Day Trips to Brooks Falls in Katmai National Park
ALASKA BEAR TRIPS
Our Katmai Bear Trip:
Guided and hosted multi-day, overnight, and daily trips for Brown Bear viewing from Katmai Sky Lodge, located in Katmai National Park.
Alaska Bear Trips offers overnight, daily, or multi-day guided excursions for Brown Bear Viewing to Brooks Falls and the surrounding areas, while day trips last from six to ten hours. Overnight or multi-day excursions can provide up to twelve hours of Bear activities each day. Your stay includes all meals, services, and related accommodations.
Flights from our Anchorage base go directly to the lodge in about ninety minutes. Drinks and snacks will be available on the flight. Following lunch and rest, you will depart for Brooks Falls, only a five-minute flight from the lodge, which is the headquarters of the National Park Service in Katmai Park. If we decide not to fly to Brooks Falls, we will alternate to another bear viewing location.
Private Pilot-Guide. Your pilot will also be your guide and accompany you throughout your day trip. He/She is well qualified and experienced in providing guided wilderness trips, especially for Brown Bear. If he/she is needed for other flying duties in support of the lodge, you will be accompanied by one of our other well-qualified Bear and Wildlife lodge guides. Occasionally, we might find it necessary to stop first at Naknek/ Brooks Lake, due to weather or other flight safety conditions. Our staff will have already prepared lunch in anticipation of this or other flight deviations. In the event we land at Brooks first, lunch will be served at the designated eating area, as required by the National Park Service for bear safety measures.
Lodge Access & Weather Assurance
All Alaska Bear Trips guests — including day trippers — enjoy full access to Katmai Sky Lodge for meals, showers, and relaxation.
In case of bad weather, you'll have the option to stay overnight at the lodge for your safety and comfort.
Operated by Riverbank Safaris LLC, your adventure is in expert hands.
Small Groups: Our Caravan seats nine passengers. You may be joined with guests scheduled for day trips or overnight stays. Private groups and schedules are available for reservations, whether for multi-day, overnight, or daily trips. The lodge can currently accommodate six to nine guests for overnight stays. If weather or other factors prevent you from returning to Anchorage as a day tripper, we will have available places to sleep.
What Sets Us Apart?
We also offer extended stays in Katmai National Park at our new Lodge!
Our Plane: Our Cessna 208 Amphibious Caravan is built for comfort and speed and can use land or water to take off and land. We have the fastest flight time to Brooks, and ours is the only plane you’ll fly on for this trip. Our plane and pilot stay with you all day.
We Fly Direct: We fly directly to Brooks River from Anchorage in about 90 minutes each way. This allows us to be flexible with our timing and maximize our experience with the weather, bears and flights. What this really means: We have more time with Bears!
Private Pilot-Guide: Your Pilot-Guide will stay with you all day and help you navigate the park with ease. No added fee. (Gratuities appreciated)
Included: A custom lunch with snacks and drinks are included and made fresh daily. Your Pilot-Guide will manage storing food and eating in appropriate location. No waiting in lines!
Small Groups: Maximum 9 guests per trip. Custom Trips and Times Available.
Trip times: Trips leave from Anchorage based on weather and your tour specifics. Trips tend to last between 6 to 10 hours, and can occasionally be worked around your schedule.
Safety and Comfort of Guests: Your safety is our top priority. Your flight to Katmai Park covers 250 miles over water and various landscapes or terrain. Weather conditions can change rapidly. Regardless of what is scheduled or planned, if any weather conditions or other factors compromise your safety or the safety of the flight, the pilot or we will decide where, how, when, and why changes are made to the schedule. Your safety, comfort, and enjoyment are paramount. As a passenger, you have the right to request flight details from the pilot for your safety and comfort—the Park Service and the FAA mandate this.