smj Posted August 30, 2019 #1 Share Posted August 30, 2019 We have not booked a tour for Ketchican. Will there be tours for sale when we get off the ship? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CruiserBruce Posted August 30, 2019 #2 Share Posted August 30, 2019 Yes. The city is Ketchikan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northern Aurora Posted August 30, 2019 #3 Share Posted August 30, 2019 There will be tour vendor kiosks on the docks offering a variety of tours when in Ketchikan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DougH Posted August 30, 2019 #4 Share Posted August 30, 2019 There is a visitors building right on the main dock by the rainfall gauge that has numerous vendors offering tours. Also a few booths as you walk on the main street facing the waterfront Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
takemeaway2008 Posted September 1, 2019 #5 Share Posted September 1, 2019 We walked into the visitors center and the second or third booth had a great two hour van tour that we booked. It was really easy and a great tour. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
donaldsc Posted September 1, 2019 #6 Share Posted September 1, 2019 There were a lot of them when we were there this summer. The problem I have w pier tours is that I like to look at tour reviews before I book and you obviously can't do that so you are basically buying a pig in a poke. I am sure that some of them are very good but you will not know until after the tour is over. Also, I like to take small group (8 people or less) tours and I would guess that you can't get one of those at the pier unless you take a taxi. DON Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
przyk Posted September 1, 2019 #7 Share Posted September 1, 2019 (edited) 1 hour ago, donaldsc said: There were a lot of them when we were there this summer. The problem I have w pier tours is that I like to look at tour reviews before I book and you obviously can't do that so you are basically buying a pig in a poke. I am sure that some of them are very good but you will not know until after the tour is over. Also, I like to take small group (8 people or less) tours and I would guess that you can't get one of those at the pier unless you take a taxi. DON We were just in Ketchikan and there were numerous tour operators with booths in the visitors center. We had booked a tour with the very highly rated Island Wings tours. They do only small group tours and they had same day availability. We were in Ketchikan on a less busy port day, so that may make a difference, but if you are not set on a particular tour it's hard to believe you couldn't find something without a reservation. If you decide to wing it I would still suggest researching to see what kind of tours you might like and who some of the better tour operators are so you could hook up with a well reviewed company. Edited September 1, 2019 by przyk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guindalf Posted September 2, 2019 #8 Share Posted September 2, 2019 (edited) We were in Ketchikan Friday and would thoroughly recommend the Baring Sea Crab Fishing Tour. It's a great excursion for Deadliest Catch fans or non-fans alike. Oh, and it sets sail from the same pier as the Celebrity docks! Edited September 2, 2019 by Guindalf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quack2 Posted September 5, 2019 #9 Share Posted September 5, 2019 Just be aware that some of these shore vendor tours suck. I speak from experience. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beeandkmon Posted September 8, 2019 #10 Share Posted September 8, 2019 When we arrived at 1:00 there didn't seem to be a whole lot of tour operator booths...I think may they are had already "booked" for the day and closed up shop. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CruiseDigits Posted September 12, 2019 #11 Share Posted September 12, 2019 This is a picture we took of the tour operator sign that is in front of the visitor center, it includes 20 vendors, you could do some advance research of the offerings. I never thought I'd be posting it here when I took it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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