Alaska West Air Inc - Kenai, Alaska

Jordan M

Once in a lifetime trip with the fly in bear viewing trip. Flying in a seaplane to cook lake and then touring the lake on boat. Saw easily 30+ bears exploring the lake and hunting salmon. We visited mid-September which is apparently a good time to come. Our guide Badger was brilliant, lots a good stories and all around good guy. Thanks Alaska West Air for a great trip!

Amanda Tinoco

This place is so much fun!! It's truly an experience of a life time! We had Tony as our guide and he was amazing put us on the fish limited out and then went to see the bears!

Michael Dorrity

Brad the pilot was awesome! I was fortunate enough to sit in the co-pilot seat and it was an amazing experience. He talked me through a lot of the area, about the glaciers, spotted some wildlife for us on the plane. Definitely recommend!

Steve Wagner

We had a fantastic day of fishing and beat viewing yesterday! From Grace in the office to our guide Joshua, everyone was so accommodating and professional! Josh got us on sockeye salmon at Wolverine Creek ……. Side by side with 6-10 different bears over 4 hours! We saw them feeding, playing, fighting and swimming. National Geographic like photos!! And the fishing was spectacular!!

Frederick Johnson

Note- My trip was in July 2019

Had the most amazing time and it was by far the highlight of my AK trip. We were initially supposed to go out but due to inclement weather, we were grounded. I'm glad they stress safety first and its not just about making money. Once rescheduled, I had a great experience thanks to my guide Luke! He was very knowledgeable and took me to some ideal spots to photograph bears and other wildlife. Once I had enough footage, we went fishing and as you can see from the photos, it was a good one! Absolutely beautiful time. Already planning to return again. Can't wait!

Sarah Christy

I recently went on a Bear Viewing Fly Out Trip with Alaska West Air to Crescent Lake in the Lake Clark National Park. Our guide was named Jake and he was the BEST guide of all time. Our group was 4 women and 2 kids (5 & 8) and we had the best time. Jake was amazing with the kids - I think he made this trip the best day of these kids lives.

Bring lots of layers, water, and snacks - it was windy the day we went and it got cold if you weren't in the sun. They have hip waiters that you can borrow that I'd absolutely recommend doing that even though you are in a boat or on the beach most of the day. They also had kid's life jackets to borrow and a couple of kid hip waiters.

We saw a sow and her new cub and 2 juvenile bears during our trip and our guide let us fish a little bit. You can do both bear viewing and fishing (it's the same price) but the guides like to know ahead of time. I had gone to Wolverine Creek earlier that week and must say, Lake Crescent is a much better view and is probably one of the most beautiful places I've ever been.

The plane ride was a little bit bumpy due to wind, but it wasn't too bad once you got higher in elevation and I never felt unsafe once. These pilots fly these same routes day in and day out 4+ times a day, so it was pretty easy to trust them and I'm not the world's greatest flyer.

I would absolutely go back to Crescent Lake with Alaska West Air.

John Long

Great fly out to lake Alexander. Only 2 of us but our guide could have easily handled 6+ with the same first class service that we got. Scenic and informative flight in and out. Top notch tour company here.

John Houseman

Great outfitter! We did a fly-out salmon trip to Wolverine Creek, with Flip as our guide. All of the staff was great, but Flip was absolutely AMAZING! I highly recommend requesting him, along with the meal he cooks for you!!