Animal Encounters

Build hands-on hive skills with a private beekeeper

Get a close-up view of a live hive with a bee expert

Take part in feeding baby kangaroo Boomerang

Meet, feed, and photograph friendly farm animals over Labor Day weekend

Scenic Turnagain Arm travel with Alaska Wildlife Conservation Center admission

Spot local and migratory birds on an inclusive, mobility-minded nature walk

Take a private guided walk at Farm Sanctuary and meet rescued animals

Walk the sanctuary with a kid-focused guide (ages 4–10, Saturdays June–August)

Feed, pet, photograph, and walk alpacas on a private farm visit

Feed and photograph Diego with staff-guided interaction

Watch Alaska brown bears from a Lake Clark viewing platform

Boat to Lake Clark for guided bear viewing or halibut fishing

Explore a shifting sandbar in search of winter migratory birds

Meet Siberian huskies and learn about sled dogs

Search for wildlife and hike Yellowstone’s canyon waterfalls on a private day out

Explore Triskelee Farm and meet baby animals in 40 minutes

Watch more than 1,500 buffalo thunder into the corrals on a narrated Black Hills coach tour

Spot winter wildlife during the day’s most active hours on a private safari

Search for winter wildlife with a guide, picnic lunch, and horse-drawn sleigh ride

Search for winter wildlife with a private guide, a Teton picnic, and a horse-drawn sleigh ride

Follow Yellowstone's winter wildlife trails with a guide from Big Sky

Winter wildlife viewing from a safari van at sunrise or sunset

See Nebraska's largest prairie chicken lek from a comfortable bus blind at sunrise.

Ride a mobile blind through the Platte River Valley to watch crane dances