We’re happy to modify any trip to include a unique excursion for your party.
Katmai National Park
Climb into a waiting floatplane for an hour long flight over the most scenic wilderness you’e ever seen. We’ll land near legendary Brooks Falls and watch Alaska Brown Bears jostle for position to catch high-flying salmon in a mid-air spectacle, without enclosures. Viewing platforms are connected by walking trails, and are strategically placed for commanding views of Grizzly bear activity.
Alaska Bear Viewing
Late July is the best time to view and photograph grizzly bears. Not only are they in the small rivers that flow into Lake Illiamna, we can fly to the famous Brooks Falls in Katmai National Park to view Alaskan brown bears feasting on the largest salmon run in the world.
The package includes flights, lodging, meals. Fishing is always an option! Brooks Falls is a 1 hour float plane ride from Intricate Bay Lodge.
Alaska Sea Kayaking
This is Alaska up close and personal! Paddle a sit-on-top kayak on Lake Iliamna and give the eagles, bears and moose something to stare at. A multitude of eye-popping islands protects you from offshore winds making this a relaxing and exhilarating experience. These same islands have some of the best berry picking in the area. Your guide will show you his favorite, secret berry patch; then cook a hot lunch on a stretch of shoreline where quite possibly no human has ever walked. Privacy, solitude, serenity, beauty, flora, fauna and fresh air are in abundance. Tours are offered as single-day and multi-day trips from the lodge.
Freshwater Seals
Iliamna Lake is home to one of only two known freshwater seal colonies in the world. The other colony lives in the fresh water of Lake Baikal, Russia.
This is a rare opportunity for scientific discovery. The seals have inhabited Iliamna Lake for a long time, but we know very little about them. People simply assumed that, as winter approached, the seals swam back down the Kvichak River that drains Iliamna Lake into Bristol Bay. However, after discussing this theory with friends, we joined together on a mid-winter expedition to Iliamna Lake and successfully documented that the freshwater seals do in fact spend their winters here!
