Your local driver/guide will present to you the Alaska Raptor Center. Growing from a backyard, volunteer operation, the Alaska Raptor Center has become Alaska's foremost bald eagle hospital and educational center, and one of the state's premier visitor attractions. You will be treated to the "bird on the glove presentation," the flight center, the clinic, and the outside deck habitat areas. There is also a charming gift shop which helps support the Center.

 

On to the Fortress of the Bear. Absolutely amazing! Enjoy seeing the bears up close and personal. You will learn all about the coastal brown and black bears while standing on a platform watching their loving handler feed, talk, and encourage development while eating and showing off. Eagles participate in this adventure too. It's something you won't forget!

 

Learn about the Russian colonial period that forever changed the lives of the native groups as you visit Sitka National Historical Park -- the site of the 1804 Battle of Sitka, signifying the beginning of the Russian colonial period in Sitka. A large collection of Tlingit and Haida totems is on display throughout the park grounds. At the National Park, visitors will learn about the time when Sitka was referred to as “Little Paris of the Pacific”.