Ketchikan Wildlife Tour: Explore Herring Cove and More

Join Katlyn, a lifelong Ketchikan resident, for an unforgettable wildlife and waterfall tour. Capture stunning photos and explore the rainforest. Book now!

Duration: 1 hour, 30 minutes
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Herring Cove - Best chance to see wildlife (Bear, Eagle, Deer, and Salmon). This is in our Tongass National Rain Forest with a Creek running up to our salmon spawning grounds.
  • Ketchikan - Our Beautiful Waterfall that runs year round. 10 miles out of down town Ketchikan. After a rain you will get wet standing next to it.
  • Rotary Beach -…
What's Included
  • Snacks
Additional Information

Katlyn is your guide and driver, a lifelong resident of Ketchikan. She will pick you up in a blue high-top 13-passenger transit van. Upon pickup, you’ll be offered water, pretzels, and small candy, which will also be available at each stop. Katlyn will provide a brief city tour on the way to Herring Cove, where you can see local wildlife such as black…

Location
Ketchikan Visitors Bureau
Front Street
Berth 2, Green Roof building with the Ketchikan rain gauge and bronze statue directly outside. Can also meet at the High top Blue transit van that says Average Alaskan Tours on the side.
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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Elizabeth_w
Oct 13, 2024
The best tour ever!!! - What a phenomenal tour!! From the moment she picked us up at the port Kaylie definitely knew her stuff and shared her love of the land with us. Lots of hands on and we saw so many beautiful areas. We couldn’t ask for a better experience and will definitely do it again when we return.
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Meghann_c
Sep 21, 2024
Awesome tour from a local! - We had a great time, we booked the night before and Kaitlyn was super accommodating in adding us to the tour last minute. We had another driver named Aaron and he gave a great tour, he really tried multiple spots for us to see a bear but we didn’t see one this time. We learned a lot about the island and would definitely do this tour again!
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Helen_m
Sep 17, 2024
Keeping it local! - Wonderful local guide, believe me it makes all the difference. Finding unique spots to see the wildlife of Ketchikan. A walk on the seashore, lots of starfish, sea anemone.
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Kaylakw4453ij
Sep 13, 2024
Bears + Ketchikan Tour + Amazing Scenery - This was such an incredible tour! Katlyn was extremely knowledgeable in the history and fun facts of Ketchikan and the wildlife. We saw bears, seals, and other marine life at the beach. The waterfall was breathtaking and a great photo op! There are opportunities to get right next to the waterfall - waterproof hiking boots were a big help. I’m so glad we booked this tour outside of our NCL cruise. With Norwegian docking 7 miles from town and having the last shuttle pick up at 11am, we were able to check out the town before the 10:30am tour, and still make it back to the cruise at Ward Cove before call time, as this tour offers Ward Cove drop off. Had we booked a different tour, we would’ve missed seeing the town altogether. This truly was the perfect Ketchikan tour - highly recommend!
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Gregory_s
Sep 13, 2024
Very enjoyable time in Ketchikan. - I was very impressed by how the owner operator thought of every detail from snacks to phone chargers even prior to departing. Next, it was very nice to have a third generation Alaskan tour guide instead of a seasonal worker here for a season. We were able to see a bear, a seal, a star fish and a bald eagle on a very short excursion.
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Gdsears
Sep 12, 2024
Excellent tour of Ketchikan - It was very nice to have a tour from a third generation resident instead of seasonal worker. Katlyn was very knowledge and we were able to see bear, salmon, start fish and a beautiful waterfall. Kalyn is the owner operator of this tour company and she is well prepared with a clean, spacious van equipped with snacks, binoculars, cell phone chargers and pictures of her adorable children. Support this local entrepreneur.
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Perry_k
Sep 11, 2024
Great tour! - Katlyn was very enthusiastic and very informative of the area that we toured. I would definitely use her again and if you’d love to support small businesses, she’s the one that
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Kathleen_b
Sep 10, 2024
Great Choice! - We had a wonderful time on our tour. Kaitlyn was very informative and made the experience very interesting. So glad we picked her tour.
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William_m
Aug 31, 2024
Great experience - The weather was not cooperative but we learned a great deal about local life and culture. Owner operated van and she was great.
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Wanda_d
Sep 23, 2024
Not worth the money - The waterfall and almost getting hooked by the fisherman. The guide did not seem very knowledgeable.
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