Alaska Bear Viewing Day Tours

Wolverine Creek Bear Viewing

Rust's Flying Service

Look for both brown and black bears as they fish for salmon. But first, fly 70 miles southwest of Anchorage to the entrance of Lake Clark Wilderness Preserve, home of Redoubt Bay Lodge and incredible bear viewing. An experienced natural history guide will take you by boat to where Wolverine Creek empties into Big River Lakes. Rust's has been safely flying people around Alaska since 1963.

50 min flight

6 hr

$592 per person

Mid - June - Mid - Aug

Brooks River Falls

Rust's Flying Service

Katmai National Park is home of the world's largest salmon run—i.e. bear-viewing central. Take off by seaplane for an all-day bear viewing expedition there with Rust's, Alaska's oldest and most experienced seaplane operator. Fly past glaciers and volcanoes to the land of the giants, the brown-bear country of southwest Alaska.

2+ hr flight

9 - 10 hr

$785 - $799 per person

July - MId Sept

Katmai Coast

Bald Mountain Air

Home to approximately 2,000 Alaskan brown bears, Katmai National Park offers unequaled bear-viewing opportunities to excite even the most seasoned wilderness traveler, adventurer, and photographer. Bald Mountain Air boasts a lifetime of experience in Alaska, with the knowledge to guarantee - or you'll get your money back - that you'll see, observe, and photograph numerous grizzlies in their undisturbed natural habitat.

1 - 1.5 hr flight

8 - 9 hr

$633 per person

Mid - May - Sept

Kodiak Island and Katmai Coast

Kingfisher Aviation

Kingfisher Aviation provides four-hour trips to Kodiak Island (mid June - mid August) and the Katmai Coast. With a maximum of four people, they are able to customize each trip, making for an intensely personal experience.

1 hr flight

4 hr

$490 per person

May - Oct