Hoonah / Icy Strait Shore Excursions

You’ll be sur­round­ed in one of the largest sum­mer pop­u­la­tions of hump­back whales found in Alas­ka with Glac­i­er Wind Char­ter’s small group tours. Keep an eye out for oth­er wildlife, like eagles, sea lions, seals, sea otters. You may even see coastal brown bears, eat­ing plants along the shore.

Join Wilder­ness Island Tours for an immer­sive jour­ney through Chichagof Island’s rugged beau­ty. Led by Native Alaskan guides, this adven­ture offers stun­ning land­scapes, cul­tur­al sto­ry­telling, and the chance to wit­ness brown bears in their nat­ur­al envi­ron­ment — all while sup­port­ing the local community.

“Bear” wit­ness to the largest con­cen­tra­tion of brown bears any­where in the world. Admi­ral­ty and Chichagof Islands are unique­ly acces­si­ble; just a short flight from Juneau, and Wild Coast’s dai­ly small-group trips are sched­uled to work for cruise ship guests and inde­pen­dent trav­el­ers alike. All trips have a net-pos­i­tive impact on the envi­ron­ment by being 125% Carbon-Negative!