Bethel, Alaska Events

Bird Watching Tours
Kuskokwim Wilderness Adventures in cooperation with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, conducts springtime birding trips on the Gweek River. One day tours leave Bethel at 6:00 am from the Bethel Boat Harbor. Up to 12 people may go in two covered boats. We travel up the river 40 miles stopping at different bird habitats. A U.S.F&W songbird specialist often travels along to describe and identify up to 60 species of birds. Resident mammals such as moose, fox, otter, beaver, hare and porcupine are often seen.

Boat Charters
Kuskokwim Wilderness Adventures operates four safe and reliable Wooldridge powerboats with Coast Guard licensed crews on the Kuskokwim River and its tributaries. They are available for daily charter, tours and village trips. They also provide river pick-up services for raft trips on the Kwethluk and Kisaralik Rivers. Raft trips, float plane drop-offs and equipment rentals are available through Papa Bear Adventures.

Flight Seeing in Bethel
The area near Bethel is vast and rugged, with few roads leading into its picturesque depths, so the best way to experience this raw Alaskan terrain is aboard a sightseeing charter plane. Arteries of rivers, vast expanses of tundra and grazing herds of musk oxen are all best seen from a window seat. If you can, consider taking a flight over the Yukon Delta National Wildlife Refuge; here, the beauty of the region is concentrated in a single area.

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Walk the Seawall in Bethel
One of the best places to view an Alaskan sunset, during the months when it does dip below the horizon, is along Bethel's Seawall. In addition to being a romantic spot to study the horizon for the infamous green flash, local anglers also find it a great spot for trying to reel in a variety of fish.

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