Totems, City & Wildlife by Cable Car Trolley
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$79.00
Ages 0-90, max of 34 per group
Duration: 2h
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- All taxes, fees and handling charges
- Entry/Admission - Saxman Native Village
- Entry/Admission - Herring Cove
What's not included- Gratuities
- Departure details
- Traveler pickup is offered.
- All of our tours leave and return from the downtown Cruise Ship dock, berths 1 thru 4. We can make arrangements to pick up and return guests to berths 3 & 4 if they have difficulty walking to the Ketchikan Visitor's Bureau at berth #2. All guests need to check-in at booth #17 inside the KVB at least 20 minutes prior to departure.
- Ketchikan Visitors Bureau, 131 Front St, Ketchikan, AK 99901, USA Please check-in inside the Ketchikan Visitor's Bureau/Booth #17 at least 20 minutes prior to the departure of your tour.
- Ports:
- Ketchikan Visitors Bureau, 131 Front St, Ketchikan, AK 99901, USA
Return details- Returns to original departure point
- Not wheelchair accessible
- Stroller accessible
- Infants must sit on laps
If you have questions about accessibility, we’d be happy to help. Just call the number below and reference the product code: 72393P3- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
- Children must be accompanied by an adult
- Travelers should have a moderate physical fitness level
- This tour/activity will have a maximum of 34 travelers
- For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours in advance of the start date of the experience.
- What you can expect during your visit
- Regular temperature checks for staff
- Regularly sanitized high-traffic areas
- Guides required to regularly wash hands
- Hand sanitizer available to travelers and staff
- Face masks provided for travelers
- Transportation vehicles regularly sanitized
Community- Safety precautions are provided by the property and are not checked by Tripadvisor for accuracy.
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- Totems, City & Wildlife by Cable Car Trolley cancellation policy: For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours in advance of the start date of the experience. Discover and book Totems, City & Wildlife by Cable Car Trolley on Tripadvisor
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- Totems, City & Wildlife by Cable Car Trolley is hosted by Northern Tours of Alaska. Read reviews, discover additonal experiences or contact Northern Tours of Alaska on Tripadvisor. Discover and book Totems, City & Wildlife by Cable Car Trolley on Tripadvisor
- If you have questions about this tour or need help making your booking, we’d be happy to help. Just call the number below and reference the product code: 72393P3
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Itinerary
- You'll start atKetchikan Visitors BureauOr, you can also get picked upSee departure details
- 1Saxman Native VillageStop: 45 minutes - Admission includedSee details
- 2Herring CoveStop: 45 minutes - Admission includedSee details
- You'll return to the starting point
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792wendelk
00Please save your money
This was one of the worst tours we were persuaded to take. We left our ship to be greeted by a vendor flashing pic…
Dorris W
00Potlatch Park Totems
This tour provided an interesting overview of the Ketchikan area. Our driver and tour guide, Bob, was full of enter…
ginamarie92
00Do better
Misrepresented the time on this tour. We told them we were looking for something 2 hours or less because of time co…
RobertL166
00Not worth it!!
Save your money! Use another company!! This tour COULD HAVE been great But, out guide Ty seemed clueless… maybe it …
lrobertson070
00Great whale watching experience!
Excellent! Tad & Manny - our guides - were excellent whale & wildlife spotters. Boat was comfortable and great for …
WinteringhamSteve
00Buyer beware
We booked after a quayside haggle was kept waiting for 30 mins before getting picked up in bus, went to herring cov…
902terry
00All in One
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 an…
O8700DPjaym
00Disappointed
We visited Ketchikan while cruising with no plans for the port. The gentleman at the booth told us how this trip wo…
Julia S
00Fun in the Rain!
We had Alfred as our guide, a wonderful storyteller whose family has been in the region for generations. Even thoug…
dp1002018
00Don’t waste your money
We have done numerous excursions in our 8 cruises outside of carnival and never have we had an excursion this bad! …
deskclerk102
001.5 Hour Kiosk Tour
The people at the dockside kiosk were very nice, as was the van driver. That’s the best I can say. We purchased a…
K6882RCpatrickd
00Waste of Time and Money
We thought we would kill some time before our next tour. We asked if we would be back on time, and they assured us …
Caryn P
00Great tour guide, not much on wildlife though
If you want to see bears, seals, jumping salmon, all that sort of stuff, this isn't really the right tour. You'll s…
528martind
00Badly organised .
Wanted a tour that would show take us to Herring Cove for possible bear sighting. Tour length of approx 2hrs 30mins…
Duane B
00Great two hour tour
Six of us departed an NCL cruise and made the short walk to the downtown area. We spotted the Northern Tours kiosk …
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TheresaAC
Cary, North Carolina51 contributions
Aug 2022
We chose the Wildlife Trolly. Our driver was a very colorful person to say the least, but she knew all the good dirt about the area. We toured the area and stopped at several places where wildlife were known to hang out. Saw a bear in the distance, plenty of salmon.
Written September 5, 2022
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Pioneer777861
Christchurch, New Zealand1 contribution
Colorful local giving lots of interesting information. He pointed out a bald headed eagle, seals and a bear in the water at Herring Bay. I found the totem pole info interesting too. We were lucky with a sunny day.
Written September 10, 2022
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Jojara
Las Vegas, NV73 contributions
This excursion delivered exactly what I expected. It was very low key, and our guide Jessica made it awesome. She was engaging and the history about the town and totems was so good! I did not love the gift store by the totems- overpriced and PACKED shoulder to shoulder with people. It seemed odd to sell replica totem poles with “made in china” stickers. I wish that part was more authentic. That said- don’t skip the experience because the gift shop isn’t great.
Written May 10, 2022
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NilsU3
Hi Jojara,
So happy you enjoyed your tour!
Thank you so much for your review.
Diane
Written May 11, 2022
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Meg S
Melbourne15 contributions
Jul 2022
Pleasant and informative 2 hours spent with Jeff - very knowledgeable tour guide.
Learned a lot about Ketchikan. Fascinating to see totem poles being made. Sadly we didn't spot a bear but we did see salmon and lots of bald eagles. Trolley car was fine to ride in too.
Learned a lot about Ketchikan. Fascinating to see totem poles being made. Sadly we didn't spot a bear but we did see salmon and lots of bald eagles. Trolley car was fine to ride in too.
Written July 31, 2022
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Kurt G
Chapel Hill, NC32 contributions
Pleasant and informative 2 hours spent with Jeff - very knowledgeable tour guide.
Learned a lot about Ketchikan. The Totem village. He played a lot of trivia games to see if we were paying attention.
Hilarious fella Jeff.
Learned a lot about Ketchikan. The Totem village. He played a lot of trivia games to see if we were paying attention.
Hilarious fella Jeff.
Written September 18, 2022
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Sharp_travelers
Ellenwood, GA31 contributions
Aug 2019
The tour was not what we thought, we were looking forward to seeing wildlife and thought the Saxman Village Totems tour would allow for more inter-active with the natives, but it didn't happen. The tour guide was knowledgeable about the totems, but because of the tour we were own we were not able to go inside the building and watch the native show. We were allowed to go in after the show and fortunately some of the performers were still inside to take pictures and talk with us. We did see a bald eagle and our guide tried really really hard to show us other wildlife but with no success. I think knowing what I know now, I would have stayed in town and visited the shops or taken the other tour that would have allowed access to the building and go inside the shop to see the carving of the totem pole.
Written August 16, 2019
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Jacqueline B
5 contributions
Jul 2019 • Couples
Very informative. Fantastic scenery and wildlife. Enjoyed everything we saw on this visit. Would have liked to seen more of the culture.
Written July 28, 2019
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1185skg
Alpena9 contributions
Jun 2019
I am writing to say how disappointed I was in this tour. I took my elderly mother and handicapped friend on a three week vacation to Alaska. We tried to enjoy an excursion in each port we stopped. Before purchasing any excursion I would discuss the limitations of my friend in order to see if was reasonable. I was assured her use of a wheelchair would not be an issue. While she could ride along and get to each destination we were left behind as the guide did not allow for any extra time for her or my slower mother. We didn't expect to hike the trails, however, at the stops with even ground where she could have enjoyed the talk he was pushing forward. So, based on my experience if you are traveling with elderly or handicapped - don't waste your money.
Written August 30, 2019
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corald723
Newtownards, UK19 contributions
Jul 2019
Ok so my husband and I are divided on this. he would give it 4/5 where I gave it 3/5.
The guide was good and well informed. The wildlife just didn't play ball. not his fault. That's wildlife for you.
We saw more bald headed eagles in random places ( off the stern of the ship ) than we did on this trip and we didn't see any bears. They appeared at random times too. Nature at its best LOL!
We enjoyed what the guide had to share about the totem poles. Enough info without creating back pain from standing too long. You could ask more questions if you wanted. We did get into the native building but after the 'show' so a bit of a let down.
Depends what else you have done or are going to do. Average trip but guide was good.
The guide was good and well informed. The wildlife just didn't play ball. not his fault. That's wildlife for you.
We saw more bald headed eagles in random places ( off the stern of the ship ) than we did on this trip and we didn't see any bears. They appeared at random times too. Nature at its best LOL!
We enjoyed what the guide had to share about the totem poles. Enough info without creating back pain from standing too long. You could ask more questions if you wanted. We did get into the native building but after the 'show' so a bit of a let down.
Depends what else you have done or are going to do. Average trip but guide was good.
Written August 22, 2019
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Carolyn H
Mesquite, United States2 contributions
Jul 2019 • Friends
This tour was alright however if you stop in Sitka first and do the Raptor and Bear tour, this is a repeat without the stop at the refuges. I would have skipped this tour and spent more time viewing the town.
Written July 24, 2019
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ginger_and_me
georgia64 contributions
Is the trolley wheelchair accessible?
1185skg
Alpena9 contributions
I took one handicapped person and my elderly mother with me on this tour and do NOT recommend it. While they can accommodate the wheelchair on the trolley and some of the stops, the guide gave no extra time for my handicapped person thus we were often left by ourselves.
