Enjoy a Snow Day in the Middle of Summer with an Alaska Glacier Tour

May 31, 2013 - PRLog -- As the weather heats up for another summer, adventurers of the world may find themselves craving a snow day. Even in the middle of the hottest months, visitors to Alaska can get up close to giant glaciers towering in the crystal blue waters. A yacht charter of the Inside Passage can ensure that guests will spot these glistening icebergs and may even see a calving glacier. Calving means that huge chunks of ice will split off of the main section and fall into the water below. It is an awe-inspiring sight as ice that is larger than your yacht break away and splash in the nearby water.

Charters may include to destinations such as Juneau, Ketchikan, and Sitka and may also include other amazing activities, such as wildlife tours, whale watching, and birding. Alaska is filled with an array of unique wildlife that is rare or even impossible to see in the other forty-nine states.

·         Birds: You can expect to see a myriad of bird species while on an Alaska yacht charter, including bald eagles, gulls, kittiwakes, terns, crows, geese, ducks, grebes, loons, cormorants, auklets, murres, murrelets, and puffins.

·         Whales: Visitors can expect to see humpbacks, minke, and orca whales in the southern waters of Alaska in and around the Inner Passage.

·         Water wildlife: You’ll see plenty of wildlife in and along the water ways, including dall’s porpoises, harbor porpoises, harbor seals, sea otters, and Steller’s sea lions.

·         Wildlife on land: Even if you don’t go on land, you’ll be exposed to many creatures foraging for food in and near the water, including brown (or grizzly) bears and black bears. You might also be lucky enough to spot a native Sitka black-tailed deer, which are typically seen around Prince William Sound.

For more information about a snow day during the summer, contact Boat Charters Alaska at http://www.boatchartersalaska.com or call 305-396-3873 to book your yacht charter.