Ketchikan shore tours collect you at your ship, downtown or at Ward Cove, or guarantee in writing that you will make all-aboard. You get the port day without the shuttle or the clock-watching. They reach Clover Pass, Settlers Cove, Totem Bight and Misty Fjords.
Transport from the downtown docks or Ward Cove to Clover Pass, then four hours paddling the islands with one guide to every six guests. Rain jackets and pants are supplied.
From $100 per person
Free cancellation up to 24 hours ahead.
Collected at the downtown docks or Ward Cove, you ride an e-bike to the end of the paved road, then hike the rainforest with a guide. It runs in rain. From age 16.
From $161 per person
Free cancellation up to 24 hours ahead.
The park sits at Ward Cove, and port pickup and drop-off are included from either dock. Seven ziplines and eight canopy ropes courses, for riders 70 to 280 pounds.
From $150 per person
Free cancellation up to 24 hours ahead.
You meet at Berth 2 and the operator drives you to the floatplane base. The fare carries an all-aboard guarantee: you will not miss your ship.
From $349 per person
Free cancellation up to 24 hours ahead.
Collected at the cruise ship dock for Totem Bight and its clan house, then 45 minutes on a forest trail. Give your full ship name at booking. Eleven guests at most.
From $95 per person
Free cancellation up to 24 hours ahead.
Your party only, met outside your ship's berth downtown or at Ward Cove, for two hours on foot at Settlers Cove and Lunch Creek Falls. Poles, poncho and snacks included.
From $117 per person
Free cancellation up to 24 hours ahead.
Pickup at the downtown cruise docks 30 minutes before you fly, a water landing in Misty Fjords, and an all-aboard guarantee in the fare. Non-refundable once booked.
From $470 per person
Non-refundable: no refund and no changes once booked.
Totem Bight's clan house and a forest trail in two hours, picked up and dropped at the cruise ship dock.
Check availability from $95Every tour you take from a cruise ship is a shore excursion in the broad sense. The shore tours here are the ones that remove the port-day worry for you: they collect you at the ship, downtown or at Ward Cove, or they guarantee in writing that you will make your ship's all-aboard.
That matters most at Ward Cove. The Mill at Ward Cove lies about seven miles north of downtown, and most tours that meet downtown leave you to ride the free shuttle to Berth 4 first, about 20 minutes each way. A shore tour that starts at your gangway gives that time back.
The kayak and e-bike trips pick up at the downtown docks and at Ward Cove. The private beach walk meets you outside your berth. The ropes park includes port pickup and drop-off.
The Misty Fjords flights put an all-aboard guarantee in the fare. If the day runs late, the operator's promise is that you still sail.
The Totem Bight walk asks for your full ship name at booking. That is how a shore tour plans the pickup around your time in port.
These are not downtown strolls. They go to Clover Pass, the end of the paved road, Settlers Cove, Totem Bight and Misty Fjords.
Your cruise line sells its own excursions. Here is what to compare before you choose, with the ship's column left to its own terms.
| A shore tour here | A tour meeting downtown | Your ship's excursion | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Where you meet | At your ship, or a Berth 2 flight desk | Berth 2, 3 or Thomas Street | Set by your cruise line |
| Ward Cove passengers | Collected, or pickup included | Shuttle to Berth 4 first | Set by your cruise line |
| All-aboard | Guaranteed in writing on the flights | You manage your own time | Check your cruise line's terms |
| Cancellation | Full refund up to 24 hours on most | Full refund up to 24 hours on most | Check your cruise line's terms |
| Price | $95 to $470 a person | $80 and up | Listed in your cruise planner |
If your ship docks at Ward Cove or you have a tight port day, a shore tour from this page is the easy choice. If you dock downtown with hours to spare, a tour that meets at Berth 2 is on your doorstep and widens your options.
Fares run from $95 to $470 a person. Book once you know your berth and your hours ashore, and give the ship name when asked: pickups are planned around it. The Totem Bight walk wants the full ship name, not only the cruise line.
Where you are met depends on the tour. The ropes park is at The Mill at Ward Cove itself. The kayak and e-bike trips gather at Sockeye Sam's on Water Street for downtown ships. The landing flight picks up at the downtown docks 30 minutes before takeoff. The full list is on the cruise port page.
If you dock downtown and want the cheapest way out of town, one of the Ketchikan city tours leaves from Berth 2 for less. If your ship tenders, check the tender terms first: only the beach walk's private option names a tender pickup. And if anyone in your party uses a wheelchair, none of these shore tours is marked accessible; the crab boat and the Rainforest Sanctuary tour are.
Four hours with one guide to every six, rain gear and smoked salmon, with transport from either dock.
Check availability from $100Next: every berth and meeting point on the cruise port page, and a full plan on the port day itinerary. Every tour sits side by side on Ketchikan Alaska Tours.