My wife and I booked this tour directly (not through the cruise line), several months in advance. When we showed up for the tour (which was in the afternoon), the gentleman at the booth said that everyone that day had signed up for the early tour - and they would be running the afternoon tour just for us. Wow. We had a very nice afternoon with our guide who gave us a lot of history, as well some fun contemporary information about the town, real estate (which was really interesting), weather, etc. We learned a lot. Oh - we did see salmon running, eagles and bears.... which is why a lot of folks on these tours; as well as some excellent cultural spots. Thank you Norther Tours!

Our van driver Juan was a wonderful guide! Ask for him for sure. We didn’t see bears because we were a little late in the day but Juan took us to a cove just dripping with eagles. Juan is a local and knows the area from growing up there, not just memorizing a script. We really appreciated all he shared! Thank you Juan!!

This tour was highly disappointing and not worth the cost. The experience was far below expectations, taking us to some of the least appealing spots in Ketchikan. I strongly advise saving your money and considering alternative options.

Worst ever.. Visited places of minimal interest, and worst of all spent far to long at each; very poor narrotive; total rip off

Typical Ketchican day. Lots of rain but Carson didn’t let it slow us down The streams were high and a bit late in the season so we saw salmon but no bears… however Carson was a great story teller and has lived here for years so he knew the good the bad and the ugly LOL We did not book on the ship so we saved a considerable sum. Even with gratuity it was under 100$/person where the cruise line is at least double We booked it where shuttle let us off Since we were all fairly wet Carson dropped us back at the ship so we avoided the shuttle back. Much appreciated Gave 4 out of 5 only because of weather which is not on the tour company Great ride!

An interesting and informative tour with an excellent and informative guide (Tyler). The bay and the waterfall were the best bits, saw seals, salmon, and eagles (and wanted to see a bear catching the salmon but none showed up!)

Today was AWESOME! She was highly knowledgeable about everything on the tour and really took the time to show us around and we didn’t feel rushed. She was highly engaging and funny! She knew everything about the Totem poles and the history of Ketchikan. We saw a Bear, and a ton of Eagles!

Seeing a flock of eagles. Carson was a great guide with local knowledge. Nice coach and better than a big bus tour.

This was one of the worst tours we were persuaded to take. We left our ship to be greeted by a vendor flashing pictures of bears, salmon and other wildlife. We were loaded on to a small van. The tour consisted of a drive out of town to a construction site where we spent a half hour looking at a stream from afar. The only wildlife we saw were some birds. Then we were driven to the other side of Ketchikan where we were shown a run down park with some totem poles and an old native American house. The tour was not worth the time we spent which would have been better served by just walking around the city. I hope this review will save some people the money that regretfully we wasted on this tour.

This tour provided an interesting overview of the Ketchikan area. Our driver and tour guide, Bob, was full of entertaining stories and information. He pointed out local spots in town and then took us to a wildlife viewing area at a river mouth to watch salmon spawning, eagles and do a bear search. Then we ended the tour at the Potlatch Park which was the highlight for me. The Totem poles and carvings were exquisite and the setting was really beautiful. Thanks, Northern Tours!

Misrepresented the time on this tour. We told them we were looking for something 2 hours or less because of time constraints. They told us and others on our bus it was 2 hours. When others were told 2 1/2. In reality it was 2 hours and 45 minutes. While most might like more time, we were very limited on time. Also, our driver was nice but not very professional or knowledgeable. She kept complaining on the loud speaker about the way other people were driving. She hasn’t lived there but about a month and really needs better training. She also kept pulling over in places and saying this isn’t part of the tour but we will stop here. It would have taken longer than what it did but we finally complained to her about time. Oh and were also told tour started at 8;30, we didn’t leave until 8:45 and then had to pick up other people at another location. Not worth the money and definitely need to train their staff and do a better job of communicating and time management.

Save your money! Use another company!! This tour COULD HAVE been great But, out guide Ty seemed clueless… maybe it was his first day on the job, I’m not sure. But, even if that was the case, a few hours spent googling things probably would have been helpful for him. He might have known quite a bit about commercial fishing, which he apparently had done for most of his life, and probably should have stayed in that industry! Then again, it’s too bad that the owner of the company doesn’t bother to ensure that their guides/ drivers have some sort of a script, or more knowledge about the area, and attractions or points of interest!!

Excellent! Tad & Manny - our guides - were excellent whale & wildlife spotters. Boat was comfortable and great for viewing & picture-taking.

We booked after a quayside haggle was kept waiting for 30 mins before getting picked up in bus, went to herring cove and totem pole park with tour of downtown too but must admit it was poor value for money. It was disorganised and felt like a bit of a scam to be fair.

My wife and I went on the All In One Tour on a wet day. The guide filled in the points of interest with a lot of anecdotal information about life in Ketchikan which was great. The Totem Village was very interesting and we were blessed with seals, heron, eagles, deer and a black bear at Heron Creek. We were then dropped off in the town centre to explore the township. All in all we had a great day.