Alaska Wildlife Tour in Kachemak Bay

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Discover Kachemak Bay’s wildlife with personalized tours. Enjoy intimate, six-passenger boat trips for unforgettable sightseeing and nature experiences.

Duration: 2 hours

Cancellation: 24 hours

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Highlights

Kachemak Bay State Park - Embark on a 2-hour (or longer) water adventure tailored to your interests. Witness humpback and orca whales, birds, sea otters, or simply enjoy the scenery as you navigate deeper bays flanked by mountains and waterfalls. You can even select the time of day for your excursion. Passionate about photography? Customize your…

What's Included

Landing and/or facility fees

What's Not Included

Gratuities

Additional Information

Tours with Coldwater Alaska are catered to our passengers, customized to what they would like to see. Our boats only carry up to six passengers which provides a great personal experience while enjoying their time on the water. Tours provide a unique combination of sightseeing, wildlife viewing, and scenery in the beautiful waters of Kachemak Bay, Alaska.

Location

Homer Harbor - Ramp 3

You will depart from the Homer Harbor at the base of ramp 3, unless otherwise specified. Ramp 3 is located directly in between Harbor Grill and Coal Point Trading Co. It is the only covered ramp in the marina with a big 3 at the top of it.

Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings

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M51nqcaseyd

Aug 31, 2025

Captain Ben put on a great wildlife tour - We had a great time on the wildlife tour with Ben. It was a beautiful day and we saw lots of birds and otters along with amazing scenery. Ben is very knowledgeable about the area. Can’t wait to come back!

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Dustind844

Aug 30, 2025

Great experience!! - Captain Ben gave a great and very knowledgeable wildlife tour. Saw a lot and learned a lot. Would definitely recommend this trip if you want to see some great scenery and wildlife. We will be doing this trip again.

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Gary

Aug 27, 2025

Great Wildlife - Saw so much wildlife on a short tour. Couldn’t count all of the otters. Tons of birds. Great boat and super crew. Small tour group made this even better. Will definitely do this tour again.

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Jeff

Aug 26, 2025

Very good tour. - Captain Ben did a great job. We saw whales, sea otters, and plenty of birds including puffins. I highly recommend taking this wildlife tour with Coldwater AK.

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Barbara_c

Aug 17, 2025

Unexpectedly good bird watching. - Beautiful calm day for viewing otters and sea lions. Loved bird island to see the puffins and common murre.

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Kimnedra

Aug 13, 2025

Excellent Kachemak Bay Sea Safari - Zach and Alex were excellent captain/crew guides on our Kachemak Bay sea safari for 2 hours! We saw birds, including tufted puffins, sea otters and harbor seals and great rock formations and gorgeous mountain/island scenery. Super lucky with a sunny day to show it all off in blues and greens. Great time and highly recommend!

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Denise_j

Aug 12, 2025

Outstanding - 2 young women as captain and guide. They were exceptional! Took us to places they knew the wildlife hung out, offered their binoculars to us, boat ride was exhilarating. Many many otters, and puffins, and a whale as well! Had a wonderful time. Small boat. Just a handful of us, and so much incredible scenery. Must do!!!

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Mallory_a

Aug 10, 2025

Wonderful Tour! - We saw a lot of wildlife, my favorite being the baby otters! Our captain was amazing. I would recommend this tour.

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Shelly_m

Aug 10, 2025

Saw lots of wildlife,... - Saw lots of wildlife, though no whales. Having a microphone would have been helpful to hear guide better.

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Acrjk

Aug 24, 2025

Whales, Sea Otters and Puffins - The 2-person crew on our morning trip across the bay from the Homer Spit did a great job. We were treated to multiple sightings of Orcas, Sea Otters, and Puffins along with other sea birds. My only problem is that a tour that was advertised as having a maximum of 6 travelers had more than twice that many onboard. This made it a bit crowded and we had to constantly jockey for position. The description of the tour’s capacity on TripAdvisor should accurately represent what travelers will experience.

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From $143

up to 6 guests

1 - Adult