Animal Encounters

Make custom soaps and a scented candle, then cuddle baby animals

Sunset views, dolphin watching, and comfortable indoor or open-deck cruising

Cruise Perdido Bay with indoor comfort and low outdoor viewing decks

Floatplane into Tongass National Forest for guided bear viewing beside salmon streams

Cruise to Gull Island and watch seabirds in Kachemak Bay

Swim in a salt-water pool, tour the farm, and take a hand-led trail ride

Meet farm animals and finish with a hand-led horse trail ride

Explore a chimpanzee sanctuary with a volunteer-led visit

See sanctuary chimpanzees, then enjoy a four-wine tasting

Ride the Banana Bus for guided sanctuary exploration and private chimp viewing

Celebrate Halloween with a family walk through a sanctuary for former research chimpanzees

Fly from Homer to Katmai for guided bear viewing on the ground

Guided painting, goat cuddles, and an indoor creative night

Create with alpaca fiber alongside baby goats

Unplug as young dwarf goats play and cuddle around you

Craft a custom soy candle while spending time with playful dwarf goats

See how orchard apples become cider on a guided farm walk

Walk among cider apples and learn how orchards are cared for

A private winter day of wildlife watching, thermal terraces, and flexible snowshoeing

Tour a remote sled dog kennel and meet the team in McCarthy

Meet sled dogs and hear Iditarod trail stories at Jeff King’s kennel

Spot dolphins and discover Aransas Bay's shrimping heritage

Cruise to 3–4 spring rookeries and spot colonial waterbirds in breeding plumage

Cruise to Little Bay to watch spring rookery birds up close