Chessine's Travels
Your  World Your Trip Your Way
  • Home
  • About Us
  • Tours & Excursions
  • Magazines
  • Monthly Destinations
  • Reviews
  • Resources
  • Blog
  • Contact Us
    • Contact Us
    • Write A Review
  • Members Only
    • Welcome
    • Booking Form
  • Sign In

  • My Account
  • Signed in as:

  • filler@godaddy.com


  • My Account
  • Sign out

Read The New York Optimist Expert guide featuring Chessine's Travels

Chessine's Travels
Your  World Your Trip Your Way

Signed in as:

filler@godaddy.com

  • Home
  • About Us
  • Tours & Excursions
  • Magazines
  • Monthly Destinations
  • Reviews
  • Resources
  • Blog
  • Contact Us
    • Contact Us
    • Write A Review
  • Members Only
    • Welcome
    • Booking Form

Account


  • My Account
  • Sign out


  • Sign In
  • My Account

Two Journeys Without a Crowd

Whether by Land or Sea, Experience the beauty of Alaska and its wildlife.  

ALASKA BY Land

Alaska’s Bear Experts!

 

Alaska Grizzly Safaris & Jacques Adventure Lodge 

Providing The Ultimate Wildlife Experience Since 1978.



If wildlife photography of grizzly or brown bears and walruses, Hiking to see Dall sheep, and fishing for the best salmon in the remote parts of  Alaska has always been your dream. 


Join Jerry and his crew on a fully guided Adventure Vacation with 5 aircraft always standing by to fly our 12 guests to over 127 different locations. His clients exclusively use the 5 aircraft, including 2 float planes (seaplanes), 3 bush planes on tundra tires, and 10 jet boats. That is what sets him apart from others. Their aircraft are always with you or at the lodge waiting, and they can cover a 30,000-square-mile area, including Katmai, Lake Clark National Parks, & the Bristol Bay Watershed. Having the plane stay with you all day is a huge advantage allowing us always to be where the best bear activity, wildlife photography, hiking, or fishing adventure are. More importantly, they take off for the lodge or a different location if bad weather is blowing in.


What's Included in the trip Package:

The trip price includes all the daily bush flights, boat trips, raft trips, food, lodging, guides, maid service, waders, fishing rods, reels, fly's, and camera tripods. 


What's Not included in the trip Package:

Airline flight between Anchorage & Iliamna Airport.


Staff gratuities & alcohol are not included:

We are in a dry County. You must bring your alcohol. Our district has a law that alcohol cannot be sold or served in the Lake Iliamna district. It is perfectly legal to get alcohol for your consumption. If you want to consume alcohol during your trip, please bring your own, as we are forbidden by law from providing it to you, and it cannot be purchased in the Iliamna district.


Is there Hiking? Yes! From the lodge, there are various hiking trails for every ability level. Using our private fleet of aircraft or boats, we can get you to any terrain you desire. From High Alpine tundra to 50-mile-long black sand beaches or remote rivers. 


Here is an example of A Customizable All-Inclusive Itineraries:

  

Day 1

Depart from Anchorage at 3:00 PM on Iliamna Air Taxi's PC-12 turboprop plane at the Iliamna Airport at 4:00 PM. Our staff will greet you and provide transportation to the lodge; the crew will help get everyone's gear into their cabins. Each of our 5 cabins has a full bathroom and 2 beds.

After settling into your cabin, the main lodge will serve hor oeuvres in the "great room," with its amazing panoramic Lake Iliamna and Roadhouse Mountain views.

Once everyone has gathered at the lodge, orientation will begin. This meeting ensures all questions get answered regarding what the week will consist of. Next, everyone will be individually fitted with state-of-the-art Gore-Tex waders and wading boots, all supplied by the lodge. The gear is lightweight, comfortable for all-day wear, and impervious to the weather!

Their chef Cindy has prepared a multi-course, gourmet dinner that will be served at 7:00 PM. After eating together as a group, we discuss all possible customized options, such as hiking, wildlife viewing, and fishing; Planning is done nightly over the next 5 days. Once details are set, and everyone knows where they are going, what equipment to get, and what aircraft to the board in the morning, you are free to spend the remaining daylight hours as you wish.


Day 2-4

After a hearty breakfast, you will board one of the lodge's aircraft, and the adventure begins! Their fleet of 5 seaplanes is capable of landing on rivers and lakes. Their tundra-tired bush planes on beaches, gravel bars, and ridge tops. Planes, paired with Jacques's 12 boats, will make the most of your visit. If you are a photography buff, you've set out to capture images of coastal brown bears fishing in Katmai National Park. If you are interested in hiking, how about viewing Dall sheep on the high alpine tundra to walking a 50-mile-long black beach? Fishermen dream of being flown into remote rivers for salmon.


Day 5 ( there are two possible options)

Today, half of the people in your group have decided to fly to Twin Lakes to view and photograph the Dick Proenneke log cabin. (One Man's Wilderness). You shoot photos while flying over the turquoise water of Lake Clark of the scenery, Dall sheep in the higher tundra, Caribou, and glaciers of Lake Clark National Park. The plane will touch down on Upper Twin Lake, a mere 100 yards from the historic homestead site built by Dick Proenneke. 


The second half of your group has decided to take a 2-day expedition into the most remote, rugged, and wildest part of Alaska. The Bering Sea, its beautiful beaches, and hopping wildlife are sights few humans get to see. Leaving at 6:00 AM and landing at Walrus Point and the Seal Islands, you will be greeted with the unmistakable stench of walrus. With the walrus situated upwind, you may approach without disturbing them. These islands often display 200-400 seals hauled out on the beach.

With walruses all around, swans nesting in the salt grasses, eagles patrolling the cliffs and waters from above, and sea otters playing in the surrounding streams, Caribou, moose, and bear are also expected to see along the way. The group will camp at an old native trapper's cabin overlooking the Bering Sea and let the waves on the rocks lull them to sleep.

Day 6

For those who camped out overlooking the Bering Sea, your day will consist of capturing whatever photos you missed the previous day and combing the beach for treasures washed ashore—a departure from Walrus Point by noon. From there, they will fly to a nearby native village to refuel the planes and bellies with a local meal. They will arrive back at the lodge in time for dinner.

For the people who stayed at the lodge the previous night, they will spend the day floating the Copper River. There they can film and photograph the pods of Red Salmon in the clear water, see bears, and perhaps catch a trophy rainbow trout! As one of Alaska's first trophy rainbow trout fisheries, you will not be disappointed. A long day on the river will have you anticipating dinner.

Both groups will return to the lodge for dinner.

Day 7

Today is the last day of the trip. To wrap things up, there will be enough time to change from your field clothes into something more comfortable and get a quick shower in before our staff transports the group back to Iliamna Airport for the evening flight back to Anchorage.


Let's Go >> 


Book Now

 For 2023.....

June and September trips are 6 days & 6 nights. 

July & August trips are 5 days & 5 nights 


*Pricing is per person

*Pricing subject to change*

*Terms & Conditions may apply*

Contact US

ALASKA BY SEA

Vancouver to Sitka

Discover the paradise of Fiordland — Kynoch Inlet — with bays, islands, and fjords revealing intricate waterfalls and glacier networks. From the picturesque town of Wrangell, explore the dramatic Stikine River — what the Tlingit people call “The Great River.” Be among the privileged few to visit the authentic Alaskan village of Petersburg. Take a naturalist-led tour of Misty Fjords. 


The Inside Passage from Vancouver to Sitka

The much heralded 200-guest Ocean Victory offers first-in-class luxury amenities, 93 ocean-view cabins, fine dining, an Open Bar, a complete spa, and a full fleet of zodiacs and kayaks.


Day 1 – Arrival in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada with overnight Hotel Stay

Day 2 - Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Day 3 - Scenic Ocean Cruising

Day 4 - Canadian Inside Passage

Day 5 - Ketchikan, Alaska

Day 6 - Misty Fjords National Monument

Day 7 - Wrangell, Alaska

Day 8 - Chatham Strait

Day 9 - Petersburg, Alaska

Day 10 - Tracy Arm Fords Terror Wilderness

Day 11 - Kake and Frederick Sound, Alaska

Day 12 - Disembark at Sitka, Alaska 


  • 1-night Pre-cruise Hotel Stay with free ground transfers between hotel and vessel
  • Unlimited Guided Tours designed with your comfort in mind aboard private, deluxe motorcoaches.
  • Unlimited Beverages, including an extensive wine list, choice spirits, local craft beers, and specialty coffees
  • Open Bars & Lounges throughout the vessel, including a juice bar EVERY morning.
  • Locally Sourced & regionally Inspired Cuisine from land and sea
  • Gourmet Selections of freshly prepared choices for breakfast, lunch, and dinner
  • In-room Dining Available
  • Pre-Paid Gratuities (NEW)
  • Port Taxes & Fees (NEW)
  • Unlimited WiFi
  • Live, Daily Onboard
  • Entertainment & Enrichment
  • Bicycles* and Hiking Sticks


Lets Go >> 


Book Early for May 2024!

*Pricing subject to change*

*Terms & Conditions may apply*

Contact US

Subscribe

Tell us how your adventure was!


Copyright © 2019 Chessine's Travels - All Rights Reserved.

 

DESIGNED BY ENH SERVICES, LLC

  • Contact Us
  • YOUR ADVENTURES
  • Privacy Policy

This website uses cookies.

We use cookies to analyze website traffic and optimize your website experience. By accepting our use of cookies, your data will be aggregated with all other user data.

DeclineAccept
Our Blog