Bear Fishing
Whale Watching
Floatplane
Includes:
Whale
watching and hike (naturalist guide, water, hearty snack, poncho, &
boat transportation), Bear viewing tour (Permits, flight, guiding
services, and gear (binoculars, boots, rain wear), 2 nights
accommodation at specified hotel.
Rates are per person based on double occupancy.
NOTEs:
Note:
Whale and rainforest walk departs daily, however bear viewing is
limited to specific days due to Tongass National Forest rules. Peak
bear viewing occurs between the dates July 5 – Aug. 25.
Also note, the bear viewing tour is a wilderness oriented program
designed to take you to where nomadic bears should be feeding at
certain points of the summer. This is not the classic “viewing platform
with bears fishing for salmon on a waterfall”. Sightings of bears are
common, but not guaranteed. Participants must be capable of walking
uneven ground; which also ensures you can gain closer proximity to
feeding bears.
Travel Itinerary:
Day 01 - Juneau
Juneau Climb aboard our exploration vessel intentionally designed for
up-close wildlife viewing. This stable covered watercraft is equipped
with a hydrophone to listen to the underwater sounds of whales and the
on-board naturalist will help you seek out the abundant wildlife that
thrives in these protected waters. Later, you will stretch your legs on
a tranquil and secluded trail; the gentle path exhibits all the bounty
of the forest: Its food, its medicine, its shelter and its ambience.
Return to Juneau in late afternoon.
Hotel: Wetsmark Baranof
Day 02 - Juneau
Juneau Our guided Pack Creek tour offers you a rare once-in-a-lifetime
opportunity to intimately observe wild, free living Alaskan Brown Bears
with an experienced and knowledgeable guide. Tour departs Juneau by
float plane and travels 30 minutes over the Alaskan Inside Passage to
Admiralty Island. There you’ll disembark and walk along the secluded
beaches to key points along creek beds or tidal flats where bears are
often seen feeding on salmon, clams and other marine life exposed by
receding tides, and coastal grasses. Views of bears within 50-60 metres
are possible. Return to Juneau by floatplane in late afternoon.
Hotel: Wetsmark Baranof
Day 03 - Juneau
Tour ends with hotel check-out. End.
*Also available from Whitehorse!
Whitehorse-originating
tour is a 6 day / 5 night package and includes 2 days / 1 night at
beautiful Glacier, overnight accommodation in Whitehorse and Skagway
and the White Pass & Yukon Route Railroad, in addition to the items
mentioned above. Ask for more details.
Cost:
$2136 USD per person based double occupancy.
$2488 USD per person
based single room.