Ketchikan Island Tour: Personalized Experience

Create your own Ketchikan adventure and experience the best of Alaska’s nature and culture. Choose from rainforest explorations, cultural immersions, serene hikes, local flavors, warm hospitality, art, and shopping. Customize, explore, and enjoy your ideal Alaskan journey with us.

Duration: 3 hours, 30 minutes
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Ketchikan - Each tour with Clarke is tailored to the guests’ interests in the 12-passenger van. Guests might wish to see bears, bald eagles, shop, hike, visit a museum, watch salmon climb the ladder, view totem poles, explore historical sites, or stroll through a rainforest. The itinerary is shaped by the guests’ questions, interests, and…
What's Included
  • Private transportation
What's Not Included
  • Gratuities
Additional Information

Exploring Ketchikan and the island with Clarke is a delightful experience. Having resided on the island for many years, Clarke is an experienced tour guide. His extensive knowledge of the island, combined with his engaging and friendly personality, ensures a memorable tour. Clarke is attentive to your interests and will tailor the tour to match what you…

Location
Ketchikan Visitors Bureau
Front Street
Guests on Norwegian cruise ships will be picked up at Ward Cove Guests on non-Norwegian cruise ships will be picked up at the Ketchikan Rain Gauge on the dock downtown near the cruise ships.
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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Beverly_h
Sep 24, 2025
Fun tour - Clarke is fun and knowledgeable, but he can't control nature! Unfortunately, we saw no bears, but did see sun intermittently!!
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Derek_s
Sep 23, 2025
Clarke is great - Very easy to find meetup spot. Comfortable ride. We didn’t see any bears, but it was still a nice place to stop for pictures. All of the other stops were great. And the best part was Clarke. He knows the island well and tells a great story.
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Ronald_d
Sep 22, 2025
Great Experience - This excursion takes you to all the sites around Ketchikan with a true ‘Local’’. Clarke was knowledgeable, attentive and friendly. Highly recommended!
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Noel_s
Sep 21, 2025
We hit all the spots - Great tour to see all the highlights of the area I had a list and Clarke had them all covered! We saw the totems. A bear, waterfall. Beach. Had great salmon and jam. And walked the salmon ladder. He is a local and as well so has lots of information. We signed up for 2 and 4 others joined us And we purchased a totem that was locally made versus the ones in port shops made in Bali
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Michelle_s
Sep 19, 2025
Clarke was an excellent... - Clarke was an excellent tour guide. He was very knowledgeable about Ketchikan’s history and culture. He was very accommodating. He took us to remote areas to see nature at its finest. The scenery was breathtaking. We also experienced the more popular attractions in Ketchikan - Creek Street and Totem Bright State Park. I would definitely recommend this personalized tour as you will not be disappointed.
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Kathleen_p
Sep 12, 2025
Clarke - Wow!! Clarke took us to places that locals know so much about. I wish I recorded all he had to share. We saw more than any other tour we took. And the best part for us is that it was a private tour. Felt bad for Puddle Jumpers but WONDERFUL for our personal experience!! Thank you Clarke!!👍👍👍👍👍
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Patricia_s
Sep 11, 2025
Good tour of all of Ketchikan and its history - Clarke knows the island inside and out. Takes you to many historical stops with all the details along the way. He is friendly and engaging.
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O8622drcr
Sep 5, 2025
SUPER GUIDE & ITINERARY - Clark narrated as we drove up the west coast to visit Potlatch Park & Totem State Park. He is well versed on totem poles, totem carving, and Tlingit clan houses. We headed back thru Ketchikan; showing us the red light district and on to Herring Cove. We experienced a bear catching a salmon for dinner! 2 extra stops made were for homemade jelly and to purchase Raven coffee at a local store. He will take you anywhere you want to go and deliver my cell phone, which I left in his van. SUPER
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Lauroe_g
Sep 24, 2025
A quick overview of many area highlights - Clarke was very knowledgeable about the area and told some great background stories. We really wanted to see nature locations and wildlife- but we spent quite a bit of our time at the Totem Bight State Park area- looking at the totem poles and replica Saxman village and gift shop. Very much enjoyed Creek Street and the seals chasing the salmon. Made a quick run to Herring Cove- no bears or eagles. And a Quick Look at a road side waterfall. Got to sample a bit of jam at a road side stand and Clarke delivered us back promptly at all-aboard time. Overall - felt a bit rushed and the focus was not on the things that we really wanted to view.
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Taylor_r
Sep 15, 2025
The time of the tour is... - The time of the tour is accurate and will be packed with movement. Be prepared to get your feet wet (it’s Alaska!). Clark’s has tons of information and is friendly!
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From $90
up to 11 guests
1 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).