Sitka Scenic Tour: Explore Local Highlights, History, and Fascinating Bears

Embark on a 2-hour Sitka Scenic Tour and discover the local highlights, history, and fascinating bears. Explore totem poles, Silver Bay, Fortress of the Bear, and more!

Duration: 2 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Sitka National Historic Park/Totem Park - Learn about our totem poles,Visit the river salmon spawn in yearly and learn about local plants
  • Fortress of the Bear - Visit our local resident bears
What's Included
  • Local guide
  • In-vehicle air conditioning
  • Customizable, small-group tour
  • 2-hour tour of Sitka by 10-passenger van
What's Not Included
  • Gratuities
Additional Information

Take advantage of the opportunity to explore Sitka on a 2-hour journey guided by locals keen on sharing the city’s unique history and prominent features. Visit the striking totem poles at Sitka National Historical Park, admire the scenic Silver Bay, and interact with rehabilitated brown bears at the Fortress of the Bear. Get absorbed in the captivating landscapes of Sitka, travel across the O’Connell Bridge to Japonski Island, and bypass Alaska Pioneer Home, St Michael’s Cathedral, and Sheldon Jackson Museum. Avoid the hustle and bustle of large bus tours offered by some cruise lines with our small group (10 or less) van tour! Our local guide uses a wireless microphone, ensuring everyone can hear the guide even when he’s stepping out to open your door.

  • A maximum of 10 people per booking
  • Dress in layers and wear comfortable shoes as the weather in Sitka is always different. The tour van has a heater for your comfort, but you will want to get out and enjoy the fresh air.
  • ALL tours start at Harrigan Centennial Hall 330 Harbor Drive Sitka Alaska 99835.
  • Please note: Wildlife sightings are likely but are not guaranteed
  • Please take the free down town shuttles to meet us for your tour! We will be at the drop off point with yellow trimmed signs and blue jackets.
Location
Harrigan Centennial Hall
Harbor Drive
330 Harbor Drive
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Carol_h
Aug 30, 2024
Love seeing Bears - Visiting Fortress of the Bears was a wonderful experience. I'm so happy my friend suggested going. It was delightful and I also enjoyed the gift shop as well. Our tour guide Liz was informative and gave lots of information on Alaska. Would definitely recommend this tour.
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Anne_m
Aug 18, 2024
Wonderful experience - Our guide was wonderful! We were able to see the Fortress of the Bears, where a wild bear had been there just before we came. The most exciting part to me was the Salmon Creek. Tens of thousands of salmon headed up the creek. It was spectacular! They're also was a gorgeous fjord and our guide took pictures of everybody there. It was a great time, beautiful views, and a very knowledgeable guide. We would do it again.
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Huong_p
Aug 5, 2024
Great service - Great tour with a small group of people. This is our first tour to Alaska, and we enjoyed Sitka tour. The guide was great and gave you lots of information about the local area.
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Valerie_e
Jun 9, 2024
Perfect day!! - Our tour guide was great!! Very knowledgeable and funny!! Bears, bald eagles, totems, ...Oh my! Perfect day!!
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Susan_w
May 16, 2024
Quick but amazing tour - Lawerence was great guide - quick stops but still enough time to see everything. Overall, fun and amazing to see the bears and eagles up close!
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Kathleen_r
May 14, 2024
Good experience - This was my family's first trip to Alaska and I wanted to find a good tour that would give them a good overview of Alaska and Sitka in particular. This tour fulfilled both of my desires. The tour started and ended at the appropriate time. My family really enjoyed the bear preserve and were able to get several good photos. A good time was had by all.
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Justina_e
May 13, 2024
Amazing Tour!! - This tour was perfect to get a taste of life in Sitka, while visiting different places to get a feel for the history and nature of the area! Our tour guide, Tamsyn was very informative as to life in Sitka - being a local herself. Tamsyn went above and beyond to make sure all participants were comfortable and provided participants with answers to any questions we had. Tamsyn also made plenty of recommendations along the way for other things to see and places to eat while we were in town! Great tour if you’re looking for a little insight to local life in Sitka, while taking in beautiful sights!
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Sbates78
Aug 15, 2023
Splendid Use of Time in Sitka - Melissa was an interesting and efficient guide, and she made the most of our brief tour time in Sitka. We appreciated her flexibility and knowledge, and I recommend this tour to anyone who wants a brief--yet full--tour of Sitka.
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807stevenk
May 8, 2024
Good tour - Daryl was a very good tour guide. We had a good time. Rated as a 4 instead of a 5 because the set up wasn’t great. It was tough finding this tour as they said people would be standing out there but no one was there until almost 12 noon when it started at 12:15. A sign with the words “Sitka Wildlife Tour” at the ***top*** of it with someone waiting there like your ad said would have been helpful.
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Shawn_s
May 31, 2024
Bears - The tour guide felt like we was an inconvenience to him. Grouchy and tour really didn't show what we expected on viator site. Would have found another tour if I knew this.
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