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Alaska Nature Tours invites you to Haines, Alaska for a journey of discovery into the Chilkat Valley, home to the world's greatest gathering of bald eagles. We offer a variety of low-impact, informative, and non-strenuous tour options. We have the local knowledge and equipment to safely bring you eye-to-eye with the region's diverse wildlife. Our staff of personable guides with extensive backgrounds in natural history and Alaskan life are ready to show you the wild Alaska you traveled so far to experience.
Alaska Nature Tours is Haines' original eco-tour company. Established in 1985, we pride ourselves on being the best in the business and pioneers in the field. Let us guide you to all the best spots to view and photograph wildlife in it's natural habitat. We'll make a visit to Haines the highlight of your Alaska trip.
The Chilkat Valley is renowned for it's scenery, outdoor recreation, and native and pioneer history. Haines shares a boundary with Glacier Bay National Park and the Chilkat Bald Eagle Preserve. The highway loop connecting Haines and Skagway with Haines Junction is one of the most spectacular drives in North America.
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Dog Sledding
There are a few teams of sled dogs in Haines: Dan and Chris Turner's dogs have competed in International competitions such as the Yukon Quest and they show off their dogs during the summer at Chilkoot Sled Dog Adventures and take folks for winter trips into the backcountry. Jim Stanford's Digging Dog kennels and Gail Gilbert also run teams in town.
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Hiking
Enjoy some refreshing exercise in the sunniest hiking destination in Southeast Alaska's Temperate Rainforest!
To accommodate all activity levels, we offer several trips, from low impact to strenuous. Whether you would like a leisurely coastal meadow walk or a full day mountain hike, we have guided hikes to suit your needs. Explore the inter-tidal zone along coastal beaches. Walk beneath the dense spruce and hemlock canopy in the forest. Relax beside a cool mountain stream. Break out into the alpine meadows thick with wildflowers. Experience exhilarating summits and breathtaking panoramas.
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Cross Country Skiing
With an average winter snowfall of six to eight feet, Haines is the gateway to the best natural back country ski conditions in Southeast Alaska. A multitude of terrain at various elevations and vistas are accessible right from the highway. Ski touring ranges from flat tracking along an assortment of rivers with names that speak from Tlingit antiquity, such as the Takin, Tsirku, Klehini, Kelsall, Chilkoot and mighty Chilkat River. Ski tracks in these valleys are second to those of the moose, coyote, wolf, wolverine, lynx and eagles.
Within the Chilkat Bald Eagle Preserve ski touring from November through January avails ample observation and photos of the thousands of bald eagles lined up along the unique ice free portions of the river. Each year they dine on the late Coho and Chum salmon runs. Set tracks of five to ten mile loops are usually completed by the end of November.
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Fishing and Hunting
Anglers enjoy the entire spectrum of sport fishing in the Haines area, with saltwater fishing for salmon and halibut, and freshwater fishing for dolly varden, cutthroat trout, and arctic grayling. You can purchase your nonresident fishing license, shop for bait and tackle, and find an excellent charter guide in Haines. For information on regulations, contact the Haines office of the Alaska Department of Fish & Game.
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River Rafting
Enjoy an exciting raft trip down the Chilkat River through the world famous Chilkat Bald Eagle Preserve. This exciting adventure takes you through the site of the world's largest concentration of Bald Eagles.
Your trip begins with a half hour Nature tour through the "Valley of the Eagles" to the Chilkat Bald Eagle Preserve. The preserve is 48,000 acres dedicated to the preservation of the Bald Eagle Habitat by the state of Alaska. Your experienced & enthusiastic river guide will then take you on your adventure of discovery through the Alaskan wilderness of the Chilkat Bald Eagle Preserve on one of our safe inflatable rafts. Top
Flightseeing
Join us for an unforgettable flight over the East Arm of Glacier Bay National Park and see more mountain peaks, rivers and glaciers than you could come to know in a lifetime. Discover the textures, colors and light that make up the Davidson and Rainbow Glaciers. Explore with us the birth of icebergs from calving glaciers and the Chilkat Bald Eagle Preserve. You will come away with a new perspective of a constantly changing landscape. | 
