Alan was a great tour guide and well informed of local spots to see wildlife. Nice clean and comfortable vehicle. Saw plenty of bald eagles and salmon travelling back up the river to spawn and a seal lying in wait!! Sadly didn’t see any bears but an unusually high tide might have spoilt any chance.
Loads of cruise ship passengers in Front Street meant that Al wasn't easy to find - but all good in the end.
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alexandrav812
September 24, 2026
It's okay...
We had expected more from it. The guide was good and told us a lot. There were few animals to see. We saw eagles and salmon. Unfortunately no bears!
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deniseandjasonc
September 19, 2026
Great experience!
Al was a great guide, took some awesome photos and we were able to see salmon, bears, eagles and deer. Lot’s of great information.
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Inspire03918271096
September 15, 2026
Nature tour
The tour guide didn’t really address the group as a whole and tended to speak mainly to individuals. This was a shame, as if you were towards the back of the group, it was difficult to hear what he was saying to other guests. We gained more information from other guides talk who were doing other tours!
I completely understand that nature doesn’t always behave as we would like, and wildlife sightings can never be guaranteed. However, I did feel that we spent more time on the road travelling than actually stopping and enjoying the scenery and nature. Overall, I felt the experience would have been improved with more opportunities to stop, take in the surroundings and hear the guide’s commentary as a group. It was also unfortunate to hear that the bears come down when the tide is out. We arrived as the tide was coming in, why not adapt the tour times.
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Jennifer_C
September 13, 2026
Easy tour for families...
Easy tour for families with young kids! I wished we had more time walking in the forest but our guide tried (very hard) to get us to spots to view as much wildlife as possible. So we did see a mother bear with her 2 cubs, an eaglet near his nest, and all sorts of other birds and a small family of deer.
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Linda_P
September 13, 2026
Our tour guide was very...
Our tour guide was very knowledgeable and made every attempt to ensure we saw all the wildlife we wanted to see.
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loug378
September 8, 2026
Fabulous.
Alan was a fabulous guide. He was full of so much information and was so determined to find bears for us, he returned three times to a viewing point. And on the last time - bingo!
Thoroughly recommend this.
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Alex_K
September 6, 2026
Al was a great guide. He...
Al was a great guide. He took us to the salmon run, the waterfalls and the riverfront. We saw two bears and a bald eagle.
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Ann_M
September 5, 2026
Brilliant bear hunt 🐻
Alan was a fantastic guide and driver.
He was very knowledgeable about Ketchikan - but his skills for finding the wildlife were brilliant.
We were in a small group of just 5 and we were able to explore properly without being rushed.
Really lucky to see a bear at Herring Cove and also another bear on our way back eating out of a rubbish bin 🤪🐻
Got to see an eagle chick , lots of salmon, parks , creeks and a waterfall.
Fantastic afternoon.
Alan is also a great photographer- he took some pictures of us too .
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Pat_L
September 1, 2026
Our guide was very...
Our guide was very knowledgeable about the area. The tour was easy to get to from our cruise ship.👍