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Bear Viewing at Pack Creek

By Bear Creek Outfitters
Price is NZ$2,550 per adult* *Get lower prices by selecting more than 2 adults
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Features

  • 6h
  • Mobile voucher
  • Instant confirmation
  • Selective hotel pickup

Overview

The Brown Bears at Pack Creek range in size from small cubs of the year to large males coming in over 1000lbs.

May to Mid-June is mating season and summer foraging. We see
bears interact in a variety of ways and courtship behaviour is common, we also often see bears digging for clams, or eating sedge grass. This is also a great time to watch sows playing with cubs, and the best time for encounters with large males.

Mid-July to the end of September are the various Salmon Runs, this is when the bears go to work. The bears focus is on fishing. The primary viewing location is about ten metres from the creek. This is when we often see the most bears in view at a given moment, and the only time to get a picture of a bear with a fish in its mouth.

Viewing distances at Pack Creek can be as close as 30ft away or as far as a 1,000yds out, depending on the individual bear and which food source they are using.

Activity location

  • Pack Creek
    • Admirality Island
    • Juneau, Alaska, United States

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • Bear Creek Outfitters
    • 8991 Yandukin Drive
    • 99801, Juneau, Alaska, United States

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Bear Viewing at Pack Creek in English
  • Activity duration is 6 hours6h
    6h
  • Opening hours: Mon 7:30 am-4:00 pm
  • English

Pickup included

Language options: English
Price details
NZ$2,550.45 x 2 AdultsNZ$5,100.90
Total
Price is NZ$5,100.90
Private Trip in English
  • Activity duration is 6 hours6h
    6h
  • Opening hours: Mon 7:00 am-2:30 pm
  • English

Private Guide
Cessna 206 Float Plane: Private Flight
Customised times
Pickup included

Language options: English
Price details
NZ$3,400.60 x 2 AdultsNZ$6,801.20
Total
Price is NZ$6,801.20

What's included, what's not

  • What's includedWhat's included
    Private transport
  • What's includedWhat's included
    Bottled water
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    Snacks
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    Rain gear, waterproof footwear, individual binoculars, and group high-end spotting scope
  • What's includedWhat's included
    Certified Guide
  • What's includedWhat's included
    All Pack Creek Permits and Transport fees are included
  • What's excludedWhat's excluded
    Guide Service charge not included - typically 5-10%

Know before you book

  • Public transport options are available nearby
  • Not recommended for travellers with spinal injuries
  • Not recommended for travellers with poor cardiovascular health
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
  • Not recommended for small children
  • Travellers need to be able to climb in and out of small float planes.

Activity itinerary

Pack Creek

  • 4h
  • Admission ticket included
Ursos Arctos Terriblis, sometimes called the North American Grizzly, though around here we refer to them as Brown Bears. Come see these amazing bruins in their natural habitat with some of the most experienced bear guides in SouthEast Alaska, each of our wildlife guides has over ten years watching successive generations of bears at Pack Creek. Our Pack Creek Adventure offers an opportunity to view bears at the Stan Price Bear Preserve on an estuary within the Admiralty Island Wilderness. We will pick you up in our van and outfit you at our office before you board a float plane for the 25 min scenic flight to Pack Creek, located 30 air miles outside of Juneau, on Admiralty Island National Monument. Once you have landed and made your way to the shore your guide will introduce you to the amazing wilderness location of the Pack Creek Bear Preserve.

Kootznoowoo Wilderness

  • 1h
  • Admission ticket included
The native Tlingit people call this impressive island “Kootznoowoo,” meaning “Fortress of the Bear.” Indeed, Admiralty Island is home to the highest concentration of brown bears in the world. Nearly 100 miles long, with 700 miles of saltwater shoreline that encompass its roughly 1 million acres, this verdant gem of old-growth rainforest graces the northern part of the Southeast Alaskan panhandle’s Inside Passage.

Location

Activity location

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    Pack Creek
    • Admirality Island
    • Juneau, Alaska, United States

Meeting/Redemption Point

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    Bear Creek Outfitters
    • 8991 Yandukin Drive
    • 99801, Juneau, Alaska, United States

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