Excursion Anan bear wildlife viewing tour at Wrangell

Join this wildlife and history tour to the Anan Wildlife Observatory located in the Tongass National Forest of Southeast Alaska, 40 miles south of Wrangell Alaska. The tour begins with a 60-minute jet boat ride from Wrangell through the Eastern Passage. Seals, Stellar Sea Lions, dolphins and occasional Orca feed on herring and smelt in the bays and currents along the way. Eagle nests, seal haul outs and migrating waterfowl are a part of this educational wildlife tour. Your guides will make stops to discuss the history, geology and biology of the local area.

A graded and maintained 1/2-mile trail with sections of stairs leads up to the observatory platform above a cascading waterfall. Here we stop and take in the majesty of the rainforest. This is an area bears frequent, looking for salmon to feed on.

Points of interests

Points of interest seen on this excursion include: Wildlife stops as available; seals on rocks, Eagle nests, porpoise and dolphins, Humpback Whales and waterfalls.

Note

Please note: This tour involves a moderate to extensive amount of walking of over a mile, including some steps to get in and out of the boat and a ramp that can be steep at low tide. Participants must be in good physical condition with no balance problems. Conditions change with the weather and the trail can be slippery. Depending upon tide, the ramp may be steep when loading off. There is also off-roading travel, making this tour not recommended for those with back or neck issues as well as pregnant women. This tour is not accessible to guests with limited mobility or wheelchairs. Guests must sign a waiver to participate. The minimum age to participate is 9 years old, provided the child can follow direction from guides. Guests are recommended to dress in layers and wear sturdy walking shoes, and bring rain gear and umbrella if appropriate to conditions. Space on this tour is somewhat limited; we suggest you book well in advance to avoid disappointment. Bear and wildlife sightings are not guaranteed on this trip. There are outhouse facilities at the trailhead and the observatory platform.

If guides or other guests find any childrento be disruptive or jeopardize the safety of the group, they and their guardians will be escorted back to the trailhead and still charged for full for the tour.

Reservation note: due to the permit availability process in Anan, entrance tickets are not guaranteed. If Silversea manage to get group tickets for the suitable entrance time, the waitlisted bookings will be cleared following the order of the reservation date. A message will be e-mailed to all waitlisted Silversea Guests to notify the confirmation of their booking or not.