Alaska Native Tour: Discover Totems and Culture

Discover Alaska Native culture and nature’s synergy. Join our tour for a journey through totems, wisdom, and breathtaking wilderness. Embrace a legacy of harmony.

Duration: 4 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Goldbelt Tram - The Alaska Native Tour shares our worldview with distinct aspects of our Culture at each of our Totems. These monuments tell the backstory of how Nature influences both our People and our Culture. Cultural aspects include Oral Tradition, Ecological Knowledge, Social Practices, Music & Performance Arts, Artwork and Language….
What's Included
  • All fees and/or taxes
Additional Information

The Alaska Native Tour is a journey through our worldview, showcasing the unique elements of our culture at each of our totems. These towering figures narrate the tale of nature’s role in shaping our community and traditions.
Alaska Native Culture represents a tapestry of wisdom, while the Science of Nature is a tapestry of knowledge. This tour…

Location
490 S Franklin St
South Franklin Street
The Goldbelt Tram is located in downtown Juneau on the waterfront at Cruiseship Terminal. If you arrive to the Franklin Dock or the Steamship Dock, you are a 5-minute walk away. If you arrive by cruise ship to the AJ Dock a shuttle will transport you into town and drop you off in front of Tram.
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Resort12441248976
Oct 15, 2024
A great experience - Michael was a wonderful tour guide, we learned so much and had a great time! Definitely recommend to anyone visiting the tram/Juneau
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Tim
Oct 14, 2024
Amazing Alaska Native Tour! - Highly recommend visiting the Goldbelt Tram in Juneau. Not to be missed! Had an awesome Alaska Native Tour with my guide Greg. He is an absolute legend with his knowledge of the area, culture and floura and fauna! Was way more then I expected. Massive thanks again Greg and the Goldbelt Tram team.
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Culture07403521187
Oct 12, 2024
Great tour and tram ride - Greg was an amazing tour guide for the Native American Trail tour. I’d definitely recommend that you do this tour before the tram ride if you’re at all interested in history. We learned so much about the history of indigenous people in area, as well as the healing properties of several plants. Plus, the view from the tram was spectacular!
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Monten786
Oct 11, 2024
Amazing. - Magnificent tour guide, absolutely astounding service, kind and sincere tour. Highly recommend the to every tourist. Michael McKinley is a fabulous guide.
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624dawnaf
Oct 1, 2024
Tour of totem poles - It was excellent, lots of information about the totems, and Michael was a wonderful and knowledgeable guide. We had a beautiful day, the sun was out, cold, but well worth the experience. Highly recommend, and two thumbs up. 👍👍
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X3645wcmirandac
Sep 27, 2024
AMAZING - Micheal was a great guide! We really enjoyed our experiences! There was a lot to see! The movie was very interesting! Also, the gift shop was very nice!
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Northstar23618460243
Sep 27, 2024
Informative good tour about totem polls and other things - Old Bear was a wonderful tour guide he explained all about the totem poles and was very careful about my wonky knee. Highly recommend Old Bear as the tour guide
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Kasiel2019
Sep 26, 2024
Great Walking Tour - Informative walking tour with Michael. Many amazing views and stories about each totems. Highly recommend touring these trails
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Devond393
Sep 26, 2024
Great tour! - Our guide was fantastic! Very knowledgeable and personable! The trail was beautiful and the totem poles were incredible.
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Ethyle2024
Oct 30, 2024
Would love more tour, overall good experience - The guide was very knowledgeable, and tried to be aware of time constraints to fit between showings of the video also shown at the lodge. Easy walk, good path, with good but slightly sparse/largely surface level information. As I had experienced it, worth $10-15 for the Native Tour alone, tram was $50 at time I went. A longer tour version with more indepth info would be amazing, though I could see that being difficult if there are issues with protecting tribe history/rituals/heritage and information released to the general public. The tram and lodge were also very pleasant. Thoroughly enjoyed the experience overall.
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