Wilderness Tour Guide

Excursions

Wilderness Tour Guide

$18.00 / hour

Wilderness Tour Guide

📍 Hoonah, Alaska – Icy Strait Point

🗓 Seasonal | April – September 2026

💵 $18/hour + Bonus Potential

Do you love the outdoors, wildlife, and sharing Alaska’s natural beauty with guests? Join Icy Strait Point as a

Wilderness Tour Guide

and lead immersive excursions that leave guests with memories that last a lifetime. Whether it’s exploring lush mountain forests, spotting birds, guiding ATV or Jeep tours, or experiencing our Zip Rider, you’ll be at the heart of the adventure.

What You’ll Do

Lead safe and engaging excursions across a variety of experiences, including mountain forests, wildlife tours, Jeep and ATV tours, Zip Rider, and bird watching.

Share stories, knowledge, and local culture—including Tlingit history and traditions—with guests of all ages.

Welcome and orient guests, providing excellent customer service and ensuring their safety throughout the tour.

Crosstrain to assist and lead other ISP excursions as needed.

Promote ISP experiences, distribute literature, or sell merchandise.

Participate in required training and maintain a strong commitment to safety.

Perform other duties as assigned.

What We’re Looking For

Passion for the outdoors and Alaska’s wildlife.

Adequate knowledge or willingness to learn about

Tlingit culture

and the local environment.

Excellent communication skills; patient and capable of leading groups of kids and adults.

Ability to learn, retain, and accurately present excursion information.

Strong commitment to guest safety and a professional, friendly demeanor.

CPR/First Aid Certification preferred.

Some tours require applicants to be

18 years or older

.

Physical Requirements & Work Environment

Able to lift 25 lbs, stand for extended periods, and walk 5+ miles daily.

Willing to live in a

remote, rural Alaskan community

.

Comfortable traveling by small plane or ferry to and from the site.

Able to walk and drive on gravel roads in inclement weather.

Why You’ll Love This Job

🌲 Work in Alaska’s pristine wilderness surrounded by wildlife and stunning scenery

🙌 Engage with guests from around the world and share stories of nature, culture, and history

🚶‍♂️ Gain hands-on experience guiding a variety of outdoor adventures

💵 Competitive seasonal pay with bonus potential

Icy Strait Point is a Native-owned and operated enterprise and offers Native Preference under P.L.93-638. Applicants must have proof of legal authority to work in the United States.

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