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Rafting dans la réserve de pygargue à tête blanche de Chilkat - Départ de Skagway

Rafting dans la réserve de pygargue à tête blanche de Chilkat - Départ de Skagway

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This is a small group rafting and scenic driving tour through the famous Chilkat Bald Eagle Preserve with a scenic float trip (no whitewater) through the home of the largest bald eagle congregation in the world. Thousands of bald eagles travel here to feed on salmon in the fall and winter. In spring and summer watch for eagles nesting and raising their young.

Ville: Skagway

Thu 17 Jul

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Ce qui est inclu

High Speed Catamaran transfer between Skagway and Haines, Alaska

Local guide

Bottled water

Driver/guide

Lunch

Port pickup

High Speed Catamaran transfer between Skagway and Haines, Alaska

Information additionnelle

Service animals allowed
Public transportation options are available nearby
Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
Children must be accompanied by an adult
Minimum age 7 years
Maximum weight 250 lbs.
A minimum of 2 people is required to open the tour
Cruise Ship Passengers, please provide ship name for meeting location. Hotel guests, please provide name of hotel for pick-up.

Politique d'annulation

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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Commentaires (27)

LSseetheworld

Sep 2019

Had a great time with our guide Liz. We saw over 20 Bald Eagles on a very relaxing river float. Highly recommend!

adflanagan13

Aug 2019

In general we had nice weather but we saw only a dozen or so eagles. the scenery was beautiful. The raft guide, Liz, was an enthusiastic and competent naturalist who made the raft trip itself enjoyable. It is necessary to walk in water and Rainbow tours provided Rubber boots, but mine leaked and my feet were therefore cold for the entire trip. The excursion involved a 20 minute van ride which was cramped and the van wasnt very clean. Rainbow provided a van transfer in Skagway from our cruise dock to the ferry dock, and told us they would meet us at the end. They did not, and we were forced to walk 30 minutes back from the ferry to the cruise ship.

Réponse de l'hôte

Aug 2019

Thanks for your review. I'm glad you mentioned that the scenery was beautiful and that Liz is a qualified naturalist. We are very fortunate to have her on our team. As far as the number of eagles, a dozen is actually a pretty good number. The Chilkat Bald Eagle Preserve boats thousands of bald eagles in November. But in the summer, eagles are on the nest and are territorial, so you don't find large concentrations of bald eagles until they are off the nest beginning in September. The great thing about the trip is to see the eagles on and near their nests; the area where we float has a high concentration of nesting bald eagles because it is a rich and pristine environment. Another great aspect of our rafting trip is that it gets you completely away from the road and out in the wilderness where it is quiet and the air smells fresh and clean. I am sorry to hear that your boots leaked. Hopefully, you told our guide Liz about them. Our protocol is to replace or repair any and all leaky boots right away. Fortunately, most tours do not involve walking in the water- the boots are mainly to keep your feet dry in case there is some splashing water that gets into the raft. The nature of glacial rivers are that they are shallow, and occasionally a raft gets stuck on the gravel. If the guide can't get the raft floating again, participants may need to get out in the shallow water while the guide moves the raft from shallow to deeper water. This rarely happens but does happen now and again. As far as the transfer in Skagway, I am sorry if you misunderstood what we provide. At the beginning of the tour, we meet you in Skagway at the cruise ship dock just past security. We provide a meet and greet service and transfer to the Fast Ferry dock. At that time, our Skagway rep tells all guests about the return protocol. When you return to Skagway, there is a bus service that provides regular transport from the Fast Ferry back to the ship. My Skagway guides explain to all guests that this service is paid for by Rainbow Glacier Adventures- all you have to do is inform the bus driver that you are with our company and they do not charge you-they bill us. So our guests are never forced to walk back one half hour from the Fast Ferry back to their ship.I apologize if that was not make clear to you.

568debbie

Jul 2019

Nice float in a beautiful valley and overall a very smooth experience. I was not aware that there was so much travel time involved just to get to the activity as I might not have booked this. But getting to see Haines was nice. My main critique is that our river guide dave took his raft down the river sideways 95% of the time which meant that my back was down river most of the time. So I had a terrible view and had a hard time viewing what he was talking about most of the time. The entire staff was nice and professional.

Réponse de l'hôte

Jul 2019

Thanks for the review and your comments. We take all comments seriously and appreciate the chance to respond. The tour from Skagway involves a 45 minute Fast Ferry ride between the two towns each direction. There is no direct road connection- as a matter of fact, to driver from Haines to Skagway is 350 miles one way! The end result of this is that Haines is not as crowded as Skagway- Skagway gets over 1 million visitors a year! So the fact that there is some expense and time involved to get between the two towns actually works in favor of those who want get off the main tourist track. Another factor that is affecting our travel time to the river is that there is some road construction taking place along the Haines Highway right now. Of course, this is out of our control and some trips get delayed along the road. The actual length of time on the river varies depending on current, wind and other factors- but the typical trip spends 4 hours in Haines with 1.5 hours on the river. As far as your comment about going sideways down the river, it is important to understand the type of watercraft we use and how they move down the river. We use rubber rafts that are steered by the guide using two oars. This allows our guests to have their hands free to take pictures or use their binoculars to look at the eagles and scenery. Guests are not expected to paddle or row. The power that propels the raft down the river is the current of the river. In order to maximize the efficiency of travel down the river, the guide turns the raft sideways to the current. The raft is constantly turning from one side to the others as it moves downstream. While it may seem that the guide could drive the raft as if he is driving a car and simply point downstream, this is simply not the case. The boat travels sideways most of the time. But it is easy for the guide to turn around 180 degrees. So if you had your back downstream most of the time, you could have talked to Dave about it. Dave is a great guide and I'm sure if you had asked him or talked to him about it he would have turned the raft around so you would be pointed downstream. We always want our guests to leave our trip happy, and so it helps to let us know if there is an issue during the trip instead of after.