Observe Alaska wilderness in its rawest form!

Duration

10-12 Hours

Rates

$1395.00 per person + $30 Katmai National Park Fee per person + 3% fuel surcharge per booking.

About

The federally-protected Katmai National Park and Preserve is world famous for Alaska brown bear viewing. Accessible only by air, this is Alaska wilderness in its rawest form.

Our fly out Katmai bear viewing adventure takes you to Brooks Falls, where three bear viewing platforms connected by elevated boardwalks allow for close, unobstructed and extraordinary bear viewing in Katmai National Park. In July, lured by spawning salmon, as many as fifty bears can be seen at once along the 1.5-mile Brooks River.

While the Katmai bear viewing at Brooks Falls is self-guided, Katmai National Park Rangers provide an initial briefing upon arrival and are available throughout the park for questions. An on-site wait list for the Lower River bear viewing platform may be implemented when visitation reaches capacity to ensure quality bear viewing. What this means is that sometimes the bear viewing is crowded and the ranger may ask you to move to another platform. The is plenty of room in Katmai overall to see bears.

What's Included

• Intimate two to three hour scenic flightseeing tour from Anchorage; flight times vary depending on weather and plane type.
• A window seat and 2-way headset
• Detailed knowledge (and personality) of an Alaska bush pilot
• Box lunch upon arrival at Katmai National Park
• Katmai bear viewing at Brooks Falls – watch them catch jumping salmon!
• Wildlife watching on return flight for beluga whales, moose and Dall sheep

What to Bring

• Sunglasses, bug spray, camera and binoculars.
• Dress comfortably and in layers; Alaska weather can change dramatically. A sunny and warm day in Anchorage can turn windy, rainy, and cool in the National Park.
• Please bring prescription medications.

Additional Information

Katmai National Park is in a remote area accessible only by plane so many of the common expectations of “civilization” are not available. You should bring essential medications with you and not plan plane connections on the same day of this trip. Additionally, if visiting Katmai is extremely important to you, please allow time in your schedule for possible rescheduling of this trip. Rust’s flies through two mountain passes to reach Katmai and this trip does sometimes cancel due to weather.