The Top 1 Bear Watching Tours in Skagway

Bears are fascinating creatures and watching them in their natural habitat is a real privilege. Join one of our summer Skagway bear watching tours and you’ll get to see brown bears during the prime salmon hunting season. This is when salmon are spawning in the rivers of Alaska - as you can imagine, there’s a huge amount of fishing going on thanks to bears’ lightning-quick reactions and strong claws.  

Join us on the Wildlife Safari and Bear Viewing tour to experience the best of Skagway’s varied landscapes in the Chilkoot River Corridor. Take the fast ferry from Skagway to Haines before visiting Alaska’s first military base, Fort Seward. From there, enter the Chilkoot Valley, via the Lynn Canal - incidentally, the world’s deepest fjord - for possible sightings of whales, porpoises, and sea lions. Once you reach the Chilkoot River, your bear watching begins in earnest. Keep watch for those iconic brown bears - often seen with babies in tow - as they prowl the shore of the river in search of a tasty salmon dinner. 

Our Skagway bear watching tours only take place through the summer, as this is when the huge number of spawning salmon tempt bears to the area. If you’re visiting outside of summer, contact our friendly Skagway Shore Tours agents who will be happy to advise on other suitable excursions.