Private Bear Viewing
Ages 8+ • 6 Hours • Difficulty: Easy to Moderate!
About
Duration
6 Hours
About
Experience Wilderness Alaska with an exclusive private bear viewing trip! Fly over the islands and mountains of SE Alaska before landing in remote Alaska to spend the day watching bears in their natural habitat. Your expert local guide will keep you safe and answer all of your questions about bears, your wilderness setting, local history, and indigenous culture. After watching the bears, we'll have another stunning flight back to Juneau and the comforts of town. This is an unforgettable once in a lifetime experience that you can't miss!
Please Note: If you are seeking a time which is not listed, or says "call to book" please contact us via email! info@wildcoastexcursions.com The latest return flight time is 5:30 PM.
Highlights
- Spectacular Wilderness Alaskan Brown Bear Viewing
- An Amazing Photographic Opportunity
- Two Beautiful and Scenic Flights
- Learning About the Bears and the Amazing Tongass Forest
What's Included
- An Expert Local Guide
- Two 30 Minute Seaplane Flights
- Round-trip Transportation from Your Ship or Hotel
- 3 to 4 Hours of Bear Viewing
- All Permits
- Rubber Boots and Rain Gear
- Binoculars and Spotting Scope
- Healthy Lunch From a Local Café
- A 125% Carbon Negative Trip!
Please note that gratuity for your guide is not included.
What to Bring
- Your sense of ADVENTURE and a love of wild places!
- Warm clothing in layers. Bear viewing is a mostly sedentary activity, and Coastal Alaska is a cool, wet environment.
- Your own rain gear and waders/rubber boots if you have them (not required).
- A camera with a good zoom and an extra battery (not required).
- Any medications that you need daily.
Guest Requirements
- The minimum age for our group trips is 12 years old. The minimum age for a private trip is 8.
- Our small aircraft have a per passenger weight limit of 250lbs (113kg) per seat. There is a $300 per person charge for guests over this limit. Guests must be able to walk 1/2 mile over uneven and sometimes slippery ground to reach the viewing area.
- We keep strict control over all food and scented items. Please limit the scented items you bring, and please let us know about all of them. Each guest is limited to one backpack each. You must be able to easily carry everything you bring with you.
- All guests must agree to follow the guide's directions at all times.
- Guests must disclose all pertinent medical history and bring any required medications. All guests must sign a liability waiver before departing.
- Due to weather and variations in flight schedules caused by weather delays, it is strongly recommended that you do not schedule other tours on the same day as our bear viewing trips.
- Wild Coast Excursions reserves the right to cancel any trip due to unsafe weather, inadequate trip sign ups (2 guests), inappropriate guest health or fitness, or any other safety issues. In the event we have to cancel your trip, we will make every attempt to reschedule it. If we cannot reschedule your trip, we will issue you a full refund minus a $100 per person non-refundable permit fee.
- Bear sighting are not guaranteed. This is real Wild Alaska!
Cancellation
-To secure bookings and acquire your permits, we need a payment in full at the time of booking. We recommend booking early as our trip availability is extremely limited.
nWe will gladly work with you to reschedule if needed. The more notice you can give us the better!
n-If you need to cancel your trip entirely, this is our cancellation policy:
n-For cancellations 60+ days before your trip: a full refund minus a $100 per person non-refundable permit fee
n-For cancellations 59-30 days before: a 50% refund of the cost of your trip
n-Cancellations less than 30 days before your trip are non-refundable
n-If we cancel your trip for any reason (including minimum group numbers or unsafe weather), guests will receive a full refund minus a $100 per person non-refundable permit fee.
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