The Inside Passage, by Yacht

Glacier fjords and whale waters on a chartered vessel of your own. A private, tailored journey of 6-8 days in The Inside Passage, Alaska, designed end to end by a Forest Travel advisor — with Virtuoso privileges at the finest luxury hotels, from US$15,000 per traveler.

Few places on earth still feel this vast and untamed, where glaciers, fjords, and brown bears remain the undisputed authors of the landscape.

When to go

Late May through early September, when the days stretch long, the wildlife is at its most active, and the coastal waters and interior wilderness open fully. Your advisor times it to the light, the crowds and your own calendar.

The experiences

A sense of what this journey can hold — each one arranged privately and shaped to you:

• A chartered yacht threading the glacier fjords of the passage, anchoring each night in a cove of your own choosing.
• Private tender excursions to calving glacier faces and whale waters, launched the moment conditions align.
• Quiet mornings on deck as humpbacks surface in the mirror-still narrows around the hull.
• A crew and naturalist who shape each day to the tides, the whales and your own unhurried whim.

A sense of the rhythm

Aboard your own vessel the passage unspools at anchor-to-anchor pace. Days follow the tide and the wildlife rather than any port schedule, and the yacht becomes both the journey and the retreat. Mornings favor glassy water; evenings settle into wilderness anchorages with no other lights in sight.

A roving charter or settled anchorages

A roving charter covers more of the passage, glacier to fjord to whale ground, with a new view each morning. Settling into a few favorite anchorages trades range for depth and a slower, more restful rhythm. We tailor the balance to whether you want to see much or simply be still.

How to do it well

The counsel our advisors give travelers planning this journey:

• May and June bring active glaciers and calmer, less-trafficked water.
• Build the route around the tides; the finest fjords open only near slack water.
• A private charter lets you overnight in coves no scheduled vessel can reach.
• Ask us to place a naturalist aboard; the passage rewards a knowing eye immensely.

What only your advisor can open

The difference between a good trip and an unrepeatable one is access — and access is a relationship, not a booking. Every guide, room and moment is chosen and sequenced for you.

Who it's for

Travelers who value privacy, time and doing it once — beautifully — and who would rather have one trusted advisor orchestrate every detail than assemble it themselves.

Estimated investment

From US$15,000 per traveler, based on double occupancy — scaled to your dates, party size and level of privacy. A starting point, not a final quote; confirmed once your advisor tailors the itinerary.

Designed entirely around you

Nothing here is a package. A Forest Travel advisor shapes the whole journey and stays one message away before and throughout your trip.

Your Virtuoso privileges

As a Virtuoso member, Forest Travel includes benefits reserved for Virtuoso guests at the finest luxury hotels, at no added cost: a room upgrade on arrival when available, daily breakfast for two, a property credit toward dining or spa, and early check-in with late check-out when the hotel allows.

Continue exploring The Inside Passage

Part of our The Inside Passage travel guide. Related private journeys:

• Glacier Bay & the Whales
• The Living Coast

Begin the conversation

Tell a Forest Travel advisor how you like to travel and they will design The Inside Passage, by Yacht around you — privately, every Virtuoso privilege included. Request your private consultation →