In need of Juneau excursion and company recommendations

[Dizney73]

If the other whale watching Company doesn’t work out I highly recommend Jayleen’s Alaska. My daughter and myself were on a tour with one other family of 4 that was so amazing! They were really easy to work with and so friendly!

Thank you! I haven't heard back from them yet but it's good to know there is another good one of there!

 

[RockyMtns]

The on our own car rental sounds great! I wasn't sure there was much to do where we could drive besides Mendenhall but going to St. Therese and Eagle Beach sounds nice... I read that they have picnic tables so perhaps we could stop and get a picnic lunch if the weather allows.
Thanks for all of the great ideas!

We did this as well and loved our day. We saw a bear along the way to St. Therese and a whale in the bay during our picnic lunch. After Mendenhall, we stopped by Safeway and got a really good variety for our picnic lunch. Then, we headed out to St. Therese and ate there. Our other two excursions were expensive, so we wanted one that was less expensive. It was a great day, and I recommend it highly.

 

[melissajx3]

We did the excursion "Whale Watching, Salmon Bake and Mendenhall Glacier" through DCL and loved it!

 

[Dizney73]

We received an amazing Christmas gift last night! It is an email from Chris at Rum Runner confirming our reservation!
Thank you all for your help!

 

[Dizney73]

I feel like I always win when I get help from my DIS neighbors!

 

[Mathmagicland]

I feel like I always win when I get help from my DIS neighbors!

Thank you for asking the questions and to everyone for the comments about Rum Runner, as I’d not heard of them. I too have reached out to them, (@Dizney73 I waited until after you ) and am hoping we will be able to get a booking with them as well.

 

[Dizney73]

Thank you for asking the questions and to everyone for the comments about Rum Runner, as I’d not heard of them. I too have reached out to them, (@Dizney73 I waited until after you ) and am hoping we will be able to get a booking with them as well.

How exciting!! When are you cruising?? We are on the June 29 sailing.
Disboards really is my go to place for all travel information...not just Disney and not just Disney cruises!
Fingers crossed for you! We are really so very excited!

 

[Mathmagicland]

How exciting!! When are you cruising?? We are on the June 29 sailing.
Disboards really is my go to place for all travel information...not just Disney and not just Disney cruises!
Fingers crossed for you! We are really so very excited!

Thanks! We are sailing in August, on the August 24 departure. And we are also excited! Alaska is so beautiful.

 

[mmmears]

For hiking (or kayaking which is what we did) onto Mendenhall Glacier I would check out Above & Beyond Alaska. They've been in business for a long time and are great when it comes to more adventurous excursions.

 

[MiataMx-5]

Whale watching and a glacier helicopter tour.

Especially if you've never done either. The scale of the glacier is hard to comprehend.

 

[Jessicabr]

Whale watching definitely intrigues me but we have gone in Cape Cod two years ago and it was simply wonderful! Would it be so different?
Also, in Ketchikan we will be on a boat all day fishing.

Even when you are cruising from one place to the other, never stop watching the water. It's amazing.