Ultimate Alaska Wildlife Safari

In the past, Denali National Park's renowned natural beauty has long attracted hundreds of thousands of tourists each year, and local wildlife responded by shying away from crowded roads full of park buses. Watch the video to discover why wildlife is returning to the Denali Backcountry and creating stunning wildlife encounters.

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.

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.

See Alaska’s magnificent wildlife—including mighty brown bears—up close, as Expedition Leader Sam Strauss shares the details of our Ultimate Alaska Wildlife Safari. Go beyond the typical tourist tracks to reach the backcountry of Denali National Park by helicopter, ride the scenic Alaska Railroad, cruise to the face of a tidewater glacier, overnight on private Fox Island, and watch brown bears fish for salmon and rear their young. Sam also reveals other wildlife we’re likely to see, including moose, caribou, whales, otters, puffins, bald eagles—and maybe even gray wolves.

With its rainforests, rugged coastlines and abundant lakes and rivers, Alaska abounds with stunning wilderness on a scale unmatched in the Lower 48. But life in the North can be harsh! Expedition Leader Laura Geissinger reveals some of the ways Alaska’s plants and animals have adapted to survive, from megafauna like brown bears and moose to smaller creatures like Arctic terns and wood frogs to plants like arnica and bell heather. She also shares how climate change is pushing Alaska’s flora and fauna to adapt to environmental changes even faster.

Humpback whales possess remarkable sensory adaptations that allow them to navigate, communicate and thrive in diverse marine environments. Expedition Leader Lianne Thompson dives into the roles the five senses of touch, hearing, sight, taste and smell play in humpback whale behaviors such as feeding, migration and social interactions. She also addresses conservation challenges like noise pollution and climate change and highlights the importance of protecting humpback whales and their habitats.