Book a tour with Pack Creek Bear Tours (from $739) and join a small group (up to five people) for a half- or full-day tour that begins with a bush-plane flight from the Juneau airport. The 75-mile-long Chichagof Island, west of Juneau, has one of the highest populations of bears per square mile in the world. Alaska (Courtesy Travel Juneau) Park Creek Bear Tours, Juneau The on-site Savannah Café serves South African–inspired BBQ on a wood-fired grill. By night, sleep in high-end safari tents imported from Botswana (from $375). By day, walk the grounds with a naturalist, or take guided driving tours in vintage open-air Dodge Power Wagons, to see some 90 species of animals. Want to spot buffalos, cheetahs, and rhinos an hour north of San Francisco? Head to Safari West, a 400-acre privately owned wildlife preserve nicknamed the Sonoma Serengeti due to its location in the middle of California wine country. California (Courtesy Safari West) Safari West, Santa Rosa The facility also offers safety seminars, like how to use bear spray, and naturalist-led programs for children, such as Keeper Kids, which covers feeding habits. It has a museum that examines the role of the two species in the park’s history, a cabin where you can safely watch wolves, and habitats for raptors and rescued grizzly bears. Located near the west entrance of Yellowstone National Park, the nonprofit Grizzly and Wolf Discovery Center ($15 for admission) is open year-round for those who want a guaranteed look at the animals in their natural habitat. Montana (Courtesy Visit Montana) Grizzly and Wolf Discovery Center, West Yellowstone There are places where you can experience these majestic and wild animals in a way that’s responsible for both you and the creatures in settings that are also safe and family friendly. We strongly recommend travel insurance.You don’t have to fly all the way to the African Serengeti to see wildlife roam freely or risk life and limb trekking solo in Montana or Alaska to catch a glimpse of mountain lions, buffalo, elk, or grizzly bears. Due to the shortness of the season and remote location, it is necessary to enforce the cancellation policy. Cancellation fees are $25 per person when notice is received more than 60-days prior to arrival, 50% of the total between 60-30 days prior of arrival, and 100% of the total will be retained for cancellations within the last 30-days. Written Cancellations must be received in our office (E-mail, Fax or Letter). Full amount is due as deposit at time of booking. Trips operate daily between June 5 and September 10. $534 per person + $15 Park entrance fee via tour bus into park with return trip in a classic Alaskan bush plane. You are returned to Denali Grizzly Bear Resort at 7:25 pm, where you can relax on your hotel/cabin river deck or campsite, around the campfire, and reminisce about your spectacular day's adventure. After lunch you can pan for gold or participate on local guided tours of the gold district. You arrive in the historic mining district of Kantishna in Denali's back country at 12:30 pm where a wonderful buffet lunch awaits you. Drinks and snacks provided during the safari. The tour provides ample stops for wildlife and restroom breaks. Rate per person $199.00 + $15 per person park entrance fee.ĭenali Backcountry Adventure departs Denali Grizzly Bear Resort at 6:15 am. One trip daily June 5 through September 10th.
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