Ketchikan Electric Bike and Rain Forest Hike Ecotour
Description
As the original electric bicycle tour in Southeast Alaska, we're excited for you to join us on an easy, enjoyable ride on the "road to nowhere". This road dead ends at the edge of the dense Tongass National Forest, an extensive wilderness where you will then take an enjoyable, guided, educational hike along a well maintained trail beside an active salmon spawning stream. The hiking features a beautiful waterfall along the path as well as stunning beach views with potential to spot intertidal creatures, black bears and marine mammals along the coast. The dense rainforest is the highlight of the loop trail through the Tongass and is always changing throughout the season. After enjoying your guided hike you'll return to your e-bikes to cycle back to our marina for smoked salmon snacks along with vegan options and beverages. All our tours provide round trip transportation from both the Downtown Cruise docks & the New Dock at Ward Cove. Excellent rain gear is provided should you need it.
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Itinerary
After a dozen years of running kayak tours in Ketchikan, we're consistently surprised at the number of visitors who never set foot in the Rain Forest. Our E-Bike tour originated from a desire to get more visitors into this amazing rain forest. With almost 200 inches of rain annually, there really is no place as lush and unique as Southeast Alaska. The forest floor is bountiful with all kinds of Flora and Fauna and depending on the time of season its not unusual to see deer or or salmon swimming up stream. Port times for most folks are very limited, so we wanted to maximize your time by combining multiple activities on this tour. Plus we wanted to offer more than just a hiking tour anyway. So we made the trip to the trailhead half the adventure in itself. The ocean views along the hike and from our scenic marina are a big bonus! It's not unheard of to see Porpoises, Seals and Sea Lions or sometimes Humpbacks or Orcas from the beach.
Electric assist bicycles are bicycles. You pedal them and shift gears like any other bike. They are very quiet in operation and are not classified as a motorized vehicle. These bikes have multiple levels of peddle assist allowing you to choose how much exercise you want to get. Peddling is necessary. We can cover more distance using e-bikes than conventional bicycles, you don't have to worry about keeping up, and they are the perfect way to get just the amount of exercise you're after. They are very accommodating with a step-through frame so you don't have to throw a leg over the bike to get on and off. We recharge our e-bikes with hydro power so they are a clean source of fun. Our tour usually max's out at 10 people, so no chance of getting lost in the crowd. Get out of town with us on your visit to Ketchikan this summer!
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Pickup Locations & Times
We Pick up guests at Downtown Cruise Docks & Ward Cove Cruise Ship Docks. Please Read ALL Meeting Instructions! FOR DOWNTOWN CRUISE SHIP PASSENGERS & Other Guests: After disembarking your cruise ship, please proceed to the shelter at Cruise Berth 3. The shelter is on the dock next to the "Visitors Information - Restrooms" building and Sockeye Sam's Store. It's across the street from the tunnel. (NOTE: this is NOT the berth 2 Visitors Center). The walk is approximately 2-5 minutes depending at which pier you are docked. The address is 425 Water Street. Our driver will be present 15 minutes before all departures holding a RED sign that says "KETCHIKAN KAYAK CO." FOR CRUISE SHIP PASSENGERS Docking AT THE MILL AT WARD COVE: (Norwegian Cruise Lines + Some Others) After disembarking your cruise ship, please proceed to the brick building "The Mill at Ward Cove." Proceed through the building to the right. Tour vendors will be greeting guests for excursions in the corner near the restrooms and the large overhead door. Look for our driver with a RED sign that reads "KETCHIKAN KAYAK CO." 15 minutes AFTER the departure time. The MIll at Ward Cove is halfway between downtown Ketchikan and our marina, this means DEPARTURES FROM WARD COVE WILL BE GREETED BY OUR DRIVER 15-20 MINUTES AFTER THE SCHEDULED DOWNTOWN DEPARTURE TIME as you will be picked up on the way. Guests returning to Ward Cove will be back about 15 minutes early. For example, if you schedule a tour from 8:00am to noon, your tour will operate from 8:15 to 11:45.am. If you are docking at Ward Cove but would prefer to meet for a downtown departure (e.g. your ship docks at 7:00am and you want to see downtown Ketchikan before meeting us for an 11:00am tour) or if you would prefer to be dropped off downtown after the excursion this may be possible but you will need to contact the Ketchikan Kayak Co. prior to your tour time to arrange the change. Otherwise all guests docking at Ward Cove will be expected to be picked up at Ward Cove. *Remember to turn off airplane mode when you pull into port to aid in communication should there be any delays or should any issues arise the day of your excursion.
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Important Information
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Not recommended for pregnant travelers
- Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
- Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
- This tour does not cancel for rain
Reviews(650)
Austin was great! He is from the area, very knowledgeable.
My favorite shore excursion of the trip! I used to think ebikes were for incredibly lazy kids. Now I want one. What fun. It was all done on a perfectly long country road that ends at the trailhead of the forest. The forest is so magical it's hard to describe. I loved it. The owner, Devon, is an amazing person and runs a great outfit. Thanks to my guide whose name I can't recall right now, but her knowledge of plants in the forest is impressive. And she was the best!
The bike and hike tour through the rain forest was great. Our guide Anika was so engaging and knowledgeable and showed a true love for what she does. Austin was also great making sure we were all safe on the bikes. Thanks for a great experience! Tina and Bruce
Emily and team did a wonderful job. They were knowledgeable, enthusiastic and great fun. Highly recommend this excursion!
So much FUN! Austin was a great guide!
Amazing experience! Tour guide Austin was the best. So knowledgeable. All around great day, highly recommend.
My wife and I use to Bike alot so we thought this would be an interesting way to see Ketchikan. The whole tour wasn't 4 hours. Everyone was very nice... We should have seen that the tour was on a 2-way road but there were dips in the bike lane and a lot of pebbles there as well so it was very important to pay attention to what was in front of you!. It was in our opinion dangerous as we have never ridden on a highway. We went very slowly and made it to the Rain Forest which was interesting. We would not do this tour again and wouldn't recommend it to our friends. We are in our early 50's and in great shape and maybe a much younger crowd would enjoy it. We heard there was a crash a couple days ago going down the hill at the end of the tour. Not sure what happened and if there were any injuries.
Austin was our guide he was very patient and personable, he explained the e-bikes well as we were traveling with some who had never used one before and he put them at ease. During the hike Austin shared his knowledge of the forest, beach, salmon, etc… and answered our many questions. It was a great experience all around.
Great time, very informative, I definitely would recommend this tour with this company. They couldn’t have been better!
Bikes are in top notch conditions. The rainforest was beautiful . Enjoyed the salon dip and snack st the end.
