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Ketchikan Electric Bike and Rain Forest Hike Ecotour

Ketchikan Electric Bike and Rain Forest Hike Ecotour

Overview

As the original electric bicycle tour in Southeast Alaska, we're excited for you to join us on an easy, enjoyable ride on the "road to nowhere". This road dead ends at the edge of the dense Tongass National Forest, an extensive wilderness where you will then take an enjoyable, guided, educational hike along a well maintained trail beside an active salmon spawning stream. The hiking features a beautiful waterfall along the path as well as stunning beach views with potential to spot intertidal creatures, black bears and marine mammals along the coast. The dense rainforest is the highlight of the loop trail through the Tongass and is always changing throughout the season. After enjoying your guided hike you'll return to your e-bikes to cycle back to our marina for smoked salmon snacks along with vegan options and beverages. All our tours provide round trip transportation from both the Downtown Cruise docks & the New Dock at Ward Cove. Excellent rain gear is provided should you need it.

City: Ketchikan

Mon 18 Nov

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Starting at $149.00

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Mon 18 Nov

Starting at $149.00

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What's Included

Roundtrip Transport from the Cruise Ship Docks Downtown & at Ward Cove.

Small-group tours

Smoked Salmon, Local Vegan options & Beverages provided.

Local Guides & Professional Educators/Return Guides.

Additional Info

Public transportation options are available nearby
Not recommended for pregnant travelers
Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
Face masks provided for travellers
Hand sanitiser available to travellers and staff
Social distancing enforced throughout experience
Regularly sanitised high-traffic areas
Gear/equipment sanitised between use
Transportation vehicles regularly sanitised
Guides required to regularly wash hands
Contactless payments for gratuities and add-ons

What To Expect

Tongass National Forest

After a dozen years of running kayak tours in Ketchikan, we're consistently surprised at the number of visitors who never set foot in the Rain Forest. Our E-Bike tour originated from a desire to get more visitors into this amazing rain forest. With almost 200 inches of rain annually, there really is no place as lush and unique as Southeast Alaska. The forest floor is bountiful with all kinds of Flora and Fauna and depending on the time of season its not unusual to see deer or or salmon swimming up stream. Port times for most folks are very limited, so we wanted to maximize your time by combining multiple activities on this tour. Plus we wanted to offer more than just a hiking tour anyway. So we made the trip to the trailhead half the adventure in itself. And how could we not stop along the shoreline of the sea along the way back? It's not unheard of to see Porpoises, Seals and Sea Lions or sometimes Humpbacks from the beach.

Ketchikan Kayak Company

Electric assist bicycles are bicycles. You pedal them and shift gears like any other bike. They are very quiet in operation and are not classified as a motorized vehicle. However, when you want a little boost in your ride just twist the throttle and you'll quickly see why e-bikes are so much fun to ride. These bikes are powerful and seriously cool. We can cover more distance using e-bikes than conventional bicycles, you don't have to worry about keeping up, and they are the perfect way to get just the amount of exercise you're after. They are very accommodating with a step-through frame so you don't have to throw a leg over the bike to get on and off. We recharge our e-bikes with hydro power so they are a clean source of fun. Our tour usually max's out at 8 people, so no chance of getting lost in the crowd. Get out of town with us on your visit to Ketchikan this summer!

Cancellation Policy

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

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Reviews (239)

JAMES_R

Sep 2019

Great fun experiencing the E-Bikes and the rain forest hike was absolutely stunning. Salmon were heading upstream, the path and trek were fairly easy and our guide Danielle did a nice job. Enjoyed chatting with Grayson who guided the kayak trip. Overall, EXCELLENT trip.

LisaVM2

Sep 2019

The idea of riding an electric bike to the end of the road in Ketchikan then continuing on foot was intriguing to me and the tour was even better than I expected. The bikes were so much fun! But when we arrived at the end of the road and started walking through the rainforest the real magic began. Our tour guide Danyel was so knowledgeable about the flora and fauna pointing out which items were edible or could be used for medicinal purposes. Her love for the environment really came through! The salmon were running and Danyel’s sharp eyes found a family of black bears fishing along the river in the falls. We were on a bridge overlooking their fishing spot. The bears saw us but we were quiet and they stayed for awhile. When we got to the beach, we saw a bald eagle. This adventure was definitely the highlight of my Alaskan trip!

Travel212

Sep 2019

Danielle was our tour guide for the ebike and hike of Lunch Creek Trail. Getting to the trail by ebike was a fun experience (makes the hills easy!). Along the way we saw a black bear munching on some berries on the side of the road quite close to us! That was an unexpected bonus of the tour :) When we got to Lunch Creek trail it was like being in a Tolkien story. So green, huge old growth trees and a blanket of soft moss enveloping everything. Danielle led us through the trail to the creek, where we could watch the salmon heading up stream - an amazing sight! Apparently they had just arrived so we got lucky. Danielle is a native and extremely knowledgeable about the area. You can tell she enjoys what she does and that she loves the Alaskan natural surroundings - so, while, you could certainly do this hike on your own, having Danielle as our guide made it much more informative and fun. We didn't see any bears on the trail, but we saw remnants of their salmon feast, a big pile of scat and a bear print in the mud! We saw several Steller's Jays, seabirds and even a seal or two where the river meets the ocean. We could have (would have) stayed to watch the salmon run all day if it weren't for Danielle reminding us that alas, we had to go. We rode our bikes back and were greeted with light refreshments and beverages including delicious smoked salmon. The other people in our van took the kayak tour and has great things to say about it. I would absolutely tour with KKC again and highly recommend them if you like authentic, small group experiences. Oh yeah, about that Sasquatch, while we didn't *see* one, we know they are out there...