Alaska Whale Watching with bonus Drone viewing of Whales
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3 hours
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Whale watching in the wild and pristine waters of Icy Strait, where Humpback whales are abundant and sighted on every trip, with small business owner Captain Josh! Otter and Steller Sea Lions are also very common, with Orcas, Brown Bears, and other wildlife frequently sighted!
Owned and operated by our own Captain Josh, he will be your personal guide as he navigates the wilderness waters of Icy strait. What makes his tours special is the energy he has and the creative ways he finds to show you his beloved wildlife, so that you can really see and appreciate these creatures with him, and to make every tour amazing.
His 14 passenger vessel was designed specifically for whale watching on Alaska's waters, and will provide a safe and stable viewing platform for you. He also provides the one truly Drone-integrated whale watching tour in the world, providing you with views and videos of wildlife that are truly unique, and at the end of it, you get to take the footage from your tour home!
Additional Info
Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Public transportation options are available nearby
Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
What‘s Included
Soda/Pop
USB drive with Drone Shots of Whales! (one per group)
Snacks
Gratuities
What To Expect
You will travel out into Icy Strait with company owner Captain Josh in his small 14-passenger boat, and seek out wildlife, such as Humpback Whales, Orcas, Coastal Brown Bears, Sea lions, seals, and more! He has a 100% success rate with finding Humpback Whales on tours! His custom boat is also designed to give you excellent indoor and outdoor viewing of wildlife. During the course of our 3-hour tour, while you are enjoying views of marine life from the boat, we will ADD to your viewing experience by deploying a professional filmography drone from the boat, and film the wildlife from above. You can be watching a mother whale and her calf from the boat, and on our way in watch what they and all the other wildlife was doing from above! We understand how incredible the connection with the wildlife is, and that's why we try to give you an additional viewing perspective, but one that doesn't detract from what's happening. It adds to the tour, without losing anything! Seeing the whole whale swimming through its environment, watching calves playing with their mothers, or orcas swimming in their pods, is only made better with the extra drone's perspective!
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Alaska Whale Watching with bonus Drone viewing of Whales
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Reviews
382 reviews
Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor
Worth the bucks!! Must do activity
Elle L,
Sep 26, 2025
- Viator
5.00Captain Josh was really informative and knowledgeable, he brought us to wherever there are animal sightings. We saw orcas, humpack whales, porpoises and otter. As the captain said "You see what everyone else sees, and you get what everyone else doesn't" It was the drone footage, super clear videos of everything we see on boat. Makes such great memories
BEST tour of the vacation!
Cynthia D,
Sep 25, 2025
- Viator
5.00What an absolutely amazing day! Instead of the 250 people on the excursion boat from the ship, we had 10 people on a small boat. Our captain was so knowledgeable and spotted whales before we were able to. We saw whales, seals, sea otters, porpoise and a harbor seal. Amazing how close we could get-able to stand in the front or the back of the boat so there were no blocked views. The drone videos of all were saw were awesome and they gave a flash drive or sent it to all I Phones. It is a day I’ll never forget and I would gladly do it again!
The best of the watches!
Karen M,
Sep 24, 2025
- Viator
5.00Incredible Captain Josh is a wealth of knowledge. Of 6 whale watches this year, this was the best experience! His boat holds about a dozen people so good views are everywhere. The drone video is a wonderful bonus and souvenir.
Definitely recommended!
Irene H,
Sep 24, 2025
- Viator
5.00Very nice experience to go out with Captain Josh. We have seen a pod of 7 orcas at Point Frederick and several whales, sea lions and sea otters at Point Adolphus. The use of the drone and the images we received afterwards, I certainly found an added value.
Great tour of 14 people max
Holly O,
Sep 23, 2025
- Viator
5.00The small group experience of 14 passengers make a big difference. Josh and his first mate Jamie are personable and did a great job. We saw bubble net feeding and wow! They operate a drone also and gave us a thumb drive with all the overhead drone whale footage. We would do this again. There's not a lot else to do at Icy Strait so book your whale watching cruise at this port instead of Juneau. We paid a little more (about $225) for the tour but it was worth it for what we received.
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