Experience Sitka: Fortress of the Bear, Sitka National Park & Alaska Raptor Center
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Port
Sitka, Alaska, US
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Activity Level
Moderate
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Excursion Type
All
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Wheelchair Accessible
No
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Starting At
$114.95
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Minimum Age
Information Not Currently Available
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Duration
Approximately 3½ Hours
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Meals Included
Meals not included
Head along a very scenic portion of the Sitka road system to the Fortress of the Bear to learn about the life and habits of the Alaska coastal brown bear (grizzlies). You will view the bears from an elevated platform and watch their handler feed, talk to and encourage them in a natural but safely enclosed habitat.
Visit Sitka National Historical Park, the site of the 1804 Battle of Sitka. Learn how the Russian colonial period forever changed the lives of Native Americans. A large collection of Tlingit and Haida totems is on display throughout the park.
The Alaska Raptor Center is Alaska’s only full-service avian hospital and educational facility. Knowledgeable staff will greet you and introduce you to the facility. Visit the Bald Eagle Flight Training Center to view bald eagles in various stages of rehabilitation. See the clinic and meet the “raptors in residence,” including bald and golden eagles, owls, hawks and falcons in outdoor habitats.
If time allows, walk the quarter-mile nature trail along the Indian River and out across the muskeg.
Notes:
Wildlife sightings are likely but are not guaranteed. Wear comfortable walking shoes.