Alaska Bear Viewing Tour: Brooks Falls in Katmai National Park

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Your Katmai Bear Viewing Adventure Begins when you depart Anchorage on one of our aircraft and head south along the Cook Inlet. You will fly either directly to Katmai via floatplane or on our twin-engine aircraft and then via floatplane to Brooks Falls. Both options take approximately 2.5 hours each way and offer much of the same sightseeing along the way. Either way, once you land at Brooks, you will get an equal amount of time on the ground to see the bears. (Approximately 4 hours) Landing at Katmai, you begin to see why Brown Bears choose to make this place their home. Salmon streams, mountain backdrops, large lakes, and thick forests surround you on this excursion. After getting out of the plane, you will go through a quick bear orientation with one of the park rangers. From there, it is off to explore this bear country. From the aircraft, you will walk approximately 2 miles of easy walking through the park to a bear viewing platform, which will provide you with shots of a lifetime of bears catching salmon as they make their way up Brooks Falls. At Regal Air, we utilize a variety of aircraft, including wheeled aircraft and float aircraft, to get to Brooks Falls, sometimes including a transfer. Regardless of your aircraft, you will fly essentially the same route, fly in a floatplane upon arriving at Brooks Camp, arrive late morning, approximately 11 pm, and have at least four hours on the ground, and arrive back at Anchorage sometime between 5 pm and 7 pm. In this way,y we can provide a very similar experience for all our guests while maximizing our fleet and the number of seats available to us. Brooks Falls in Katmai National Park Bear Viewing Peak Times June 25th – Sept. 10th (depending on the salmon runs) Bear Viewing Facts: Male Brown Bears weigh 300 – 850 lbs Female Brown Bears weigh 200 – 400 lbs Bears usually live 20 – 25 years Brown Bears can run up to 35 mph