how to get ahold of them. > >I think it's www.americansafaricruises.com > >We checked it out after the show. Looks good, but big $$$. > >Frank > >*************************************************************************** >PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List >Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net >Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net >Website: http://www.gasp-seakayak.net/paddlewise/ >*************************************************************************** > > *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.gasp-seakayak.net/paddlewise/ ***************************************************************************
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