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Ketchikan Crabbing, Whales and Wildlife Tour

TourTruth score 7.1 out of 10

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1 review · Rated on 1 provider · How we score

  • Ketchikan
  • Updated November 1, 2026

Cruise Ketchikan’s whale-watching grounds, bait crab pots, and haul up a fresh catch on this hands-on four-hour water adventure.

About this tour

Set out from Ketchikan for a hands-on crabbing adventure across the waters where whales and wildlife may appear. This approximately four-hour Ketchikan Crabbing, Whales and Wildlife Tour begins with a 12-mile run over whale-watching grounds to the crabbing location.

Once there, the crew adds your names to the crab pot buoys, baits the pots, and lowers them into the water. Haul in the catch and look for Dungeness and rock crab, along with other marine life such as starfish. The trip may also include time for fishing or whale watching, depending on how you choose to spend part of the outing. When the tour returns to the dock, you can ship your catch home or eat it there. Snacks, soda, bottled water, and crabbing gear are provided, so you can focus on the scenery and the excitement of the pots coming up.

Join a Ketchikan Crabbing, Whales and Wildlife Tour for a memorable day on the water, with the chance to take home a taste of your Alaskan adventure.

Highlights

  • Cruise 12 miles across whale-watching grounds to the crabbing location
  • Bait and set crab pots marked with your names
  • Haul up Dungeness, rock, and other crabs, plus marine life
  • Spend time fishing or watching for whales
  • Ship your catch home or enjoy it back at the dock

What's included

Included

  • Crabbing gear and bait
  • Name-brand snacks, including chips, candy, trail mix, and fruit snacks
  • Assorted name-brand soda
  • Bottled water

Not included

  • Gratuities

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Important information

  • Infants must sit on an adult’s lap
  • Infants and small children can ride in a stroller
  • Service animals are allowed
  • Public transportation is available nearby
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
  • Two vessels have a side access door for guests who cannot raise their legs over the vessel’s side

How this score is calculated

This score is based on one provider. Viator rates it 5.00 from 1 review. We place that rating among all Viator ratings and weight it by its review count. If the tour is found on another provider later, both ratings are combined.

How the score works and rating distribution in Ketchikan
  • Each provider rating is turned into a percentile: the share of that provider's ratings it beats, weighted by review counts.
  • Listings on different providers are combined in proportion to their review counts.
  • Tours with few reviews are pulled toward the average until more reviews come in, so a handful of perfect reviews can't top the list.
  • The result is shown from 0 to 10: this tour scores 7.1.

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  • GetYourGuide
  • Viator

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