Ketchikan All In One
Description
The Ketchikan All In One tour provides both the historical and scenic parts of Ketchikan, in a fully narrated 2.5 hour seaside tour. We will share our history rich city (including Creekstreet and the salmon ladder), explore the world's largest collection of totem poles at Saxman Native Village, have a chance to view a wide variety of wildlife at Herring Cove (including bears, seals and eagles) and see a beautiful waterfall. We travel comfortably in deluxe 14 passenger vans.
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Itinerary
Seaside Tours meets at 131 front st in downtown. A representative will be standing outside the Ketchikan visitors bureau. Holding a sign. That says Seaside Tours. Please check in upon arrival
Here you will see the salmon ladder, learn the importance of ladder and durning salmon season see thousands of salmon as they migrate up stream to their spawning spot. See pink coho an Chinook. As this is their favorite spot. Spawn
Here we will start with the history of Our famous Ketchikan gold miner we look for gold. (Fools gold that is.) With a low tide as a bonus, This beach offers a wide verity of sea creatures. Crab,starfish, sea anemone, abalone Sea urchins. An a good possibility to see whales.
Our next stop is at a beautiful cascading water. A great photo opportunity.
At Herring Cove. We get a chance to see a wide verity of birds. Seal. Bears, Eagles. An deer.
Learn the history of the totem. View the largest totem pole collection in SE Alaska, watch as master carvers create new an amazing works of art. An keep the traditional ways alive.
We end our tour with a ride through town. An drop off at point of pick up
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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
- Specialized infant seats are available
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Collapsible wheelchairs can be accommodated
- Operates in all weather conditions, please dress appropriately
- Car seats are provided for infants
Reviews(1,113)
Shane the owner was amazing he made our day so fun we saw everything we wanted to see and he was local and very knowledgeable. Highly recommend this tour
Super friendly, informative tour with local company that goes out of their way to try to make sure you learn about the local culture and see wildlife if possible. Rhiana was terrific and even doubled back so we could see bears. I love learning about local life through he. Highly recommend!
Norman was extremely knowledgeable in everything. He does speak low and fast which is a little problem.
Riyana was very entertaining. She talks non-stop hahahha.. gave us a very good and personalised account of life in Ketchikan. We were very happy with at Herring Cove, seeing 3 black bears. The only reason I’m rating it a 4 is because I would’ve preferred to see the more popular totem poles with stories attached on each one. I would’ve wanted a bit more stories/commentaries about the totem poles.
the guide was really informative and nice. he took us to some cool places. I would recommend their service highly.
Norman was a wealth of information and made the tour very interesting. Very personal and professional! Great tour of the area. We were able to see several bears as well as a great view of an eagle. There were many salmon traveling the ladder when we were there. Great insight into native Alaskan culture. He truly has a love for Alaska!
The tour felt a bit rushed at times, as if we were running late on each stop. The views were nice though, our tour guide was on the lookout for wildlife during the entire tour.
The tour guide needs to either talk louder or get a microphone and speaker for the van. The people on the van past the first row could not hear him. He got defensive when I told him we could not hear him. We were supposed to see salmon spawning and did not see them.
If all other excursions are sold out, you might want to consider this as a last resort only. Really anti-climatic and a bit expensive for what you get. The promo photo shows a bear with a salmon in its mouth, but you're highly unlikely to see a bear.
Tour was okay. Could not hear or understand guide Shane while sitting in the back. He said he was yelling. When asked to speak up he got defensive and said he had asked others if they could hear okay. Of course being in the back, I never hear that conversation. I think he needs to rest his vocal cords. He is very knowledgeable.
