Ketchikan All In One
Description
The Ketchikan All In One tour provides both the historical and scenic parts of Ketchikan, in a fully narrated 2.5 hour seaside tour. We will share our history rich city (including Creekstreet and the salmon ladder), explore the world's largest collection of totem poles at Saxman Native Village, have a chance to view a wide variety of wildlife at Herring Cove (including bears, seals and eagles) and see a beautiful waterfall. We travel comfortably in deluxe 14 passenger vans.
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Itinerary
Seaside Tours meets at 131 front st in downtown. A representative will be standing outside the Ketchikan visitors bureau. Holding a sign. That says Seaside Tours. Please check in upon arrival
Here you will see the salmon ladder, learn the importance of ladder and durning salmon season see thousands of salmon as they migrate up stream to their spawning spot. See pink coho an Chinook. As this is their favorite spot. Spawn
Here we will start with the history of Our famous Ketchikan gold miner we look for gold. (Fools gold that is.) With a low tide as a bonus, This beach offers a wide verity of sea creatures. Crab,starfish, sea anemone, abalone Sea urchins. An a good possibility to see whales.
Our next stop is at a beautiful cascading water. A great photo opportunity.
At Herring Cove. We get a chance to see a wide verity of birds. Seal. Bears, Eagles. An deer.
Learn the history of the totem. View the largest totem pole collection in SE Alaska, watch as master carvers create new an amazing works of art. An keep the traditional ways alive.
We end our tour with a ride through town. An drop off at point of pick up
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Important Information
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Specialized infant seats are available
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Collapsible wheelchairs can be accommodated
- Operates in all weather conditions, please dress appropriately
- Car seats are provided for infants
Reviews(1,042)
Excellent tour guide with expertise about the wild life and area . Shane is a Hem. We saw eagles , bears , starfish , jelly fish and ate salmonberries . Also a comfortable ride
It was raining and I couldn't find the pick up spot, hence I went few minutes late. The guide left us there.
Was disappointing that the tour was just riding in a van to locations that were not the greatest. The information was interesting that was provided but not what I expected from the tour description.
Very enjoyable bus/van ride around Ketchican. Guide knowledgeable and definitely looked for wildlife for us to see. He also shared lots of info with us.
I give 4 stars on the description of this tour which says watch Salmon, explore sea life, tidepools, and Whale sightings, eagles, seals, and bears, and 2 stars on the actual tour. Stormin Norman was a decent guide, he knows his history, but is hard to understand at times. He made it known about 5 times there was Global Warming and that is affecting Alaska. In June, Salmon weren't swimming upstream yet at the Ketchikan Creek because of GW. We went to Rotary Beach and found a spider crab under a rock, but no other sea life, no tidepools (because of time of day?), or whales. At Herring Cove, there was 2 eagles which was cool but have seen other excursions our friends went on where 15-20 eagles were flying around. Unfortunately, there were not any seals or bears there either. Of all of the wildlife the tour says you will see, we only saw eagles. And Norm offered my kids the Walmart brand dorito style chips as a snack and they asked for the cheetos in a new box and he said to them beggars can't be choosers (actually), but later changed his mind and opened the new box when a couple adults also wanted something from the new box. Wasn't very impressed and was probably a waste of time and money.
Did not see any wildlife. We did go back to the river twice, but nothing. We also did not see the totem village. The waterfall was great.
Our expectations were to learn about the area, the Alaska Natives and wildlife. We were very disappointed. Our tour guide was friendly. The meeting point said it was in front of the visitor center. To us that meant on the ship side of the building, where the double doors entered the visitor center. We finally found him on the left side of the building if you are looking from the ship to the building. We were there more than 30 minutes early. This gentleman basically told us look for whales to the right. There should be harbor seals to the right. Look in that tree, there is a big eagles nest that has been there since he moved there when he was 9. He gave no educational facts about the area, the wildlife or people. All we heard about was how things related to him as a child. Someone asked about a flower that we saw all along the road. He told us he was dyslexic and that stuff really didn't interest him. What he knows is just from living here. Or he told stories of a bear once seen by him on this trail or how a tourist had a near encounter with a bear here or there. Most disappointing of all, he told us about 2 totem poles. The Lincoln and the Seward pole. All we heard about the building was the board he worked on when he was 22. I had a wonderful tour last June. The Native gentleman spoke the whole time with facts and stories. He told us about every pole and took us into the woods to see everything there. He was so informative!
The description for this tour states that the meeting place is right in front of the ship and if your boat docks in the cove there is a shuttle. We shared with the tour operator which ship we were on as they indicated they would drop us off at our boat. There was no communication stating that it was a 10 minute walk to the shuttle, a 10 minute wait for the shuttle, 20 minute shuttle ride and then a 10 minute walk to the meeting place. This is almost an extra hour. We left our ship 40 minutes before the meeting time and were still 15 minutes late. I messaged through the app and called multiple times as we were making our way to the meeting place and had zero response until days later. We were told we were a no-show and would not get a refund. We ran around trying to book an alternate trip and stumbled into Alaska Sourdough Tours who were so helpful and their tour was amazing!!!! The guide was so knowledgeable and personalized everything for us.
On this day we had multiple groups make it from the same dock. We serve multiple guests from different ships we have a strict time schedule for guests with limited time on the island. Late guests mean guests who arrive early or on time. Loose time at stops and have to be rushed. And that isn't fair to our guests.
It was really nice lots of information from the tour guide he was very good. We did not see bears at the river, but we saw one in the road on our way back
This was a great start to our cruise. Ketchikan was our first stop and we got an awesome guide. We got to see bears, eagles, a few other animals. Highly recommend for the money it was a bargain!
