Alaska Wildlife Tour in Kachemak Bay

Discover Kachemak Bay’s wildlife with personalized tours. Enjoy intimate, six-passenger boat trips for unforgettable sightseeing and nature experiences.

Duration: 2 hours
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • Kachemak Bay State Park - Embark on a 2-hour (or longer) water adventure tailored to your interests. Witness humpback and orca whales, birds, sea otters, or simply enjoy the scenery as you navigate deeper bays flanked by mountains and waterfalls. You can even select the time of day for your excursion. Passionate about photography? Customize your trip and depart early morning or late evening to capture stunning images in optimal lighting.
What's Included
  • Landing and/or facility fees
What's Not Included
  • Gratuities
Additional Information

Tours with Coldwater Alaska are catered to our passengers, customized to what they would like to see. Our boats only carry up to six passengers which provides a great personal experience while enjoying their time on the water. Tours provide a unique combination of sightseeing, wildlife viewing, and scenery in the beautiful waters of Kachemak Bay, Alaska.

Location
Homer Harbor - Ramp 3
You will depart from the Homer Harbor at the base of ramp 3, unless otherwise specified. Ramp 3 is located directly in between Harbor Grill and Coal Point Trading Co. It is the only covered ramp in the marina with a big 3 at the top of it.
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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114bridgets
Aug 19, 2024
Lots to see, great narration - This was a fantastic, fun, educational, wildlife-filled trip with Captain Curly John and mate Connor. Beautiful scenery with helpful narration. Definitely do not miss this trip!
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Griffithg1
Aug 18, 2024
Whales! - Captain John did an excellent job taking us out to view birds, otters and Whales. He is very knowledgeable and has a great way of explaining things. The boat is in great condition, everything went well. Take this trip.
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James_t
Aug 18, 2024
Great tour - Captain John was amazing. He asked everyone what they wanted to see. My wife wanted to see puffins, I wanted to see whales, others wanted to see otters. He delivered on all of them. We have been on other tours around the country and Captain John made this one the best. Thank you Captain John.
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Elizsbeth_g
Aug 18, 2024
Awesome - Following a male whale go to a female & her baby and their interactions to get each other’s attention. Captain David was great
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Cheri
Aug 15, 2024
Amazing scenery and wildlife. A must do! - Captain Zack and Conor were amazing…very knowledgeable about the area and the wildlife. We were able to see one humpback whale which was amazing. We saw a lot of otters and one guy put on quite a show for us. Very cold out there. Would recommend hats, gloves, anything you have that is waterproof (pants and jacket). A very worthwhile tour.
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Global59086245122
Aug 9, 2024
Whales and eagles, OH MY! - Great time! Ben and Conner were so knowledgeable. Found a whale almost immediately and kept a 7 year old entertained the entire time!
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Lynn
Aug 6, 2024
Just do it. - Captain John was on time. Good two hours of animal viewing. Knowledgeable. We were lucked to have a great crisp sunny day.
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Carlota62
Aug 6, 2024
Magnificent tour in Homer - We hired 3 hours of tour.Good boat, comfortable and spacious.Magnificent Captain Zac, sailed and searched whales to find them. He taught us the fauna and flora of the area. Highly recommended
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Donnams7251hk
Aug 5, 2024
Smorgasbord of wildlife in two hours - Misha was a great captain/tour guide. We got to see so much wildlife in two hours, and he was very knowledgeable and entertaining.
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Jaclyn_h
Aug 5, 2024
BOOK NOW! 10/10 I would recommend it, and I will be booking future tours. - Not only is the boat high-quality, comfortable, and capable of many different viewing options, but our captain, John, made the trip truly memorable. John started off our excursion by asking us what kind of adventure we would like to have and curated our tour to maximize our Alaskan wildlife wishlist. You can tell Clearwater hires experienced/quality captains because ours knew precisely where to go to find the animals that were high on our list—checking off puffins, seals, and otters from our out-of-state companies' bucket lists. We were the only ones on the boat, a group of five. I appreciate Coldwater for not packing passengers onto their boats like sardines just to make more money. You can tell that our experience was their top priority, and we absolutely felt like VIPs. Thank you John!
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