Private tour in Ketchikan Cruin M

Pricing Details
Base cost of tour
  • $ 440 USD
Per person cost
  • 57 USD
Explanation
park fees, museum fees, and access fees

The Spirit in the Wood -- Ketchikan Totem poles and Northwest Coast Native Art

Tour #336423
4.8 (5)
Pricing Details
Base cost of tour
Per person cost
  • 57 USD
Explanation
park fees, museum fees, and access fees

Includes all fees

Book with a 20% deposit

up to 6 people

2 hours 30 minutes

Private transportation

Party size:

1

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Overview of your Ketchikan tour:

Southeast Alaska traditional art still lives and thrives here in Ketchikan. As well as totem poles all over town. The Totem Heritage Center maintains the oldest poles under controlled air and humidity. Ketchikan has a number of master carvers, reproducing old poles and working traditional form-line design into some unique and beautiful modern designs. I am an amateur carver myself I can show you some of my self-forged tools. I know many of the best modern carvers and am very familiar with their work. Some I can even recognize from the distinctive adzing, the cut-marks left by their tools. The poles are covered in symbols and faces, and animals, which come to life when you know the stories behind them. I have been a story-teller all my life, and I will delight in telling you some of these stories. I would like for you, just for a moment, to feel the Spirit in the Wood! ***Norwegian Cruise Line Passengers Please see note in Itinerary below***

Your Ketchikan tour itinerary

* Pick up at downtown dock * Whale Park, Chief Kyan Pole *Chief Johnson Pole the "Fog Woman Pole" I Fog Woman and how she brought the salmon. *Creek Street, red-light district *Raven's Pole - I will tell you how Raven stole the Sun and Moon *Downtown museum which has a small but exquisite display of native art (as well as nice bathrooms!) *Salmon Ladder which most salmon ignore to jump the falls *Bear Valley *(Optional) Beautiful City Park * (Op. ) Totem Heritage Center, which houses some ancient poles *Return vial south end of town, pausing to see Raven Steals Sun by Israel Shotridge *Drop you off at the ship, or if you prefer, at downtown center ***Norwegian Cruise Line, Royal Caribbean, Regent Seven Seas, Virgin, Oceania, and Viking passengers*** Tour starts in downtown Ketchikan. You can book it if you shuttle bus in from NCL Ward Cove Dock. If you want a tour that picks up and drops at NCL dock, see tour: Ward Cove & Ketchikan. https://www.toursbylocals.com/WardKetchikan

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Transportation Details
Type: Private Transportation

I conduct small tours in my personal minibus - a 2015 Toyota Sienna. There is one driver seat and six passenger seats: 1 up front, 2 bucket seats second row, and 3 row seats in the third row (the middle one is for a skinny person). I can fold away a back seat or two if we need to carry a wheelchair or scooter (I am happy to do so).

What's included
  • Other: I carry water in the car. For the duration of the covid crisis, I will not be offering snacks. Scheduled (on the Itinerary) stops at museums, parks, view site access points etc. are all already included in the tour price. Unscheduled stop (ones we decide to go to on the day) are not, and may have admission fees.
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  • Private Transportation
  • Tickets
What's extra
  • Other: Personal expenses. You might want to bring binoculars, a camera, some good walking shoes, some layered clothing, a raincoat, a hat, and some sunscreen for the occasional sunny day we get here.
  • Public Transportation
  • Food Drinks Snacks
Meeting location

Airport: ,Cruise: ,ByGuide: Meeting at airport means at the Airport ferry dock. If you need pick-up at the Airport Island ($40) contact me.

  • You can request a different meeting location (for example, your hotel) during the checkout process.
Other details
Tour categories

History

Art And Culture

Languages
Basic

French

Fluent

English

Activity level
Minimal
Accessibility

Kid Friendly

wheelchair Accessible

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    Includes all fees

    Book with a 20% deposit

    Size:

    up to 6 people

    Duration:

    2 hours 30 minutes

    Transportation:

    Private transportation

    Party size:

    1

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    Includes all fees

    Book with a 20% deposit

    Size:

    up to 6 people

    Duration:

    2 hours 30 minutes

    Transportation:

    Private transportation

    Party size:

    1

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