Peak Season Bear Viewing By Seaplane

5.0 (15 reviews) 5 h 30 min

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15 reviews

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Beautiful Flight Included! Photo by Chris Miller Photography — Photos: the activity supplier, via Viator

Peak Season Bear Viewing By Seaplane, photo 2 — Photos: the activity supplier, via Viator

About this activity

Experience the bears of Chichagof Island with Juneau's premier wilderness tour operator! This is our peak season bear viewing trip to watch the bears in their natural habitat while they fish below a large waterfall.

We depart the Juneau airport and fly over Admiralty Island on our way to our bear viewing area on Chichagof Island. Here we will watch the bears for 2.5hrs+ before returning to Juneau on another beautiful flight over the Tongass National Forest. This trip is led by an expert local guide who has spent their life exploring this area!

All of our trips are carbon-negative, culturally rich, and environmentally responsible! Private trips with extra flightseeing are available by advanced request, contact us directly for more information.

Come and experience the famous Alaskan Brown Bear in our beautiful wilderness!

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At a glance

Duration: 5 h 30 min
Confirmation: Confirmed within 48 hours
Ticket: Mobile or paper ticket accepted
Group: Up to 9 people
People per booking: 1–9
Guide: English
Operated by: Wild Coast Excursions

Ages: Adults (12–99 years)

What is included

Included

Included: Lunch
Included: anding and/or facility fees: Landing and facility fees
Included: Rain gear and rubber boots

Not included

Not included: Gratuities

Itinerary

Tongass National Forest

2 h 30 min Admission included

We will take a 30 minute flight over Admiralty Island to Chichagof Island. We disembark at the beach and spend 2.5-4 hours watching the bears fish out of the small river at the base of a large waterfall. When the salmon are spawning this is some of the most active bear viewing in Alaska! We can frequently see glaciers from the plane as we depart and return to the Juneau Airport.

Meeting point and pickup

You can be picked up from your accommodation or go straight to the meeting point.

Meeting point

We will meet self driving guests in the lobby at Ward Air. Ward Air is in its own building at the Juneau Airport, just outside the one-way only area of the airport itself. There is plenty of free parking at their office.

End point

We will meet self driving guests in the lobby at Ward Air. Ward Air is in its own building at the Juneau Airport, just outside the one-way only area of the airport itself. There is plenty of free parking at their office.

Pickup points

Juneau Intl Airport

If you are disembarking a ship at one of Juneau's Cruise Terminals, or staying at a downtown hotel, we ask that you make the short walk to the "Elizabeth Peratrovich Plaza".

This is the official loading zone for our size of vehicle and is on the waterfront in the middle of the port area. The multi-story parking garage on the waterfront with the Juneau Library on top is on one end of the Plaza and it and the mural of Elizabeth Peratrovich can be seen from around the port.

If you are on a ship arriving at the AJ Dock less than 30 minutes prior to the depart time, or you are staying in a hotel outside of downtown, please contact us directly.

Cancellation

All sales are final. No refund is available for cancellations.

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The operator may cancel if the weather does not allow it; you then get another date or your money back.
The operator may cancel if too few people book; you then get another date or your money back.

Good to know

Public transportation options are available nearby
Not recommended for pregnant travelers
Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
The remaining time is spent driving to/from the airport, and flying to/from the bear viewing location.
Guests must be able to disembark a seaplane into water, and walk over 1/2 mile of slippery beach rocks to reach bear viewing area