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Glacier Bay

Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve, AK
5.0 of 5 stars 44 Reviews
Type: National Parks, Nature/ Wildlife Areas, Bodies of Water
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hexham
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24 reviews 24 reviews
Reviews in 12 cities Reviews in 12 cities
11 helpful votes 11 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed May 22, 2012 NEW

The whole experience of seeing the effects of glaciation and climate change as it was happening was awe inspiring. The excellent commentary and information given by the National Park Rangers, including animal sightings - was priceless. Watching the glaciers calving and the icebergs floating away was really interesting. The scale is vast - take good binoculars and a camera with... More

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Houston, Texas
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31 reviews 31 reviews
Reviews in 10 cities Reviews in 10 cities
15 helpful votes 15 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed April 4, 2012

The national park service runs a day trip scheduled to visit Margerie and Johns Hopkins glaciers. On a nice day, the trip is jaw-dropping. Besides glaciers, we've seen whales, sea lions, puffins, bears, mountain goats and more. (On a cold, cloudy day with a substitute tour boat, the trip wasn't as good. The tour skipped Margerie Glacier entirely.) The weather... More

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New Delhi, India
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Reviews in 48 cities Reviews in 48 cities
72 helpful votes 72 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed February 26, 2012
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A visit to Glacier bay was an unique life-time experience of not only viewing about a dozen Tide-water Glaciers - frozen rivers of ice - up-close but also the one-time sacred Homeland of the Klingit Indians. An added bonus was the oppurtunity to see "Calving" of Glaciers to form Icebergs. More

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Corpus Christi, Texas
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18 reviews 18 reviews
Reviews in 12 cities Reviews in 12 cities
83 helpful votes 83 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed January 29, 2012
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Glacier Bay is an absolutely amazing experience. Everyone must experience this place at some time in their life. The weather has no impact on the ability to enjoy this place. The day my cruise ship went through here it was somewhat foggy and rainy, but that didn't hamper anything. In fact that fog, absolute stillness of the sea, and the... More

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Brit
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23 reviews 23 reviews
Reviews in 6 cities Reviews in 6 cities
12 helpful votes 12 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed January 22, 2012

This is one the most stunning views I have seen. If you go, stay overnight & go on a SMALL boat (not a cruise-liner). More

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Southeast Alaska
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27 reviews 27 reviews
Reviews in 3 cities Reviews in 3 cities
24 helpful votes 24 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed January 13, 2012

Fantastic views and the true Alaska with maybe a surprising visit from wildlife! More

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Walnut Creek
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10 helpful votes 10 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed January 5, 2012

The flight-seeing trip we took over Glacier Bay was simply spectacular. We had done the cruise of the bay the day before and then treated to the aerial view the next day. The skies were crystal clear and the view were captivating. A "must see" activity. More

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Melbourne, Australia
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14 helpful votes 14 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed January 5, 2012
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We visited Glacier Bay National Park by cruise ship. It was the highlight of the 7-day cruise trip. We were amazed by the natural beauty of the glaciers. Even though it was not a sunny day, the misty weather gave another form of beauty when viewing the glaciers. The cruise ship was able to get quite close to the glaciers.... More

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Wakefield, United Kingdom
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed January 5, 2012

On a cruise with Titan Travel, on board NCL Norwegian Pearl. If you've never seen a glacier close up you should try & do it. It was tremendous and so much larger than you would imagine. The noise of a calving iceberg needs to be heard to be believed. If you get the chance, make sure you have both a... More

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Orlando, Florida
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59 reviews 59 reviews
Reviews in 25 cities Reviews in 25 cities
111 helpful votes 111 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed December 7, 2011
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One of the first things that struck me as the cruise ship was making its slow way across the bay was how crisp and fresh and invigorating the air was. It made me want to take in as much air with every breath. This is one of our planet's most pristine places, and a wonder to behold. Bring at least... More

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