Icy Strait Village Tour and Crab Feast
Description
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.
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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.
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!
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.
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.
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.
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Important Information
- 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
Reviews(65)
Todd and his wife were excellent hosts. Their story is interesting. They have worked hard to establish a business to give tourists an excellent experience. It was wealth worth it and delicious. Would do it again.
Amazing tour and incredibly friendly host family. They went out of their way to make us feel welcome at their restaurant and then they cooked some amazing food (Dungeness crabs and homemade Thai rice) which was excellent!! Todd describe what it was like to live in this small town. Highly recommend this tour.
What an awesome Tour learned so much about life on the icy Straight and living there. The Tour operator and his wife were so nice and the food was delicious. Cheesecake w berries the Best
We enjoyed getting to know Sirisa & Todd, and how they live in Icy Strait! It's beautiful there! We loved watching the process of catching, cooking, and eating the fresh crab! The rice and dessert was a bonus. We weren't sure what to expect, but we really enjoyed it!
This, by far, was one of our favorite excursions. The couple who run this live there and are just wonderful and so informative. It was like just being their guest! Learning about how locals live there, experiencing catching crabs and then being chauffeured around in their lovely Van was such a great learning experience and then the fabulous fresh crab dinner with dessert was wonderful. The views were incredible! Tracy’s Crab Shack, that everybody seems to rave about was just an overpriced restaurant serving frozen crab. For about the same price you get this fabulous tour AND a delicious fresh crab dinner. Doesn’t get any better than that! We happened to be tipped off at a most unlikely meeting at an outlet mall in Vero Beach with a couple who had just been there. Great recommendation!
Wonderful tour with our hosts Todd and his lovely wife Srisa. Found the tour easily a short gondola ride and walk from the Celebrity Solstice port. For the first time I tasted Dungeness crab caught the same day— delicious! Todd shared the best way to steam and prep easy to eat crab. Srisa prepared a lovely Thai rice.
The tour and meal were outstanding! It’s a real family business in the town (away from the cruise ships). We got a sense of what it’s like to live here, met a local totem pole carver, and had the freshest dungeness crab (delicious). Thanks for a perfect morning!
Lovely morning that Todd and cerise shared with us. We loved hearing about their Alaska life and enjoyed our lunch immensely. Thank you!
Best meal in Alaska! Fresh Dungeness crab and homemade Thai rice and desert. Todd and his wife Seresa are awesome hosts. Make it a must in your cruise itinerary!
Todd and his wife provided an amazing experience. Wonderful insight into lives in a small Alaskan town. And the crab feast was so delicious. Best crab I’ve ever eaten. Overall it was a great experience,
