Totem Bight State Park & Ketchikan Highlights

Description

Be sure to read the Special Notes further down this page for important requirements and restriction.

This two-and-a-half hour guided tour brings you the highlights of Ketchikan as well as showing you some of the more colorful traditions of Native Alaskan culture. You'll depart your ship for a scenic motorcoach ride around the city. Along the way you'll see Alaska's busiest waterfront, bustling with floatplanes and boats; drive by infamous Creek Street, Ketchikan's former red-light district during the Gold Rush; and travel along beautiful North Tongass Highway, passing salmon canneries and a pulp mill that was once the largest of its kind in the world. Then, you'll visit Totem Bight State Park for a glimpse into the native Tlingit and Haida Indian cultures. You'll see 14 colorful, traditional totem poles, each one telling its own fascinating story. Then, you'll visit a replica of a 19th century clan house where you'll learn more about Native Alaskan society.

Special Notes:

Tour operator is authorized under special use permit to conduct tours in the Tongass National Forest.

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Unaccompanied Minor Policy: Children under the age of 18 must be accompanied by a parent or guardian.