A short ferry ride takes us 15 miles to Haines to view the largest congregation of bald eagles in the world and to enjoy the Bald Eagle Festival. Between 2,000 and 4,000 eagles congregate on the Chilkat River. Programs in Haines will be presented by the Sheldon Jackson Museum and government officials and researchers from Alaska and the Yukon. Study the gold rush stampeders, their madness for gold, law in the frontier and the legacy of a boom and bust economy. A bus trip to the ghost town of Dyea rounds out the gold rush experience.
All accommodations are in hotels.
Double occupancy, private bath. Learn more about Skagway . And Haines . Here's what a typical dorm room looks like at the housing accomodations in Sitka. Each room has a private bath and some have terrific views of the harbor and Sitka Sound.