About this Tour:

This tour has provided safe, high quality guided natural history tours to hundreds of discriminating guests from around the world.

Our outfitter has provided vessel support and guide services to film crews from National Geographic, the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, Discovery Channel, KTUU Anchorage, and several foreign broadcasting companies, to writers for several publications, and to the Alaska Dept. of Fish & Game and the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service.

Your host, Terry Johnson is a marine extension professor with the University of Alaska, a Coast Guard-licensed boat captain, a marine safety and survival instructor, and author of two books and hundreds of articles on Alaska fisheries, coasts, and marine wildlife. He has been running commercial fishing and passenger boats in Alaska since 1978.

The wild and lonely Walrus Islands, and the nearby wilderness coast of the Togiak Refuge, are summer residence for a range of animals and birds, including walrus, the endangered Steller sea lion, giant Alaska brown (grizzly) bears, two species of puffins, and other seabirds and raptors.

Walrus Islands Expeditions owner and guide Terry Johnson offers four safe and comfortable options for exciting up-close encounters with some of Alaska’s wildest wildlife.

Walrus Island Wildlife Camp. Spend three days and two nights on Round Island, the world's premier walrus viewing location. Enjoy guided walks to the best points for observing and photographing walruses, sea lions, and seabirds. Relax between outings in a comfortable camp with heated expedition-style platform tents. Enjoy tasty, nutritious meals and snacks provided by staff, as well as naturalist-guided walks to the best viewing points. Day excursions to the mainland coast of the Togiak National Wildlife Refuge and to other islands are possible. Longer island stays can be arranged. The camp is limited to very small groups and specific dates, so call or email for availability.

Perennial favorite – Walrus Islands multi-day boat tours. Enjoy three days and two nights aboard the 40’ expedition boat Inconnu. The service and experience is of the same high quality as the Wildlife Camp, but we eat and sleep aboard, and cruise the other islands or the mainland coast. Longer cruises may be available. Limited capacity and specific dates, so call or email for availability.

For persons pressed for time – The Round Island day trip. Take the safe, comfortable 40’ Inconnu from a remote mainland beach to Round Island for a day of wildlife viewing. Available on certain dates. Call for email for options.

For campers with Alaska Dept. of Fish & Game permits, Round Island drop-off and pick-up service available on specific dates. Call or email for schedule and price.

What you will do on a Walrus Island Tour:

Each Walrus Islands excursion is a custom trip, and what you do depends on your own interests, as allowed by weather and animal behavior at the time.

You can spend three (or more, by prior arrangement) peaceful days on Round Island, walking the trails, watching the foxes and birds, and sitting for hours on end admiring the amazing walruses hauled out on the island’s beaches.

You may opt for a more ambitious plan which could include a visit to remote seabird colonies, a hike up a salmon stream in search of feasting brown bears, walking on the tundra to admire the prolific wildflowers, beachcombing wilderness shores, and cruising among other islands and along the wild and lonely coast of the Togiak National Wildlife Refuge.

What you need to know: