Ketchikan Zodiac Boat Adventure
Description
Launch from our downtown Ketchikan dock aboard your own Zodiac Boat, just a couple minutes away from the cruise docks. Follow your guide and explore the Inside Passage of Southeast Alaska. Most tours take in views of Historic Creek Street, the Totem Poles at Saxman Native Village, and cruise the Tongass Narrows searching for bald eagles, seals and sea lions and often humpback whales and sometimes migrating pods of Orca! Enjoy zipping across the water with the salty breeze on your face. Every tour pace and route varies, but most tours stop and raft up with the guide boat 3 or 4 times during the tour. Waterproof Bibs, Jackets, Boots, Gloves & Dry Bags provided for the adventure. This is a guided, self driving excursion on the water. Up to 4 guests may be in each vessel. If you are a couple you may be paired with another couple on the tour. We provide the opportunity for our groups to have up to 2 guests per boat to have time to drive on the tour if desired. Must be 21+ to drive.
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- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
- Not recommended for pregnant travelers
- Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Reviews(97)
This was, without a doubt, one of the best excursions of our entire Alaska trip! From the moment we climbed into the Zodiacs, we knew we were in for something special. Getting to drive our own Zodiac was an absolute blast and made us feel like we were part of the adventure instead of just along for the ride. Our tour guide was incredible. They were friendly, funny, and incredibly knowledgeable about the area and the wildlife. You could tell they genuinely loved what they do, and their enthusiasm made the experience even more enjoyable. The moment we’ll never forget was seeing a pod of orcas in the wild. It was one of those breathtaking experiences that gives you goosebumps. Watching them surface and swim through the beautiful Alaskan waters was truly unforgettable. The scenery around Ketchikan was absolutely stunning, and every part of the tour was well organized and relaxed. We left with huge smiles and memories that will last a lifetime. If you’re debating whether to book this excursion, do it—you won’t regret it. It was worth every penny and easily one of the highlights of our cruise. Thank you to the entire team for giving us such an incredible experience!
This was such a fun experience. They provide boots and water resistant coveralls and jackets. It was beautiful on the water last week. We got a little chilly but loved it. The boats zoom fast and you get a different perspective of Alaska! We saw tons of eagles and seals. The guide was great. Would 10/10 recommend this excursion!
Exciting trip on the water. Windy day so trip was like an amusement park ride. Our guide was very knowledgeable. He led us to great locations to view seals sunning themselves on the rocks and about 30 eagles feeding. Great gear provided. Would do it again.
Upon meeting up at the appointed date and time, we met Devon, the owner of Zodiac tours. He was very friendly and accommodating. After driving us to the facility that houses the outerwear and docks the zodiacs,we met Lucas. He was extremely friendly ,fitted us properly with outerwear and led us to the zodiacs. After a small lesson on zodiac driving and instruction,we departed on our adventure. We all had an amazing time out in the water, Lucas would stop us at times to give us history and watch for whales. Unfortunately we lucked out with whales, but did get to see some harbor seals resting and playing in the water. Eagles were very plentiful also. The trip was fun, quite long and well worth the price and experience. Wildlife is hit and miss,wish we would’ve seen a whale,but Lucas gave a great tour and just being out in a zodiac was well worth it,a great time. We highly recommend the zodiac tours in Ketchikan.
Excellent boat trip. Vendor communicated well, on time, small group with friendly guide. We highly recommend this choice.
So fun! Very organized, professional and comes with all the gear to keep you warm and dry. My boys took turns driving the boat and we had a blast! Not to mention saw so many seals!!!
Beautiful views. Olex was very helpful and gave us lots of information. We saw seals, bald eagles and deer. Boats were fun!
Great experience everything was well organized the boats were great and the scenery was amazing.our guide was friendly knowledgeable and helpful
Our guide was awesome and it was SO fun! I highly recommend this experience as it exceeded expectations even though we didn’t get to see any whales. That zodiac is great!
We had a great experience. Pick up and drop-off were smooth. Lucas was a great tour guide to lead us through incredible Alaskan views of nature and wildlife. An A+ experience.
