Nature and Wildlife Tours

Best 30 Nature and Wildlife Tours in Alaska , USA


Featured Alaska Attractions
Seward

Kenai Fjords National Park

Kenai Fjords National Park, Seward

★★★★☆4.9 (4,665)
Juneau

Mendenhall Glacier

★★★★☆4.8 (8,140)
Ketchikan

Port of Ketchikan

★★★★☆4.7 (10,748)

Featured Alaska Tours
Alaska Wildlife Safari and Sightseeing Tour Free Cancellation
Ketchikan

Alaska Wildlife Safari and Sightseeing Tour

Embark on the ultimate Alaska wildlife adventure in Ketchikan! Discover top attractions like the mesmerizing salmon ladder, thrilling bear sightings at Herring Cove, and fascinating marine life at Rotary Beach, including…

🕐 2 hours and a half ★★★★☆4.5 (183)
3.5 Hour Crowd-Skipping Whale Tour in Juneau, Alaska Free Cancellation
Juneau

3.5 Hour Crowd-Skipping Whale Tour in Juneau, Alaska

Our 20 passenger catamaran offers you and your loved ones a personal experience without the crowds. Elevated custom seats are sure to keep you at the optimal height for taking in Juneau's majestic views. Our spacious hea…

🕐 3 hours and a half ★★★★☆4.9 (1,190)
Misty Fjords National Monument Floatplane Tour Free Cancellation
Ketchikan

Misty Fjords National Monument Floatplane Tour

While in port in Ketchikan, take to the skies over stunning Misty Fjords National Monument on this 1-hour flighted tour. Board a floatplane and fly over the lakes, sheer cliffs and waterfalls of Misty Fjords, a part of T…

🕐 2 hours ★★★★☆4.3 (203)
Mendenhall Glacier Park and Ultimate Whale Watch Combo Free Cancellation
Juneau

Mendenhall Glacier Park and Ultimate Whale Watch Combo

Join us for Whale Watching in our cool Alaskan waters and then view one of 38 glaciers from the Juneau Ice Fields - the spectacular Mendenhall Glacier. We guide you on a 2 hour whale watching tour, spotting Humpback whal…

🕐 5 hours ★★★★☆4.7 (785)
Summer - Wilderness, Wildlife, Glacier Experience from Anchorage Free Cancellation
Anchorage

Summer - Wilderness, Wildlife, Glacier Experience from Anchorage

Experience the Big Outdoors and Portage Glacier Cruise! See the amazing beauty that surrounds Anchorage. This special tour does not follow any set route. Nor does it follow a time table. Use your time wisely by going …

🕐 6 hours ★★★★☆4.9 (3,060)
3hr Private Custom Excursion in Ketchikan for up to 14 people Free Cancellation
Ketchikan

3hr Private Custom Excursion in Ketchikan for up to 14 people

Enjoy Alaska with a local. Get off the beaten path and on to a more personal tour. Get driven to the places you want to go, to do the things you want to do on your vacation. A unique experience based on your preferences,…

🕐 3 hours ★★★★☆4.9 (251)
Hoonah Whale-Watching Cruise - Near Icy Strait Point Free Cancellation
Hoonah

Hoonah Whale-Watching Cruise - Near Icy Strait Point

Embark on a small-group, 3-hour whale watching and wildlife sightseeing tour from Hoonah, Alaska in our custom built vessels with heated cabins and restroom. Every season humpback whales come in large numbers to Hoonah t…

🕐 3 hours ★★★★☆4.9 (340)
Mendenhall Glacier Trolley Tour Free Cancellation
Juneau

Mendenhall Glacier Trolley Tour

Specially designed for guests coming on cruise ships! This is a 3 hour Tour. We meet at the downtown cruise ship dock. Enjoy the 30 minute narrated tour, past downtown Juneau out to the Mendenhall Glacier Recreation Area…

🕐 3 hours ★★★★☆4.4 (576)
5-Glacier Seaplane Exploration Free Cancellation
Juneau

5-Glacier Seaplane Exploration

The grandeur of Alaska's epic glaciers will thrill and delight you on Juneau's only FIVE glacier flightseeing tour. Leave behind the hustle and bustle of Downtown Juneau as you depart the waters with Wings Airways en rou…

🕐 1 hour and a half ★★★★☆4.9 (88)
Kenai Fjords and Resurrection Bay Half-Day Wildlife Cruise Free Cancellation
Seward

Kenai Fjords and Resurrection Bay Half-Day Wildlife Cruise

Search for whales, sea otters, Steller sea lions, Dall’s porpoises, harbor seals, bald eagles, puffins, and many other types of marine birds as you cruise the the protected waters of Resurrection Bay on this 4 hour cruis…

🕐 4 hours ★★★★☆4.8 (1,159)
Alaska Whale Watching Cruise: 3 Hours on the Water Likely To Sell Out
Juneau

Alaska Whale Watching Cruise: 3 Hours on the Water

Our public tour on our brand new 49 passenger vessel! Meet our Guest Rep at your cruise ship dock and board our courtesy shuttle. Enjoy a scenic ride to the Auke Bay boat harbor and return (about 25 minutes each way). Ea…

🕐 4 hours ★★★★☆4.9 (837)
"Catch of the day" Whale-watching, Icy strait point, Hoonah Free Cancellation
Hoonah

"Catch of the day" Whale-watching, Icy strait point, Hoonah

We specialize in whale watching in small groups, 6 to 16 passengers totals on our tours, This allows for a more personalized experience and why most people chose our tours over other competitors. Our vessels are 32 and 3…

🕐 3 hours ★★★★☆4.9 (207)
Juneau Private 3 Hour Scenic Road Trip Save 20% Free Cancellation
Juneau

Juneau Private 3 Hour Scenic Road Trip

We offer the only tour of the Juneau Road system. Juneau has the largest land mass of all capital cities in America. We take you on a 100 mile trip pointing out the best scenery and wildlife available!…

★★★★☆4.7 (277)
Whittier to Anchorage: Wildlife & Scenic Transfer Tour Free Cancellation
Whittier

Whittier to Anchorage: Wildlife & Scenic Transfer Tour

Join us for an unforgettable adventure with our Whittier Cruise Transit Tour! We'll pick you up from your cruise ship in Whittier and take you on a journey through some of the most breathtaking scenery in Alaska. We'll …

★★★★☆4.7 (76)
Mendenhall Glacier and Whale Watching Tour Free Cancellation
Juneau

Mendenhall Glacier and Whale Watching Tour

Although we are the original whale-watching company in Juneau (operating since 1994), we are still small and family-owned and operated! We want you to feel like part of the family, and we pride ourselves on prioritizing …

🕐 4 hours and a half ★★★★☆4.6 (144)
Whale Watching Adventure in Juneau Free Cancellation
Juneau

Whale Watching Adventure in Juneau

Although we are the original whale-watching company in Juneau (operating since 1994), we are still small and family-owned and operated! We want you to feel like part of the family, and we pride ourselves on prioritizing …

🕐 3 hours ★★★★☆4.8 (274)
Glacier View & Wildlife Anchorage Adventure Tour Free Cancellation
Anchorage

Glacier View & Wildlife Anchorage Adventure Tour

The Experience Award wining Tour in Anchorage on Viator (2025) Discover Anchorages's top-rated day trip! This award-winning tour combines Anchorage highlights, dramatic Turnagain Arm views, and guaranteed wildlife enco…

🕐 7 hours ★★★★☆4.9 (346)
Skagway Shore Excursion: Full-Day Tour of the Yukon Free Cancellation
Skagway

Skagway Shore Excursion: Full-Day Tour of the Yukon

Enjoy your port time in Skagway with a full-day shore excursion by mini-bus into the Yukon, Canada's westernmost territory. Explore some of North America's most stunning wilderness, and stop at Caribou Crossing for lunch…

🕐 6 hours and a half ★★★★☆4.9 (805)
Grand Knik Helicopter Tour - 2 hours 3 landings - ANCHORAGE AREA Free Cancellation
Anchorage

Grand Knik Helicopter Tour - 2 hours 3 landings - ANCHORAGE AREA

Our signature flightseeing and glacier landing tour, includes 30 mins of flightseeing and 30 mins landed at 3 Glacier areas including on the glacier itself. This tour includes an alpine landing where you will have 30 min…

🕐 2 hours ★★★★☆4.9 (381)
Mendenhall Glacier Lake Canoe Tour Free Cancellation
Juneau

Mendenhall Glacier Lake Canoe Tour

Experience the beauty of the Alaskan wilderness on this 3.5-4 hour adventure to the Mendenhall Glacier. This adventure starts off at the cruise ship docks as an expert guide will transfer the guaranteed, small group on a…

🕐 4 hours ★★★★☆5.0 (1,273)
Half-day Resurrection Bay & Wildlife Tour from Seward Free Cancellation
Seward

Half-day Resurrection Bay & Wildlife Tour from Seward

Discover the wonders of Resurrection Bay on this captain-narrated, half-day adventure. Depart from Seward to marvel at massive glaciers, cruise beside rugged cliffs, spot soaring seabirds and share the waters with iconic…

🕐 4 hours and a half ★★★★☆4.8 (88)
Prince William Sound 26 Glacier Cruise, Self-Drive Free Cancellation
Whittier

Prince William Sound 26 Glacier Cruise, Self-Drive

For guests with their own transportation, this 5.25-hour cruise brings you face-to-face with dynamic glaciers and a variety of wildlife, surrounded by the pristine wilderness of Prince William Sound. The cruise route c…

🕐 5 hours ★★★★★5.0 (2)
3 Hour SHERP Tour: Denali Fat Truck Tours Free Cancellation
Healy

3 Hour SHERP Tour: Denali Fat Truck Tours

Come explore the Alaska Wilderness off the road. Explore in a guided and climate controlled Search & Rescue Fat Truck/Sherp while staying safe from the weather, bugs, and the occasional wild animal. This 3 Hour tour take…

🕐 3 hours and a half ★★★★☆4.9 (428)
Alaska Whale Watching with bonus Drone viewing of Whales Free Cancellation
Hoonah

Alaska Whale Watching with bonus Drone viewing of Whales

Whale watching in the wild and pristine waters of Icy Strait, where Humpback whales are abundant and sighted on every trip, with small business owner Captain Josh! Otter and Steller Sea Lions are also very common, with O…

🕐 3 hours ★★★★☆5.0 (393)
Alaska Helicopter Tour with Glacier Landing - 60 mins - ANCHORAGE AREA Free Cancellation
Alaska

Alaska Helicopter Tour with Glacier Landing - 60 mins - ANCHORAGE AREA

Taking off from the Alaska Glacier Lodge in the Mat-Su Valley to the Knik Glacier (5 miles wide by 29 miles long!). We land right in the middle of the Knik Glacier, where you can get out of the helicopter and spend about…

🕐 1 hour ★★★★☆4.9 (735)
Full-Day Kenai Fjords National Park Northwestern Cruise Free Cancellation
Seward

Full-Day Kenai Fjords National Park Northwestern Cruise

Travel to remote areas in Kenai Fjords National Park on this full-day adventure cruise. Ideal for photographers, birders, and whale-watching enthusiasts, this 8.5 hour cruise explores the untouched area of Northwestern F…

🕐 8 hours and a half ★★★★☆4.9 (341)
Ocean Raft Alaska Free Cancellation
Skagway

Ocean Raft Alaska

You are booking directly with the Tour Operator: the individuals who live and work year-round in Alaska. We have the intimate knowledge of the area and the way the cruise industry works here in Skagway. If you have furth…

🕐 2 hours and a half ★★★★☆4.9 (376)
Ketchikan Electric Bike and Rain Forest Hike Ecotour Free Cancellation
Ketchikan

Ketchikan Electric Bike and Rain Forest Hike Ecotour

As the original electric bicycle tour in Southeast Alaska, we're excited for you to join us on an easy, enjoyable ride on the "road to nowhere". This road dead ends at the edge of the dense Tongass National Forest, an ex…

🕐 4 hours ★★★★☆4.8 (564)
Skagway Shore Excursion: Half-Day Tour to the Yukon Border and Suspension Bridge Free Cancellation
Skagway

Skagway Shore Excursion: Half-Day Tour to the Yukon Border and Suspension Bridge

This Skagway shore excursion shows you a glimpse of Canada's legendary north country. On this half-day tour by mini-bus, you'll travel up to the White Pass, cross the border into Canada and travel the Klondike Highway in…

🕐 4 hours ★★★★☆4.9 (549)
Yukon Suspension Bridge and Summit Tour Free Cancellation
Skagway

Yukon Suspension Bridge and Summit Tour

This tour provides a wonderful opportunity to view the stunning scenery of the White Pass and the surrounding area with a local, high quality guide. Your three hour tour from Skagway, Alaska to the White Pass Summit and …

🕐 3 hours ★★★★☆4.9 (371)
Seward to Anchorage Transfer with National Park & Wildlife Tour Free Cancellation
Seward

Seward to Anchorage Transfer with National Park & Wildlife Tour

The Seward Transit Tour to Anchorage is a unique experience that offers a scenic journey through some of the most beautiful landscapes in Alaska. The tour starts in Seward, a charming coastal town that serves as the gate…

🕐 8 hours and a half ★★★★☆4.9 (21)
Grand Denali Flightseeing tour from Talkeetna Free Cancellation
Alaska

Grand Denali Flightseeing tour from Talkeetna

The definitive tour of Denali that covers more of the Alaska Range than any other tour available.  Follow the river systems of Talkeetna across the Susitna Valley into an incredible landscape of icefalls, glaciers and sn…

★★★★☆5.0 (305)
Sitka Whale Watch and Sea Otter Quest Free Cancellation
Sitka

Sitka Whale Watch and Sea Otter Quest

Join an award-winning cruise that offers the opportunity to spot sea otters, whales, sea lions, porpoises, harbor seals, brown bears, deer, bald eagles, and more! On this voyage, our top priority is to deliver excellent …

🕐 2 hours ★★★★☆4.6 (13)
Juneau Tracy Arm–Fords Terror Wilderness Area & Glacier Explorer Free Cancellation
Juneau

Juneau Tracy Arm–Fords Terror Wilderness Area & Glacier Explorer

Travel in comfort aboard a high-speed expedition vessel as you explore the stunning Endicott Arm Fjord within the Tracy Arm–Fords Terror Wilderness Area, an unforgettable journey through glacier-carved cliffs, spectacula…

🕐 8 hours and a half ★★★★☆4.9 (21)
Chichagof Island Tour: Brown Bear Search Free Cancellation
Hoonah

Chichagof Island Tour: Brown Bear Search

Embark on a small-group, 3-hour land based tour of Chichagof Island. The community of Hoonah, with a year round population of approximately 850, is located in the northern part of Chichagof Island. The vast majority of t…

🕐 3 hours ★★★☆☆3.9 (175)
Ketchikan Zodiac Boat Adventure Free Cancellation
Ketchikan

Ketchikan Zodiac Boat Adventure

Launch from our downtown Ketchikan dock aboard your own Zodiac Boat, just a couple minutes away from the cruise docks. Follow your guide and explore the Inside Passage of Southeast Alaska. Most tours take in views of Hi…

🕐 3 hours ★★★★☆4.9 (79)
Glaciers and Wildlife: Super Scenic Day Tour from Anchorage Free Cancellation
Anchorage

Glaciers and Wildlife: Super Scenic Day Tour from Anchorage

Small groups discover glaciers and wildlife on one one of the most intriguing road trips you will ever experience. A local expert will narrate on your 8 hour day tour from Anchorage, Alaska. Free hotel pickup and drop-…

🕐 8 hours ★★★★☆4.9 (286)
Juneau

Juneau Helicopter and Dogsledding with Added Glacier Landing

The only way to experience the best of both tours! If you’re having trouble picking between a landing at the lower level of the glacier to view crevasses and beautiful features of glacial movement, and an authentic dog s…

🕐 3 hours and a half ★★★★☆4.8 (96)
Icy Strait Small Group Shore Excursion: We're going on a bear hunt! Free Cancellation
Hoonah

Icy Strait Small Group Shore Excursion: We're going on a bear hunt!

When porting at Icy Strait near Hoonah this is a shore tour ashore you will not forget.  Lets go on a bear hunt, this four hour tour offers you the chance to see brown bears, Sitka black-tail deer and other wildlife up c…

🕐 4 hours ★★★☆☆3.8 (14)
Skagway Shore Excursion Chilkoot Trail Hike and Float Tour Free Cancellation
Skagway

Skagway Shore Excursion Chilkoot Trail Hike and Float Tour

The Chilkoot Hike and Float Tour is an active, family-oriented hiking adventure along the world famous Chilkoot Trail. This wilderness hike takes place in the heart of the Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park. Lea…

🕐 4 hours ★★★★☆4.9 (515)
Small Group Boat Tour of Sitka Free Cancellation
Sitka

Small Group Boat Tour of Sitka

Local Veteran owned and operated. Join our Small Group Boat Tour of Sitka on a 2.5 hour voyage and explore the rugged coastline of the Tongass National Rain Forest. You can expect to see Sea Lions, Sea Otters, Bald Eagle…

🕐 2 hours and a half ★★★★☆4.9 (72)
Exit Glacier Ice Hiking Adventure from Seward Free Cancellation
Seward

Exit Glacier Ice Hiking Adventure from Seward

In the wilderness is where memories are made… Whether it’s the exhilarating rush as you look over the edge of a bottomless crevasse, the fresh mountain air that fills your lungs, or the sense of wonder gazing across the …

🕐 8 hours ★★★★☆5.0 (161)
Alaskan Back Country Side by Side ATV Adventure with Meal Free Cancellation
Denali National Park

Alaskan Back Country Side by Side ATV Adventure with Meal

See the wilds of Alaska on a Side by Side ATV with a full windshield, roof, seat belts, gas pedal, and break.  This fun and fantastic machine handles the rough terrain well - all near the Denali National Park boundary in…

🕐 3 hours ★★★★☆4.8 (493)
Hike Matanuska Glacier w/Alaska Local Honey, Wine Tasting Free Cancellation
Anchorage

Hike Matanuska Glacier w/Alaska Local Honey, Wine Tasting

Your glacier tour will be a once-in-a-lifetime experience! Marvel at the beauty of Mother Nature! Along with a sampling of several different locally made Alaskan Honey and wine. Experience the Matanuska Glacier like nev…

🕐 8 hours and a half ★★★★☆4.9 (95)
Lumberjack Show and Axe Throw Challenge Free Cancellation
Ketchikan

Lumberjack Show and Axe Throw Challenge

Celebrate southeast Alaska's rich logging history on this rip-roaring good time with quality entertainment for all ages! First join the crowd and cheer as you watch the Great Alaskan Lumberjack Show. The show is followed…

🕐 2 hours and a half ★★★★☆4.6 (136)
Alaska Helicopter and Glacier Dogsled Tour - ANCHORAGE AREA Free Cancellation
Alaska

Alaska Helicopter and Glacier Dogsled Tour - ANCHORAGE AREA

The most popular tour! Drive your own sled-dog team with 6 time Iditarod winner Dallas Seavey's team of mushers, handlers and champion dogs on real snow in the middle of summer surrounded by amazing scenery. Start this a…

🕐 1 hour and a half ★★★★☆5.0 (491)
Laughton Glacier Hike and White Pass Rail Adventure Free Cancellation
Skagway

Laughton Glacier Hike and White Pass Rail Adventure

Your trip to the Laughton Glacier combines a scenic train ride aboard the historic White Pass & Yukon Route Railway with a wilderness hike to the magnificent Laughton Glacier where you have an opportunity to HIKE ON A GL…

🕐 10 hours ★★★★★5.0 (16)
Kenai Fjords National Park Glacier Dinner Cruise from Seward Free Cancellation
Seward

Kenai Fjords National Park Glacier Dinner Cruise from Seward

As other day cruises head back to Seward, this 6-hour evening adventure sets sail towards Kenai Fjords National Park. Cruise atop glacier-blue waters, keeping an eye out for whales, seals, puffins and other iconic aquati…

🕐 6 hours ★★★★☆4.7 (56)