Misty Fjords Seaplane Tour

Overview

Island Wings Air Service is owned and operated by Alaska veteran pilot Michelle Masden, who started flying in 1977 and began her business in Ketchikan in 1993. Island Wings takes the time and makes the effort to help you realize your Alaskan dreams. Share our love of flying through our vast Alaskan wilderness. Experience the freedom of flight over the wild grandeur of the mountains, the islands and the endless sea. Our focus is the quality of your experience. From the handling of your reservation, to the equipment we operate, to the places we visit; we don't compromise and neither should you. The total time for this tour is 2.5 hours including: the two hour flightseeing tour and fifteen minutes for the pick-up and fifteen minutes for the drop-off. This tour takes you on a flight from Ketchikan to the Misty Fjords National Monument with a landing on a freshwater lake or a saltwater fjord with approximately a thirty minute stopover.

City: Ketchikan

Mon 23 Dec

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Starting at $389.00

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Mon 23 Dec

Starting at $389.00

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What's Included

We operate well maintained six-passenger DeHavilland Beaver floatplanes

Interactive narration with your Pilot

US Forest Service Special Use Permit for Shore stops within Misty Fjords National Monument

Guranteed window seats for every person

Voice activated, noise cancelling headsets for every passenger

Pick-up and drop-off by Island WIngs van from the Ketchikan Visitors Bureau on Cruise Ship Berth 2

Additional Info

Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Service animals allowed
Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Please wear layered clothing and comfortable walking shoes.
All passengers MUST provide us a contact phone number when booking or call us to confirm a tour time.
Passengers travelling via cruise ship MUST provide their cruise ship name to us so that appropriate arrangements can be made.

What To Expect

Misty Fjords National Monument

Alaska's Inside Passage or Southeast Alaska is home to some of the most breathtaking scenery on earth. One of its jewels is the majestic Misty Fjords National Monument. Completely road-less and consisting of 2.3 million acres, an area larger than Yellowstone, makes a seaplane tour the only way to comfortably experience the many different levels within the deep, narrow fjords. More dramatic than the Grand Canyon, the fjords are steep walled inlets of the sea. Created by glacial gouging long ago, snow capped, sheer granite cliffs rise dramatically 3,500 out of the sea, ribbonned with waterfalls plummeting sensationally thousands of feet. Nestled within the steep walled canyons, lie pristine bowl-shaped alpine lakes suspended at many different elevations above sea level. Fed by more than 150 inches of misty rain annually, the lush rain forest, made of giant stands of spruce, hemlock and cedar, cling to the rugged rising terrain. Wildlife abounds in the area, with mountain goats and harbor seals being the most frequently sighted animals. Our most popular tour lasts 2 hours and takes you across Revilliagegedo Island over to the Alaskan mainland where the fjords are located, and into the heart of the monument. Headsets with voice communication are provided to passengers so you can chat in flight and ask questions as we fly. For the highlight of the tour, we will land on an alpine lake or on a calm bay at sea level and let passengers get off of the floatplane for a quiet excursion. Relax, stretch your legs and take some photos as you drink in the silence of the vast wilderness. Flying within the Misty Fjords is truly an emotional experience you’ll never forget!!

Cancellation Policy

All sales are final. No refund is available for cancellations.

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Reviews (118)

arstev

Aug 2015

If you are in Ketchikan do yourself a favor and book a flight with Michelle, the owner of Island Wings Air Service. She is the consummate pilot with over thirty years of experience. We had a SUPER time. The flight includes landing on a lake in Misty Fjords National Monument Wilderness. We got out and took pictures and she took the time to answer all our questions. My wife and I agreed it was a once in a lifetime experience! They also picked us up at our Cruise Ship and brought us back. We booked our flight in advance. It was extremely easy and the Staff answered all our emails and everything went smooth as silk .Absolutely no hassle at all. We highly recommend Island Wings Air Service. Thanks Michelle you gave us a memory we will never forget. Al and Melinda-North Carolina

PollyGlobetrotter

Apr 2014

I read many great reviews of Michelle Masden's Island Wings Air Service and booked ahead of my trip to Ketchikan. Very glad I did as her trips are very popular and having limited time, I wanted to make the best of what was on offer. Had the most wonderful trip flying over the Misty Fjords and then over the ocean on our way back and looking down on a pod of killer whales. Very highly recommended.

Terry S

Jun 2012

One of the things my wife and daughter convince me that I wanted to do on our trip to Alaska was to take a float plane tour. After reading the reviews of Island Wings Air Service, I booked a tour of the Misty Fjords National Monument. This was a very good decision. I am not a big of flying, but Michelle put me at ease, (early in the flight she said look out the window and enjoy the flight). Her knowledge of the area was impressive. Spotting bears and eagles plus other wild life. The landing in the lake was beautiful, and the walk along the beach with Michelle taking some absolutely great photos of us really added to the flight. While we were on the beach, another float plane landed, stayed in the middle of the lake, and then took off. I feel bad for those people becuase they really missed a great chance to see Alaska. The pick up and drop off at the Rain Gauge really made it easy on us. If you plan on visiting Ketchikan, this is trip is an absolute must. Also, the pilots of the big airlines need to take lessons from Michelle on smooth take offs and landings.