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

These tours are conducted in two high-top transit vans, offering water and light snacks. Our guides possess extensive knowledge of the area and are eager to answer questions throughout the tour and at each stop. Pick-up is available at Ward Cove 30 minutes before the tour begins and in Downtown at the scheduled tour time.
The first stop is Rotary Beach,…

Location
Ketchikan Visitors Bureau
Front Street
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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Xiaoxin_g
Oct 21, 2025
Bears! Birds! Bravo! - Definitely would recommend Katlyn ! She’s so passionate, fun, and helpful for finding animals. She knows her area. 👍🏼
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David_g
Oct 20, 2025
A Great Drive Around Ketchikan! - This tour was a wonderful cruise around town in a very comfortable tour bus, equipped with phone chargers, small snacks, and a very knowledgeable owner/operator. Kaitlyn's love of Ketchikan was obvious - from the exacting way she located wildlife for our viewing pleasure to the way she talked about residents and life about the town. Kaitlyn's goofy energy in combination to her life-long experience in Ketchikan leaves you feeling good after a tour with a REAL native. This is a very relaxing tour (light walking at just a few stops, with only one very minor climb)! We didn't get to see starfish but we saw many bald eagles, harbor seals, beautiful birds, and a mama bear with her two cubs. We also got a beautiful picture at a local waterfall. You never know what you're going to get when you book online... But I really felt this trip was worth every penny, PLUS a tip! ;) (P.S. If you're cruising and booking this as part of your time in port, DON'T WORRY - she WILL have you back on time!)
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Susan_m
Oct 5, 2025
Nice tour - It was a very nice tour. Our guide was very knowledgeable and showed us things like starfish that she found and we saw Eagles. Unfortunately the bears were not out, probably because it was raining again. Don't go to Alaska mid September. The transportation that they had was really nice. Very comfortable, it had charging stations with the cords already in them, and she had snacks for us all and water.
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Bailey_f
Sep 23, 2025
Above and beyond - We loved this tour! Our guide was amazing and did everything in her power to get us up close to wildlife (safely). We saw starfish, deer, a bald eagle, and a bear! She went back to our first location to make sure we saw a bear. The waterfall was also amazing!
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Sue
Sep 19, 2025
A Nice Tour and Guide - We really enjoyed our tour and Katelyn was a great host explaining everything and knew where to go. Very nice rig she drove. We’d do it again for sure! Sue and Keith Washington State
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Peggy_m
Sep 19, 2025
Ketchikan wildlife/ nature in a short Run - Our guide was very knowledgeable of the area and gave us a great time. She knew where to find wildlife and their habitats.
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Joni_j
Sep 18, 2025
Highly recommend!! - Excellent tour!! Katelyn was so knowledgeable and made sure we had the best chance to see as much wildlife as possible, and funny(even with the bad jokes🤣). We had a really great time. Highly recommend this tour!
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Jamie_d
Sep 15, 2025
Wales, Bears, Eagles and more oh my! - Kaitlyn was amazing, knowledgeable and made sure we got the experience we wanted. She also went the extra mile to accommodate us!
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J9185sfsues
Nov 2, 2025
Nice tour but not sure it's worth the price - Our group of 7 enjoyed Katlyn with her knowledge of Ketchikan and we did get to see a bit of the local wildlife. However her attempt to locate bear felt rushed and the one waterfall next to the road underwhelming. Before we knew it the adventure was over and we were left wanting to see more of the area. While we understand she cannot control the wildlife or natural features, the tour was disappointing based on trip description and the price per person.
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Leslie2804
Oct 27, 2025
Interesting short tour - Short tour, saw several eagles and sea life, starfish, but nothing else. There were no bears to be seen as they were less plentiful for the time of year..
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