Ketchikan Wildlife Tours “Over The Top Tours”
Description
Experience the highlights of Ketchikan on a thoughtfully curated Two hour tour showcase scene the regions, natural beauty and wildlife. Observe salmon navigating a local fish ladder, offering a striking view of the seasonal migration. Throughout the journey, guests may encounter a variety of night native wildlife, Including bald eagles, seals, and deer with the exciting possibility of spotting black bears along the shoreline or whales in the ocean. Enjoy a peaceful walk along a scenic beach where driftwood line Shores and crisp ocean air capture the essence South east Alaska’s coastal charm. The experience concludes With a visit to a breathtaking waterfall surrounded by lush rainforest, providing a serene and memorable final to your tour.
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Itinerary
We will meet our tour on dock 2 by the “ROCK” and from there we will go explore our beautiful city high lights before headed out the road!
This stop being the Salmon ladder is where you can watch the salmon migrating upstream to spawn during spawning season. (Salmon start spawning in July).
Depending on the tide and the day of the week will visit one of two beautiful beach locations. Mon-Fri we will enjoy Rotary Beach. This beach is fun at low tide. If conditions aren’t ideal will head to one of our favorite private black sand beaches home to a magnificent 600 year-old Sitka spruce tree. This peaceful spot is a favorite gathering place for bald eagle making an incredible location for wildlife viewing and unforgettable photos.
Here we will enjoy and beautiful scenery looking for all types of wild animals, such as black bears, eagles, cranes, harbor seals, and different kinds of birds. (ANIMALS NOT GUARANTEED)
This is a breathtaking waterfall on the south end at 10 mile. A MUST SEE!!!
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Important Information
- Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
- Specialized infant seats are available
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Strollers are accessible if they’re easily folded down to be able to fit in the back
- We do have booster seats
- Not recommended with somebody with a wheelchair
Reviews(23)
Our to guide was awesome, a native Alaskan. Lots of interesting info. Saw about 12 bears in the wild!
We saw bears, eagles, deer and a seal with Lexie. The tour was flexible and easy. We hesitated to book a tour but were so very glad we did - with Lexie!
Yay!!!!! I’m so happy you booked was great meeting you Emily! Thanks for the fun day🩵☔️
Is there a way to give this tour a rating of 10 stars? This was amazing. We wanted to see bears and, man, Lexie delivered. It is the right time of year (beginning of August) to see black bears hunting for fish. We were able to see a big bear not only running but he also caught and carried a salmon away. Watched a mama bear and her two cubs for a long time. Three more bears. Lexie didn’t hurry us away. She knew this group was more interested in bears than other wildlife. Best bear viewing ever (outside of Kodiak island). Just: WOW. Highly recommend this tour. Lexie is 3rd generation Ketchikanian. Thank you for a tour of a lifetime!
Oh Betty, I had such a great time with you and the rest of the group. What a day for bears that was such a great day. Thank you again for booking with us.🩵☔️
Excellent, Lexie was a great guide, very good and thanks to her we managed to see bears. We enjoyed the tour a lot
It was so great having the day with you and your family. Thank you again for booking with us.🩵☔️
Wonderful experience! Lexi made our small group feel welcomed to Ketchikan and gave us a personal tour! We were able to see a mama bear and her cubs at Herring Cove and Lexi drove around to give us anouther chance to see them. We also saw numerous bald eagles, harbor seals, and wonderful sights. We visited rainbow falls and hiked up to the upper portion to see the second waterfall. It was great to have such a personalized tour.
The day we toured with Lexi, her mic was broken, so some family members had difficulty hearing. She is sweet and knowledgeable about the area. We did see salmon, deer and eagles, but no bear. She dropped us off after in town, which was nice.
We have a mic on the way!!!! Sorry about that. Thank you for booking with us🩵☔️
Lexi was knowledgeable, thoughtful and kind. We were able to see many star fishes, a junior bald eagle and a bear.
I had a great time with you and you group! Thank you again for booking with us🩵☔️
This was such a fun morning with our guide Johnny- a local with lots of information and fun stories about the area and his personal life. Our favorite part was the tide pooling.
Thank you so much for booking with us 🩵☔️
Johnny, an Alaskan native, was an amazing tour guide! Never a dull moment and so informative. He was accommodating & made the tour so fun. We were up close & personal with bald eagles, salmon, deer and on the bear tracks. Highly recommend. He is also very knowledgeable with time & to when you need to return to a cruise ship…
Thanks for booking with us🩵☔️
Lexie is a fun and outgoing tour guide! We enjoyed every minute of this fun and informative tour of several local highlights.
Thank you for booking with us🩵☔️
