2024 Alaska Fishing Bears and Auroras 9/12-9/18
September 12-18, 2024
Trip Cost: $7,950
Lake Clark National Park and Preserve
September is the perfect month to get those famous “fishing bear” photos, along with cubs sparring and playing among emerging fall colors. As bears try to fatten up before hibernation, get ready for non-stop action! Plus, we take a special trip out to “puffin island” to view the last of the puffins before they head back out to sea. Other animals out and about include moose, fox, wolves, and bald eagles. BONUS: September allows us opportunities to photograph the stunning northern lights!
Trip Level: When you think of Alaska, you think of bears. On this trip, we guarantee you’ll see them or we’ll credit your deposit toward a future trip! While this trip is perfect for shutterbugs, others who enjoy wildlife viewing and fishing will get a true Alaska adventure. To join this trip, you must be able to walk up and down stairs, and ride comfortably in planes and shuttles. The activity level is rated 2 / relatively easy. Avid photography enthusiasts (beginners to professionals) should bring (you can rent them too) a digital SLR camera, a 300mm lens or better, and a tripod, and be familiar with basic manual menu settings prior to the trip.
Join Michelle Theall, senior editor at Alaska magazine and an award-winning professional photographer for the title on an EXCLUSIVE Alaska bear viewing and photography excursion. In her role as senior editor and photographer for Alaska Magazine, Theall has had the opportunity to explore Alaska in a way few others have, enabling her to find the best locations and vendors along with perfecting the logistical acrobatics needed to navigate an immense state with few road systems. The result: Theall’s tours through Wild Departures offer the very best of the state with one of the most knowledgeable guides available.
THE TRIP AT A GLANCE
- 6 days and 6 nights, including fully guided, safe bear viewing in the heart of bear country.
- Comfortable accomodations with modern ammenities and gourmet meals.
- Small group size: 6-7 tour participants
- 1-hour+, round-trip flightseeing tour to and from Lake Clark and Anchorage.
- Daily photography instruction, along with educational dialogue about bear behavior and the flora and fauna of Alaska, while shadowing Alaska Magazine’s senior editor and award-winning photographer for the title.
- 4xs per day+ bear-viewing excursions along the coast and rivers, depending on tides.
- 1x boat trip out to puffin island to photograph horned and tufted puffins, kittiwakes, sea otters, and bald eagles.
- Northern lights viewing on clear evenings, away from light pollution of cities.
SPACE: Limited to 6-7
COMMITMENT DEADLINE: December 15, 2023 / Deposit Due
COST: $7,950 per person (double-occupancy) / $2,000 non-refundable deposit
Airfare to and from Anchorage and your home, trip insurance, and gratuities, not included. Full terms and conditions available with deposit.
For more information or to secure a spot on the trip, please contact [email protected] ASAP or book immediately by submitting your deposit below. Or, call: 720-635-1380 for additional details.
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