Top USA Wildlife Watching - page 5

Explore the waters of Anna Maria, Florida with the help of an experienced naturalist for a guide to help you spot manatees in the wild. Paddle your way around the waterways with a local to tell you all about the area’s ecosystem as you sightsee on the water. Stop at Beer Can Island to explore on land too.

Experience the night sky in Joshua Tree with a guided stargazing tour designed for clarity and ease. Learn to identify constellations, planets, and celestial objects with the help of a guide using laser pointers and pre-programmed telescopes. This structured setup removes the complexity of independent stargazing, allowing you to focus on observing and understanding the sky in a dark, desert environment.

Embark on a unique journey to Antelope Island, where rugged terrain meets the serene salt flats of the Great Salt Lake. As a former African safari guide and local expert, I’ll tailor the tour to your interests—whether it’s wildlife, birding, or capturing stunning landscapes. With small group sizes, you’ll enjoy a more intimate, personalized experience, free from the crowds of larger tours. Flexible trip durations and custom start times ensure your adventure fits your schedule, whether you’re here for a quick escape or a deeper exploration.

Come on a sunset tour with us and catch some beautiful views! We also tell some interesting history about the island and then play some beach music.

Explore the Ten Thousand Islands by boat on a small-group cruise tour to one of Florida’s top natural attractions. Depart from Marco Island, located just south of Naples. Head to an isolated barrier island that is only accessible by boat, where you can swim in the warm waters, search for shells, and look for marine and other wildlife.

Sail past beaches, skylines, and wildlife on this Dolphin Racer Adventure from St. Pete. Take in the views and keep an eye out for bottlenose dolphins that are known to reside in the area. Listen to informative commentary from your guide throughout the ride and enjoy the scenery as you cruise. Note: dolphin surfing is guaranteed, or your next trip is free.

Spend time photographing the spectacular landscape around Haines on a full-day photography tour from Skagway. Your professional photographer guide helps you to get great photo ops of Alaska's stunning landscape and wildlife like bald eagles, brown bears, humpback whales, moose, and other animals (depending on the season). Suitable for all levels of photography experience, this tour can be tailored to the participants' interests and the best wildlife viewing of the season.

Sunset is one of the best times to explore Lake Tahoe, but if you’re not familiar with the trails, you can easily get lost. Let an expert guide lead you so you don’t have to worry about the route so you can focus on the beautiful scenery and sunset instead. Your guide can show you where to take the best photos and be on hand to take creative photos of you.

Get out of town for a half-day hike up to scenic waterfalls with this small-group hiking experience for up to four people. Your certified naturalist guide will lead you and your group on a challenging hike up to beautiful waterfalls, teaching you how to identify local plant life along the way.

Ideal for travelers interested in shark and turtle encounters, this experience takes certified divers to explore a condemned pier that has transformed underwater into a vibrant reef. Follow your instructor through the pier wreckage to find sea turtles and reef sharks making a home there. In addition to turtles and sharks, the sunken pier is home to large schools of fish, octopus, eels, nudibranchs, and the elusive frogfish.

Escape Las Vegas for the Grand Canyon and the cool waters of the Colorado River on this 2-in-1, full-day adventure. Enjoy a scenic helicopter flight over the Hoover Dam, Lake Mead, and the Grand Canyon's West Rim before either floating through the Black Canyon on a river raft or exploring the Emerald Cave by kayak. Round-trip transit from your hotel makes your day totally hassle-free.

Birdwatching and native plant-finding on a private Hawaiian nature preserve? Talk about once-in-a-lifetime adventure. Picked up by your naturalist guide, you’ll hit the backroads of the Hakalau National Forest Reserve, where you’ll spend the whole day sighting Akepa, Apapane, Omao, happy-faced spiders, carnivorous caterpillars, and dozens more endemic species. Break for lunch between scouting adventures, and return to civilization with a handful of lifers under your belt!

Increase your chances of spotting the Kona coast’s most spectacular marine wildlife on a guaranteed dolphin and whale-watching excursion. Set off with a skipper and naturalist guides who know exactly where the best observation areas are. Marvel at more than a dozen species of whales and dolphins all year round. Take in views of the coastline and snap photos while you learn about the Kona ecosystem.

Round up your loved ones and prepare for some carefree fun in the sun at Crab Island on a chartered boat. With somebody else doing the driving and setting up the floats, you’re free to spend the time however you wish–sunbathing on deck, floating your troubles away on a lilypad, or making a splash in the infamous turquoise shallows.

Discover the underwater wonderlands off the coast of Maui on a snorkel tour of Turtle Town or the Coral Gardens from Ma‘alaea Harbor. Soak up spectacular views of Hawaii’s coastline from a double-decker catamaran—equipped with a waterslide for extra thrills—before swimming among turtles and tropical fish at snorkel stops renowned for their wealth of wildlife. Lunch is included so you don’t need to pack a picnic.

Leave the mainland behind for the afternoon, and immerse yourself in the beauty of the Monterey Bay, on this family-friendly whale-watching excursion. Grab a lifejacket and hop aboard: With your marine biologist guide’s assistance, you’ll look out for orca and humpback whales, dolphins, seals and sea lions, and much more as you cruise. As you go, take in the coastal views, and relax in the sea breezes.

Excited to catch some fish in Marco Island? Having logged many hours on these tides, Captain Jason is prepared to put you on fish. Captain Jason enjoys working with kids and teaching them how to fish. There’s no need to buy a fishing license, just show up ready for some fishing! We catch all kids of fish and even a shark sometimes! *** Have a Group Larger than 6? We have 2 boats and can take groups up to 12 people. Please reach out to customer service and they will assist you in booking***

Spend two fun-filled hours spotting stunning sea creatures with the help of an experienced and friendly local guide. Your tour leader has extensive knowledge of the marine preserve and shows you all the best spots for seeing a variety of Florida wildlife, from rays and starfish to octopi and moray eels. Unlike normal tours, explore hidden underwater treasures and learn about the ecosystem’s diverse marine life, behaviors, and anatomy.

Guided tours of Oahu typically cram tourists onto buses to go to all the same places. Enjoy a more personalized experience with this private tour that can be customized to your own interests. Your guides will tailor the trip for you, whether you want to go snorkeling, surfing, hiking or anything else, and will take you to off-the-beaten track spots that few visitors ever see.

With as many as 100,000 endangered grey bats coming to roost around the caves of Nickajack Lake, this kayaking tour near Chattanooga offers an exceptional opportunity to watch them on their nightly hunts. You’ll visit the Nickajack Bat Cave and Wildlife Refuge in the Tennessee River and paddle out to the bat cave. While these animals take to the sky during sunset, you’ll learn about the local efforts made to protect and preserve the species.

Stroll leisurely through the forest of Denali National Park. As you walk, listen to your guide talk about the plants, animals, ecology, geology, and more that make Denali unique. Taste the bounty of edible berries that pepper Denali's forests. Your guide is a true expert. Not a mid-rate guide who knows a few fun facts. They're a Naturalist who's prepared to answer any question you throw at them. They're ready for wildlife encounters with bear spray and good training. They have a Wilderness First Responder certification, making them better prepared than an EMT for an emergency in the backcountry. See? I told you they were an expert. This is your chance to experience Alaska up close and personal. Your chance to feel the peat moss that so few do. Taste the elusive and legendary cloudberries. This is more than a walk. It's an all expenses paid teleportation into the inner workings of Denali National Park. OH! And we donate 5% to conservation. You're helping Denali by taking this tour!

Immerse yourself in the Great Salt Lake’s unique and dramatic scenery—and explore its largest island, as well as its best nature-viewing areas—on this small-group, half-day hiking tour. With round-trip transit from select hotels, getting there is easy. You’ll explore Antelope Island State Park on a 1-mile (1.6-kilometer) hike, will look out for wildlife (from bison and bighorn sheep to local birds) at Fielding Garr Ranch, and more.

You’ll explore Fairbanks in a way that’s personal, flexible, and heartfelt, laughs, stories, and real connections included. This isn’t a rushed checklist of stops, it’s a chance to experience the city’s true spirit with a local guide who loves sharing it. From meeting Santa and his reindeer to snapping selfies at the Alaska Pipeline, browsing local art and culture, fueling up with local fudge and coffee, and diving into history at the Museum of the North you’ll see why Fairbanks is called the Golden Heart City. We’ll finish with a stop at the Great Alaska Bowl Company, where handmade craftsmanship meets the perfect souvenir. This is the Heart of Fairbanks tour where reindeer and culture meet coffee and laughs bundled with Alaskan Charm. Embrace the unknown, let your bucket list be your compass and I’ll be your guide.

Spend the morning birding in central Florida on this private half-day tour. Enjoy hotel pickup around the Orlando area or meet in Whittier. Hike and bird the Three Lakes WMA and Joe Overstreet Landing with a certified master naturalist, spotting species like Bald eagles, raptors, Painted Bunting, and Florida Scrub-jay.