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Simply Amazing Sitka Tour: Fortress of the Bear, Alaska Raptor, & Totems

Simply Amazing Sitka Tour: Fortress of the Bear, Alaska Raptor, & Totems

Overview

Skip the big buses with this small group tour narrated by a local guide. This is Sitka's only tour option to include only the 3 top ranked stops in our beautiful town. This gives you the opportunity to see the top spots and still have time to explore our city. Come join us and see the Alaska you have always dreamed about through the eyes of a local.

City: Sitka

Mon 08 Dec

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Starting at $109.00

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Mon 08 Dec

Starting at $109.00

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What's Included

Admission to Fortress of the Bear

Admission into the Alaskan Raptor Center

Air-conditioned vehicle

Additional Info

Public transportation options are available nearby
Suitable for all physical fitness levels

What To Expect

Harrigan Centennial Hall

This amazing tour leaves nothing on the table, covering 4 of Sitka's top destinations. Our tour begins at the Harrigan Centennial Hall where you'll come aboard a comfortable full-size passenger van. We'll head south on Sitka's road system. Along the way we might spot bald eagles in the treetops and Sitka Black Tail deer grazing on brush. We’ll contour Silver Bay, a body of water surrounded by high mountains. In the later months Humpback and Minke whales can sometimes be seen here. With time and weather permitting we’ll stop here for photos. Near the end of the road system we'll arrive at The Fortress of the Bear. This non-profit rescue facility is home to seven Alaskan bears. Here we'll get up close and personal (on a platform we view them from a safe distance) with our six rescued beautiful Alaskan Coastal Brown Bears and three Black Bears--the only black bears on Baranof Island. Our next stop is The Alaskan Raptor Center. This rehabilitation center for birds of prey has a state of the art flight room and home to multiple rescued Eagles, owls and other birds of prey found in Southeast Alaska. The we'll travel to Sitka National Historical Park; this protected area of temperate rain forest stretches out to a peninsula and offers multiple, easily accessible trail loops that contour Indian river and the Eastern Channel waters. Totem poles punctuate these trails. This park is also the site of a battle between the Sheetka Kwan Kiksadi Clan and Russian American troops, during the 19th century. Our guests can choose to walk through the park or a visit to the park’s amazing cultural center, which offers its own onsite interpreters, as well as exhibits and demonstrations for traditional techniques such as carving, working with fur, beading, and metal working. To cap off this tour our final stop will be for refreshments. This locally owned and operated pub is located right in the heart of historic downtown Sitka and offers a variety of beers. Enjoy flavors from all around Alaska on their ever-changing taps. Depending on taste (and age ), non-alcoholic beverages are also available. Enjoy both in this family friendly establishment.

Alaska Raptor Center

Growing from a backyard, volunteer-run operation, the Alaska Raptor Center has become Alaska's foremost bald eagle hospital and educational center, as well as one of the state's premier visitor attractions.Each year, the Alaska Raptor Center provides medical treatment to 100-200 injured bald eagles and other birds. Our goal is to release our patients back into the wild; some, however, are injured so severely they could not survive in the wild even after rehabilitation. These birds may join our Raptors-in-Residence, providing excitement and education for more than 36,000 annual visitors and for the 15,000 schoolchildren we reach through the Adopt-A-Raptor program and Classroom Presentations around the country.The Alaska Raptor Center's 17-acre campus borders the Tongass National Forest, a temperate coastal rainforest, and the Indian River in Sitka, Alaska, and features award-winning natural habitats for our 19 Raptors-in-Residence.

Fortress of the Bear

This center opened in 2007, and now houses 7 bears. More than 20,000 visitors per year come to experience the majesty of these amazing creatures. We’ve sent bears to the Bronx Zoo, Montana Grizzly Encounter and the International Exotic Animal Sanctuary in Boyd, Texas. Our goal is to work with the Alaska Department of Fish & Game to someday release rehabbed bears back into the wild. As a 501(C)3 not-for-profit organization, The Fortress of the Bears rely solely on admission fees and donations for funding.

Sitka National Historic Park/Totem Park

On an island amid towering spruce and hemlock, Sitka National Historical Park preserves the site of a battle between invading Russian traders and indigenous Kiks.ádi Tlingit. Park visitors are awed by Tlingit and Haida totem poles standing along the park’s scenic coastal trail, and the restored Russian Bishop’s House speaks of Russia’s little known colonial legacy in North America

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Reviews (232)

Heidi_G

Sep 2024

This tour was nothing more then a scam they took us to 3 places one was free the other 2 places charge adults $15 & children $6 admission the tour guide didn’t even go in and show us around I feel ripped off. Honestly I could have called an Uber and paid $72 for my entire family for all 3 locations and had as much time as we wanted. My family and I did this entire tour on our own it wasn’t worth $327 for my 2 children and I, what a ripoff. I’m not sure if this is how they typically do tours but ours was more like a taxi service then a tour this is the worse tour I have ever taken I’m not sure how they can call this a tour when they literally just drop you off at the 3 locations then your on your own even to walk in the woods at totem. The tour guide said I don’t recommend going down the trail as there may be bears however that’s where she took us to do a tour. I’m not sure how they can claim we see wildlife when all these animals were in cages. I’m going to request a refund with my credit card company. If Viator doesn’t make this right this will be the last time I book through them.

B5200NEjond

Sep 2024

Great tour. We booked this Viator and ended up mistakenly booking for the wrong time. We didn’t realize this until the morning of. We thought we had missed out, but after calling and talking with someone at the tour company, they were able to put us on a later tour, which I’m so glad they did. Sitka is beautiful and the tour was well executed. Very small group and an excellent guide . We got to view brown bears up close and we got to see eagles. Totem park was also a treat !

Lillian_B

Sep 2024

The tour was nice. The guide was insightful. Each experience was good. I loved the bears. I would recommend