We were on a cruise ship but chose Sitka Sound Tours to have a small personal experience. We certainly had this. Jim picked us up from the dock where the cruise ships tender landed. His 27 foot boat has both an enclosed cabin and an open rear deck so you can comfortably view and photograph the wildlife whatever the weather.... More

Thanks to all of the trip advisor reviews, I contacted Capt. Jim prior to our Alaskan cruise, and we were not disappointed. There were 6 of us on the tour, and Jim did an amazing job. We saw starfish, jellyfish, otters, sea lions, eagles and whales. He is very knowledgeable and made sure we saw lots of wildlife 'up close... More

Well, all I have to say about the one person who didn't like this tour and gave a bad review - he must have been asleep the whole time. We had the best tour we have ever had, and Jim went out of his way to make sure we saw the most we could see, and tried to show us... More

We did this tour on August 21st. Jim Seeland our tour guide knows his stuff about the the hatchery that we visited. We also saw a lot of Starfish all different colors and sizes along with eagles and a whale on the way to the hatchery. We highly recommend this tour. Bill

Came to Alaska on a cruise, and took Jim's tour. We had an amazing time. He is very knowledgeable, and we saw everything we could hope to see and more. He runs a small operation (he is the only employee). I was glad we went with his small 6-person boat rather than one of the large 100-person boats. We saw... More

This was such an incredible experience - touring breathtakingly gorgeous Sitka Sound and seeing humpback whales, otters, bald eagles, and even an Alaskan brown bear on shore. My husband and I had such a great time. Jim is a knowledgeable guide (with a great sense of humor!). We were on an Alaskan cruise for our honeymoon and in our other... More

Jim Seeland is a fisheries expert who teaches at the University of Alaska and takes you out on his boat to view whales, otters, eagles, salmon (when they are running), bears and the scenic Sitka Sound. Since the boat only holds no more than 6 or 7 people, you get a really unique one-on-one tour from an expert. He met... More

On our recent Alaskan cruise, we chartered Jim Seeland's Sitka Sound Tours boat for a Wildlife Tour. On the tour was myself, my, wife, and our 11 yr. old twin granddaughters. Jim met us as promised at the tender dock in Sitka. Jim took us on an exciting, educational tour of Sitka Sound. We saw many sea otters, whales, eagles,... More

He made sure that we saw everything that there was to see!