This was a fill in excursion from our cruise trip when our first one was cancelled. We made an excellent choice by coming to the rainforest sanctuary. The bus picked us up at the dock and took us to the sanctuary. We wanted to see a rainforest and this tour did not disappoint. We were fortunate that we had good weather and no rain otherwise it would have been very muddy. We had a very knowledgeable guide who was very informative. The hike on the trail is not too difficult. We saw bald eagles in the trees and scratch marks from a bear on the trees. We also got to see a hawk, owl and bald Eagle up close at the raptor recovery center. The final part of the tour was seeing a genuine totem pole being made. If we had to pick excursions again for Ketchikan, the Alaska Rainforest Sanctuary would be our first choice.

What an amazing afternoon we spent with Gavin as our guide! He was so friendly and knowledgeable and his passion for his job really stood out. We learned so much and also had the best luck to see a mama bear and her 3 cubs!

What a great time visiting the Alaska Rainforest Sanctuary in Ketchikan. Our guide, Rina, was very impressive! She was personable and extremely knowledgeable about the rainforest and made the tour extremely interesting. We met Wesley who is the apprentice carving totem poles. He explained the process and showed examples.

This gorgeous place needs a lot of praise for its sheer beauty and low crowds. This is an easy and simple walk through pristine forest. The guide was named BROLIN, and was excellent and could answer all questions. He seemed very knowledgeable about the flora and fauna. We thoroughly enjoyed doing this from our Holland America cruise ship. Sightings today included beats, eagles, deer and slugs!!!

I recently visited the Rain Forest Sanctuary Walk, Totems & Eagles tour. I had a great experience, our tour guide Carter, was very informative and his jokes made the tour all the more enjoyable. His knowledge and explanations of the forest, animals, and totem poles were very interesting. Carter is native from Colorado but throughout the tour, you can see how deeply he's in love with Alaska's nature. I highly recommend anyone to visit and explore, you will not regret it.

Breathtaking!! Our tour guide was Gavin from Wisconsin!! He in himself was amazing. He is so knowledgeable, so caring for the environment and just a pleasure to be around. He made the tour for me so much more enjoyable. Of course the Sanctuary is amazing. I wanted to see bears and I did, although briefly, but I did see them. Worth every penny. We booked our tour right on the dock in the Visitor Center in Ketchikan.

We booked this excursion last minute just to do something on our shore day. I'm so glad we did! Our tour guide was Elijah, and he was so very knowledgeable. I learned a lot about trees and the forest ecosystem. I learned about wildlife and salmon. We saw a bear fishing in the stream! Cute little gift shop with good coffee and clean restrooms. Highly recommend!

We took this excursion from the Princess cruise we were on, the excursion was called Bear Country Wildlife & Nature Walk. This was one of the best excursions I have ever taken. Ben and Fletcher were our guides, they were very knowledgeable, pointed out bears, we saw about 6 bears, including a mama bear and her cub! Went down to the salmon nursery and heard some interesting information about that. On our way up to the raptor rescue, Ben pointed out what a bear den would look like, showed us slugs and different types of caterpillars. At the raptor rescue we got to see a great horned owl, red tailed hawk and a bald eagle. I would do this again.

We took the tour on 9/13/23 arranged by our cruise ship. It was incredible. There was a cub in a tree spotted before we even got to the platforms. Once there we saw numerous bears feasting on the salmon in the stream. Our guides Reese and Brolin were informative and personable. We got to experience the reason we went to Alaska--to see bears!

We visited the sanctuary as part of our Royal Caribbean tour. You are picked up from the cruise terminal in a bus and taken to the sanctuary. Our driver was extremely informative and friendly. Once at the sanctuary we were greeted by Reese and Steve. They took us on a walkway that overlooks a stream. The stream was filled with salmon which were there to spawn. We saw four mother bears and their cubs who were fishing for the salmon. We were able to get good photos. It was so special to see wild animals in their own habitat, which is set in a beautiful rainforest. Our guides were very friendly and knowledgeable. We then saw seals frolicking in the water, saw a salmon hatchery, then visited a raptor rescue and rehabilitation centre. Here we saw a bald eagle and horny owl at close quarters. Then a local wood carver and artist gave us a talk about his family tradition of creating carvings and totem poles. ITV