Alaska Galore Tours

01/17/2025

Humpback Whales are getting their tan on in Hawaii during the winter- where did the orcas go?

Orcas will stay in the Southeast Alaska region all year round! However, they are easier to spot during the summer, as the cold weather pushes their food source to deeper waters that are farther away from shore.

01/09/2025

As Juneau’s winter reaches its peak, the humpback whales are enjoying the new year off the coast of Hawaii, as thousands will soon gather to assist and celebrate the births of the new calves. Once the babies are born, they must build up their strength quickly before the three thousand mile trek back up to their mothers’ home in Alaska.

12/25/2024

12/19/2024

We’re only a week out from Christmas! Comment below where your favorite place is to spend the holidays! (The humpback whales love Maui!)

12/10/2024

Winter is here! The humpback whales are about to arrive in the warmer waters of Mexico and Hawaii, stellar sea lions are hiding away in protected haulouts, the orcas are searching for prey in the southern parts of pacific coastline, and the bears sleep peacefully in a deep hibernation.

The next few months will be difficult for our marine mammals, as food sources are scarce and the journey is long. Those that live in Juneau, Alaska watch as the days become shorter, eventually leaving us with just over six hours of sunlight on our shortest day. Many Alaskan residents will spend the available daylight by participating in winter sports like skiing, snowboarding, and snow machining.

11/28/2024

Happy thanksgiving all! We want to show how thankful we are for the U.S. coast guard. They help keep us and our guests safe every day on the water through routine inspections and reliable assistance. This picture shows that even during a routine safety inspection we have a lot of fun on our tours!

Photo credit- Lrae Morrison.

11/25/2024

Congratulations to our finalists! Thank you for so many submissions, it was so difficult to pick first place.

The votes are in… congratulations Phil Pyle on first place!

11/25/2024

Congratulations!!

11/21/2024

Check out our sister company on this video!

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11/11/2024

Today we remember and thank our veterans!

11/05/2024

Did you know that there are roughly 100,000 glaciers in Alaska? There are so many that it makes it incredibly difficult to put an exact number on it! Only 616 glaciers in Alaska have been named at this time. The Alaskan glaciers are truly something to add to your bucket list- especially since most of them are melting every year! Only 8 Alaskan glaciers are considered to be “calving” or growing. Come see them this summer!

10/22/2024

There is so much that we don’t know about the great mammals of the deep, but did you know that one of those great mysteries is how long humpback whales can live? Scientists estimate that baleen whales live to about 80-100 years old on average, but due to over-whaling in the 70s, we don’t really have an older population of humpback whales to study and observe. Scientists suspect that they can live for an extremely long time, as one of the humpback whale’s cousins, the Bowhead whale, has the ability to live longer than any other animal on the planet! This was discovered due to a female Bowhead whale that was caught off the coast of Alaska in May 2007. While examining the specimen, they found a harpoon tip in the neck blubber of the whale that was dated back to the 1890s, leading researchers to believe that this whale could be older than 130 years old!

Read more about this amazing whale here!https://resources.arctickingdom.com/the-mystery-of-the-oldest-bowhead-whale

10/22/2024

Due to early snow, yesterday was the final day of the season! We want to thank everyone for supporting our company this season. We look forward to making more lifelong memories summer of 2025!!

10/15/2024

As the weather begins its transition to winter, and as the whales begin their month-long journey south for the winter, we close out on another amazing season with our newest company- Juneau Lighthouse Tours.

In the picture below, you can see one of the company’s boats towing back the dock that allows us access to Sentinel Island. Every winter, we must remove the dock to prevent damages during the winter months. Once spring comes around again, we will put the dock back in place and resume adventures to the beautiful island!

05/30/2024

05/29/2024

Humpback whales are a favorite for whale watchers, as they frequently perform aerial displays, such as breaching or slapping the surface with their pectoral fins, tails, or heads. Read more here: https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/species/humpback-whale

05/21/2024

Compete to win $500 cash! Alaska Galore Tours, Harv and Marv’s, and Juneau Lighthouse Tours are having a photo competition this summer! If you've been on a tour with one of our companies or are coming out this summer (whale watching, lighthouse, or capital city highlights!), submit the best photos and videos you captured during the experience here: https://forms.gle/3J7cBEkUiHeuh7DE7. Comment below if you have any issues submitting. Good luck!!