The Top 3 Wildlife Tours in Skagway

Alaska is synonymous with wildlife: creatures like black bears, bald eagles, and humpback whales are all found in the 49th State. If you’re keen to spend your shore time spotting the most exciting animals in town, then a Skagway wildlife tour will be a great choice. Our excursions take place in Haines, a 45-minute ferry ride from Skagway, but we’ll take care of all the logistics, collecting you from the port and making sure you’re back to your ship in plenty of time. 

Join us on the Wildlife Safari and Bear Viewing tour to learn all about the Chilkoot Valley Corridor, a beautiful area filled with Sitka spruce and Western hemlocks, which surround a winding river, and soaring mountains. After taking the fast ferry to Haines, your guide will introduce you to Fort Seward, the first military base in Alaska. You’ll then make your way through Chilkoot Valley in search of the brown bears that hunt the river’s huge salmon population. Along the way, you can also expect mountain goats, river otters, and potentially bald eagles to make an appearance. This is surely a wildlife fan’s dream come true!   

On the Chilkoot Canoe Wildlife Safari, you may have to work a little harder to spot wildlife, but it’s definitely worth the effort. Paddle on the gorgeous green-blue waters of Chilkoot Lake in search of black bears, as your motor-assisted canoe glides past waterfalls, coves, and streams. Kill the engines to allow peaceful wildlife spotting, where splashing oars, the breeze in the trees, and birdcall overhead are the only sounds to be heard. 

Take a look at our favorite Skagway wildlife tours and see which one you find most appealing. Booking ahead of time is sensible, as these tours can fill up quickly.  

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      Maria Orth
      July 18
      This tour was awesome, we saw many many Bald Eagles on Black Beach. The tour guide and the driver ...
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      Robin
      August 10
      My favorite adventure in all of Alaska and my favorite tour. This company is so stellar everything they do on ...
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      Amazing Day on Admiralty Island

      Sadie
      August 17
      This excursion was the highlight of our entire trip! Our guide, Kristin was extremely knowledgeable and could answer just about ...
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      Fun and relaxing!

      Christine Oliva
      August 31
      We had a great time on this tour! Our guide, Joe, was excellent. He stopped on the way up the ...
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      Highlight of our trip!

      Galvan
      June 13
      Heidi made our trip very memorable. We really enjoyed the scenic route we took to get to the dog sledding ...
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      Amazing Experience!

      Jillian Berg
      August 9
      This was our favorite day in Alaska. Our guide was awesome and we were able to see so much and ...
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      Mark Minoia
      September 2
      We were guided by Trevor, he was awesome, very knowledgeable and fun, we saw tons of wildlife, bears, eagles, mountain ...

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      Stacy
      September 6
      We loved our bear excursion. Trevor was a great guide. We loved the scenery and seeing the wildlife. We saw ...
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      Nicole B.
      August 5
      This adventure was so fun!! The pickup/meeting at our port was so easy. From the moment we got there the ...
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      Amazing excursion!

      Lindsey McGovern
      July 1
      We took the float tour during our Alaskan cruise. Our guide, Ryan, was very friendly and knowledgeable. We had our ...
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      Tom Barette
      July 16
      Just a terrific adventure into the backcountry and forest with lots of photo ops! The hike was not only beautiful ...
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      Virginia
      September 8
      We were a group of 5 from Australia. We booked this tour from home and everything was so well organized ...

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