If you choose this option, you will need to return to Anchorage at the end of Day NINE – as this tour departs from Anchorage the following morning, on day ten. Motorcoach or Rail transfers are included in the tour. You have two return transportation options available from Seward to Anchorage on NIGHT NINE:

• Night nine, depart Seward via Deluxe Rail at 6 PM with arrival in Anchorage at 10:30 PM at the Downtown Train Depot.
• Night nine, if you wish to arrive in Anchorage sooner, a Deluxe Motorcoach departs at 6:30 PM, arriving at 9:30 PM at the Anchorage Airport. Ask your Tour Coordinator for details.

Once you arrive in Anchorage, you will be transferred to your hotel for a good night sleep.

Your Lake Clark National Park Bear Viewing Adventure begins on morning ten, when you depart Anchorage on a small plane and head south along the Cook Inlet. The flight in itself will be a highlight of your trip; this scenic route takes you by numerous salmon streams, glaciers, and other Alaskan sights. The flight takes about 1 hour, once there the aircraft will land on the beach of Silver Salmon Creek at low tide.

Alaska Bear Viewing at Lake Clark National Park is the ultimate bear viewing experience. Lake Clark National Park is located on the western shores of the Cook Inlet.  This ocean front setting is the ultimate bear habitat. The creeks that run through the prairies are loaded with Silver Salmon, attracting resident Brown Bear populations to the areas all summer long.  The tall grass and a backdrop of the Neacola Mountains make for the best pictures.

The Lake Clark Bear Viewing Begins after a brief bear orientation aimed at group safety. You will head out into this ideal bear habitat to watch these creatures interact with each other in the wild.  Your pilot will take you through the park, adding to your safety and answering any questions you may have about the bears.  The area is excellent for viewing the bears because of the layout and geography; it is a long stretch of prairie grassland and beachfront.  Watch as they frolic in the grass with their cubs, dig for clams, and take afternoon naps.  Lake Clark National Park is beginning to be well known as the best bear viewing in Alaska, and for good reason.  This area is home mostly to Brown Bears, but it is not uncommon to see a few Black Bears in the area as well.

Return flight to Anchorage that afternoon. Departure time: 9AM to 3:30 PM.  Times are approximate for general planning only.  Late this afternoon, upon your return, you will need to secure a taxi to the Anchorage airport for a flight home.

~ Bring Footwear – Rubber or waterproof boots. If you do not have any boots, Regal will provide you with a pair.
~ Camera
~ Binoculars – If you do not have any you may share some with the bear guide
~ Layered Clothing – Always be ready for any temperature range, bring a rain shell in case of rain

Optional Upgrade: Lake Clark Bear Viewing Tour: $1,150.00 Per Person + $14 Park Fee
Minimum 2 persons for guaranteed departure. Bear sightings cannot be guaranteed. Due to volatile weather in remote bear viewing regions, we HIGHLY recommend travel insurance, to receive a full refund.

ANCHORAGE/ KATMAI: If you choose this option, you will need to return to Anchorage at the end of Day NINE – as this tour departs from Anchorage the following morning.  Motorcoach or Rail transfers are included in the tour.  You have two return transportation options available from Seward to Anchorage on NIGHT NINE:

• Night nine, depart Seward via Deluxe Rail at 6 PM with arrival in Anchorage at 10:30 PM at the Downtown Train Depot.
• Night nine, if you wish to arrive in Anchorage sooner, a Deluxe Motorcoach departs at 6:30 PM, arriving at 9:30 PM at the Anchorage Airport. Ask your Tour Coordinator for details.

Once you arrive in Anchorage, you will be transferred to your hotel for a good night sleep.

The federally-protected Katmai National Park and Preserve is world famous for Alaska brown bear viewing. Accessible only by air, this is Alaska wilderness in its rawest form. Our fly-out Katmai bear viewing adventure takes you to Brooks Falls, where three bear viewing platforms connected by elevated boardwalks allow for close, unobstructed and extraordinary bear viewing in Katmai National Park.  In July, lured by spawning salmon, as many as fifty bears can be seen at once along the 1.5-mile Brooks River.  Of course, there may be one bear – or many.

Katmai bear viewing at Brooks Falls is self guided, but Katmai National Park Rangers provide an initial briefing upon arrival and are available for questions. An on-site wait list for the Lower River bear viewing platform may be implemented when visitation reaches capacity, to ensure quality bear viewing. Departing from Lake Hood, Anchorage, you fly over Cook Inlet, the Alaska Range, remote islands, before landing on either Brooks or Naknek lake in Katmai National Park and Preserve. Katmai is home to the world’s largest population of Alaska brown bears.

The Katmai Bear Viewing Experience

• Intimate two to three hour scenic flightseeing tour from Anchorage; flight times vary depending on weather and plane type.
• Katmai bear viewing at Brooks Falls – watch them catch jumping salmon!
• Wildlife watching on return flight for beluga whales, moose and Dall sheep
• Detailed knowledge (and personality) of an Alaska bush pilot
• Meticulous attention to comfort and safety

Depart Anchorage 7:30 AM. Return Anchorage 5:30 PM  Times are approximate and are for general planning only. This evening, upon your return, you will need to secure a taxi to the Anchorage airport for a flight home.

Optional Upgrade: Katmai National Park Bear Viewing Tour: $1,350.00 Per Person + $14 Park Fee
Minimum 2 persons for guaranteed departure. Bear sightings cannot be guaranteed. Due to volatile weather in remote bear viewing regions, we HIGHLY recommend travel insurance, to receive a full refund.