KETCHIKAN, ALASKA
Scenic, diverse Ketchikan is a coastal island community located at the southernmost entrance to Alaska’s Inside Passage. It is surrounded by the magnificent Tongass National Forest that, at 16.7 million acres, is the largest US national forest.
This popular destination is also Alaska’s second largest cruise port. Your ShoreExcursions.com choices are almost endless and guarantee that you will find your perfect day here in Ketchikan. You can enjoy superb fishing, wildlife viewing, outdoor recreation, thriving Native culture, unique shopping, and amazing scenery.
ShoreExcursions.com offers an array of amazing experiences for the leisure-minded traveler or the adventure-seeker!
Just 22 miles east is the Misty Fjords National Monument. This is a natural mosaic of sea cliffs, steep fjords, blue glacial lakes, majestic waterfalls, snow capped peaks, and rock walls jutting 3,000 feet straight out of the ocean. Excursions are varied and sure to be an adventure, such as kayaking through the fjord’s protected coves and inlets, taking a day cruise to see the majestic waterfalls, sheer cliffs, and abundant wildlife and flora, or even a floatplane flightseeing tour over the stunning landscape.
The wildlife that surrounds Ketchikan includes mountain goats, brown bears, black bears, moose, martens, wolves, wolverines, river otters, sea lions, harbor seals, orcas, and Dall porpoises. Bird species include bald eagles, herons, hummingbirds, trumpeter swans, puffins, back-legged kittiwakes, and common murres. All five Pacific salmon species are in the Alaskan waters.
The downtown area is easily walkable. Ketchikan’s impressive variety of shops and galleries feature work by many of the island’s resident artists. You will enjoy discovering the creations of local painters, sculptors, weavers, jewelry designers, carvers, photographers, writers, and more.
Southeast Alaska is home to three Native groups: The Tlingit, Haida and Tsimshian. Each group brings their cultural traditions to influence the life here. Ketchikan is a close‐knit community of nearly 14,000 who warmly welcome visitors who seek to explore a community rich in history and culture.
VISITOR ACTIVITIES:
Sportfishing
Totem poles and Native cultural tours/activities
Misty Fjords National Monument
Outdoor activities
Shopping
Walking tours
Wildlife viewing
Flightseeing
Dining on wild Alaska seafood
Museums and attractions
Adventure Tours
Sightseeing Tours
Live Music
ATTRACTIONS:
Historic Creek Street
Great Alaskan Lumberjack Show
Tongass Historical Museum
Totem Heritage Center
Dolly’s House Museum
Southeast Alaska Discovery Center
Saxman Totem Park
Totem Bight State Historical Park
Potlatch Park
Stedman‐Thomas Historic District
Downtown Ketchikan Historic District
DINING TOURS
Multi‐course seafood tasting
Fishing/beach cookout
Crab feed
Seafood boil Pub crawl
Culinary tour
SIGHTSEEING TOURS
Group tours by bus
Van and vehicle small group Floatplane and helicopter
Day cruise boats
Humvee, Jeep
Amphibious craft
Commercial crab boat
Sea cycling
Fishing charter
