Southeast Alaska is a great place to get away from it all and experience the grandure of nature and the small town community feeling of places like Petersburg, Tenakee Warm Springs, Baranoff, Angoon, and Wrangell.

We have a good relationship with a number of ecotour companies, and we can recommend their services for providing a topnotch Alaskan experience. If our recommendations lead you to use one of the companies we feature on this page, please let them know that you found them through AWF.

Viking Travel, Inc.
If you need to plan your visit to Southeast Alaska, these are the people to talk to. They know the region well because their business resides in the town of Petersburg. Besides being a full-service travel agency, their are tremendous benefactors to the Petersburg Marine Mammal Center (PMMC) and AWF. They provide office space to PMMC and help support its many activites. AWF and PMMC appreciate their tremendous friendship.

Petersburg Marine Mammal Center
For a great educational experience and local information on Marine Mammals, go to the Petersburg Marine Mammal Center (PMMC). This non-profit organization is a great supporter of AWF; they generously share their office space with AWF scientists when they are in town and frequently donate time and effort to help us maintain AWF's vessels. They members of PMMC are also trained to respond to stranding and disentanglement emergencies in their area. AWF is honored to be part of a network of skilled and knowledgable citizens dedicated to conserving marine mammals.

Lindblad Expeditions
Lindblad has been a major supporter of AWF for many years. They provide an excellent high-end ecotourism experience for people of all ages and outdoor interests. You can count on seeing many wonderful sights and participating in a myriad of outdoor activities on their cruises. Their expedition leaders, naturalists, and captains are some of the best in the business and are counted among the close personal friends and supporters of AWF. On many of the summertime tours, AWF scientists come on board to speak with the passengers and tell them about the latest whale research.

Alaska Sea Adventures
If you are looking for a tour company that can provide a customized adventure in a small group setting and still provide you with all the comforts of home, Alaska Sea Adventures is a great choice. Owner and captain Dennis Rogers is an experienced commercial fisherman turned savvy ecotour leader. He knows all the best locations for observing wildlife and getting all those great adventure photographs. Alaska Sea Adventures also specializes in scientific research charters. AWF has a special relationship with Dennis, because he has assisted AWF as a support in a number of whale disentanglement events. Dennis is in touch with AWF throughout the summer field season and probably knows where to find us when we are performing research.

Dolphin Charters
Dolphin Charters is owned by a long-time friend of AWF, Ron Patterson. He has many years of experience giving people excellent adventures all around the globe. AWF's Pieter Folkens has spent time on Dolphin Charter's boat, Delphinus, as a naturalist, and it is not uncommon for AWF to engage with Delphinus for a friendly visit during the summer. This outfit pays particular attention to helping wildlife photographers experience what the natural world has to offer up close so that they can obtain the images they desire.

Tongass Kayak Adventures
If you want the up-close and personal experience with nature that you can only get through kayaking, Tongass Kayak Adventures is the company to go with. They operate out of our "home port" of Petersburg, and they run a very professional yet down-to-earth operation. The owner, Scott Roberge, donates his time to AWF and the Petersburg Marine Mammal Center on a regular basis. He leads many of Tongass Kayak's tours personally and rumor has it that he is an unbelievably good outdoor cook. AWF scientists have been known to stop by and visit a Tongass Kayak group for some great conversation and an evening meal.

Kaleidoscope Cruises & Water's Edge Bed and Breakfast
This outfit provides a unique combination of a beautiful and relaxing beach-front bed and breakfast in the town of Petersburg and great tour boat company. The captain and owner, Barry Bracken, is an experienced naturalist, marine biologist, and seaman. If you are looking for an experience that gets you out to see the sites and provides an educational experience, Barry will deliver. You can also be sure you are obtaining the services of a dedicated conservationist, because Barry is board member for the Petersburg Marine Mammal Center and a trained cetacean disentangler.