Traitors Cove Bear Viewing
Descripción
Island Wings Air Service es propiedad y está operado por la veterana piloto de Alaska Michelle Masden, quien comenzó a volar en 1977 y comenzó su negocio en Ketchikan en 1993. Island Wings se toma el tiempo y hace el esfuerzo para ayudarlo a cumplir sus sueños en Alaska. Comparta nuestro amor por volar a través de nuestro vasto desierto de Alaska. Experimenta la libertad de vuelo sobre la grandeza salvaje de las montañas, las islas y el mar infinito. En el negocio desde 1993, Island Wings se toma el tiempo y se esfuerza por ayudarlo a cumplir sus sueños en Alaska. Nuestro enfoque es la calidad de su experiencia. Desde el manejo de su reserva, hasta el equipo que operamos, hasta los lugares que visitamos; no nos comprometemos y usted tampoco debería hacerlo. El tiempo total para este recorrido es de 4,25 horas, incluido: el vuelo, tres horas en el lugar en el Observatorio de observación de osos de Traitors Cove, y quince minutos para la recogida y el regreso.
Opciones de la excursión
Itinerario
Entre el 20 de julio y el 30 de septiembre, puede visitar el observatorio de observación de osos en Traitors Cove. Vuele en hidroavión a lo largo de los hermosos canales del exuberante bosque nacional Tongass a través de la isla de Revillagegedo hasta un sendero mantenido por el Servicio Forestal de los EE. UU. Y la plataforma de observación de osos Margarete Creek. Se puede ver a los osos sumergiéndose en el agua apresurada para recuperar sus comidas de salmón meneando. ¡Esta es una oportunidad perfecta para fotografiar al verdadero pescador de Alaska en acción! Además de la alimentación de los osos, también verás águilas calvas recogiendo los restos dejados por los osos y, por supuesto, las verdaderas estrellas del espectáculo, el salmón mientras luchan en su camino río arriba para desovar. Su viaje estará acompañado por la guía de osos de Island Wings, que proporcionará información sobre la flora y la fauna a lo largo del camino. Combine una caminata corta, un hermoso paisaje y una magnífica experiencia de vida silvestre en un solo viaje. Este es un recorrido de cuatro horas que incluye un vuelo en hidroavión, una unidad de una milla en camioneta en una carretera del Servicio Forestal de los EE. UU. Y una corta caminata por un sendero en el paseo marítimo hasta la plataforma de observación. ¡Asegúrese de usar zapatos cómodos para caminar y traiga pilas de cámara! El Servicio Forestal de los Estados Unidos restringe el acceso al Observatorio Margarete por permiso. Como resultado, solo un pequeño número de personas tiene la oportunidad de visitar este hermoso sitio, ¡así que reserve con anticipación! El recorrido de observación del oso Traitors Cove de cuatro horas incluye: un vuelo de treinta minutos por trayecto y tres horas en Traitors Cove. Todos los recorridos incluyen transporte terrestre de cortesía desde y hacia nuestro muelle, que agrega quince minutos al comienzo y al final de su recorrido. Para este tour de cuatro horas, deberá presupuestar un total de cuatro horas y media. Temporada: del 20 de julio al 30 de septiembre.
Lo más destacado
Qué incluye
Lugares y horarios de recogida
El lugar de recogida y devolución se encuentra en el indicador Liquid Sunshine ubicado fuera del edificio de la Oficina de Visitantes de Ketchikan en Cruise Berth # 2. Los horarios de los tours varían diariamente con los horarios de los cruceros. Por favor, póngase en contacto con nosotros directamente para la hora de recogida de la gira.
Valoraciones de viajeros
Información importante
- Los bebés y los niños pequeños pueden ir en un cochecito o en una silla de paseo
- Los bebés deben sentarse en el regazo de un adulto
- Adecuado para todos los niveles de aptitud física
- Por favor, use ropa en capas y zapatos cómodos para caminar.
- Todos los pasajeros DEBEN proporcionarnos un número de teléfono de contacto al realizar la reserva o llamarnos al (907) 225-2444 para confirmar el tiempo de recorrido.
- Los pasajeros que viajan en un crucero deben DEBEN proporcionarnos el nombre de su crucero para que podamos hacer los arreglos apropiados.
Opiniones(40)
This is the second time we have taken this tour. The first time was in 2017. It's a fabulous bear viewing tour. The tour provider only flies to island when it is safe. The actual bear viewing is longer than any of the other tour providers we saw. You get plenty of time. What a great company...one of our favorite tours of all our travels and our family really liked it also.
A brilliant day out. This was a highlight. We saw seven bear!!! Including mama bear and her cub. Our pilot was Adam and our guide Jake and they were both knowledgeable friendly and relaxed. The float plane ride is fun! So glad we went with them!
This trip was above and beyond what my husband and I had hoped for! Two of his three Bucket List items on this Alaskan adventure were 1) flying in a float plane and 2) seeing bears feed in the wild. Boy did this tour deliver! (btw a glacier calving was #3-CHECK!) Although I was not looking forward to the plane ride, pilot Adam talked me through it (it's so much smoother than a big jet!) Our forest guide (I wish I remembered his name-he was incredible!) pointed out so many things and gave us so much info in the stunning Tongass Forest. The short hike (walk, really) is just beautiful, pictures don't do it justice. There was already a young male bear feeding when we arrived at the platform and for the next 3 hours it was a revolving door of bears! A precious mama and her two cubs, solo males coming and going-I never wanted to leave. Absolutely magical. Loved how the guides from all the tours work together to spot things for everyone on the viewing platform. Glad our tour stayed for so long. Some were just there for 45 minutes or so.
The Marty Party definitely had an adventure of a lifetime today. Can I just say that Mother Nature was fully awake and cooperating for our tour in Ketchikan. The sky was a beautiful blue with no rain which is a rarity we’ve heard for that area of Alaska. We met Jake right after we arrived on our Disney Cruise at the visitor center which is a very short walk from the boat. From there he took my husband and I to the Island Wings office by van where we met Adam our pilot. We were the only passengers that day for the Traitors Cove bear tour. This was our first time in a seaplane and I must admit I didn’t feel the take off or landing at all. The plane can seat 6 persons. We’ve traveled all over the world and Adam was an excellent pilot. He has headphones equipped with microphones we wear to communicate. Jake was our tour guide and sat by me on the plane ride. We spotted a humpback whale from the plane as we flew to the forest service area. Next up, Jake took us in a van on the island to our next destination. There’s a small outhouse you can use before you make the short walk to the Traitor’s Cove platform. We watched for bears near the path as we walked since it is their natural habitat, We waited around the overlook platform for around an hour and then a momma bear and cub were spotted. Later, a large male bear came out to catch salmon in the stream. It was amazing. Even if we didn’t see a bear it would have been an extra special day because of the experience and the info that Adam and Jake gave us on the area. On the flight back, Adam pointed out mountain goats and beautiful sights from the air. We had an aerial view of the cruise ship in port and enjoyed several rainbows from the window. Overall, this was a 10/10 experience for us. Jake even gave us an excellent restaurant recommendation in town for dinner before we boarded the ship to leave. Thanks so much! We loved our adventure!
Incredible Experience Michelle was really good pilot. We were kinndda scared about the flight but it was smooth ride and the bears sightseen was amazing we were lucky to see 4 bears and 2 cubs. I really recommend this tour.
I’m here to be skunk at the garden party. Every reviews says there will be bears on bears on bears and that’s why I booked. This excursion was pretty expensive but we were hyped to see bears. We got there and…ZERO bears. The guide knew, said there hasn’t been bears in days. We still spent a really boring 90 minutes at the viewing station doing absolutely nothing. I don’t blame the tour company because obv they can’t guarantee bears but just be warned that there could be zero bears and this excursion can totally suck.
We were on an Alaskan cruise and decided to book a tour outside of the CruiseLine excursions list with Island Wings based on the reviews on Trip Advisor. The reviews are spot on Island Wings was incredible, their communication, easy of booking, staff, pick up/drop off and the entire experience was EPIC. We were a family of 5 (2 adults, 3 kids 9,11,14). I was a little nervous about a float plane, never having been on one, but within minutes of getting up in the air, our jaws dropped. Michelle, the pilot, was extremely kind and reassured us we would love it...and boy was she right!!! The scenery, pilot, take off and landing, were smoother than most commercial flights I've been on. In addition, the view out of the float plane was something you couldn't even dream of on your own. The water, mountains, and greenery of the trees, simply spectacular. We were blown away by traitors cove. It wasn't crowded and we saw so many groups come and go with other excursion tours. We were beyond thrilled that our tour, through Island Wings, had you bear watching for 2 hours. The time flew by, we loved every moment, so many bears and even momma's with cubs. We are hooked!!!! Our tour guide at Traitor's cover was so knowledgeable about the bears and made sure we knew when and where to look. EPIC Experience! We all agree this was the best excursion we have ever been on. We are looking forward go heading back to Ketchikan for a few more days in the future and will definitely schedule another trip with Island Wings. Next time we may do both the bear tour and the trip to Misty Fjords. This experience was that good!! Thank you Island Wings.
Excellent seaplane and bear viewing tour. Adam pilot and Jake guide were excellent. Very professional tour in all respects. Saw bears catching and eating salmon. Highly recommend
Our family (2 parents, teen daughter) enjoyed our Traitors Cove Excursion. Communication from the time of booking was excellent. They picked us up at the Liquid Sunshine Gauge very near our cruise ship. Michelle had excellent info during our flight and Anika was an excellent guide on land. It is a well run company and we felt safe and well informed the entire time.
Service was excellent. We had the most beautiful flight with amazing views. Michelle our pilot and Annika our guide were great. Sadly, there were no bears. We saw some Salmon, one bald eagle and that was it. We knew there was no guarantee we'd see bears but still it was so disappointing.
