Mother bear with cubs

Bear with cubs

Playing in the meadow

Bears digging for clams

Bear fishing for salmon

Bears at the creek

Ursula in the meadow

Bear viewers

Includes:

Guided bear viewing, all meals while at Hallo Bay, accommodation (on multiday tours). Airfrare to/from Homer and Hallo Bay not included. Add: $550 per person.

NOTES:

Fitness: guests must be capable of walking over uneven terrain 4-5 hours/4-5Km’s per day
Air Travel to/from Anchorage and Homer available on request.

Description:	USD Cost (Net)
½ day	$550
3 days / 2 nights	$1,200
4 days / 3 nights	$1,800
5 days / 4 nights	$2,400

Rates are per person. All rates subject to $75 per person booking fee.

Hallo Bay Bear Viewing
Multiple Durations Available

Travel to Hallo Bay, Alaska’s premier location for bear viewing, located on the Pacific coast of Katmai National Park. Spring grasses, coastal seafood ‘buffets’ and multiple salmon runs combine to attract the highest concentration of coastal grizzly (or brown bears) in Alaska. From May to early July the brown bears are engaged in complex, fascinating mating behaviors, digging clams in the inter tidal areas and grazing on the inter-tidal sedge flats. In mid July the the first of the salmon runs began arriving and the bears began changing their diet to that of salmon. Subsequent spawning runs of different species of salmon continue into October. All this combines for one of the best bear viewing experiences available in North America. Guests stay in a comfortable cabins with shared baths and hot showers and join fellow travellers for family style dining.

Travel Itinerary:

Departing from Homer, board your 1 hour bush plane flight to Hallo Bay Wilderness. As you approach Hallo Bay Wilderness, the pilot will fly over the camp and surrounding terrain to give you a bird's eye perspective on the immense and incredibly rich coastal ecosystem.

Following the cabin check-in (for multiday guests) and a bear safety orientation guests will be formed into two groups of 4-5 guests per guide. We will walk at a leisurely and observing pace, stopping often at nearby salmon streams, or food rich meadows depending on current bear feeding habits at the time of your visit. When we come upon bears, we will stop, observe and photograph them in a manner so as not to disturb them. Your guide will answer any questions you may have and provide clear instructions on appropriate behavior around the bears.

On multiday tours, groups will walk to different locations. South of the Camp where there is a very interesting tidal lagoon. The point overlooking the lagoon affords good views of the area's glaciers, volcanoes, brown bears, moose, shorebirds, waterfowl, and nesting bald eagles. The lagoon is excellent bear habitat in all seasons, providing succulent sedges from May to July, and salmon runs from July to October.

After each day of hiking and wildlife photography, the groups will hike back to the camp to enjoy a wonderful, hearty, family style supper prepared by our chef. After dinner, the guests can lounge around the galley discussing the days adventures, or falling asleep in their cabins to the sounds of the evening song birds, light breeze and the incoming tides. Return flight to Homer.

Dates:

May 15 – Sept. 25, 2009