Alaska’s Aleutian Islands: Dutch Harbor, Kodiak & the Alaska Peninsula

This is our most remote and least-traveled Alaska itinerary, a 10-night, one-way expedition along the Alaska Peninsula and into the Aleutian Islands aboard the Safari Explorer, a small expedition ship with a max of 36 passengers. This expedition is operated by our partner, UnCruise Adventures, and offered to Oceanic Society travelers with an exclusive discount and a portion of proceeds supporting our ocean conservation work. Few travelers and few ships ever reach this stretch of coastline. The route strings together three of Alaska's most significant wild landscapes: Kenai Fjords National Park's tidewater glaciers, Katmai National Park's volcanic terrain and dense brown bear population, and the Alaska Peninsula's Ugashik and Aniakchak wilderness, one of the least visited units in the entire National Park System.

Beyond the parks, this itinerary is as much a journey through human history as natural history. Guests walk the abandoned village and petrified sequoia forest of Unga Island, hike the active volcanic slopes of Akutan, and finish in Dutch Harbor, a working fishing port with deep Aleutian and WWII history, home to the Church of the Holy Ascension, the oldest standing church in Alaska. Wildlife sightings throughout include sea otters, brown bears, eagles, puffins, foxes, and a wide range of whale species. Because of its length, remoteness, and small-ship intimacy, this is the itinerary for repeat Alaska travelers or serious wildlife and history enthusiasts looking for something well beyond the standard Southeast Alaska route.