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Alaska Rainforest Sanctuary


TripAdvisor Traveler Rating: 3.5 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #18 of 21 attractions in Ketchikan
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Attraction type: Nature reserve
Address: Wood Road
South Tongass Highway Ketchikan, AK

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4 of 5 stars
sgiari   5 contributions
California
Aug 7, 2009

We visited the sanctuary in July 2009 and found the experience to be well worth our time and money. Our guide, Sam, was very knowledgeable of the trees, plants, and wildlife. We saw numerous eagles and a bear in the stream. He was engaging and made the hike fun and interesting for both adults and children. Afterwards we went through... more

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3 of 5 stars
garfieldsyl   8 contributions
Yukon, OK
Jun 13, 2009
3
people found this review helpful

This being my second time to cruise Alaska I decided thaat my daughter & I would get in a little nature hike----it was May 19 and the weather was very chilly and misty. Our guide told us some interesting facts--but for wildlife--it was only the captured eagle and the domestic reindeer. We saywNO eagles and I noticed that the most... more

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1 of 5 stars
GermanVillageJSS   1 contribution
Columbus, OH
Sep 17, 2008
9
people found this review helpful

The Wildlife Sancutary was a total rip off. It was the worst $172 my wife and I have ever spent. Please, whatever you do, avoid it. It's the biggest tourist trap imaginable. Their write up in the cruise ship directory makes it sound really appealing, but believe me it SUCKED. They basically took you through a half mile hike in... more

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1 of 5 stars
rboehlke   4 contributions
Milwaukee, WI
Jul 3, 2008
11
people found this review helpful

We did a shore excursion from Iland Princess that was billed as a Rainforest Wildlife Sanctuary hike. We were to seen the rainforest, wildlife, a Salmon hatchery, and totem poles. The mile hike took place below the zipline excursion that was going on above. They were having a great time, but there is no way wildlife would be in this... more

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5 of 5 stars
allforcats   23 contributions
Seattle, WA
Jul 19, 2007
21
people found this review helpful

The previous two reviews of this lovely place are all about the zipline through the canopy. I did not do that -- but rather meandered slowly with a native guide and a small group of fellow tourists through the magnificent sodden rain forest itself. If you love old-growth forests, ferns, moss, strange berries, sometimes even bears, or suddenly seeing silent... more

AWESOME!!
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5 of 5 stars
IA_Hawks   53 contributions
Iowa
Oct 8, 2006
21
people found this review helpful

The sole purpose of our trip to Alaska was to do the zipline tour in Ketchikan after reading about it on CNN.com. The Alaska Rainforest Sanctuary zipline caters to the cruise ships and is actually owned by one of the cruise lines, so if you are not on a cruise and want to do this, call a few days ahead... more

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5 of 5 stars
Bogie-the-adventurer   4 contributions
California
Aug 25, 2006
32
people found this review helpful

My wife and I took a one-week cruise to Alaska onboard the Dawn Princess. One of our ports of call was Ketchikan. Unfortunately we only had about 4-hours in this port which was just enough time to do one excursion (barely enough time). The excursion we chose was the "Canopy and Zipline Adventure" which took place in the Rainforest Sanctuary.... more

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Alaska Rainforest Sanctuary Address

Wood Road, South Tongass Highway, Ketchikan, AK