Icy Strait Small Group Shore Excursion: We're going on a bear hunt!
Hoonah, USA
- 4 hours (approx.)
- Pickup offered
- Offered in: English
Overview
Take a 4-hour shore excursion from Hoonah to Icy Strait in search of bears. This area is known as ‘Bear Island’ because it has the highest concentration of brown bears per square mile in the world. Learn about the area’s other wildlife from your informative guide and about the native Tlingit population. Take in the beautiful Alaskan scenery and bring your camera to snap some photos of the wildlife.
- Take a 4-hour tour from Hoonah to Icy Strait in search of brown bears
- Observe native wildlife like otters, beavers, bald eagles, and brown bears
- Learn about the area and the native Tlingit population from your guide
- Enjoy complimentary round-trip transportation from your cruise ship port
What's Included
- Driver/guide
- Local guide
- Port pickup and drop-off
- Small Group size of max 12 people
- Food and drinks
Meeting and Pickup
Pickup points
Select a pickup point
Pickup details
A 5 minute walk from the cruise tender pier (details will be provided with your voucher)
Arranged start time
Confirm time with the local provider in advance of your experience.
- 05/01/2026 - 09/30/2026
Monday - Sunday : 7:00 AM - 5:00 PM
- 05/01/2027 - 09/30/2027
Monday - Sunday : 7:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Itinerary
1
Hoonah
4 hours • Admission Ticket Free
Icy Strait (Pass By)
Additional Info
- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
- Not wheelchair accessible
- At time of booking, Cruise ship passengers must provide the following information at time of booking: ship name, docking time, disembarkation time and re-boarding time
- Stroller accessible
- Near public transportation
- Infants must sit on laps
- Most travelers can participate
- We can also accept hotel guests on this tour.
- This is a private tour/activity. Only your group will participate
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Cancellation Policy
You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.
Traveler Photos
Reviews
3.8
based on 18 reviews
Tyler_T, Jul 2026
Was amazing. Would definitely recommend. Guide was very helpful, we saw 2 bears, even if we didn’t see any we got to go out and get to see beautiful scenery.
Jill_H, Jun 2026
Small group tour - yes - but it was 14 crammed into a transit van with every seat taken - 4 adults squashed in a back seat did not make it pleasant for 5 hours driving. At over $500 each not enjoyable. No bottle of water or snack just driving around aimlessly. Thought it may have been drive to a spot and watch for bears - no literally drive around and hope they pop out on the road.
amy_b, Jul 2025
The guide was extremely knowledgeable and friendly. He helped us find 4 bears and knew a lot about bears. It was my husband’s favorite tour though out alaska
Julie_G, Jun 2025
Dalen our tour guide was very knowledgeable and made the experience interesting and entertaining. Sadly on this occasion we didn’t see any bears, probably as we are a little early in the year. Having said that, we had the opportunity to see the amazing countryside and beautiful views.
trisham731, Jul 2019
My mom & I went on a bear hunt excursion with Luke & had a wonderful time. Luke gave us a lot of information about Hoonah, it's history, & what it's like to live there as well as information about the Tingass National Forest. It was only my mom & I on the tour which was nice. It was unseasonably warm when we went so we didn't get to see a bear. Luke said the time of year we went normally has over 90% chance of seeing a bear but they were all hiding from the hot sun the day we went. We did get to see a mama deer & it's baby fawn that Luke said was probably only 1-2 weeks old. We also saw an Eagle chasing a Hawk. We saw an eagle in its nest which was really cool! Lastly, just driving around the beautiful island & Tongass National Forest was so wonderful. There is never a guarantee you will see bears so while we were hoping to see at least one we were not too disappointed.
It just would have been an added bonus! Highly recommend this tour even if bears are not seen!!
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