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

Sun 20 Apr

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Starting at $425.00

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Sun 20 Apr

Starting at $425.00

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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 (196)

vermonttraveler8750

Jun 2011

This is a small business, owned and run by the pilot herself. If you are doing a float plane trip out of Ketchikan to view Misty Valley Fjords or salmon "fishing" by the bears (or to charter her for your own salmon fishing excursion, etc.) - she is the best way to go. If you are arriving by cruise ship, do your own booking with them (Island Wings Air Service); don't book the cruise lines excursion. You will get a more personal, not mass-market experience. She has been doing this for many years - is very experienced and well informed. It is also wonderful to support a small-business operator.

crazyhorsePalmCove

Jul 2010

You must do it with Michelle from Island Wings Air Service. A very experienced pilot and views you will never forget. With this company you get to land in Misty Fjord which you are unable to do with the other float plane companies that the cruise will book for you. A truly memorable day! Michelle is indeed a fantastic pilot!

Babyboomers48

Jun 2010

We booked the Misty Fjord trip with Island Wings Air Service independently via their website after reviewing the Celebrity cruise options and are very pleased we did. The weather was great, we were picked up on time at the dock and were shortly in the floatplane - 'Lady Ellen'. We have flown in light aircraft in many places across the world and this was by far the best aircraft to date. It is very sturdy, immaculately kept both inside and out and Michelle is a superb pilot. The take off was much smoother than we expected and the views really great. We were given a very informative commentary by Michelle and the whole flight was a real joy - all too soon (45 minutes in reality) we were landing on Misty Fjord and alighting for a walkabout (the trips via the cruise lines do not normally allow you to get out here - you just drift about for 10 minutes then take off again). Michelle took very good photos of us then all too soon we were taking off for the trip home. We cannot recommend this trip highly enough - it was less costly than the cruise lines and longer in duration - Michelle and her crew are really friendly and we were made to feel at home from start to finish. This trip is really good value and not to be missed .