JUNEAU HIGHLIGHTS: GLACIER GARDENS AND WHALE PARK
Discover Alaska’s nature-rich capital, Juneau, on this approximately two-and-a-half-hour excursion, featuring a visit to Glacier Gardens Rainforest Adventure, where you can admire old-growth forest and unusual floral towers. You’ll also go to Overstreet Park for a guided walk with views of the Gastineau Channel.
Excursion details
Your roughly two-and-a-half-hour exploration of Juneau begins with an approximately 15-minute trip to Glacier Gardens Rainforest Adventure. You’ll have 90 minutes to enjoy this family-run site spread across 50 acres that combines manicured gardens, old-growth forest and sweeping mountain views.
In addition to seeing the impressive gardens and striking flower towers – sculptures created from storm-felled tree trunks – this tour takes you deep into the Tongass National Forest, the largest intact temperate rainforest in the world, aboard covered golf carts. Highlights include panoramic views of the Mendenhall Valley and the distant mountains of the Chilkat Range.
Your tour continues with a short 10-minute transfer to Overstreet Park, located at the base of the Juneau-Douglas Bridge and known for its leaping whale sculpture, Tahku. On a guided stroll along the Seawalk, you’ll enjoy views of the Gastineau Channel and learn about the park’s totem poles, a collection of towering sculptures that tell the stories of Alaska’s Indigenous people. The tour concludes with a short 10-minute drive back to your ship.
Important information: the order of sights visited may vary. It is recommended that guests dress in layers and wear comfortable walking shoes. This tour involves walking on uneven terrain
