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October 2024 by Francesca Bruni
Extremely good. Denise, our captain, first took us to a bay. There we already saw humpback whales and even a brown bear on the coast. That alone would have been enough for me. We were so close to the whales. It is a small boat for about 16 people.
That's why we were able to get a little closer, but the distance was still sufficient and respectful of the animals.
Went out later and saw orcas, sea lions and sea otters. Unbelievable what we saw. It was very moving, also Denise's stories. The explanations about the animals were also very helpful and worth knowing.
Thank you for this extremely good trip. We first have to process these special experiences, it was great and moving.
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October 2024 by AmyP
Captain Denise was all around wonderful on our whale watching adventure. My husband and I really enjoyed the knowledge and history she shared. She and Carson took great care of us. All the whales were great too!
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October 2024 by Jim Nielsen
Wonderful time watching orcas and humpbacks, sea lions, and even an otter way out. We saw lots of flukes. The naturist and the boat pilot were very knowledgeable and helped immensely in identifying and pointing out where to look. Got a chance to learn about the heritage of the indigenous peoples and some of their oral history. This was a 5-star trip!
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October 2024 by David Buzzard
Small group, awesome captain and guide, a terrific experience overall
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October 2024 by SJ
We walked from the dock to town and stopped by here to get tickets for the shuttle back which was $3 per person. We also got a souvenir bag and some cough drops
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October 2024 by Damian avila
Really small town, great well watching
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October 2024 by Slam Click
Our tour with Denise and Carson on Sep 11, 2024, was absolutely fantastic. We saw and learned so much about the area of Icy Strait and the wildlife. You could not have done a better job. We were amazed at all of the whales we saw. Our tour was worth every cent we paid and definitely worth a tip for delivering on what was advertised. Perhaps a good idea would be to clean the tip jar out from tour to tour as I heard a comment from a cheapskate about the money in the jar. That makes some less likely to tip and you deserved every cent in that jar and a tip from all passengers onboard.
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October 2024 by Thierry Lutz
Amazing experience and sightings. Highly recommend.
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October 2024 by ngioko
Paul &crew has amazing sense of pride and work ethics who uses humour to engage guests on knowledge of sea mammals, and was attentive to every guest needs to get that million dollar up-close and unforgettable experience with humpback, family of orca, seals and otters.
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October 2024 by Jaromy Holland
Paul was fantastic, he is a walking encyclopedia and great tour guide. Highly recommend taking a tour with Hoonah Travel Adventures!!
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October 2024 by Scott
What a uniquely fascinating and informative tour! We enjoyed seeing whales, seals, otters, eagles and were privileged to catch many orca sightings. Our guides were well-informed and helpful and the craft was perfect.
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October 2024 by Lexi King
We went on the brown bear excursion and had the best time. Our cruise ship was docked here last minute and they agreed to a later tour just to help accompany us. Our guide Greg was phenomenal with the upmost respect for these animals and took us to a lot of promising spots. Best day of the trip hands down!
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October 2024 by Steve Reinheimer
An amazing adventure. Highly recommended
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October 2024 by Julie Van Etten
Amazing! Wonderful experience in all aspects, great small boat to get close to the action with not too many onboard so we all got good viewing positions either inside or outside. We saw a baby orca breach, and lots of groups of whales. Professional and friendly company. Easy to access from our cruise ship.
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October 2024 by Charles Duvall
Great experience. The boat captain and crew were very friendly and knowledgeable. We saw a lot of whales and other sea animals. I wanted to do the excursion all over again.
