Off the Beaten Path Photo Safari

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By Greg Peters, editor · Updated October 2026 · Ratings checked October 18, 2026

#2 Top rated · ranked 2 of 18 Ketchikan excursions

A photographer-guide takes no more than nine people around Creek Street, Thomas Basin, the Harris Street bridge, the Totem Heritage Center and Potlatch Totem Park, giving camera and phone tips at each stop. It works as a town-and-totems tour even if you do not care much about photography, and the small group means less waiting at each spot.

Tour details

OperatorKetchikan Photo Safari

TypeSightseeing

How longAbout 3 hours

SeasonSummer cruise season; dates not stated on the pages checked

Good forPhotographers of any level and travelers who want a small group. Moderate fitness; not wheelchair accessible.

Rating4.9 / 5 from 1,034 reviewsViator (Viator and Tripadvisor reviews combined), checked October 18, 2026

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Times and policies from viator.com, tripadvisor.com, getyourguide.com, checked October 18, 2026. They change; the booking page has the final word.

Meeting spot is beside 'The Rock' statue on Berth 2, or the Ward Cove Welcoming Center. Viator asks bookers to email the operator with a preferred departure time to confirm. GetYourGuide product page was not opened; its figures come from the Ketchikan list page.

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Map: where this excursion meets

The 3D map shows the walk here from Berth 2. Expand it to pick your dock and explore.

3D walking map with times →

Map: USGS elevation; streets and buildings © OpenStreetMap contributors.

How we ranked it

On October 18, 2026, we pulled up each Ketchikan tour on Viator, Tripadvisor and GetYourGuide and wrote down its star rating and review count for that specific product, ignoring operator-wide totals. Tripadvisor reviews are folded into Viator's numbers, so a tour counts once from that pair, with GetYourGuide kept separate. The list is split into rating bands, and inside each band the tours with the most reviews come first; that keeps a brand-new trip with a few perfect scores from leapfrogging one with a long track record. Several Misty Fjords and Saxman products showed as unavailable for the rest of 2026 on the day we checked, which looks like the season ending. Reviews live on the booking sites, and our links go straight to them. Nobody paid for a spot on this list.

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