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SHORE EXCURSIONS

8 Best Wildlife Tours

The best days ashore.

The 8 most popular wildlife tours for cruise passengers. The trips worth your hours ashore, what each one runs, who operates it and how to be back before all-aboard.

8 Best Wildlife Tours

Best Whale Watching and Wildlife Shore Excursion in Sitka - Stop 1: Sitka Sound and the outer Baranof Islands wildlife circuit
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Best Whale Watching and Wildlife Shore Excursion in Sitka

1.Best Whale Watching and Wildlife Shore Excursion in Sitka

Intimate Sitka Sound whale watching in a small six-person boat. Heated cabin, local guide spotting skills, and a safe return to port.

Most Popular 5.0

“Captain Rick is a lifelong resident of Sitka. Made it so much more personal. When we didn’t see whales where they had been, he took us to another location and it was magical. Only way to experience this!!!! He communicated he would be running just a little late and then offered to drop us off…”

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Amazing Whale Watching and Marine Wildlife Shore Excursion - Getting started at Crescent Harbor: where you’ll check in and what to bring
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Amazing Whale Watching and Marine Wildlife Shore Excursion

Larnach Castle Tour & Wildlife Cruise (Dunedin Shore Excursion) - Larnach Castle: William Larnach’s Story Plus Gardens Time
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Larnach Castle Tour & Wildlife Cruise (Dunedin Shore Excursion)

3.Larnach Castle Tour & Wildlife Cruise (Dunedin Shore Excursion)

Small-group Dunedin shore trip: guided Larnach Castle, Otago Peninsula drive, and a Monarch wildlife cruise for royal albatross and seals.

5.0

“An excellent driver/ guide. Great commentary throughout. A nice combination of tour and free time at the impressive Larnach Castle and its amazing story of influential families. A lovely boat trip with ample sightings of sea lions, seals and birds created a nice combination experience of culture and nature.”

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A Comfortable Sitka Whale Watching Wildlife Shore Excursion - Sitka Sound Cruising: What You’ll See During the 2.5 Hours
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A Comfortable Sitka Whale Watching Wildlife Shore Excursion

4.A Comfortable Sitka Whale Watching Wildlife Shore Excursion

Comfortable small-group Sitka Sound whale watching from Crescent Harbor, with chances at humpbacks, orcas, otters, eagles, and scenic views.

5.0

“Amazing tour! Rick has a spotless boat. My family was very comfortable and loved that he had heat and snacks. We saw whales, otters, sea lions and eagles. It absolutely met all of our expectations and more.”

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Otago Harbour Wildlife Cruise (Dunedin Shore Excursion) - Meeting at Port Chalmers Cruise Terminal: Quick, Straightforward Start
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Otago Harbour Wildlife Cruise (Dunedin Shore Excursion)

Wings Wildlife Park Burnie Shore Excursion - Getting there from your cruise: Makers Market meet-up and shuttle reality
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Wings Wildlife Park Burnie Shore Excursion

6.Wings Wildlife Park Burnie Shore Excursion

A smart Burnie shore excursion to Wings Wildlife Park in Tasmania: 100+ animals, daily presentations, gardens, and conservation moments in 3 hours.

4.2

“we enjoyed the wildlife park but the drive was long with absolutely no commentary. it would have been great if could have learned about the countryside and history of Burnie”

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Hobart: Mt Field National Park & Wildlife Shore Excursion - Meeting at 20 Davey Street and the timing that drives the whole day
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Hobart: Mt Field National Park & Wildlife Shore Excursion

7.Hobart: Mt Field National Park & Wildlife Shore Excursion

Hobart cruise shore day to Mount Field and Bonorong: rainforest walks, Russell and Horseshoe Falls, Tall Trees, and Tasmanian devils.

4.0

“We enjoyed our guide, Trevor. He was knowledgeable about Mount Fields National Park. He kept our group moving at a swift pace. He spotted a pandemelon in the thick tree growth and we got nice photos. Trevor was overly considerate waiting for guests who were no shows. I wonder if there could have been better…”

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