Sound Eco Adventures'
Glacier and Wildlife Tours

8+ hr. TOUR: . College Fjord PLUS! . . 5+ hr. TOURS: Esther Passage/Barry Arm or Blackstone Bay PLUS! Wildlife

PLEASE NOTE: Due to unstable fuel prices, prices below may fluctuate,
but will be no more than the prices noted below when you book with your 50% deposit.

Background
These trips highlight the spectacular tidewater glaciers of College Fjord, Harriman Fjord, Barry Arm and Blackstone Bay (depending on trip). Also depending on trip, you will see bald eagles, sea otters, harbor seals, and a variety of seabirds. We occasionally see whales, porpoises and black bears, but not nearly as dependably as on our specialized wildlife tours. We get as close to the glaciers as safety allows. Our careful adherence to protection guidelines assures that your trip will have a minimal affect on wildlife's natural behavior.

By late July, black-legged kittiwake chicks are growing rapidly
at their rookery across the bay from Whittier (photo above).
Cascade, Barry (top right) and Coxe Glaciers (bottom right)
are featured in our "Esther Passage/Barry Arm" tour. ---->

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<--- College Fjord Plus

When: Any open date, mid-June - September
Length: 8 hours, 95-100 miles

Cost: $189, plus $6 tax; snacks included.
2-passenger minimum if booked more than a month ahead,
4-passenger minimum if booked less than a month ahead.
Discounts: 10% off with 6 total passengers.
The ideal alternative to crowded, cursory big-boat glacier tours. Stupendous mountains and the Sound's densest concentration of glaciers, including Harvard Glacier, the Sound's second biggest. This is a remote, pristine region, where we almost always see lots of sea otters and harbor seals. We visit several glaciers, marine wildlife hotspots, and a spectacular hidden waterfall. En route, we cruise close to scenic shorelines. Optional stop at a remote beach for lunch, where Capt. Gerry will stay with the beached boat in the interetidal zone, leaving you free to adventure on your own. The tradeoff is less time at the glaciers.
Compared with crowded big boat glacier tours operating from Whittier, for just a few dollars more each for a party of six, you get to spend more time on the water, spend more time at the glaciers we visit, you get a value-added experience and you definitely have more fun!
Photo Top Left
Bryn Mawr Glacier, in College Fjord's Harvard Arm, is one of the glaciers we visit on this tour.
Photo Bottom Left
Harbor seals are usually found hauled out on the thick "brash ice" in front of Harvard glacier.

Esther Passage/Barry Arm --->
When: Any open date, April - September
Length: 5+ hours, 80-85 miles
Cost: $164, plus $6 tax; snacks included.
2-passenger minimum if booked more than a month ahead,
4-passenger minimum if booked less than a month ahead.
Discounts: 10% off with 6 total passengers.
We cruise narrow, scenic Esther Passage, and spend plenty of time visiting three active glaciers that empty into a mile-wide bay at the head of Barry Arm that is rimmed with steep, rugged mountains. We also visit a small puffin colony, sea otter feeding grounds, plus a secluded, wildlife-rich bay.
Compared with crowded big boat glacier tours operating from Whittier, for just a few dollars more we offer a value-added experience and we definitely have more fun!

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Cascade Glacier (photo above), seen here from 13 miles away in the northern entrance to Esther Passage, is one of three glaciers at the head of Barry Arm.
Waterfalls and steep mountains (photo right ) add to the scenic beauty of Barry Arm.
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Bald eagles are common in Prince William Sound. An adult
and 2-yr juvenile feed on a salmon carcass (photo right).

<--- Blackstone Bay Plus Wildlife

When: Any open date, April - September
Length: 5+ hours, 80-85 miles
Cost: $164, plus $6 tax; snacks included.
2-passenger minimum if booked more than a month ahead,
4-passenger minimum if booked less than a month ahead.
Discounts: 10% off with 6 total passengers.
This tour features the closest calving glaciers to Whittier, but it places more emphasis on wildlife than the other glacier trips. We pass hanging glaciers and abundant waterfalls, we visit Blackstone (top left photo) and Beloit (bottom left photo) Glaciers, and then head out to open waters and islands where we'll likely find sea otters, harbor seals, puffins, auklets, guillemots and a variety of other wildlife. Some chance for Steller's Sea Lions, whales and porpoises, especially in early summer.