Whale Watching Charters and Bear search through Icy Strat Alaska

Experience thrilling whale watching tours with Icy Strait Wooshkeetaan Tours. Discover the natural beauty of Port Frederick and Icy Strait. Book your adventure today.

Duration: 3 hours
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • Hoonah - On your tour, you’ll encounter a variety of sea life, including Humpback Whales, Sea Lions, Sea Otters, and occasionally Killer Whales, as well as bears strolling along the beach.
What's Included
  • Snacks and bottled water
Additional Information

Wooshkeetaan Tours is a locally owned small business dedicated to offering guests unique and exciting tours of the natural beauty of Port Frederick and Icy Strait. Our tours transport visitors from the Icy Strait Point Cruise Ship port and Hoonah to the natural playground we cherish daily. The waters near Icy Strait Point are renowned for some of the best humpback whale watching in the world.

Location
Hoonah
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Y9820ztdaniell
Aug 4, 2024
Captain Billy is recommended - Capt Billy and his daughter Taylor gave us a wonderful tour out of Hoonah. They showed us brown bears, sea otters, sea lions, and some porpoises. To top it off we were in the midst of a bunch of humpback whales and could hear them singing thru the bottom of the boat. Wonderful people.
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Sweet_kk30
Aug 3, 2024
Wonderful family business!! - From bears to otters, to humpback to everything in between….Capt Bill was amazing, thorough and had the eagle to spot everything!!! Thank you so much for the wonderful memories!!!
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Leslieri8484fo
Jul 18, 2024
Highlight of our trip - I cannot recommend this tour enough; Captain Billy was excellent! He went out of his way to make sure we had a fabulous time, and he was knowledgeable, very easy to talk to, and answered all of our questions. We were fortunate enough to be able to see sea lions, a bear on the shore, otters, humpback whales, bald eagles, and the sheer beauty of Alaska. This trip was of the highlights of our Alaskan vacation, and we definitely hope to do it again someday.
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Manfred_p
Jul 10, 2024
Magical! - The tour with Captain Billy and his daughter was awesome! Both of them answered our many questions. Billy stopped on the way to the whales when he spotted a bear on the beach so we could observe and take pictures. Then we headed out to see some whales. There were about 20 whales around us including a baby and its mother. We got some really nice videos and photos. The whole experience was so beautiful! Highly recommend Captain Billy and his daughter! Thank you for a magical afternoon!
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Margaret_b
Jul 10, 2024
Great trip - Billy and his daughter were great! Being on a smaller boat is soo nice. Every person on the boat had a great view. Saw tons of wildlife and Billy and Taylour had tons of information about them.
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Pclinkenbeard
Jun 20, 2024
Excellent Tour - We add an awesome time! Captain Billy is very knowledgeable and informative. We saw Orcas, humpbacks, otters with babies, sea lions, eagles and even a bear on shore! It was an amazing day
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Naomikatz13
Jun 14, 2024
Fantastic whale watching tour - Captain Billy was an excellent guide. He ensured that we not only saw whales, but also sea otters and lions, a bear and eagles. We also loved learning about his Native American culture.
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Dakshesh_m
Jun 4, 2024
Great - Highly recommended. We were only 6 passenger so it was a private tour. Had plenty of time to see humpback and orcas. Great experience.
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Sierrat222
Jun 3, 2024
Wonderful Whale Watching Experience - Billy was an amazing captain. We got to see so many whales, even some bear and sea otters. He was very knowledgeable, kind, and overall wonderful. We had s great time, absolutely would recommend.
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Cynthiao790
Sep 25, 2023
Amazing Whale and Alaskan Wildlife Watching - Due to an unexpected commitment our Whale watching tour by Capt. Josh was canceled, but he suggested we go out with a friend of his, Capt. Billy of Wooshkeetaan Tours. Capt. Billy steared us out of Hoonah, Alaska first looking for bears along the shore. We found two but they were not very close and somewhat difficult to see even with my telephoto camera lens. Then it was not very far to find our first humback whale bubble net feeding. That is where one or more whales swim in a circle blowing bubbles which surrounds the small fish in an ever tightening circle till the whale’s mouth opens at the surface capturing and swallowing all those fish. Then the whale swims and surfaces 3 or 4 more times till he finally dives down with one last majestic tail splash. We followed that same whale for 6-7 feeds. Capt. Billy communicated with all the boat captains on the water in that area to find then a large pod of whales swimming and feeding together. What an awesome sight to see that was with so many whales at once. As we cruised the Alaskan waters of Icy Straight Point we spied many otters frolicking, lots of eagles perched on the rocky shores, as well as some harbor seals lounging on a big harbor bouy. This whole morning was a truly memorable experience!
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