Alaska River of Bears Photography Tour

Join us on an Alaska bear photo tour. This is the ultimate bear photography trip. Our journey will take us to a wild river boasting some of the highest concentration of bears on Earth. Our last trip we photographed 25-50 different bears a day.

New for 2026: We will have an optional one day fly out to the famous Brooks Camp.

We will be staying in a different lodge than years past, and our means of transportation to photograph the bears will be by small boat. We will have the opportunity to capture stunning bear photos from the boat, in the river, and on land. Minimal walking will be required during this experience.

The lodge is an incredible place and highly sought after, so much so that we had to secure our reservation three years in advance. A future documentary will be released on Netflix this year filmed in part on location at this lodge.

This tour presents an extraordinary chance for a thrilling adventure that only a select few will ever encounter. It's a once-in-a-lifetime journey that you will never forget.

Our main goal for this tour is to capture breathtaking photographs of magnificent bears, with the added advantage of encountering adorable bear cubs during this prime season. Throughout the trip, we will have the opportunity to photograph numerous bears fishing. We will spend several hours observing and capturing their behavior. Besides the bears, eagles, osprey, and moose are often photographed. There are occasional wolf sightings as well as fox, mink, beaver, river otter, owls, northern harrier, and peregrine falcon.

Are you fascinated by the idea of capturing breathtaking images of bears chasing salmon in a river? Would you like to witness the sight of bears dashing through the water, pouncing on migrating salmon? Our trip is strategically planned during the anticipated peak salmon migration season when the bears are feeding.

The bears found in these areas will have access to salmon, their primary food source, and have grown accustomed to the presence of both fishermen and photographers in the vicinity. Over time, they have learned to coexist with their fellow bears and the fortunate few who have the privilege of visiting this secluded region. Although maintaining a safe distance, we can still observe these magnificent animals up close.

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