Tour 102

Enjoy the best bearviewing locations compacted into one great tour.  Kodiak Island is home to the World's Largest Brown Bear. A sea-plane tour brings you to where the bears are located during your visit.  Katmai National Park hosts the famous Brooks Falls. Reliable bear viewing at Brooks Falls takes place from late-June through July and again from late-August until mid-September.  These are the times when the salmon are spawning in the Brooks River, and bear activity is at its peak. Bear viewing is also possible in early to mid-August, but bears appear in lesser numbers.

Four days / three nights
 

Day 1:  Depart from Anchorage airport early this morning via scheduled flight. On arrival in Kodiak transfer to the hotel. After check-in, your sea plane flight safari provides dramatic views of Kodiak Island's rugged landscape as you search for the great Alaskan brown  bears. Your pilot/guide will know where the bear sightings are best based on the season, which may also take you from Kodiak to the Alaska Peninsula, across the Shelikof Straight. You will have time on the ground, landing for the best viewing and photo opportunities. After returning to the city of Kodiak you transfer back to the hotel. Overnight in a Kodiak hotel.

 

Day 2:  Today spend the day exploring Kodiak.  You will partake in a full day guided tour.  Admire the scenic beauty of Kodiak Island as you embark on an in-dept tour around the city of Kodiak, the first Russian settlement in Alaska.  Visit the Native Alutiiq Museum, Fort Abercrombie, and the Russian Baranov Museum.   The remainder of the day you are on your own.  Overnight in Kodiak.

 

Day 3:  Early this morning transfer back to the airport for your return flight to Anchorage.  You will then depart on the scheduled flight to King Salmon, the gateway to Katmai National Park. In King Salmon, you will be transferred to the float plane dock for your 20 minute flight to Brooks Lodge.  Overnight Brooks Lodge.

 

Day 4:  Today wake up at Brooks Falls location for optimal bearviewing time.  A park ranger for a formal safety briefing on the bears - and then you are free to walk the trails on your own. At the famous Brooks Falls, a large viewing platform affords unobstructed, safe viewing of the animals as they hunt for salmon and protect their territory from intruders. This evening, you return by seaplane to King Salmon and connect with the scheduled airline flight to Anchorage. Tour concludes on arrival in Anchorage.

Scheduled flights from, Anchorage to Kodiak Island, Kodiak to Anchorage, Anchorage to Brooks Camp (via King Salmon) and Brooks Camp to Anchorage (via King Salmon). Bear viewing flight safari in Kodiak. Guided tour in Kodiak.
Two nights accommodation in Kodiak and one night at Brooks Lodge..