FLIGHTSEEING and TASTE OF ALASKA
This excursion of around three hours lets you view Alaska from the air on a “flightseeing”trip before touching down to visit a countryside resort and fishing retreat, where you’ll savour a seafood meal.
Excursion details
Prepare to enjoy two different but equally rewarding sides of Southeast Alaska during this approximately three-hour excursion, beginning with a drive of around 15 minutes to Taquan Air. This Alaskan airline specialises in trips which reveal the visual splendour of the state’s southeast region by cruising over some of its most impressive terrain.
After a short orientation and safety briefing, it’s time to board the aircraft, a de Havilland Beaver. Designed for flying in a range of tough conditions, it’s the perfect aviation vehicle for the Alaskan wilderness.
Over the next 25 minutes or so, your flightseeing trip will take you over scenic stretches of Alaskan wilderness featuring soaring mountains, carpets of thick forest and other dramatic natural wonders.
After your plane has landed, there’s around 15 minutes to disembark, meet your host and transfer to World Famous George Inlet Lodge by cart. On the way, you’ll make a quick photo stop at a nearby waterfall.
Once you’ve arrived at George Inlet Lodge, settle in for a seafood-based feast and drinks over approximately 70 minutes (an alternative menu is served on early-morning excursions).
Following the meal, spend 15 minutes or so browsing the gift shop and boarding your vehicle before the roughly 25-minute drive back to the port.
Important Information:Depending on the tour departure time, guests may receive brunch with Dungeness Crab Cake Benedict and smoked salmon bagels, while later tours will receive a Ketchikan Green Salad and a seafood feast with crab cake, honey soy salmon, and halibut. This tour may operate in reverse order, starting with the drive to Salmon Falls, followed by the flight. The FAA requires guests’names and weights for weight and balance calculations and flight manifesting. This ensures the aircraft operates within the safety parameters. Due to weight and balance limitations, as well as for guests’safety and comfort, guests weighing 250 lbs. (114 kg) or more will incur a weight surcharge of $168.
If applicable, this surcharge will be paid directly to the tour operator prior to the tour departure. Dietary restrictions cannot be accommodated on the day of the tour and must be communicated to the shore excursions desk at least 48 hours prior to tour commencement. There is a set price per person for this tour. Child rates are not applicable. Flight time is approximately 25 minutes
