Homer Guided Wildlife Tours, Eco Tours & Birding Tours

Whale Watching

Whale watching can happen almost anywhere and at anytime around Kachemak Bay. Killer Whales are frequently spotted off the Homer Spit and around Kachemak Bay between April and September. Bay Cruises and Fishing Charters are often a great way to experience these magnificent mammals, but special whale watching tours that venture our beyond the Bay are also available. Grey, Orca, Minke, and Beluga whales are all found in and around Kachemak Bay, and of course the other wildlife and bird viewing opportunities are endless and unparalleled.   We recommend you carry a daypack with sun tan lotion, camera, binocular, light rain gear, snacks, bottled water, gloves, hat and first aid kit.

Birding

All coastal areas of the Kenai Peninsula provide unparalleled birding opportunities.
The annual Shorebird Festival in Homer in early May is a popular event that features migratory shorebirds as they return to the north each summer. The April and September migration of ducks, Snow and Canadian Geese within the Kenai Wildlife Refuge is a spectacular show. From Kenai, head south across Bridge Access road for the best viewing opportunities, or find Kenai Landing off Cannery Road to the south.
Homer is Headquarters to the largest Maritime Wildlife Refuge in the US. Inquire there about the best birding opportunities, but Gull Island is a popular viewing area, just off Homer Spit. In southern Cook Inlet, the Barren Islands host one of highest concentrations of nesting Murres in Alaska, but it is remote and hard to get to.  Kachemak Bay itself host hundreds of bird species during the summer months, and affords great birding for the amateur or professional enthusiast equally.
We recommend you carry a daypack with sun tan lotion, camera, binocular, light rain gear, snacks, bottled water, gloves, hat and first aid kit.