The bucket-list things to do — and who runs each one.
Here’s the bucket list for your day ashore: the most extraordinary thing to do at each stop, who runs it, and how to book it direct — so you can weigh it against your ship’s excursion and pick what suits you.
In port at Sitka, the bucket-list move is Sitka Premier Whale Watching & Marine Wildlife Tour. Sitka Sea Level Adventures runs it. Below: 3 bucket-list things to do on a Sitka port day — worth weighing against whatever your ship offers.
Glide through the glittering waters of Sitka Sound in search of humpback whales, sea otters, Steller sea lions, and bald eagles. This small-group expedition with expert naturalist guides is the definitive Alaskan wildlife encounter.
Book itSitka: Premier Whale Watching and Wildlife Tour$200 per person
Run by Sitka Sea Level Adventures · 5.00 from 285 reviews
Journey deep into Sitka's layered soul — ancient Tlingit traditions, Russian colonial grandeur, and the birth of American Alaska — guided by indigenous Tlingit storytellers. An unmissable human story set against jaw-dropping scenery.
We have not yet verified a bookable operator and price for
this one, so we are not quoting either.
Stand face-to-face with rescued bald eagles mid-flight at the world-class Alaska Raptor Center, then meet Sitka's resident brown bears up close at Fortress of the Bear. A double-wildlife immersion found nowhere else on earth.
Book itSitka: Totem Poles, Raptor Centre, & Fortress of Bears Tour$207 per person
Walk a cathedral rainforest path lined with monumental Tlingit totem poles in America's oldest federally designated national park. Where ancient Pacific culture, Russian colonial history, and raw Alaskan wilderness converge in one extraordinary place.
We have not yet verified a bookable operator and price for
this one, so we are not quoting either.
Paddle a sea kayak through the island-studded, wildlife-rich waters of Sitka Sound, weaving between islets draped in spruce and kelp forests below. The quietest, most intimate way to read Alaska's wild coastline.
We have not yet verified a bookable operator and price for
this one, so we are not quoting either.
Hike into the heart of the Tongass — the world's largest temperate rainforest — with a private expert local guide, through old-growth spruce groves, glacier-carved valleys, and along crystal rivers teeming with salmon. Pure, unfiltered Alaska.
Book itGuided Hike | Tongass National Forest$126 per person
Your day in SitkaNothing picked yet — tick what you fancy
$0for two, booked direct
Now plan the rest of it
You know what to do on the day. Here is the trip it belongs to —
each one opens as a whole plan, not a list: where to fly in, every port, what it runs.
