2.5 Hour Tour in Ketchikan on the Tongass Trolley
Overview
Ketchikan offers a unique glimpse into its vibrant culture and wildlife through the Tongass Trolley tour. This journey features a replicated 1800's cable car trolley, allowing you to appreciate the area's rich history.
- 🦅 Begin with a drive past an eagle's nest towards Saxman Native Village to see Tlingit and Haida totem poles.
- 📜 Your Guide will share insights into Ketchikan's colorful history throughout the tour.
- 🐾 Stop at a small cove for potential wildlife sightings; however, wildlife is never guaranteed.
- 🌊 Enjoy a photo opportunity at Rainbow Falls during the scenic coastal drive.
- 🏛️ Visit the Totem Heritage Center to view authentic native artifacts, regalia, totem poles, and carvings.
- 🚋 The tour concludes either at the starting point or in the historic district of Creek Street.
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Herring CoveWe will disembark in Herring Cove for the opportunity to see black bears, harbor seals, eagles and salmon swimming upstream. Wildlife is never guaranteed because they are wild, but we have a good chance to see them here.
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Creek StreetAs we arrive back in town, we are happy to drop any guests at the historic Creek Street for a little shopping if they would like, or we will take you back to the location we picked up at the Vistors Center on Front Street.
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Salmon LadderLearn about the five different species of Salmon we have in Ketchikan, while viewing the Salmon swimming and jumping up a raging creek to reach their spawning grounds to lay their eggs.
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KetchikanWe will stop at Rainbow Falls known for its mist caused by the raging waterfall. If it is a sunny day the mist creates a rainbow across the falls, hence the name. It is a fantastic photo opportunity.
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City Park of KetchikanCity Park used to be a hatchery with small wading ponds where the fish were grown until large enough to make the swim around the Pacific Ocean and return back to the creek where they were born.
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Totem Heritage CenterTotem Heritage Center is on the National Register of Historical Places for its collection of authentic 19th Century totem poles. In addition, the Center maintains a collection of carvings, baskets, regalia and photographs. to show case the heritage of local native tribes.
If it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met,
you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund.