2 Hour Alaska Rainforest Walk and Totem Park Small Group Tour
Description
Join this amazing 2-hour Eco Tour with an experienced local guide in a small group with maximum of 11 guests. Explore the Rainforest on a nature trail in the Tongass National Forest and stop at a beautiful waterfall viewing area. Admire the lush green rainforest with giant trees, cascading creek and moss blanketed forest floor. Journey to the Totem Park where you will hear stories behind the magnificent totem poles and learn about the fascinating Alaska Native Culture. We are local family owned business in Ketchikan and love to share our beautiful surroundings with you. Our rainforest walk and totem park tour allows you to visit 2 wonderful locations with knowledgeable guide.
Tour Options
Itinerary
The journey then takes us to a Totem Park where you will see the majestic Alaska Native Totem Poles with the Pacific ocean setting the perfect backdrop. You will have the opportunity to step inside the historic clan house while learning about the culture of the Tlingit, Haida, and Tsimshian people. Your local guide will share the stories and meanings behind these magnificent carvings with you. There are wonderful photo opportunities throughout this nature adventure. Transportation to and from the cruise ship dock is included. small group sizes of 11 guests or less, which enables us to offer you a quality personal experience.
On the scenic coastal drive to the Rainforest trailhead, your guide will narrate on the local history and lore of Ketchikan. You will experience the lush rainforest of Alaska with giant trees towering above you and moss blanketing the forest floor. This rainforest trail is in the Tongass National Forest, which is the nation's largest national forest. Your local guide will lead you through the easy nature trail while pointing out indigenous trees and plants along the way. You will learn how these abundant resources were vital to the Alaska Native people. During this, off the beaten path excursion, stop at a beautiful waterfall viewing area, where there is a bench if you would like to relax for a few minutes. The walking time on the trail is approximately 40 minutes total. After the rainforest walk, enjoy bottled water and a snack of tasty smoked salmon dip with crackers. This is a family-friendly excursion and can include a scavenger hunt and geocaching for the kids on the trail.
Highlights
What's included
Pickup Locations & Times
Please provide us with a working cell phone number for the day that you will be in Ketchikan so that we can contact you 30 minutes prior to the departure time to ensure a smooth pick up If your ship lands in Ketchikan between berths 1, 2, 3, and 4 we pick up at berth 2 next to the statue called The Rock by the Ketchikan Visitors Center. If your ship lands in Ward Cove, we pick up in Ward Cove at the Welcoming Center next to the restrooms. We have a green sign that says Wild Wolf Tours
Traveller Ratings
Important Information
- Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
- Travelers should be able to walk 1 mile to 1.5 miles on gravel trail.
- At time of booking, Cruise ship passengers must provide full ship name (not just Cruiseline).
- Operates in all weather conditions, please dress appropriately. We have rain ponchos or umbrellas available.
- A child car seat or booster seat available upon request, we must be notified ahead of time
- We reserve the right to change trail and or totem park locations, depending on current conditions.
Reviews(246)
The tour was great and well paced, Kevin was very knowledgable we had a good time. Everything went well!
It was a horrible experience. They told me they were supposed to pick me up at 10:30 then they said 11 they didn’t come until 1115. We had to be back by 2:15 so it was cut short, which was really unfair since I paid so much money for this tour and they kept mixing everything up.
Jamie was great! She was very knowledgeable and made it a fun experience!
Our guide Jamie, was very knowledgeable about the plants in the rainforest, relating to the benefits of some plants and the not so useful benefits of other plants. She answered all our questions and explained how the forest benefited the wildlife from food to shelter. Her local knowledge was impressive from explaining how the First Nation would build housing shelters to the purpose of the totem poles, and the stories they would tell. On a scale from 1-10, I would give her a 10.
It was an easy hike and Jeff was very knowledgeable re: the flora and fauna and history of the totem poles/Tlingit culture.
It was a wonderful tour and guide was very knowledgeable. I can’t remember her name but enjoyed the tour very much
Very Nice Tour, we walked in the forest and observed a waterfall. The tour guide Joe was very knowledgeable.
Enchanting experience! The rainforest was beautiful, almost magical! We've seen majestic trees, a streem and waterfall, and walked on a beach. Our guide, Gatlin, was very friendly, kind and knowledgeable. My husband and I had a great time!
We had a nice nature walk and saw lots of things on the beach like star fish. The cookie at the end was delicious. We didn’t spend a lot of time at the totem park because the rain and we had spent a lot of time on the nature walk.
The Tongass Rainforest is absolutely beautiful, and if you have the opportunity to take a walk through it, you should do it. The trail on this walk isn’t too challenging for someone in decent shape. You won’t regret it. Our guide had a lot of good information, and knew which plants and berries we could taste which made it fun.
