Customizable Private Tour in Ketchikan

Discover Ketchikan’s best on a customizable private tour. Explore Alaskan Native Totem park and immerse in rich cultures and stunning views.

Duration: 3 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Potlatch Totem Park - Ketchikan is brimming with unique and captivating sights. Experience the best as you tour an Alaskan Native Totem Pole Park.
  • Herring Cove - Discover the local wildlife, with the chance to witness a bear catching salmon, observe various bird species, and explore our diverse vegetation from Skunk Cabbage to Devil’s Club….
What's Included
  • Private transportation
  • In-vehicle air conditioning
  • Bottled water
  • Refreshment & Restroom Stops
  • Binoculars & Umbrellas
  • Toddler Booster Seat
What's Not Included
  • Infant Car Seat
  • Rain Gear & Boots
Additional Information

Ketchikan is home to a variety of unique and fascinating attractions. The best of these are highlighted for visitors! Wildlife enthusiasts may encounter seals, eagles, bears, and salmon at Herring Cove, although sightings are not guaranteed. Additionally, a stunning waterfall is located nearby. Experience the exceptional hospitality that Ketchikan is…

Location
Potlatch Totem Park
9809 Totem Bight Rd,
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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Julia_a
Sep 22, 2025
Julia adventure - The guide was amazing and funny. So knowledgeable. He went above and beyond to make it a wonderful time
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Excursion613054
Sep 21, 2025
Bears, waterfalls & totems! - Absolutely fantastic!! Our guide knew all the places to bring us for the best chance of seeing wildlife. She also was a local who had so much information to share with us.
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Dianne_e
Sep 17, 2025
Amazing Time - Great experience. Very knowledgeable. Our tour guide took the time and it was very personalized. I would definitely recommend this excursion.
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Rachnethan
Sep 15, 2025
Great price, great tour guide, and way better than a cruise line excursion! - Great tour. We saw bears, humpback whales, salmon, and seals. Rick took us to a stand that sold homemade jam and smoked salmon. He was knowledgeable about the islands history and culture. The totem pole park was very cool. You won’t get to see and do all of that on a normal cruise ship tour. This is the way to go!
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Jodyrd4507df
Sep 12, 2025
Great personlized tour - Rick gave us a very informative tour of Ketchikan town and we all really enjoyed the stories of the totem pole history and indigenous stories. He tried hard to find the bears but they were shy. Highly recommend this personalized tour.
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A1788cwjanelleb
Sep 11, 2025
Best way to spend 4 hours in Ketchikan - Rick was awesome. He showed us places and let us explore at our own pace and was informative. We saw a black bear, a totem pole park/museum, salmon run, a tidal pool, walked in a rainforest, saw a waterfall...it was great! Highly recommend.
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Trona_j
Sep 7, 2025
8 bears !!! - We saw 8 bears. Bernie shared her awesome binoculars. At the end we had a few minutes left so she drove us around town and shared her love of her hometown. Awesome!
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Storyteller708174
Sep 2, 2025
Beautiful Ketchikan and Bears - We had an amazing experience! We saw two bears feasting on salmon! Our tour was our own and tailored to just us! We spent most of our time watching the bears. I highly recommend this tour for anybody wanting to see bears in their natural habitat!
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Roger_p
Oct 13, 2025
Where a bear was Yesterday - This tour was a complete disappointment. We have been on many Viator tours and this was one we wished we didn't book. I would not recommend spending your money on this tour. Bernie was our tour guide she was doing her best to show us Ketchikan , We basically went for a three hour car ride and saw pretty much nothing . We were shown where a bear was yesterday.
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Fred_k
Sep 3, 2025
Dissappointing. - The owner decided to do the tour for us. Thought it would be better. We stopped at all the places other tourists stopped at with their tours. She took us not far from the city to see if she could find us bears between houses in a rural area. Yikes! Then stopped at a friend's house along the water (friend wasn't there) to look out at the bay and use the port-a-pots if we needed to. Believe it or not, it was the most expensive of all the tours we had during our Alaska vacation. Tour guide may have been more concerned about getting back home to can her salmon.
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