Ketchikan Wildlife Tour with Seafood Feast and Whales

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Duration3h 45m

GroupUp to 46

LanguagesEN

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The largest red cedar in the Tongass rainforest stands at the end of the boardwalk trail.

This wildlife and rainforest tour from Ketchikan combines a three-hour boat cruise through Southeast Alaska waterways, a walk through the world's largest temperate rainforest on an elevated boardwalk, and a seafood feast at a remote lodge. The boat is enclosed and heated, and whales are often sighted May through September. A live English-speaking guide narrates the route, and the tour includes bottled water, coffee or tea, and a full seafood boil with Dungeness crab, shrimp, clams, mussels, sausage, corn, garlic, pearl onions and french bread.

3h 45m

Step-by-step itinerary

Wildlife cruise, rainforest walk, seafood feast

Meet captain and board enclosed jet boat
Cruise through bays and inlets spotting wildlife
Walk elevated boardwalk in Tongass rainforest
See largest red cedar tree
Return to lodge for traditional seafood boil

The Experience

The day starts at Clover Pass, where you board the Miss Cindy, an enclosed jet boat with a captain and first mate. As the boat navigates through bays and inlets around Ketchikan, the narrator points out what moves in the water and sky—eagles, porpoises, seals, and from May through September, whales often appear along the route. The enclosed cabin keeps you warm and dry while you watch.

You then step ashore at a remote lodge and walk into the Tongass National Forest, the world's largest temperate rainforest, on Silverking's elevated boardwalk trail. The raised path lets you move through terrain that would otherwise be impassable, surrounded by towering trees and lush moss. Along the way you'll see Old Man's Beard lichen and nursery trees—young trees growing on fallen logs—and the trail ends at the largest known red cedar in the forest, a moment worth having your camera ready for.

Back at the lodge, the seafood boil arrives: Dungeness crab, shrimp, clams, mussels and sausage cooked with garlic, potatoes, corn on the cob and pearl onions, served with french bread and melted butter. Bottled water, coffee and tea are included throughout.

What’s included

Enclosed, heated boat cruise through Ketchikan waterways with a live English-speaking guide.
elevated boardwalk walk through the Tongass National Forest.
the seafood boil with Dungeness crab, shrimp, clams, mussels, sausage, corn, garlic, pearl onions and french bread.
bottled water, coffee and tea.

Good to know

Moderate physical levelStroller friendlyPets welcomeNot for heart conditionsInfants must sit on laps

Operated by Adventure Ketchikan Tours

Is this one for you?Book this tour if you're traveling with a small group or family and want wildlife viewing, rainforest walking and a meal all in one outing—the boat's enclosed cabin and the raised boardwalk mean you don't need special gear or fitness beyond a moderate level to see everything.