Cable Car Trolley Tour: Exploring Totem Park, Wildlife, and City Highlights in San Francisco

Embark on a 2-hour deluxe city tour in San Francisco, exploring Totem Park, wildlife, and city highlights. Ride in a San Francisco-style cable car trolley and visit the Fish Ladder, Herring Cove Wildlife viewing area, and more. Experience the beauty of nature and learn about the local wildlife. Book now!

Duration: 2 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Saxman Native Village - Saxman boasts the largest array of genuine Native Totem Poles in the world. Discover the ancestral tools and methods while observing the artisans during their carving process. Absorb the tales and myths as they are recounted by your tour guide.
  • Herring Cove - Journey 9 miles south aboard your Trolley to Herring Cove, a…
What's Included
  • Inclusive of all taxes, fees, and handling charges
What's Not Included
  • Gratuities
Additional Information

2-hour Deluxe City Totem Park and Wildlife viewing tour by San Francisco Style Cable Car Trolley. This tour includes City Highlights and Herring Cove Wildlife viewing area where Black Bears, Bald Eagles, Salmon, and Seals often inhabit the area during the summer season. All park fees, admissions, and taxes are included in this tour. Fully narrated and guided tour.

  • Children must be accompanied by an adult
Location
Ketchikan Visitors Bureau
Front Street
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Lisa_a
Jul 19, 2025
Great tour! We saw lots... - Great tour! We saw lots of eagles and a black bear. The totem poles were interesting. The tour guide was friendly and knowledgeable. The only issue is that it was difficult to hear the tour guide in the back of the trolley while we were moving with the road noise and wind.
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Ana_f
Jul 11, 2025
Great experience - Jeff and Alexander provided great information about bears, eagles and wildlife. Great to see the bears.
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Rita
Jul 3, 2025
Fabulous - We were on a cruise ship and decided to do this tour , very wet day when arrived in Ketchikan. The tour does advise can’t guarantee to see wildlife The tour was brilliant, very informative. We saw lots of eagles and we had to do a little walk , not far at all and saw black bear with her cubs. Yes the trolly wasn’t the best vehicle but it was fine , made it more fun . The driver was full of information. The totem poles were good to look around , Shame about the weather but that’s not the tour company fault. I was quite shocked to read other reviews, I thought this company was brilliant.
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Robert_l
Jul 1, 2025
Eagles galore. - Lots of eagles everywhere. Salmon running upstream at the last wildlife stop. Come at low tide for best viewing.
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Cassandra_c
Jun 27, 2025
We had the best guide!... - We had the best guide! During the trip we saw more bald eagles than we ever have before and the totem park was beautiful.
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Cristina_p
Jun 9, 2025
Our tour was very in... - Our tour was very in Cable Car Trolley an unique experience, the driver explained everything about our tour been fun and playing trivia with all the information giving to us. 100% recommendable and also for the cold weather he has blanket to used
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Irvin_m
May 31, 2025
Very nice tour - Employees are very friendly and knowledgeable. Denise,Jeff and Taylor were great. Would recommend this tour.
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Jodi_s
Jul 8, 2025
Totems and wildlife - This was a good trip but we went in the 4th of July. Our trip was shortened due to road closures. It was still a good trip and we had a great day
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Kathryne_b
Jul 7, 2025
The trolley is not... - The trolley is not enclosed, has open sides. It was raining and cold, minimal wildlife. Second stop was closed except for the gift shop.
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Mayura_k
Jul 5, 2025
Feedback on Tour Experience – July 4th - Unfortunately, our experience with the tour on July 4th was disappointing. Due to the holiday, the trolley was unavailable, and instead, we were overbooked into a single van shared by three large families. This resulted in children having to sit on adults’ laps despite everyone having paid full price—an issue both of safety and fairness. While I understand that road closures may have required changes, it’s reasonable to expect the tour company to anticipate these challenges and adjust the schedule accordingly, perhaps by starting earlier to stay on track. Additionally, the wildlife tour portion was a letdown. Since it is not salmon season, there were no bears to be seen, making this segment feel like a waste of time. If bear sightings are not feasible at this time of year, this tour should not be offered—or at the very least, this should be clearly communicated to guests in advance. That said, I would like to highlight that our tour guide was excellent—knowledgeable, engaging, and professional throughout the experience. It’s unfortunate that the logistics and planning did not match the quality of the guide. We were looking forward to a well-organized and enjoyable experience, but unfortunately, this did not meet expectations.
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From $85
up to 15 guests
1 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).