My wife and I enjoyed this tour, saw the bears and we learned a lot much our guide. Loved the small group feel compared to what we were looking at on offer from our cruise. Thanks guys loved it.

A short drive from Ketchikan to Clover Pass Resort, which is one of the oldest resort in Alaska, to catch a boat to sail through narrow channels passing small island 30 minutes later arrive at Grant Island in a sound high in the Haida Gwaii main channel. Landing at the pier and a short walk takes one up to the Frank Hendershot Memorial Trail passing the Silverking Lodge. An elevated boardwalk trail lets you to walk into the normally difficult-to-access rainforest. A great variety of flora is visible and helpfully there are panels explaining the item such as Old Man's Beard and nursery trees. At the end of the trail, a majestic largest known red cedar stands in the Tongass National Forest. This large evergreen tree has upturned 'J' shaped branches and the bark is used by indigenous people to weave baskets which are traditionally used for carrying water and storing food. More than 55 inches of rain along the Southeast Coast of Alaska and British columbia makes Tongass Forest the largest temperate rain forest in the world. The ground is covered in vegetation and 'Muskeg'. Muskeg consists of dead plants in various stages of decomposition. It acts as a sponge continually absorbing and releasing water in to streams and rivers. Although not a wildlife reserve, small wild life is abundant and sightings are possible on any given day. Rooms are rustic in style with two twin beds and plenty of hot water for showers. The living area includes a fireplace, games, and satellite TV. Anglers love to come for the King Salmon, Silver Salmon, Chum Salmon, Sockeye Salmon, Pink Salmon, Halibut, and Rock Fish. The seafood boil lunch which consists of fresh Dungeness Crab, shrimp, mussels, clams, sausage, corn on the cob, garlic, pearl onions, and potatoes as well as perfect lemonades and 'cookies'. Anyone with allergies will be offered an alternative meal on request. On the way back to Clover Pass Resort seals are seen lounging on shores of Joe Island and Bald eagles swoop down from high trees to catch fish off Hump Island. US Naval Surface Warfare Centre based on Back Island is a submarine identifying training establishment.

It was a glorified Uber ride to places that we could have walked to ourselves. Supposed to be small group, but really 3 vans of 12 traveling together. Our driver was kind of clueless didn't want to wear his seat belt and alarm kept ringing until he would finally put it on 5 minutes in after we said something. We asked him questions but he didn't know the answers. He admitted he doesn't have a spiel about what we were seeing so not a guided tour. He didn't stop to take pictures like other van driver did. And didn't really drive well. So now for the "tour" itself. It was very rushed with not enough time at each location. First stop raptor trust. Tickets if we went on own would be $16. It was cool seeing the injured birds and learning about them. We only had 30 mins to explore. Next stop fortress of the bears. That was disappointing. I saw 4 bears living in an enclosure kind of small. Felt sorry for them. I've seem better ones at zoos. $15 ticket cost to get in. Next stop totem pole park. Getting off the van ( no picture he was like well I guess we could do this later) We walked to the salmon bridge. The driver did talk about the salmon and give some info. Then said walk around with only about 15 minutes then time to get back to the van. You need WAY more time than that. Visitors center was very informative, movie to watch and native artifacts which was free!. That alone was over15 minutes. The totem park is 113 acres with 20 totem poles. You need at least an hour for that alone. While walking around we found a path that lead right to the raptor trust! We did not take the van back. We stayed longer explored and walked back to town. The totem pole park is an 8 minute walk from town. We could have walked to the park and did the raptors on our own and it would have cost $16. Bears not worth seeing. I paid $339 for 2 people and admission cost was only $62. It was by no means a guided tour, way overpriced. Don't do. Very disappointing.

We had a Awesome Experience. Boat Captain Justin, Naturalist Kacie, and Taylor did a great job in making sure we all had a wonderful time. We even got in on a group of Orcas, that is usually hard to find. Great Experience!

We booked with this group so we could have a small group tour. Easy to get in and out, not have to have unnecessary waiting around. The "van" had trouble so we had to wait for another vehicle. We were going to be put in a van group with another family that had added a few members to their group, with a man with a wheelchair. It would have been nice to know this could happen because it slows things down. If we had know this was possible we could have tried to make other arrangements. We were traveling with friends that needed assistance and this was our turn to have time without the need to do a tour with ADA restrictions. We fully support ADA tours and are grateful they are available. It ended up there was not enough space on that van so we were told we were going to be in a comfortable Cadillace Escalade. We were with 3 other passengers and ended up in the back of the car that had a 3rd row seat that would only fit very small children...not comfortable. We were told we were going to change into a van so we could all be more comfortable. The driver talked constantly and missed the turn for their office. The driver dropped the 5 of us off at a new first destination, and then met us at the location at the end with a van. I tried to pay in advance, but they wanted to wait for the excursion to be over. I tried to pay at the end and they were busy and not able to take my payment on the phone. I was told they would call me back to get payment. They did call and I gave my credit card and was told it would show up on my billing statement as a funeral home. Two days later another person called to get payment, I told them I had already paid. they said "oh, okay." The accounting is a mess. Over all it was poorly run, the vehicles were not great and the accounting was not managed well.

Loved every minute from the glacier to the whales. Good staff all the way through! These are must sees for Alaska visitors.

Jim was thee best tour guide! If you're ever in Sitka, definitely book this excursion. Jim was earnestly well versed on the ares and the animals. Not only that, but he took us to get hot dogs too, lol!!!

Trip Advisor did not send email 14 days before with tour time as said. Found out 2 days before that my tour time affected us getting on our ship by gangway up. Had to call and spent $2 a minute to explain my situation. Very upsetting. The tour itself was subpar. Not much information given about Sitka. Tour guide, Alex, had a difficult time answering questions. Not worth $295 for 2 people. We basically walked thru the museums on our own. Very disappointed in this Sitka Tour.

We did the Rail, Summit, & Suspension Bridge with Brunch walk in Skagway, Alaska on 6/9/24 - my husband and I plus two teenage boys, ages 15 and 17. It was fantastic!!! One of the best excursions we did in Alaska and we did a lot and they were all pretty impressive! The train ride was incredible! The views and the terrain are hard to describe - something you’ve got to see for yourself! We even got to stand outside the cars and take pictures. And the suspension bridge was a sight to behold all on its own. Some of the most incredible pictures we took the whole trip were taken here. Then we had a bus ride back to the cruise ship which included 2 more scenic stops - one which had a waterfall! Seriously, this excursion was PACKED with goodness. Highly recommended!

Read about the tour on a Cruise Critic message board. Very glad we did. It was a great tour from Jack and Howard. They picked us up outside Icy Strait Point and took us around Hoonah including their home and the surrounding area. They made sure we saw lots of wildlife. Both Jack and Howard have a passion for their culture and town. An excellent tour.

We were so looking forward to this tour which has been cancelled 4 days before we were due to go. No reason or excuse was offered. It was just cancelled Cruise tours full by this stage so we have missed out Very disappointed

Amazing tour. You get to sled with the husky dogs with the musher at the back guiding the dogs and they go at some speed. It was thrilling! The noise of the dogs who are aching to run, that's their life, to run. As soon as they start to run they stop barking? Unbelievable. Then some hot chocolate or other beveridge, wee talk on the trails the huskies took years ago when the diphtheria virus struck and to get the medicine to the children . All about the Husky race every year. So very interesting. Then the really good point, in holding the husky puppies. So cute. Best tour of all.

Nice excursion. Seeing the bears up close was amazing and a real treat. They feed the 2 brown bears while we were there and they stood on their hind legs to catch the salmon. The other bears were happily lounging, not pacing back and forth as I have seen in zoos. They appear very content to live at the fortress. 5* I highly recommend and the money you pay helps keep the fortress going to help the injured eagles and bears.

With 4 cruise ships in port of Ketchikan, we decided to take an adventure away from town. Silverking lodge is situated on an island making it a 'personal' experience. (ok, there were 40 of us, but not a crowd). The boat ride included numerous eagle siting, and sea lion. The rainforest walk was very interesting. I would not have figured the dense growth of the area would be attributed to a rain forest environment. The crab feast was plentiful, and delicious. But more importantly, the hosts were warm, friendly and very helpful.

Do not take this tour! Where do I begin? We were going to be on shore from a cruise and had to make sure the tour didn't start until after 11 am. We could never receive the necessary information. The customer service lines with Viator all go to the Philippines. For 2 days I was on hold for over 4 hours as the agents were hard to communicate with and could never reach the tour operator. There was a portal to contact the tour operator but he would not respond for 2 days. He is located in the UK. So here I am headed to Sitka AK and the vendor is in the Philippines and the operator works out of the UK. Three different time zones. A nightmare. When he finally answered me he said I was to meet Baranof Tours. I had already cancelled my tour with Viator. I simply booked with Baranof directly. Had an identical tour for $100 less money. No middleman in the UK. Viator is getting a blackeye using far flung operators that do not have local contacts. Apparently the UK operator contracts with Baranof and then resells the tours at a high mark up. Just call Baranof directly.