Ultimate Alaska Wildlife Safari

Denali National Park's wilderness has long drawn thousands of tourists, most riding crowded buses along the park road. Over time, wildlife began avoiding these busy areas. But after a 2021 landslide closed the road and reduced human presence, animal behavior began to shift, and sightings are on the rise! Watch our video to see why wildlife is returning to the Denali Backcountry.

Discover Alaska’s pristine Bear Coast, including Katmai and Lake Clark national parks. This area offers intact, pristine brown bear habitat with abundant salmon runs and other food that support the world’s highest density of wild bears. Learn why we must protect the bears, their habitat and the people who depend on both.

Experience wild Alaska—including enormous brown bears, moose, whales and other Alaskan wildlife—from the remote mountain reaches of Denali to the shores of Katmai and Lake Clark and the marine environs of Kenai Fjords.

Get expert tips for photographing Alaska's brown bears with wildlife photographer Court Whelan, Ph.D.

Learn how to photograph wild bears in Alaska with nature photographer Mike Hillman.

Traveler Sarah Martens recounts her time traveling in Alaska with Nat Hab, including the power in up-close experiences with the bears of Katmai National Park.

Long before gold fever swept north, Alaska was already a crossroads of culture and trade. Expedition Leader Laura Geissinger tells the tale of early Alaska, where Indigenous cultures thrived for thousands of years and global trade networks reshaped the North. From Alaska Native civilizations to the Russian fur empire and American expansion, Laura reveals how exploration, migration and commerce transformed the region. Discover how this layered history laid the foundation for the Alaska we experience today—and why understanding it deepens every visit.

Each summer and fall, the 180-mile-long Cook Inlet in Southcentral Alaska hosts one of the world’s most threatened beluga whale populations. Join Cook Inletkeeper’s Clean Water Lead, Satchel Pondolfino, and Communications Director Jamie Curry as they explore the region’s interconnected ecosystems and the risks posed by the proposed Johnson Tract Mine. Learn how industrial noise, shipping, and habitat disruption could affect coastal communities and wildlife, including brown bears, salmon, and migratory beluga whales.

From Denali’s sweeping tundra and alpine ridges to the glacier-carved fjords of Alaska’s southern coast, this webinar reveals two of the state’s most iconic national parks. Expedition Leader Arthur Kampmann shares what makes this an exceptional time to visit Denali during its park road closure, along with highlights from Kenai Fjords’ marine world of whales, seals and seabirds. Discover how these contrasting ecosystems protect wildlife and how to experience them for yourself on our Ultimate Alaska Wildlife Safari.