Brown bear came out to play! - We had a great tour with Cora! we found a big brown bear and found all of her stories and insights fantastic. Definitely recommend for your days in Hoonah! 10/10 experience :)

Waterfall and beach visit - Great local guide. She was knowledgeable at each stop. I would highly recommend her tours. Expert driver willing to give you a overview of the City as well as the countryside

Chichagof Island brown bear search; September '23 - This was a lovely excursion from Icy Strait; we took the free gondola from the terminal to the meeting place, located near the end of the gondola ride. I'm sorry that we don't have our driver/guide's name, but she was based at the souvenir store near the waterfront. She was really pleasant and informative and did her best to find places where we might see bears. We spent some time at a lovely spot on a bridge above a river where there was evidence that bears had been, but, unfortunately on this occasion, it didn't happen. it was still a really nice trip tho' and I would thoroughly recommend. It was good to ride along logging trails and see the surrounding countryside and learn about life in this lovely little community. Chichagof Island was probably our favourite stop on the cruise. Hoonah is a lovely, unspoilt, laid back township, and the walk back to the cruise ship made even better by the appearance of whales in the nearby waters. Just hope that the residents don't allow it to become overtaken with tourism and get spoilt, like some of the other cruise stops.

Wonderful - even without any bears - Although the bears eluded us, it sure wasn’t for lack of effort on Cora’s part! She was so patient, and persistent, in trying to sight bears for us. She provided wonderful information and commentary for us.

Those elusive bears - We enjoyed travelling around the island with our lovely guide Cora. She did her best to find bears for us but unfortunately they were hiding that afternoon even though we came across fresh bear scat on the road. There was a quick view of a huge black bear for some travellers. We did see a white tailed deer, some bald eagles, a blue jay, & other small pretty birds. Had a great view of an eagle catching a fish & dragging it out on shore to eat.

Informative and relaxing tour. - Very nice tour, although we did not spot any bears (guide went to several spots in search of one) it was still a very nice tour. Saw lots of other wildlife. Really liked all the Salmon running, this was our 12th time in alaska and first time we got to see them run.

Relaxing but not a lot of bears - Greatest part of this whole trip was our guide, Cora, a local, born and raised in Hoonah. Very knowledgeable about plants, animals, hunting, visible evidence of bears. However, as hard as she looked, we were able to observe one bear along with some deer, eagles, bluejays, squirrels and either a blue heron or sand crane, those which we fortunately see every day where we live. Maybe an early morning tour might set your sights on some bear but we only saw one. Could’ve probably taken a nap on the ride. Lots of roads traveled but Cora was great!

Disappointed - We didn’t see any bears and whilst I appreciate that’s part of nature it was obviously a little early in the season. Our guide was very good but sure if there had been a separate driver and not the guide driving too we would have had a far better chance of seeing one. In view of the price paid per person and 9 of us in a vehicle I feel this would have been quite justified. So as experienced as the guide was I feel very dissatisfied with the value for money and experience. You can’t have your eyes on the road and look out for bears at the same time

Speeding down the roads with no bears around. - We took this tour in Sept 2023. We drove around in a van for 3 hours to search for bears. We only saw 1 bear poop. We understand there is no guarantee with wildlife, however the driver drove so fast that we couldn’t have spotted bears unless they were right by the road. The trees and foliage were thick by the roads and you could not see into the trees as quickly as we were going. The driver also took us on the same roads over and over and stopped at the same streams over and over. I’m sure bears frequent those areas but there were none to be seen. The driver was friendly and informative on Icy Strait Point but it was a pretty blah trip with no bears to be seen. I wouldn’t do it again.

Waste of time - This tour was a complete waste of time and expense. We had a very nice experienced native guide, who really knew the island, however, we did not see one bear, nor any other animal in the three hour time we spent going up and down every imaginable road.