Whales,Wildlife Watching Tours

Point Adolphus in Southeast Alaska near Gustavus and the Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve - is a popular feeding area for humpback whales.
That makes this magical place also a great for people to go whale watching.(Especially between May and August,)

 
 Humpback females are a bit larger than the males, but all adults measure between 40 and 56 ft and weigh between 25 and 90 tons.. Life expectancy is 45-50 years. Pregnancy period is 12 months. Babies are fifteen feet at birth and weigh 1.5 tons and drink, on average, 240 liters of milk a day!
 These huge animals feed on very small creatures: krill (l shrimp-like crustaceans) and various kinds of small fish like  herring and sandpipers. Humpback whales eat up to 1.5 tons of food a day, and they hunt using a scaled up water filtering device. The whales, swim with an open mouth through a school of prey and then push out the water filtering their food using baleen.
Humpback whales cannot breathe underwater, but they can hold their breath very well.  Humpback whales can dive for up to 30 minutes, but usually they resurface every 7 – 20 minutes to take a breath of air. 
These marine mammals travel great distances to take advantage of the best breeding grounds and feeding spots.The north pacific humpback whales travel  6000 miles a year. The biggest reason for this migration is food, but there are many other factors at play such as water temperature,  and the presence of predators. In general, most food can be found in the polar waters, but this food also attracts large predators such as killer whales that can prey on young whales. To keep their young (calves) safe during their first (most vulnerable) months the whales migrate to  sub-tropical waters.
 
Humpback whales raise their flukes or tails into the air when diving.  The flukes have a unique shape and color pattern used to identify each whale.Using photography, researchers  capture this image to identify each whale.
In south-eastern Alaska, researchers working together have compiled sighting histories about these animals since the early 1970"s.  At this time, individual whales have been documented over three generations.  According to their findings if a whale comes to feed in south-eastern Alaska, that whale will continue to come here to feed each year and the offspring of this whale will come here as well.  

One of the most spectacular ways to see the humpback whales is to go on a boat trip.

​ Next to seeing the graceful and magnificent, humpback whales, you could also spot sea otters, dolphins, eagles, sea lions and, if you are lucky, even an Orca whale.

Stay in our B&B- Wild Alaska Inn

Daily Rate: $129.00 -$169.00 per room
Breakfast is included at no extra charge for our guests.We will also pick you up from the Airport or Ferry terminal for free.

Visit Glacier Bay National Park 

Glacier Bay National Park is located in South-east Alaska, approximately 60 air miles west of the state capital of Juneau.  
Glacier Bay National Park is a highlight of the Inside Passage and part of a 25-million acre World 
Heritage Site-one of the world’s largest international protected areas.

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Come and See some Humpback Whales with Us