Icy Strait Birding Tours, Alaska, United States
5.0 (23 reviews) Monday: 7:00 AM - 8:00 PM Spent Ranking #14 in Hoonah Nature & Wildlife Tours
Incredible!
Amy is fantastic! Super knowledgeable and friendly. She literally has an Eagle eye and can spot things from afar. We had a great time adventuring, saw lots of birds and even a bear! Worth every penny to spend time with her.
Address
108 Cannery Rd Icy Strait Point, Hoonah, Alaska, United States, Postal Code: 99829.
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Website
http://icystraitbirding.com
Working hours
Monday : 7:00 AM - 8:00 PM
Tuesday : 7:00 AM - 8:00 PM
Wednesday : 7:00 AM - 8:00 PM
Thursday : 7:00 AM - 8:00 PM
Friday : 7:00 AM - 8:00 PM
Saturday : 7:00 AM - 8:00 PM
Sunday : 7:00 AM - 8:00 PM
Current local date and time now
Monday, May 13, 2024, 1:23
User Ratings
5.0 based on (23 reviews)
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Reviews
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5thor4200 5:00 PM Sep 5, 2022
The Best thing at Icy Straight Point
Amy and her birding tour are the ABSOLUTE best part of Icy Straight Point! She is smart, super knowledgeable about the local environment and history, and she has a very approachable and entertaining way of explaining things. She also knows and has access to the local backcountry in a way that someone who wasn't raised there wouldn't. You'll get to see parts of the local surroundings that you wouldn't with any other guide. Going on her birding tour was one of the highlights of our entire cruise (perhaps even better than seeing the Glaciers calve in Glacier bay)! What to expect when you get there - Amy will meet up with you at your pre-arranged meeting point (we were off a cruise ship, so Icy Straight Point excursion hub for us). She'll load your group up into her van and pass out some binoculars and you'll be off. The next 2.5 to 3 hours, she'll drive you around to several good birding spots. Along the way, expect her to point out notable locations from local history, tell some stories about growing up near Hoonah, give you a view into what life is like in Alaska, point out important flora and fauna and helpfully explain their role in the overall ecosystem and what is being done to protect it (or not). Oh, did I mention that you'd see some really cool birds, too? Honestly, this is so much more than just a birding tour - if you want to know what life is like in a small Alaska town and its intimate relationship with the surrounding natural ecosystem, this is the tour for you!
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5ballerina_1852 5:00 PM May 31, 2022
More than birding
This was one of the hiking experiences ever. Amy had such knowledge of the forest every bird by its song even provided binoculars for everyone plus carrying a long range scope than allowed us to watch a momma bear and two cubs grazing in the field! There was a dolphin she spotted plus eagles Stellar jay and black tailed deer. We saw everything in a forest of 130’ spruce trees. A wealth of knowledge not be forgotten
