Juneau Sightseeing

Sightseeing Tours & Duration

KETS#01 Misty Fjords Cruise - 7 Hours
Experience the grandeur of Misty Fjords National Monument, a 2.2 million acre national treasure.You will be awed by cliffs towering thousands of feet above the sea and waterfalls cascading into the placid waters. View New Eddystone Rock, a volcanic plug, rising 237 feet from the waters of Behm Canal. Keep watch for seals and bald eagles, as well as numerous sea birds. Your guide provides a professional narration of the wildlife, plants and geology of the area.

KETS#2 Ketchikan Waterfront & Harbour Cruise - 2 Hours
Capture the essence of Ketchikan by cruising its active and historic waterfront. Get an up-close view of the areas where many of Ketchikan's historical events took place as your guide describes the exploits, deeds and misdeeds of the area's early residents. Cruise by Ketchikan Creek - the community's former "Creek Street red-light district," where salmon are often seen jumping as they begin their upstream migration. From the vessel view Saxman Totem Park with its collection of intriguing totem poles and Pennock Island where hardy individuals pursue the pioneering lifestyle.

KETS#03 Misty Fjords Flightseeing / 2 Hours
What can we say about the Misty Fjords? I've done hundreds, maybe thousands of Misty flights and each one of them has been a different experience that you never tire of. It's beautiful in full bright sunlight and, well, when it's really misty and at all the stages in between. Hundreds of waterfalls shear granite and basalt cliffs, trees growing everywhere, even out of shear rock. A wonderland formed through the millennium out of fire (volcanoes) and ice (glaciers), where you will see wondrous scenery and have a chance to see eagles, bears, deer, wolves, mink, mountain goats, seals or maybe even whales. Perhaps that why this is our most popular flight. The flight starts in Ketchikan and flies 15-20 minutes through the Tongass National Forest to The Misty Fjords National Monument and includes flightseeing through the Monument and a shore stop for 20-30 minutes on a wilderness lake or one of the Fjords.

KETS#04 Bear Viewing Anan Bay / 5 Hours
The flight is 30 to 40 minutes through the Tongass National Forest and along Behm Canal and Ernest Sound. On a clear day (yes, we have some in Ketchikan) you will see majestic mountain s in the distance, virgin forest, islands dense with greenery, muskeg (bogs), and lots of lakes and water. The plane lands at Anan Bay and while we taxi to the beach you will see eagles in the trees (one time we counted 230), and fish & seals in the water. As you get off the floatplane, you will be met by a Forest Service Ranger who briefs you on what to expect on your hike to the viewing platform. The hike to the platform is about 20 minutes on a boardwalk and gravel/dirt trail. Along the way you will be surrounded by old growth forest and a fresh water stream packed with salmon going upstream to spawn! Truly the wilds of Southeast Alaska! At the platform there is another Ranger who supervises the platform and a photo blind. You will be able to spend 1.5 to 2 hours at the observatory, depending on your transit time on the trail and actual flight time to Anan. When you go on this adventure you should wear sturdy boots or shoes with good griping soles and bring rain gear. After all, this is a rainforest. A camera and plenty of film is a must. Please turn off the camera's flash so as not to startle the bears. You may not take any food or drinks on the trail except water. And lastly, prepare yourself for a fun and wondrous experience in a true Alaskan wilderness.

KETS#05 Misty Fjords Guided Flightseeing & Hiking / 4 Hours
This tour combines the beauty the Misty Fiords flight tour, with additional time set aside for a breathtaking walk. You have a choice of several US Forest Service maintained hiking trails. You can hike down a massive waterfall or along a salmon-spawning stream while the granite walls of the fjords tower over your head! A great way to stretch your legs and take in the sights. If your timing is right this trail is loaded with blueberries. Sections of the trail vary in difficulty, with areas of boardwalk, rocks and dirt. Good comfortable walking shoes or hiking boots are recommended. Trails are often muddy in sections so don't take photos of your feet and bring lots of film!

KETS#06 Ketchikan from Undersea / 2 Hours
Our Coast Guard licensed captain and crew will welcome you onboard the Nautilus where you will be ushered below to the underwater viewing cabin. After a short safety briefing, relax to soothing music while watching an underwater video on our large flat screen monitors. After a short ride the captain will then position the Nautilus over our viewing area. As the Nautilus glides slowly above the ocean floor vegetation and sea life begin to appear. Our marine expert will explain what you are seeing and answer any questions you may have. Marine life you will likely see will be Shiner Surf perch, Pile Perch, different species of rockfish, salmon, herring, sunflower starfish (some as large as 3' in diameter), purple and orange Ochre Starfish, Blood Starfish, giant Spiney Pink Starfish, Kelp Crabs, along with various other crabs, sea urchins, sea cucumbers, Moon Jellyfish, and Lion's Mane Jellyfish. Although allusive, we have seen Wolf Eels, halibut, flounders and sculpins on past tours. This is all open ocean so you never know what you might see. Our underwater camera will capture and entertain you with real time underwater activity. After your underwater viewing adventure guests are welcome to come up on deck to enjoy the panoramic view of the surrounding islands. Enjoy the scenic beauty of Alaska's temperate rainforest, rustic waterfronts and frontier style buildings as your guide entertains you with local points of interest and stories of days gone by. Binoculars are provided for wildlife viewing which may include Bald Eagles, herons, and seals among other Alaskan wildlife. Upon your return to the dock see Ketchikan's famous Creek Street and Dolly's House and learn about its colorful past and beginnings.

KETS#07 City Sightseeing / 2 Hours
Fully guided, and narrated tour includes spectacular sites in the Ketchikan area with a full hour spent at Saxman Village: At Saxman Native Village your guide will take you on a tour of the worlds' largest standing collection of totem poles... Hear the legends of these majestic totem poles and learn how and why there were made... Meet the Master Carvers at the Totem Carving Center and watch them create monuments in cedar with traditional tools... Visit the Village Store and Artists Co-op where authentic Arts and Crafts are made by Saxman Natives... Walk through a Rain Forest path in the park... Enjoy the City Tour aboard the Double Decker Bus with photo stops to see eagles and salmon in season... See eagles fishing for salmon in front of Ketchikan's salmon canneries (May through June)...Watch salmon spring from the rushing water enroute to the spawning grounds (July through September)... Historic Creek Street, the former home of a busy red light district and Dolly's House...

KETS#08 Salmon Fishing Charter / 6 Hours
If you are looking for incredible Alaskan salmon fishing look no further. We have five species of Alaskan salmon. Kings, sockeye, pink, chum, and silver salmon. Ketchikan salmon fishing starts off into the season with king salmon. They start showing up in May with the peak of the run is in June. If you are looking for kings June is the month. The average king salmon weighs about 20-pounds, a trophy is over 50-pounds. Ketchikan fishing really gets hot after the Fourth of July. The pinks, chum, sockeye, and silver salmon show up then. We have five species in at the same time. Ketchikan fishing gets fast and furious. Ketchikan has two runs of silver salmon. The first show up around the Fourth of July and are here through august. We have a great silver salmon run in September through the first week of October.

KETS#09 Bear Viewing Hyder Alaska
See Misty Fjords' magnificent wilderness … high-mountain glaciers … and wilderness bears. It's the most thrilling three and a half hours you can spend in Alaska. The Wildest Alaska Tour lifts you out of downtown Ketchikan and flies through mighty Misty Fjords National Monument. Then we climb out of the fjords and through high mountain passes on a route to Hyder, Alaska, a historic mining town on the border with Canada. On the way, you'll see huge glaciers and their otherworldly blue. After this spectacular 45-minute flight, we'll touch down in Hyder, a rough-hewn and hardy little town of fewer than 100 people. You'll board a van for a two-mile drive to the Salmon River, a glacier-fed stream teeming with its namesake fish. You'll leave the bus and take a short walk to a bearviewing platform constructed by the U.S. Forest Service for bear tours. Now you're in for an unparalleled thrill: you're standing safely just yards from brown and black bears feeding on salmon in the rushing water. The 45-minute flight home from Hyder gives you a second sight of some of Alaska's greatest landscape

KETS#10 Traitors Cove Flightseeing & Bear Viewing / 3 Hours
Traitor's Cove Bear Watching Observatory is another great way to see bears. This tour includes a 20-minute flight each way, a 1 mile van ride to the trail, and then a short walk to the observatory deck. From there you watch black bear feeding on the salmon that are fighting their way up stream to spawn. A guide will be there to answer any questions or provide help if you need it.

KETS#11 Kayaking / 7 Hours
The paddling a short distance from Ketchikan is superb. Many adventures await paddlers with the time to explore the area. Our full day guided kayaking trips take you by boat to remote Orca's Cove described in our half day trips. Full day trips offer six hours of paddling. With additional time we can explore further a field and spend quality time in the vast wilderness of Southeast Alaska. Trip size is limited to six people unless you are a private group. This increases our chances of seeing wildlife and offers a one on one experience with our naturalist guides. All equipment to participate is included as well as rain gear. Dry bags are provided to bring cameras along. We will take our lunch break on a wilderness beach, giving you the chance to explore the rainforest and beach comb. Trips may vary with local tidal conditions. We use lightweight touring fiberglass kayaks and fiberglass paddles. While previous experience is not essential we do require participants to be physically active individuals