Our tour guide shared a lot of interesting local information, and he listened to and responded to all of our questions really well. The tour van had definitely seen better days, and our tour guide smoked during every stop, so it was hard to enjoy the fresh Alaska air. The stop at Rotary Beach was unnecessary except for the fact that it offered a restroom. It would have been better just to spend more time at Herring Cove watching for bears. We selected this tour because it fit with the very specific schedule that our cruise experience dictated, but overall, a higher-end tour would have been preferable.