Wake up to the beautiful morning air of Petersburg, Alaska. Enjoy breakfast on your own and then meet on the docks for a day you will never forget! Today the team will make its way to the majesty of Le Conte Tidewater Glacier. This actively calving glacier is tucked back in a narrow fjord rimmed by snow and glacier covered peaks. Upon returning to Petersburg the crew will meet at the local bar for ‘glacial ice cocktails.

After a good night’s rest, the crew will meet on the dock for the morning briefing and safety overview. Today, depending on weather challenges, the team will head down a narrow body of water known as the Wrangell Narrows. The passage is the only direct water connection between Frederick Sound and Sumner Strait that Orca use on a regular basis for transit. Your guide will decide if conditions dictate passage to Kake via Rocky Pass. Here, we stay at The Waterfront Lodge home to Patti and the rest of our Kake Family. Enjoy home cooked meals and a true native atmosphere!

Today you have the special treat of travelling through the waters of Rocky Pass in route to the native village of Kake, Alaska. Kake is as Alaskan as it gets with no restaurants but the best home cooked food in the state at Patty’s Kitchen! The team will overnight at either the Keex Kwan Lodge or Patti’s Waterfront Lodge depending on group size. Either place is fantastic and be sure to keep a keen eye out for black bear roaming the village! We will be exploring both by land and sea today!

After an amazing breakfast the expedition will depart Kake for the waters of Frederick Sound and be on the lookout for feeding Humpback Whales and Orca preying upon Stellar Sealions. The north south angle of Stephens Passage is prone to afternoon winds so expect your guide to want an early morning departure.