Icy Strait Village Tour and Crab Feast

5.0
(42 reviews)

3 hours (approximately)
Offered in: English

Join us for an Alaskan village tour and crab feast! Our locally owned and operated tour is your chance to form a deeper connection.

We will teach you how we catch, cook, and crack our delicious local Alaskan dungeness crab. We will also take you around the village and to our favorite foraging spot to show you a little of how we survive and thrive in this remote paradise.

What's Included

Fresh Alaskan Dungeness crab with wild berry dessert
Fresh Alaskan dungeness crab with wild berry dessert

Meeting and pickup

Meeting point
Icy Strait Point

We will meet you at the Excursion hub at Icy Strait Point. Your ticket will have detailed instructions on how to get there from your cruise ship dock.

End point
This activity ends back at the meeting point.

Itinerary

Duration: 3 hours (approximately)
  • 1
    Hoonah

    The first stop is the dock in the village of Hoonah. This is where we keep our commercial crabbing boat and our morning catch of crab. Pick out your fresh crab as we answer any questions you might have about Alaska commercial fishing and crabbing. We fish for pink salmon to use as bait for our commercial crabbing. All the gear is on board so we can give you a demonstration on how it works right at the dock.

    15 minutes Admission ticket free
  • 2
    Hoonah Beach House

    The next stop is the deck over the water at Hoonah Beach House. This is just a quick stop to put our crab on ice for later, and maybe use the restroom if necessary. We will be returning to this location later for the crab feast!

    15 minutes Admission ticket free
  • 3
    Hoonah

    The next stop is some forested private property just outside the village. We occasionally see coastal brown bears here, so have your camera ready. This is where Srisa and I pick the wild Alaska berries you will be enjoying in your dessert at the crab feast. We also have a small garden and orchard. We enjoy talking about what it takes to survive and thrive in our remote location.

    15 minutes Admission ticket free
  • 4
    Hoonah

    Next, it's back to the village to see our friends at the carving shed. This is your chance to watch local Tlingit master carvers craft totem poles from yellow cedar logs.

    15 minutes Admission ticket free
  • 5
    Hoonah Beach House

    The final stop is the deck at Hoonah Beach House for some fresh crab! The crab we iced down earlier is now ready to be cooked and prepared. Relax and watch as we show you the local way to cook crab. Most people have never tried crab fresh off the boat. Typically, crab shacks serve pre cooked, frozen and re-heated crab. Even the ones that advertise "fresh". Not us! This is the real deal, and you won't believe the difference. Most people tell us it's the best crab they have ever had.

    2 hours Admission ticket free

Additional info

  • Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
  • Service animals allowed
  • Public transportation options are available nearby
  • Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Supplied by Hoonah Beach House

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Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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