Private Custom Excursion with a Local

Experience Alaska like a local with a personalized private excursion. Explore off the beaten path, visit totem poles, museums, and Native American clan houses. Learn about wild edible plants, visit a dispensary, and shop for art and jewelry. Spot wildlife like salmon, bears, and eagles. Book now!

Duration: 3 hours
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • 224 Front St - Enjoy a narrated island excursion, where you will hear about the history, information, and attractions of the local area, and learn about the northern coastal rainforest that you are in.

View wildlife like salmon (in spawning season) possibly bears, whales, certainly eagles and more.

You will be able to take advantage of the many photo opertinities of the incredible scenery throughout the trip.

What's Included
  • Bottled water included
  • Complimentary snacks
  • Climate-controlled transportation
  • All applicable fees and taxes covered
  • Tea and coffee provided
Additional Information

Discover Alaska in the company of a local guide. Stray from the well-tread tourist paths for a more personalized adventure. Let us take you to your desired destinations to enjoy the activities of your choice during your trip. This unique holiday offers an experience specially tailored to your tastes and includes suggestions from your tour guide.

Possible activities include observing totem poles, visiting museums and a Native American clan house, identifying and collecting wild, edible, medicinal flora, going to a dispensary, shopping for art or jewelry, watching wildlife such as salmon (during the spawning season), perhaps encountering bears, definitely eagles, and much more.

Location
Ketchikan Visitors Bureau
Front Street
Please call and I will come to you.
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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Edward_s
Sep 2, 2024
Great experience! - 100 percent recommend! Mike our guide was very knowledgeable and tailored our excursion for our family of 8 even after the recent landslide - we felt like the time spent was well worth it and he took great pictures for us. Would do it again.
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Melissa_d
Sep 1, 2024
Amazing private Tour!! - Amazing private tour! Mike was our tour guide and he did not disappoint!! He was knowledgeable, friendly and took us to some great spots! We saw the salmon run, an amazing waterfall, searched for bears, went to creek street and the totem pole park. Highly recommend.
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Justine_t
Aug 29, 2024
Enjoyable - We went on our excursion today and it was wonderful. We had Paul and he was wonderful and informative. 10/10 recommend if visiting Ketchikan.
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Caro_krzy
Aug 29, 2024
An Alaskan adventure and trip highlight. - We had an epic day out with Shad. Having grown up in Ketchikan, Shad has a wealth of knowledge that he enthusiastically shared with us. We went looking for bears, saw some beautiful totems, explored a rain forest and saw a waterfall, but the highlight of our trip was the impromptu fishing. When Shad heard that our fishing excursion from earlier on our cruise had been cancelled due to bad weather he offered to take us out to a local spot to catch some salmon before we left Alaska. It turned out to be one of the best excursions we did in Alaska. Thank you Shad for your warm hospitality and for enabling my boys to experience an authentic Alaskan fishing adventure.
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Kristopher_m
Aug 27, 2024
Great day! - Matthew was an excellent guide on our tour of Ketchikan. He brought us to so many great stops and was able to tell us all about the history and significance of the stop. We really enjoyed the day with him and could tell he has a passion for what he does. Great job!
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Mariafk1096ya
Aug 26, 2024
Great tour highly recommend - Awesome tour and guide. Our entire family of 3 generations enjoyed this very much. Highlights were the native village, Lunch Creek Trail, time in downtown Ketchikan. Highly recomnend
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Karen_t
Aug 20, 2024
Gorgeous Ketchikan - Such a great excursion. We were able to see Ketchikan from a local’s perspective. It wasa pleasure to have Dale as our guide. We saw a bear, eagles, and salmon at our stops along the way. Beautiful waterfalls and Ketchikan history were just a part of our experience.
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Maria_m
Aug 17, 2024
The very best Ketchikan excursion! - Our amazing tour with Matthew was wonderful! From making reservations to port pick-up/drop off, everything ran so smoothly. Matthew was extremely knowledgeable of the area, its history and especially the best places to visit (to avoid the throngs of cruise-ship visitors). We loved seeing the bears, the salmon ladder, the native village/museum and the totem pole buildings. We were most grateful when Matthew went above and beyond helping us find a lost wallet at one of our stops. We had 11 friends in our group, and Matthew was an excellent host/guide. Thank you so much!
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Megan_c
Aug 16, 2024
The majesty of Ketchikan in 3 hours or less. - An amazing tour in a short time: We arrived at 7:15 ish and had about an hour to sight see and souvenir shop (we are suckers for magnets) before our bus driver, also named Chad, picked us up right outside the cruise terminal. This was so nice because it was just our little group of 7. First we went to Bear Cove and saw an actual Black Bear in the river catching and eating a salmon (my mom's dreams came true with this one), then, we went to a waterfall and drank more glacier water. After that, we headed to the Tlingit Reservation and learned about their totem poles and some history surrounding their tribe. It was definitely a sacred and special place. After that, he took us to the salmon ladder in midtown where we saw 100's of salmon trying to swim up the river. It was a short stop...the tour was 3 hours, but jam packed with amazing sites. We even stopped to pick and eat local berries...so yummy.
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William_m
Aug 14, 2024
Excellent trip - Enthusiastic guide with a flexible approach. Persevered to allow us to get a good view of wildlife. Using his own experiences of Ketchikan was great, Fantastic to receive a personal text the day before the trip to confirm details and give useful information.
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