Alaska Bear Viewing

Prince of Wales Island Bear Viewing Tour

No cruise ship tour to Alaska is complete without bear watching!

Some bears have been spotted from cruise ship tours and even in the town of Ketchikan AK but it is unlikely that you will see these sly creatures unless you travel on one of our wildlife tours.

According to Alaska wildlife biologists, bear watching shore excursions in Ketchikan are your best opportunity. In fact, the highest Black Bear population is found on Prince of Wales Island. “POW” for short, is only a twenty-minute flight from Ketchikan in our floatplane. This Island Black Bear population is the highest in North America and it shows!  Just a short air tour west of Ketchikan, and we'll be in bear viewing heaven.  This wonderful island will serve as our remote destination for these fine guided bear tours.  We will be flying to a quiet watershed where bears are fishing for spawning salmon.  These spawning salmon serve as a summer staple for all Alaskan mammals.

Prince of Wales Island is the third largest island territory within the
United States, close behind Hawaii and Kodiak Islands. 

POW is not yet a popular destination and we are one of the only tour operators permitted by the US Forest Service to operate in this area , which is why it remains such a special destination!  The country's overgrown logging areas and many salmon streams are exactly the habitat that bears require to flourish. It is always a pleasure to fly out to this wild Island where Bears walk confidently. We have put all the odds in our bear viewing favor to create the ultimate cruise ship day tour.

* All photos taken by Ryan during bear viewing tours in 2006.

We invite you to ride along
with Ryan, to walk with the bears!

$339.00 per/2 person minimum
$289.00 children 12 and under

Or call 1-866-858-BEAR and upgrade to our

Other wildlife may include Humpback and Killer Whale, Bald Eagle, Sea Otter, Harlequin Duck and Deer.

This trip is an adventurous 2 hour tour time, 45 minutes of round trip flying with over one hour ground viewing.

Light shoreline walking may be required.

Wildlife sightings are not guaranteed.

Tour times are estimated and may vary slightly according to wind, weather and wildlife viewing conditions.

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All tours include pick-up and drop-off at the Ketchikan Visitors Information Center, the building pictured behind our courtesy van, right on the cruise ship dock.

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