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Ketchikan Private Wildlife & Exploration Tour

5.0
7 reviews

Excursion Overview

Experience an authentic, friendly, and personalized tour

Explore Ketchikan with the comfort, ease, flexibility, and relaxed pace of a private tour, ensuring your family and friends are the only guests in the van! This tour offers the ultimate flexibility to modify the itinerary on the go with your dedicated local guide...spending more time at locations of interest, leading to a more meaningful and fulfilling journey.

Your dedicated local guide will offer you their undivided attention, answering questions, and providing knowledge of Ketchikan. A personalized approach ensures a higher quality experience catered to the desires and comfort of your group.

Depending on your group's interests, destinations for possible bears, eagles, seals, and salmon sightings are always high on the list. Locations along the inner passage for purple and orange starfish, crabs, hermit crabs, sea anemones, whales, and more. Perhaps a guided stroll through a Native village to view and learn the meaning and stories behind the magnificent indigenous totem poles is more your speed. Explore the Herring Bay Sawmill for an unclose look at an industry that has shaped Alaska. Waterfalls, salmon ladder, and when the season is right wild edible berries, local flora, mushrooms, and more..

Enjoy an authentic experience that is, fun, friendly, and not scripted!

Please Note: This tour can accommodate up to 11 guests. Email [email protected] if you have a larger party. Groups of up to 22 can be accommodated on multiple vehicles. To request a Spanish-speaking guide, please leave a note at checkout.

Things You Need to Know

Inclusions:

  • Private roundtrip transportation from the cruise ship terminal
  • Fully narrated tour with your local guide, English or Spanish
  • Umbrellas are available to use as needed in case of rain
  • Binoculars
  • Bottled Water
  • Air-conditioned van for those warmer Alaskan days
  • Seat belt-equipped van
  • Clean touring van with clean windows

Requirements:

  • Dress in warm layers, and wear comfortable shoes
  • Camera recommended

Duration: 3 hours (Roundtrip from cruise ship terminal.)

  • 3 hours - private tour to the locations below
  • Totem Park, Herring Bay Sawmill, and Bifrost blacksmithing (Ten dollar charge per person at the entry, not included in tour price). The totem park and sawmill are on the same property, the entry fee is for all three sites.
  • Herring Cove and Waterfalls
  • Buggie Beach to discover the Inner Passage sea wildlife

Meeting Instructions:

  • This tour meets 10 minutes prior to departure time in front of your cruise ship. Guest docking at Ward Cove will be picked up and returned to Ward Cove. Fully detailed instructions are included on your finalized ticket vouchers.

ADA Accessibility of Tour:

  • This tour is limited mobility accessible. Guests must be able to climb into and out of the van/coach. This tour does not have a wheelchair lift but foldable wheelchairs and walkers are welcome. Please leave a comment during checkout if accommodations for collapsible equipment will be required on tour.

Refund Policy:

  • You may cancel for any reason up to seven (7) days prior to the date of the tour for a full refund.
  • Please see our Refund Policy Page for complete details.

Frequently Asked Questions

Yes, this tour is offered in Spanish! Please leave a comment at checkout to request the tour in Spanish.

There are no age restrictions for this tour.

Wildlife is abundant in Southeast Alaska and sightings are possible on any tour, however, this is not a designated wildlife-watching tour and nothing can be guaranteed!

Non-alcoholic beverages in closeable containers and snacks are allowed on tour. There are restroom stops available at the Saxman Native Village and Herring Cove viewing area.

Backpacks, small bags, and purses are allowed on this tour.

Dress for the weather. Layered clothing is always recommended for Alaskan weather. Sneakers are recommended for the terrain.

Both child and booster seats are available. If one is required, please leave us a comment during checkout.

If your group is larger than 11 guests, please email [email protected] to check for availability. Up to 22 guests can be accommodated in multiple vehicles.

There are restroom stops available at the Saxman Native Village and Herring Cove viewing area.

 

Guest Reviews

5.0

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Sang R

On Sep 2024

My family and I booked a private tour of Ketchikan. We could not have been happier with our experience! Our guide made sure that we had the best experience at every stop we made in Ketchikan. He showed us so many great spots in Ketchikan (including a short hike to the top of an amazing waterfall!!), even though our time there was short. He took pictures for us and pictures of the stops, so that we had a collection of amazing photos of us and all the sights we saw at the end of the tour. He even spent extra time with us on the tour! He even had a nice memorabilia handmade for us to take to remember Ketchikan by, which was very special. My family and I were so impressed by Hans and the tour we were given by Hans. My son even declared that the tour at Ketchikan with Hans was the best things he experience during our Alaskan cruise, and we all agree. I would definitely book this excursion again whenever we visit Ketchikan again

Joanne M

On Sep 2024

Bianca was a great guide. She has such great and enthusiastic personality. We saw black bears, eagles and did a waterfall hike with her. I would highly recommend this private tour.

Erin B

On Aug 2024

Fantastic!

Jessica F

On Jul 2024

Tour guide was amazing. She was very genuine and passionate. She helped carry my son on our small hike and took awesome videos and pictures for us on her phone and sent them to us! We saw several bald eagles and tons of colorful starfish along with great views of Ketchikan!

Gilda M

On Jun 2024

Bisnca nuestra guia nos encanto fue genial u nos hizo un recorrido increible!! Mil gracias!!!

$795.00

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$795.00

Duration: 3 hours

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Duration: 3 hours



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Vehicle (Max of 11 guests): $795.00

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