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I Will Be In Juneau In Mid August For 1 Day While Cruising Alaska. Is It Worth The Cost To Take A Sea Plane To Admiralty Island To View The Bears Or Would My Time And Money Be Spent Better Spent Doing A Whale Excursion Or A Helicopter Flight Over The Glaciers? I Really Want To See Bears On My Trip But At A Cost Of $1200 For 2 Persons I Am Having Trouble Justifying The Costs. Any Insights Would Be Greatly Appreciated.

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I have considered going to Pack Creek sometime but as you said, it is not cheap. Perhaps you already have this info but I am cutting and pasting it from the link in my signature line.

 

Pack Creek (fly in from Juneau)

http://www.fs.fed.us/r10/tongass/districts/admiralty/packcreek/

 

Vendors who have rights to fly there:

http://www.flyalaskaseaplanes.com

http://www.airexcursions.com

talair@alaska.net

http://www.wardair.com

http://www.wingsofalaska.com

http://www.akdiscovery.com

http://www.alaskabyair.com

http://www.alaskacharters.com

http://www.dolphincharters.com/alaska.htm

http://www.alaskahunting.com

dennison@ptialaska.net

http://www.bluewateradventures.ca/

 

Mid August is also a possiblity to go bear watching from Ketchikan to Anan Creek. Have you thought of that? Not sure if you will be in Ketchikan or not. The permits are cheaper ($10 vs. $50 for Pack Creek). Still about $800-$1000 for two people.

 

Anan Creek:

http://www.fs.fed.us/r10/tongass/recreation/wildlife_viewing/ananobservatory.shtml

https://wwwnotes.fs.fed.us/r10/tongass/r10_anan_reservations.nsf/Calendar?OpenForm – Anan Bay calendar

https://wwwnotes.fs.fed.us/r10/tongass/r10_anan_reservations.nsf/RequestProcessInfo?OpenForm – permit request process

 

I am going to Anan in July - slightly on the early side of peak season there but I will be there for 3 days/2 nights not just a few hours so I am comfortable with that. Plus, my cost for 3 days is much less than a fly in for bear watching so I am pleased and excited about it.

 

John

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