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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

Sat 16 Nov

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Starting at $149.00

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Sat 16 Nov

Starting at $149.00

Make a reservation

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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)

LovesDonuts

Sep 2018

Love this company! Tim did a great job of teaching us how to ride an e-bike. We had a great hike and learned a lot about the rain forest. Pretty cool. Tim was amazing! We would love to come back and do the kayak excursion!

Storyteller316048

Sep 2018

What a great experience. The whole crew was warm, inviting and friendly. Our guide for the bike and hike was Tim and he was knowledgeable, attentive and fun. Was a little concerned about the bike ride having never ridden an E bike, but it couldn't have been easier. Definitely recommend this excursion. (and we did several different ones)

Anne A

Sep 2018

I found this excursion when researching things to do with our points! I booked directly through their website to ensure I had the 8AM time slot since our ship has a short port call in Ketchikan. Their office was a short walk from the ship and there was a pot of hot local coffee brewing when we arrived. We were transported to their facility at Knudson Cove where we were outfitted in waterproof gear and helmets. We were given a short orientation about the bikes and took a trial run around the parking lot where our guide Tim C. adjusted the seats so we could peddle comfortably. The route we rode took us to the Tongass Rainforest via the Road to Nowhere! There was no traffic on this road but our group of 6. Tim C. led us on a short hike through the rain forest pointing out the abundance of edible berries and describing the unique features of rain forest. We crossed salmon creeks and waterfalls before arriving at a shoreline. It was low tide and we were able to walk out and find tidal pools that has live starfish, urchins and sea cucumbers. The absolute highlight of this area was discovering a large (8 inch+) red star fish and being able to pick it up and observe it first hand. We hiked back through the rain forest and encountered some locals and their dogs foraging for berries. We peddled back and were treated to fresh salmon dip and hot chocolate. This was a truly amazing adventure and a wonderful way to start our Alaska vacation. Alaska, we were discovering was nothing like we expected and each stop reinforced our decision to make this trip.