Redoubt Bay Bear Viewing

Enjoy a guided day tour with the opportunity to view Alaska’s black and brown bears in their natural habitat. You’ll fly by floatplane, 70 miles southwest of Anchorage to the entrance of Lake Clark Wilderness Preserve, site of Redoubt Bay Lodge to view resident brown bears up close from one of the lodge’s covered pontoon boats. Two departures daily, best viewing during July and August. Duration: 6.5 hrs. Min. 2

Costs: $600

Juneau – Admiralty Island

Our guided 1 day 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 the Pack Creek area of 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. Duration 3 hours. Min. 2

Costs: $425

Katmai National Park

Travel to famous Brooks Lodge in Katmai National Park! Tour includes jet air flight from Anchorage to King Salmon, 20 minute scenic floatplane flight to Brooks Lodge, bear viewing at world famous Brooks Falls where brown bears feed and the friendly National Park Service rangers will point you in the right direction and answer all of your questions about this incredible park. Full day.

Costs: $619

Ketchikan Black Bear Viewing

Alaska’s only black-bear viewing tour, just a short 20 minute air tour west of Ketchikan on Alaska’s beautiful Inside Passage to Prince of Wales Island, and you’ll be in bear viewing heaven. The Island black bear population is the highest in North America, virtually guaranteeing sightings in season. Bears are viewed at a quiet watershed where they are gathering to fish for spawning salmon. Other wildlife may include humpback and killer whales, bald eagles, sea otters, harlequin duck and Sitka deer. This trip is an adventurous 2 hour, with over one hour ground viewing. Light shoreline walking may be required. Min. 2

Costs: $350

Anan Creek Bear Viewing

Anan Creek is located on the Tongass National Forest (35 miles) South East of Wrangell, Alaska, accessible only by boat or float plane. Anan Wildlife Observatory is world renowned for its extraordinary bear viewing opportunities. Home to one of Southeast Alaska’s largest pink salmon runs, it attracts a significant number of bears, both black and brown, as well as hundreds of eagles, seals and other wildlife that rely on the salmon as a major food source. Duration 5 – 8 hours, min. 2

Costs: $495