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Your experience is very unique because it is on a specifically designed whale watching boat. There will be only up to 13 guests aboard so there is plenty of room inside and out for everyone. Your experienced captain is a local resident with a great deal of knowledge of the wildlife and area, and lots of good stories to tell. Our tour length ensures that you have plenty of time to relax and enjoy the beauty of our area and the incredible wildlife. We’ve been sharing our part of the world with enthusiastic guests for over 25 years and would love to share it with you, too.
Public transportation options are available nearby
Not recommended for pregnant travelers
Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
We have a minimum age of 9 years old.
All sales are final. No refund is available for cancellations.
included: individually packed chips, cold water, hot chocolate
Restroom on board
Hoonah
We will meet you at the Excursions Hub and transport you in our van to Hoonah (a 5-minute drive), where you will board the boat for your whale and wildlife tour. After returning to the harbor, you'll be met by the van and driven back to Icy Strait Point.
Pickup included
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carl gibbo1976,
13 thg 11, 2025
- Đánh giá từ Tripadvisor
THE highlight of many during our cruise to Alaska. A lovely welcoming family, with a great knowledge and enthusiasm for the local wildlife, we were taken by small boat into the whales paradise of Hoonah. Saw so many humpbacks and Orcas. A mind blowing experience!. We also took a whale watching tour in Juneau on a larger boat, which was enjoyable but with so many people on board was difficult to get a good viewing position at times, but this tour was on a completely different level! If we make it back one day we won’t hesitate to book again, thank you so much Shawn and Family! 🤩

Venture550068,
5 thg 10, 2025
- Đánh giá từ Tripadvisor
Excellent trip. We were met at the cruise port and taken into Hoonah to pick up the boat. There were 14 passengers in total, so not cramped, we all had plenty of space to walk around the boat without getting in anyone’s way. We were first treated to the ‘Killer Queens’ a pair of female Orcas who stayed around the boat for a while. Here we saw sea otters absolutely oblivious to the killers below! Then after another few minutes we encountered Humpbacks where amazingly one breached in front of the boat - stuff of dreams! We saw more Orcas & Humpbacks during our trip out - simply amazing. The only thing wrong was it went too quickly! It’s a small family run business who deserve to be credited for the amazing trip they provided.



John Campbell726,
28 thg 9, 2025
- Đánh giá từ Tripadvisor
I cannot recommend this excursion enough. Beautiful clean boat, with the nicest family from start to finish. They really care about their customers, to ensure a great time. Clean boat, snacks, bathroom.

TampaChristopher,
23 thg 9, 2025
- Đánh giá từ Tripadvisor
This tour came highly recommended by some veteran cruise friends and it did not disappoint! The company is owned and operated by the nicest family you can imagine and they take great pride and care in delivering an excellent experience. The guides (sons in the family) were extremely knowledgeable and knew where exactly to go to assure we saw a good number of whales. As a bonus, we came across an Orca pod which was an unexpected treat. All around, an excellent choice for 1st time and returning Alaska visitors.
JenRN87,
21 thg 9, 2025
- Đánh giá từ Tripadvisor
Booked this tour during a stop in Icy Strait while cruising on Royal Caribbean. Wanted a more intimate experience, with higher chance of seeing whales. The online reviews steered me to Glacier Winds, and boy were they right! Family run business (mom picked us up at the ship, and the brothers took us out on the boat). The one brother has a masters in marine sciences, and we called him “the whale whisperer”, as he knew exactly where to go to locate them, knew so much about them, and so passionate about whales, wildlife and growing up in Hoonah. We saw sooo many…incredible experience! Only 13 people on our very safe, sturdy and smooth 2 level aluminum boat. Plenty of room for everyone to have excellent views! Family members who booked excursion through RC were very jealous, as they barely saw whales….can’t recommended this business enough, fantastic!!!





693neils,
20 thg 9, 2025
- Đánh giá từ Tripadvisor
We had an incredible while watching trip with Sean and Kyle from Glacier Wind Charters in mid September. First we encountered 3 Orcas hunting near the shore line, got to watch them pretty close up, then Kyle took the boat across the bay to where humpback whales had been spotted. We watched several of these magnificent beats diving and saw the iconic view of their tails as they dove down. To finish, we crossed the bay again to follow 3 Orcas, who swam right up to and under the boat! A brilliant experience, never to be forgotten.


ERIC W,
17 thg 9, 2025
- Đánh giá từ Tripadvisor
This was our 4th excursion with the wonderful local family that owns and operates this company. They make everyone feel like family. Their love for the area is contagious. Small boat and we saw too many whales to count. We watch bubble net feeding over and over again. Always an amazing time!!
Climber67752131888,
15 thg 9, 2025
- Đánh giá từ Tripadvisor
Communication was great, the brothers on the boat were great, small size group, loved all of that. Only disappointment was they said they couldn't get within 100 yards of the whale, but other boats went closer. They're good people and loved supporting their family's business.
SCOTTSROSE,
6 thg 9, 2025
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Great company to deal with. Firstly, our cruise ship was arriving to port at 1:30pm. The tour was 2:30pm. I was concerned as we had to walk to the gondola, ride it to the other side, and then walk to the meeting area. With a lot of people trying to get off the ship at the first available moment I was concerned there would be a long line up for the gondola and we wouldn’t make the meeting location 10 minutes early as requested. Glacier Wind Charters assured me there would be ample time. The walk to the gondola is only about 5 minutes from the dock (Wilderness Landing), the gondola was only about 6 minutes, and the walk to the excursion hub pickup another 6minutes. They gave excellent directions and was there early. Now the real story. This is a family business. Teresa picked us up (5 in our group) in a large van and drove us to Hoonah’s fishing dock. Then we boarded the boat with Shawn as our guide. We went for a short cruise into a bay surrounded by mountains. It wasn’t long before we found a large pod of humpbacks going about their day. We watched them come up sometimes mouths open and swim showing off their tails. The only thing that didn’t happen on this day was a breach. For a full 3 hours we watched them come up for a few minutes, then go back under for about 5 minutes only to emerge somewhere else to do it all over again. We had fun spotting the next emergence from the water. It was a beautiful hot sunny day so no bear sightings on the shore as Shawn explained, they usually stay in the cover of the forest when it’s that hot out. We couldn’t have had a better tour guide experience. Very nice family. A truly amazing day.
sugardoc18,
3 thg 9, 2025
- Đánh giá từ Tripadvisor
This is a family operation and a small boat for a very personalized experience. They are extremely knowledgeable and informative. They were able to get us close to the whales, but we’re very cognizant of the need to be considerate of the environment. They were very accessible on the phone and were able to coordinate with a different excursion so that we were able to make both happen. We had a great time. We would definitely do this again.
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