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Wrangell Sightseeing Tours |
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P AnAn Bay P Bear Viewing P LeConte Glacier Boat Cruise
P Wrangell Island P Alaska Inside Passage P Native Culture
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Wrangell is a beautiful island located in the heart of the Tongass National Forest on Southeast Alaska's Inside Passage. The City of Wrangell "Gateway to the Stikine" is an authentic Alaskan town that reflects the friendly pioneer spirit of the last frontier. Wrangell is the only community in Alaska to have been ruled by four nations, the Tlingit, Russian, British and United States. The community is rich in Alaska Native, gold rush and local history. The island has many hiking trails, historical & cultural sites and beaches for visitors and residents to enjoy.
Anan Bear and Wildlife Observatory is an ancient Tlingit native fishing site. Accessible by boat or plane, the creek has the largest pink salmon run in Southeast Alaska, attracting significant numbers of black and brown bears to feast on the bounty. The U.S. Forest Service has developed an observatory providing a safe opportunity to watch the bears up close. A half-mile trail leads to an observation platform overlooking narrow falls where the salmon jump up river to be caught by bears. |
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AnAn Bear & Wildlife Observatory
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6 Hours
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$245 Adult
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Enjoy world class bear viewing from spacious observation decks overlooking two cascading waterfalls. Each summer thousands of spawning salmon attract Brown Bears, Black Bears, Bald Eagles, and seals that feed in the lagoon. AnAn is an opportunity to view bears in the wild at about 10 meters distance. Depart Wrangell at 8:30 am by covered, heated boats, thirty-five miles to AnAn Bay. After a brief orientation we will assemble and walk the 1/2 mile to the observatory on a boardwalk trail. Clients will need to be reasonably fit and able to walk well. Your guide will interpret local flora and fauna as well as history and Tlingit Culture as it pertains to the AnAn area. We usually spend about 3 hours at the Observatory, but will stay longer if the bears are late or the group wants additional time. There's a great photo blind right on the stream below the observation deck where you can take photos of the bears catching fish at less than 10 meters. You will see as many as fifteen or more different individual bears depending on the season. There is more Brown Bear activity early and late in the season (early July and late August), and more Black Bear activity in the peak of the salmon run (15 July through 15 August). We arrive back in Wrangell approximately 2:30 pm.
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8 Hours
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$225 Adult
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Enjoy a cruise through scenic Wrangell Narrows to visit the southernmost active, tidewater glacier in the northern hemisphere. This glacier calves quite frequently depositing giant icebergs in the deep water in the bay. LeConte Glacier Bay boasts a large population of Harbor Seals and their pups. The protected waters of the bay serve as a breeding, birthing and rearing site for Harbor Seals. The seals and their pups can often be seen basking on the icebergs floating in the bay. The tour also includes a visit to the community of Petersburg. This quaint fishing village has a proud Norwegian heritage as evidenced by the beautiful rosemailing on most buildings downtown. Petersburg is located on Mitkof Island. Guests will be guided on a short walk from the dock to Main Street for an opportunity sightsee downtown and/or shop in local gift shops and galleries. Lunch is on your own and your captain/guide will point out several eateries that serve fresh, local seafood. Guests are asked to rendezvous back at the jet boat 2 hours later for a leisurely cruise back to Wrangell.
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