Misty Fjords Exclusive Seaplane Tour

Home / Excursions / Top rated / Misty Fjords Exclusive Seaplane Tour

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

#14 Highly rated · ranked 14 of 18 Ketchikan excursions

A shuttle collects you at Berth 2 for a seaplane flight in a six- or ten-seat aircraft, with every passenger given a window. The route covers the peaks and waterfalls of Misty Fjords and includes a water touchdown; one reviewer landed on Walker Lake.

Tour details

OperatorMisty Fjords Air & Outfitting

TypeFlightseeing

How longAbout 1.5 hours on Viator; Tripadvisor gives 1.5 hours in its details but calls it a two-hour tour in the description

SeasonSummer cruise season; dates not stated on the pages checked

Good forAnyone who wants a guaranteed window seat. Not wheelchair accessible (shuttle steps, a 200-foot walk and two aircraft stairs); collapsible chairs only.

Rating4.9 / 5 from 170 reviewsViator (Viator and Tripadvisor reviews combined), checked October 18, 2026

Check price and availability →

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

No price was shown on either product page, so price is null. Tripadvisor marks it 'currently unavailable' as of Oct 18, likely off-season but not confirmed. Free cancellation up to 24 hours before on Viator.

Read the reviews

ViatorTraveler ratings and reviews TripadvisorTraveler ratings and reviews

Check prices and dates →

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.

← #13 Alaskan Bear Encounter by Land and Sea #15 Traitor's Cove Bear Viewing by Floatplane →