Kodiak Bear Viewing Tours

Stay at a lux­u­ry lodge near the Kodi­ak Nation­al Wildlife Refuge and spend each day view­ing Kodi­ak Brown Bears with your pro­fes­sion­al pho­tog­ra­ph­er guides. And you’ll be there for the famous Fat Bear Week, when bears are fat­tened up from hav­ing gorged on salmon all summer.

The Ayaku­lik Riv­er area is remote Alas­ka at its best — a fly-in-only area of West­ern Alas­ka with abun­dant wildlife and some of the most beau­ti­ful scenery in the state. Dur­ing this work­shop with pro­fes­sion­al pho­tog­ra­phers, you’ll cap­ture stun­ning shots and expe­ri­ence off-the-grid river­front camping

Kodi­ak Island is a wide­ly known bear-view­ing hotspot. The eco-focused Kodi­ak Brown Bear Cen­ter & Lodge — owned by the Alu­ti­iq peo­ple, who have inhab­it­ed Kodi­ak Island for more than 7,000 years— offers the thrilling oppor­tu­ni­ty to see these amaz­ing crea­tures for your­self. Choose from a 3‑, 4‑, or 7‑night pack­age. Each day includes guid­ed excur­sions to one of three bear-view­ing locations.

Whether you’re look­ing for world class bear-view­ing or want to expe­ri­ence a breath­tak­ing flight­see­ing tour, Kodi­ak-based Island Air Ser­vice can make it hap­pen. Start your bear-view­ing tour in Kodi­ak, and you’ll have a short­er flight time com­pared to leav­ing from Anchor­age. Even if you’re just here for a day while your cruise ship is in port, it’s easy to fly out and wit­ness the majesty of these impres­sive creatures.

On this six-day, all-inclu­sive sum­mer­time expe­di­tion, you’ll head to gor­geous Kodi­ak Island with Dan M Lee and Jes­si­cal Hay­dahl, two pro­fes­sion­al pho­tog­ra­phers spe­cial­iz­ing in Alas­ka. Your small group tour includes two brown bear view­ing fly-outs and a marine wildlife tour. You’ll come away not only with bet­ter tech­ni­cal skills, but you’ll also learn how to think out­side the box in order to cap­ture the sto­ry behind the image, and how to document  ...more