Hoonah Whale Tours 376 Garteeni Highway, Hoonah, AK 99829

"My wife and I had an outstanding time on our whale watching tour with Captain Joardan. His wife, Maraiya, picked us up from the cruise terminal at Icy Straight Point and then offered us delicious, freshly baked muffins after our excursion ended. We boarded their 6 person boat, which was comfortable and in excellent condition and set off to find whales. I'm still in awe of how many humpbacks we found, and how closely they came to our boat. It's important to note that Joardan is very respectful of the whales and never got too close to them, but they came right up to our boat as they were feeding. Have you ever been close enough to a humpback to see the texture of their skin? Have you ever heard them communicating with each other through the bottom of the boat? I have and it's not something I'll ever forget. With nature, you're never guaranteed to see anything and that's fine by us, but what a day we had. You'll have a MUCH better experience in a small group setting with a relaxed atmosphere as opposed to a ship tour. Book with Joardan and Maraiya, support local small business, and have a blast!"

"This was the best excursion/experience we have ever had. We booked a tour with another company that fell through due to an illness but were rebooked onto Jordan's boat. It was like our own private excursion. It was only our party on board and we were greeted with delicious homemade huckleberry muffins from Jordan's wife, and hot coffee. We then almost beelined to the whales thanks to Jordan's expertise. Those pictures on the website are completely accurate. We were so close to the whales and followed the for the entire tour getting to see them feeding, diving, jumping out of the water, and one even seemed to wave at us as it dove down into the water. Jordan was extremely knowledgeable and a great wealth of knowledge that he had no problem sharing. This was THE BEST excursion we did on the entire trip! Thanks Jordan for making our experience the best!"

"Found this tour when we were coming into town from a Royal Caribbean cruise. The port is the icy straight, but it's only like a 10 min drive to Hoonah to leave for this tour. It was great! They picked us up from close to our ship amd we had an excellent tour with lots of wildlife. The best part is we are on a smaller boat so no one gets in your way when trying to see the whales. Highly recommend."