#5 of 18 top-rated excursions

Eagle Island Sea Kayaking

Guided paddle in stable two-person kayaks from Clover Pass around Eagle Island, a forested islet where eagles, seals and sometimes whales turn up.

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

#5 Top rated · ranked 5 of 18 Ketchikan excursions

Guided paddle in stable two-person kayaks from Clover Pass around Eagle Island, a forested islet where eagles, seals and sometimes whales turn up. Reviewers put the time on the water at about 90 minutes, and gear, transfers and tips are included.

Tour details

OperatorSoutheast Exposure

TypeAdventure

How longAbout 3.5 hours

SeasonSummer cruise season; dates not stated on the pages checked

Good forAges 8 and up, maximum 230 lb and 6 ft 6 in. Moderate fitness; not wheelchair accessible. Up to 15 paddlers.

Rating4.9 / 5 from 433 reviewsViator (Viator and Tripadvisor reviews combined), checked October 18, 2026

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

Tripadvisor tags it 'Likely to Sell Out'. Ward Cove pickup must be arranged by phone on the morning of the tour. GetYourGuide's 'Kayak Eagle Island Adventure' may be the same trip but its operator was not confirmed.

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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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