Sitka Historical Highlight Tour
Description
Come join us on a 2.5 hour experience of Sitka's highlights, history and breathtaking views! One of Sitka's highlights that we'll take you to is the Fortress of the Bear. A non-profit bear rescue sanctuary for orphaned bear cubs. You will have the opportuntity to see five Coastal Brown Bear and three Black Bear! Another highlight included in the tour is Sitka National Historical Park. This stop dives into Sitka's Russian and Alaskan Native history depicted from the totem poles. The guide takes you to see multiple totem poles while sharing some of Sitka's history along the way. This is a great stop for photos of Sitka's forest, history and shore line view of our rocky beaches. This is a mild walking stop on the tour. Gentle reminder that we are not ADA accessible. Our last stop is on Japonski Island, a small island that connects to our main island by bridge. Japonski Island has our WW2 history, Rocky Gutierrez airport, Coast Guard Air Station/boat station and scenic photo stops.
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Fortress of the Bear is a bear refuge established in 2003 that is home to multiple brown bears and two black bears that have been rescued from all across Alaska over the years. At Fortress of the Bear, bear sightings are a guarantee! The refuge offers a board walk above the bears habitat for a more personal experience with the bears. We will educate you along the way about bears and the bear's stories in the refuge.
Sitka National Historical Park is filled with Russian and Alaskan Native history. We will walk you through the park to see the totem poles and share some of Sitka's history along the way!
Japonksi Island has a plethora of things to see, with a photo stop of town, our local airport, United States Coast Guard stations and WW2 sites and history this is one of our customer favorites.
A quick photo stop with mountains and ocean in the view makes for great memories!
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Important Information
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
- Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
Reviews(17)
Hits the highlights and Darryl was knowledgeable and friendly. Each location we stopped at was worthwhile and a nice way to squeeze a lot into a short amount of time!
Every aspect of Sitka Tundra Tours and their service was exceptional. Cruise ship changed arrival; Molly adapted and communicated changes; Daryll, the tour guide, was very knowledgeable and clearly had a passion for his work. The itinerary was perfect for us including wildlife, nature, culture, and history.
Darryl was excellent - loved the tour. Got some amazing pictures and Silver Bay and the bears were really cool.
Great experience loved seeing the bears and eagles
This is a fun little tour, cheaper than what the ship offers. Our guide was knowledgeable. My only critique is I would have liked less time on Japonski Island and more time at Totem Park. The bears are definitely a highlight of this tour.
Great tour operator, and our guide Anne Marie was awesome!!! She has lived in Sitka for over 30 years and was super-knowledgeable about the history and the town in general. She was as sweet as can be, took time to answer our questions and took many great pictures of our family every time we asked her to. We would definitely recommend this tour, this company and this tour guide especially.
The guide was very knowledgeable about Sitka, all the totem poles we saw, and and the 6 bears. We weren't able to take a hike in the park like he normally takes his tours, but that didn't phase him. He apologized even though it wasn't his fault there was a bear wandering around the trail. Then took us to another place. It was great would definitely do again.
This was a lot of fun and a learning experience. I could tell the tour guide cared a lot and put all her effort into making this a great experience for us. We saw so many bald eagles up close!
Enjoyed the bears a lot! The rainforest was nice and the totem poles interesting. Guide was knowledgeable and the owner was very helpful and friendly
We absolutely loved this tour! Annamarie is very knowledgeable as she lived in Sitka for over 30 years. She was great at spotting eagles for us and stopping for photos. Seeing the bears was the absolute highlight of the tour! I'd highly recommend this tour for everyone.
