Private Tour
Private Tours for ease, comfort, flexibility, and relaxed pace!
Overview
Available languages
3 hours
Mobile ticket
Explore Ketchikan with a private tour, suitable for all ages, ensuring your family and friends are the only guests in the tour van! Offering ease, comfort, flexibility, and a relaxed pace!
Explore at your own pace, without rigid time constraints at each stop! Your group can choose to spend as much or little time at each location, allowing you to focus on areas of greater interest!
Destinations for Wildlife, Waterfalls, Rainforest, Coastal inner passage for marine life, Totem Poles, and friendly tour guides!
Why be another number on a large tourist bus, with us you are the star of the show, and all our attention is on your group, and the groups interests throughout the journey!
Without other travelers to attend to, your guide can focus solely on your group, ensuring a more personalized adventure on this private tour.
Our goal is an experience that is fun, friendly, authentic, and not scripted!
Additional Info
Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Public transportation options are available nearby
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
What‘s Included
Private transportation
Bottled Water
Disposable Ponchos (in case of rain)
Air-conditioned Van (for those warm days)
Van equipped with seat belts
What To Expect
Ketchikan
Experience the thrill of wildlife with the chance to see bears, bald eagles, salmon, and seals! This open grassy field and salmon filled creek, attracts a variety of wildlife to this location! Please note the diversity of wildlife will vary depending on time of season.
Ketchikan
Capture stunning photos and videos of a beautiful waterfall just steps away from where you exit the van! Plus, step inside our lush rainforest for more spectacular views and vantage points of this waterfall!
Options
Group Rate up to 11 Guests
Pickup included
Reviews
126 reviews
Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor
Amazing.
lizethv562,
Sep 6, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00An unforgettable tour, we could see many bears, and Bianca a super friendly, friendly and really interested guide that we enjoy the tour and that we see as much as possible, and also with a lot of experience. Super recommended, we leave very happy with this experience 🩵 thank you very much ☺️
Amazing personal tour of Ketchikan!
RollTide3,
Aug 31, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00We had an amazing time on our tour with Hans!! He knew exactly where to take us so we could see parts of Ketchikan that we would have missed otherwise! Tide pooling, bears, totem poles, rainforest and waterfall! He was so knowledgeable and we learned so much about Ketchikan and the culture. Would highly recommend!!
Fun all family tour - ages 18-80!
Venture00678373085,
Aug 27, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Hans provided an awesome tour of the Ketchikan area. As a guide, he was very knowledgeable about the local area, history and wildlife, and also a lot fun- an important combination so we could both learn and laugh! Everyone from college aged kids to 80 had fun. He was very flexible and customized the stops based on our interests. We loved the waterfall hike.
Unforgettable and unparalleled family trip
Blanca S,
Aug 26, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00The best tour we have ever had, Bianca made us an unforgettable experience, travel with my husband and my 4 children aged 12, 9, 8 and 7 and tell me it is the best tour we have ever had! Bianca took us to know very interesting things about Ketchican with a lot of patience with the children, I tried everything to get us to see a bear and she got it! Definitely 100% recommended! Honey and professionalism in the same person!
Friendly, informative, fun
Trail53753428894,
Aug 16, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Bianca picked us up at Ketchikan port and drove us in the van. She was knowledgeable, friendly, and patient with our large group of 11 people (aged 2 to 76 years). She tweaked the itinerary to suit our interests. My 9 yo especially enjoyed her company. Thanks for introducing us to wild salmon berries.
Incredible!
Julz62,
Aug 14, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Hans and Bianca were amazing! We were a party of 18. They arrived to get us with two vans. We had a lot of young kids and they were fabulous with engaging them, keeping them entertained, helping us keep track of them all and making them laugh! This was our favorite tour out of all the ones we did on our cruise. They tailored it to us as we went. Absolutely amazing!
A Tour to Remember – The Best of Alaska with Bianca!
63maryannj,
Aug 11, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00I’ve been on five Alaska cruises, and this was hands-down the best tour I’ve ever taken. Bianca from Emerald Forest Tours was exceptional—warm, knowledgeable, and incredibly thoughtful. She customized our 4-hour private tour to match our interests, showing us bears, bald eagles, waterfalls, Totem Poles, and a beach full of colorful starfish. She accommodated mobility needs, shared captivating stories, and even took photos and videos for us to keep. Bianca felt more like family than a guide. If you're in Ketchikan, don’t miss this unforgettable experience—ask for Bianca!
5 Stars across the board.
elizabethhH8260AW,
Aug 11, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Amazing excursion in Ketchikan. Highly recommend booking. Very friendly and knowledgeable guide. Thank you Bianca for a memorable time.
Fantastic Ketchikan Day
Caryn M,
Aug 5, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00Wow! Hans was our tour guide and if I could give him 10 stars I would. He met us as soon as we stepped off the ship with a smile and lots of enthusiasm. He was friendly, extremely knowledgeable, and so engaging with our kids. We had 9 people total (4 adults, and kids aged 19, 17, 13, 12 and 5). Everyone had a blast. We started the day by exploring sea life like starfish, mussels, crabs, eagles, and more. Next we went to a beautiful waterfall and hiked all the way to the top with his help and direction. Next we headed over to find a bear, which we did! Hans was all eyes and ears trying to make sure we got to see one. We also toured the totem poles and Hans told us all the stories and history. I didn’t think this stop would be interesting to my kids, but he was so excited about the history that the kids loved it! This was by far our favorite day in Alaska. Thank you for a once in a lifetime experience.
Amazing tour of Ketchikan
jennyjgranado,
Jul 27, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Hans was an amazing guide of Ketchikan! He took us to see the tide pools and was great at pointing out all the sea life to our kids. He made sure we had a chance to see bears and guided us to the top of the waterfall. I'd highly recommend this tour!
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