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Prince of Wales Island Bear-Viewing Tour By Air From Ketchikan

Prince of Wales Island Bear-Viewing Tour By Air From Ketchikan

Overview

See bears in their natural habitat on this 3 hour tour from Ketchikan. Take a 20 minute flight west over the inside passage to Prince of Wales Island, one of the largest Islands in the United States, and visit an official, United States Forest Service maintained bear viewing platform. Get-up close, safe, and uncrowded views of bears as they hunt for Salmon along the Dog Salmon Creek.

City: Ketchikan

Mon 18 Nov

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Starting at $450.00

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Mon 18 Nov

Starting at $450.00

Make a reservation

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What's Included

Headsets to hear the guide clearly

Professional guide

Bottled water

Pickup and drop-off from designated meeting points

Additional Info

Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Service animals allowed
Public transportation options are available nearby
Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
Specialized infant seats are available
Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
Children must be accompanied by an adult
A minimum of 2 people per booking is required
Strollers can stay at the operator's office during your tour.
We do our best to accommodate all handicapped passengers in and out of the airplane. Please contact the operator for assistance.

What To Expect

Prince of Wales Island

Prince of Whales

SeaWind Aviation

Seawind Aviation

Cancellation Policy

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

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Reviews (14)

mrkgillis

Sep 2018

We booked Seawind at the last minute and were afraid to expect much from this experience...but they flew us to a out of the way cove and we got to experience bears fishing for salmon and interacting with each other. This was all behind a blind on a platform. I felt they were realistic in predicting bear encounters and were prepared for all eventualities. The guide knew each bear by behavior and markings. The pilots were very experienced and their support staff was professional. As a tourist, every once in a while you meet outstanding companies that do their job better than anyone else that you've worked with. I would come to these guys anytime i needed flights in SE Alaska.

Response from Host

Feb 2019

Thank you for taking the time out to write a review. It makes us happy to know our customers had a wonderful experience, which is our #1 goal. So glad you enjoyed it! Thanks again and please connect when in Ketchikan again! Lesley (and crew)

Virginia C

Sep 2018

The tour I booked from the cruise had gotten cancelled, so a bunch of us in the same predicament signed up last minute at the dock with Seawind Aviation, and what a stroke of luck that was! We took a comfy van to their office and arranged the group into two small aircraft. One person in our aircraft became very claustrophobic as soon as the door closed and insisted on being let out, which the pilot did very graciously with no issue at all. Once at the cove Drew our bear guide was fantastic, injecting fun in our group with antics like making us do a "bear dance", hokey but he put such a positive vibe on the tour we played along and had a great time and always felt safe. Even though he must see hundreds of tourists each season, he knew that for each of us this was likely our first time seeing the bears like this, in their element eating salmon, and he helped make the tour live up to our expectations and then some. We probably saw about 5 to 8 bears total. Highly recommended!!

TravelBarb2014

Aug 2018

GREAT trip. The owner and her husband were gracious and professional. The bear guide was very knowledgeable and entertaining. The flights were smooth and fun and not scary at all . My family loved and highly recommend this!

Response from Host

Feb 2019

So glad you enjoyed your bear viewing trip with us! Thanks for taking time to write about your experience also. We do appreciate it!!