Top North America Wildlife Viewing Tours & Packages In 2025/2026

Our 415 most popular North America Wildlife Viewing Tours & Packages trips. Compare tour itineraries from 77 tour companies. 174 reviews.

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Southwest Backpacking
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4.7/5 Excellent
28 reviews
Small Group Tour
Lodging level
Standard - 3 star
Physical level
Strenuous
Trip pace
Balanced schedule

Highlights

  • This is an outdoor leadership course designed for age 18 years and older
  • Enjoy traveling through the Gila National Forest
  • Develop solid backcountry living and traveling skills
  • Enjoy most stunning wilderness areas, developing leadership skills

Themes

Nature & Wildlife, Hiking & Walking, National Parks, High Adventure

What travelers are saying

"Great Wilderness courses!"

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Alaska: Denali to Prince William Sound
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3.5/5 Great
30 reviews
Group Tour
Lodging level
Luxury - 5 star
Physical level
Easy
Trip pace
Balanced schedule

Highlights

  • Explore Alaska’s rolling tundra and taiga forests, spotting an array of wildlife, including caribou, moose, wolves, and Dall sheep.
  • Immerse yourself in the pristine wilderness of Denali National Park on a variety of hikes, taking in views of the mountain that gave the park its name.
  • Cruise through spectacular Prince William Sound to spot humpback whales and orcas, and experience the thunder of calving glaciers.
  • Stay in private cabins in the heart of Denali, and at a mountain resort surrounded by snow-dusted glaciers and peaks.

Themes

Nature & Wildlife, 50 Plus, Hiking & Walking, National Parks

What travelers are saying

"We booked a National Geographic expedition Holland and Belgium by River. The promotional literature promised a 14-day deposit refund window. The “invoice” was marked “non-refundable” deposit. We completed the National Geographic Traveler Information. About 8 days later we received the “Travel Agreement” to be signed. We both approved and signed the National Geographic documents. A Cruise Line Travel agreement was enclosed but had no signature line. This document contained language which was unacceptable. We submitted the signed NatGeo documents. The following day we canceled the trip due to the unacceptable Cruise Line language. Cancellation was made 12 days after booking and no deposit was returned. We were told on the phone that the refund deadline was triggered by the 14 day window OR signatures on the Travel Agreement which ever came first. This was NEW information. To date, we have received NO refund of our $1000. We cancelled our trip within the advertised 14 day window."

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Salmon River Rafting
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4.7/5 Excellent
28 reviews
Small Group Tour
Lodging level
Standard - 3 star
Physical level
Strenuous
Trip pace
Balanced schedule

Highlights

  • This is an outdoor leadership course designed for age 23 years and older
  • Explore Salmon River in Idaho.
  • Enjoy floating on crystal blue waters through a stunning granite canyon.
  • Have an opportunity to learn and practice river rescue skills, captain boats.

Themes

Nature & Wildlife, National Parks, Rafting, Kayaking, Canoeing

What travelers are saying

"Great Wilderness courses!"

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Southwest Women's Rock Climbing
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4.7/5 Excellent
28 reviews
Small Group Tour
Lodging level
Standard - 3 star
Physical level
Strenuous
Trip pace
Full schedule

Highlights

  • This is an outdoor leadership course designed for age 23 years and older
  • Spend a week camping in the beautiful Sonoran desert
  • Enjoy reaching new heights in one of the country’s most beautiful climbing areas
  • Camp and climb in the beautiful Sonoran desert with a group of motivated women

Themes

Climbing & Mountaineering, Women Only

What travelers are saying

"Great Wilderness courses!"

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Ten Thousand Islands Sea Kayaking
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4.9/5 Excellent
40 reviews
Group Tour
Lodging level
Standard - 3 star
Physical level
Strenuous
Trip pace
Balanced schedule

Highlights

  • This is a outdoor leadership course designed for age range 18 - 25
  • Build core skills: Learn and practice wilderness, teamwork and leadership skills. Form a crew that supports and encourages one another, and in the thick of challenges, discover there is more in you than you know.
  • Practice Outward Bound values: Learn to incorporate Outward Bound values into everyday life by pushing your own limits and seeking challenge as an opportunity for personal growth.
  • Demonstrate mastery: As the course nears the end, take on more leadership and decision-making responsibilities. Work together to apply new skills and achieve team goals during this final phase of the expedition.
  • What you’ll learn: Return home a stronger, more resilient individual. Discover increased self-confidence, improved leadership, and a desire to make a difference.

Themes

Education / Learning, High Adventure, Rafting, Kayaking, Canoeing

What travelers are saying

"For me Outward Bound had entirely the opposite effect it hopes to. It left me doubting myself and with diminished sense of self worth. Due to all the talk of being strong and doing hard things and we can all do hard things etc, it made me blame myself. It wasn’t me. It was the experience."

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A Canadian Rockies Adventure
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3/5 Average
2 reviews
Group Tour
Lodging level
Premium - 4 star
Physical level
Moderate
Trip pace
Balanced schedule

Highlights

  • Vancouver: Enjoy a full day in this cosmopolitan city and explore many of its treasures.
  • The Rocky Mountaineer: View coastal forests, roaring river canyons, and snowcapped mountain ranges from the comfort of the train’s observation car and lounge.
  • Jasper National Park (est. 1907): Explore the park for a full day and take a cruise on Maligne Lake, one of the largest glacier-fed lakes in the world. Travel along the Icefields Parkway, where wildlife such as grizzly bear, moose, elk, and mountain goat are easily spotted.
  • Banff National Park

Themes

Nature & Wildlife, National Parks, High Adventure

What travelers are saying

"My wife and I were on the Smithsonian Journeys Splendors of Australia and New Zealand between April 13 and May 2, 2018. Smithsonian is rated by this site as Luxury travel. However, Smithsonian "farms out" the logistics for their trip to Odysseys Unlimited. Odysseys booked within country air travel with the lowest cost air carriers. Flights were cancelled from Ayers Rock to Sydney and from Queenstown New Zealand to Rotorua. Another flight was significantly delayed so that we did not arrive at our Christchurch destination until 2:00 am, making for a really tired next day. Odysseys Unlimited compensated us $400 per person for missing a day in Sydney and paid for an excursion in Auckland for missing Rotorua. This was wholly inadequate, given that these were highlights of the trip. In addition, our tour guide was rude to several people on the trip. If Smithsonian Journeys is truly a luxury travel outfit, as we had believed, then they would not be farming out travel logistics to such a chinch company as Odysseys Unlimited. We will think twice about traveling with Smithsonian again, and so should others."

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Yellowstone & Grand Teton National Parks
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4.9/5 Excellent
12 reviews
Small Group Tour
Lodging level
Standard - 3 star
Physical level
Very Easy
Trip pace
Balanced schedule

Highlights

  • Visit the Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone, which is too impressive to describe, and includes a 308 foot waterfall.
  • Explore the Old Faithful area
  • Discover Grand Teton National Park
  • Experience unforgettable river trip on the Snake River

Themes

Cultural, Nature & Wildlife, 50 Plus, National Parks, Accessible & Limited Mobility

What travelers are saying

"Why Trek to Everest Base Camp in 2022 Don't you think it's time to put on your shoes and pack up the bags to trek the Everest base camp, which is the land of real-life time adventure? Well, tourism is back with the greater smack of bounce back in 2022! Bye-bye to the dull old days of covid! Trekking to Everest base camp in 2022 can be the best option to re-explore the world, abandoning the virtual world's life within a corner of a room towards the nature's open field encircled with the majestic Himalayas, sherpa people, boundless flora, and fauna with the challenging and enticing routes. Travel is more complicating as of now than before. Borders seem to reopen after a long time. A once-simple visa on entry to the airport is replaced with piles of paperwork (Covid reports). And the whole world is even not sure when a new variant will make headlines. So start your journey as early as possible! Everything we will serve the same as before. Still, there are some essential things you must consider before trekking to Everest base camp in 2022, is don't forget to follow the traveling guidelines and new laws imposed by the Nepal government."

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Florida Manatees And Endangered Habitats
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5/5 Excellent
13 reviews
Group Tour
Lodging level
Basic - 2 star
Physical level
Moderate
Trip pace
Balanced schedule

Highlights

  • Snorkeling alongside large congregations of Florida's endangered manatees
  • Opportunities for viewing wild manatees, canoeing, kayaking, and sustainable airboat tours

Themes

Nature & Wildlife, National Parks

What travelers are saying

"Once in a lifetime trip today under the Golden Gate Bridge and to Farallon Island. We were lucky enough to see the rare sight of multiple bait balls with up to 8 humpback whales per ball, heaps of leaping sea lions and tonnes of seabirds! It’s advisable to take a boat sickness tablet before this trip as it gets very choppy and not enough seating for all on the trip. Multiple people were vomiting on our trip for a few hours including myself so please be warned! Totally worth the effort though this trip was incredible!"

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North America Wildlife Viewing Tours & Packages Reviews

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Jan 2018

Whales and bears

Very good trip . Just prepare for the rain . Saw lots of wild life . Would recommend the trip Seeing orcas , whales and bears He was a great guide . Very knowledg...

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Jan 2018

Amazing Canada

An exciting trip around the island of Vancouver. We couldn’t believe the amazing wildlife encounters we experienced, and enjoyed the hospitality of our cheerful Ca...

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Nov 2017

Alexandra the Great !

You have to be lucky to have a great holiday. We were lucky to pick this great tour, lucky to travel with a good group and very lucky to have Alex as our guide!Thi...

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Aug 2017

WHALES & BEARS OF BRITISH COLUMBIA

Canada truly is 'The Great Outdoors!' - fir tree covered mountains and windswept, rocky beaches provided the backdrop to some exciting wildlife enco...

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Feb 2017

Whales & Bears of British Colombia

What an absolutely fantastic wildlife experience. Can you imagine how wonderful it is to witness, Gray Whales, Humpback Whales, diving and blowing and Orca (Killer) ...

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