The shape and pattern of a Humpback whale's tail (its fluke) is just like a human's fingerprint — no two are alike. Researchers (and whale watchers) can identify Humpbacks by their flukes.
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Alaska Whale Watching. Explore the watery world of the Whales of Alaska! Information about times and tours as well as the locations of departure from the many ports of call in Alaska.
Cross Sound Express, LLC, operates the M/V TAZ, a 45-foot aluminum, high-speed, diesel-powered passenger vessel. U.S. Coast Guard approved and certified to carry 23 passengers, the TAZ handles the waters of Icy Strait and surrounding waters with ease.
Very stable, with large windows and a comfortable heated interior, the TAZ is great for whale-watching and wildlife viewing, from both inside and outside on the deck. Equipped with comfortable seating and a large viewing deck, the TAZ
is ideal for a variety of services. The M/V TAZ is Alaska-owned and operated by Tod and Margaret Sebens.
We're a local business that takes pride in our professional service, reputation, and style. We commonly service camps, lodges, schools, communities, individuals, and special events.
Serving Gustavus, Juneau, Hoonah, Elfin Cove, Pelican, Glacier Bay, and surrounding areas. Cross Sound Express is an authorized Concessionaire in Glacier Bay National Park. This season we are permitted to enter Glacier Bay between September 1 and May 31.
Call us at 888-698-2726, or email us with your special need details, and we'll give you a custom quote. We look forward to meeting you!
Gustavus is a small homesteading community near Glacier Bay National Park, and has nearly 500 residents. Gustavus Airport is a twenty-five minute scenic flight from Juneau. Alaska Airlines operates a flight once each day between Juneau and Gustavus (summer only). Several smaller flying services offer numerous additional flights to Gustavus from Juneau, including Air Excursions and Wings of Alaska.
In order to operate our guided trips from this small community in Alaska, we have strong relationships with our friends and neighbors. We are proud of our long standing partnerships in and around Gustavus, and happy to recommend these fine businesses.
Annie Mae Lodge
Bear Track Inn
Gustavus Inn
Glacier Bay Country Inn
Blue Heron B+B
Good Riverbed and Breakfast
Puffin Bed and Breakfast
Air Excursions. Air taxi and flight-seeing tours.
Whisper Marine. Guided and fully-outfitted stream fishing trips in remote wilderness locations.
Spirit Walker Expeditions. For an incredible adventure, kayak in the fantastic waters of Southeast Alaska with Spirit Walker Expeditions.
The Tongass National Forest, surrounding Alaska's Inside Passage, is our national treasure: one of the last forests of its kind in the world where old growth forests, brown bears, eagles, and wild salmon still thrive.
Covering 17 million acres, over 1,000 islands, and stretching an area the length of Florida, the Tongass is America's largest National Forest. This temperate rainforest provides a healthy, vital habitat for fish and wildlife, as well as world famous opportunities to fish, hunt, view wildlife, and enjoy the quiet of nature.
The Tongass National Forest is home to healthy and abundant wildlife, vital spawning habitat for Wild Alaskan salmon, and world-renowned opportunities for recreation. With careful management, it will remain this way for generations to come. Conserving the Tongass National Forest will preserve this one-of-a-kind rainforest and Alaska's outdoor heritage and way of life.
To learn more about the Tongass, visit www.ilovethetongass.org