ALASKA CRUISE GLACIER DISCOVERY ABOARD DISNEY WONDER
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As the Disney Wonder makes it's way through the inside passage on an Alaska cruise, take an excursion that will let you take a walk on the "ice" side! As your Disney Alaska cruise ports in
Skagway, Alaska, you can venture off on a glacier discovery shore excursion, described, below.
On this tour you will:
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Board your transportation at
the pier. A short transfer brings you to the heliport where, following a safety video, you are outfitted with glacier boots and vests and loaded onto the helicopter.
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Lift off from the historic
Skagway waterfront where your Alaska cruise ports and head into a rugged region of sheer mountains, majestic valleys and massive glaciers.
Flight routes and landing zones are selected daily based on the weather forecast to ensure that you will see the best sights that the area has to offer.
Jagged peaks towering over the Chilkat
Glacier, cascading waterfalls surrounding the Ferebee Glacier, or the spectacular "river of ice" known as the
Meade Glacier, may be among the wonders you will encounter during the approximate 20-minute flight.
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Land on your glacial destination and have the rare opportunity to explore one of
Mother Nature's greatest marvels.
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Enjoy a walking exploration of the river of ice.
Experienced glacier guides answer your questions and explain the awesome forces at work below your feet during your approximate 40-minutes on the glacier.
* Re-board your helicopter for another approximate 20-minutes of bird's eye discovery, where you will understand why Alaska is a "must see from the sky" destination.
* Arrive at the base and travel back to the pier and your Alaska cruise.
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Duration: Tour includes approximately 40-minutes of helicopter time and approximately 40-minutes spent on the glacier.
The
Chilkat River is a river in
British Columbia and southeastern Alaska that flows southward from the
Coast Range to the
Chilkat Inlet and ultimately
Lynn Canal. It is about 80 kilometres (50 mi) long. It begins at Chilkat Glacier, in Alaska, flows west and south in British Columbia for 27 kilometres (17 mi), enters Alaska and continues southwest for another 60 kilometres (37 mi). It reaches the ocean at the abandoned area of
Wells, Alaska and deposits into a long delta area.
The river was named by the
Russians for the Chilkat group of Tlingit, called /Ǯiɬqut/ in their own language, who lived in the region. The name means "salmon storehouse".
Near the Chilkat River is the
Alaska Chilkat Bald Eagle Preserve, where thousands of bald eaglesappear between October and February, to take advantage of late salmon runs. Nearby Haines, the nearest town, is the most common organization spot for birdwatchers.
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