FAQ

If you cancel your tour:

60-45 days prior to your departure date: There will be a 30% cancellation fee.

44-31 days prior to your departure date: There will be a 60% cancellation fee.

30-0 days prior to your departure date: There will be a 100% cancellation fee.

If we are forced to cancel the tour due to inclement weather or mechanical interruption there is no charge at all. We will do our very best to reschedule your tour or offer a full refund if it is not possible to reschedule.

It means that you will see bears (from the ground) on our tour or you will get 100% of your money returned to you.

Yes, The maximum weight is 265 pounds per person. Please contact us if you are over 265 pounds.

Clients must be healthy enough to walk 5 miles over uneven surface within 4 hours.

Yes, the minimum age is 8 years old but we often make exceptions so contact us if are traveling with a younger child.

• Professional Naturalist Guides
• Transportation to and from the viewing area in Katmai National Park or Lake Clark National Park.
• Rubber boots are provided for crossing the shallow rivers during the tour.
• Safety equipment (satellite phone, radios, survival and first aid kits, emergency food etc.)
• Have you ever had an accident with the bears hurting someone during a tour?

No, Nobody has ever been hurt by a bear on any professionally guided viewing tour in Alaska.

If the tour is cancelled because we determine that it is unsafe to fly for any reason (weather or mechanical) we issue a 100% refund.

Of course the Salmon runs will vary from year to year and differ slightly between rivers along the coast and it is not possible to predict them with absolute accuracy. In general we start to see a few salmon running in late July and the majority of the run happening throughout August.

The bear viewing opportunities vary throughout the season and also from year to year. We see the greatest number of bears in mid to late June through mid July.

Driving is not possible and a boat ride would take about 2 days. Like most of Alaska, it is accessible by air only.

Depending on the area we are visiting and the route that we take, the flight will last between 45 mins and 1.25 hrs each way.

Yes, and we recommend bringing a light snack along with you. Please avoid any meat or fish products or messy lunches.

Yes, we require a minimum of 2 night stay.

No

No

There can be depending on how wet or dry it has been and what area we are in. We recommend bringing insect repellent along with you. See the checklist of items to bring link at the top of this page.

There are no viewing platforms (or any man made infrastructure at all) in the areas that we operate our tours. We walk along the same trails and sit in the same areas as the bears and other wildlife.

The weather on the coast is very unpredictable. Temperatures can range between 45 and 70 degrees, even lower in September and higher in July. We recommend that you show up prepared for most any weather. See the checklist of items to bring link at the top of this page.

We walk up to 3 miles on a typical tour. The walking is not considered difficult but we cross over rough areas when crossing the dunes close to the beach. The terrain is sloping and unlevel, soft and sandy but there is almost no elevation gain on our tours.

We generally operate our bear viewing tours between May 20 and September 15.