Simply Amazing Sitka Tour: Fortress of the Bear, Alaska Raptor, & Totems

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2 hours
Free cancellation
2 - 10
Mobile ticket

Overview

Skip the big buses with this small group tour narrated by a local guide. This is Sitka's only tour option to include only the 3 top ranked stops in our beautiful town. This gives you the opportunity to see the top spots and still have time to explore our city. Come join us and see the Alaska you have always dreamed about through the eyes of a local.

Inclusions

  • Admission into the Alaskan Raptor Center
  • Admission to Fortress of the Bear
  • Air-conditioned vehicle
  • Entry/Admission - Alaska Raptor Center
  • Entry/Admission - Fortress of the Bear

What to expect

Itinerary
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Stop At: Harrigan Centennial Hall, 330 Harbor Dr, Sitka, AK 99835-7553

This amazing tour leaves nothing on the table, covering 4 of Sitka's top destinations.
Our tour begins at the Harrigan Centennial Hall where you'll come aboard a comfortable full-size passenger van. We'll head south on Sitka's road system. Along the way we might spot bald eagles in the treetops and Sitka Black Tail deer grazing on brush. We’ll contour Silver Bay, a body of water surrounded by high mountains. In the later months Humpback and Minke whales can sometimes be seen here. With time and weather permitting we’ll stop here for photos.
Near the end of the road system we'll arrive at The Fortress of the Bear. This non-profit rescue facility is home to seven Alaskan bears. Here we'll get up close and personal (on a platform we view them from a safe distance) with our six rescued beautiful Alaskan Coastal Brown Bears and three Black Bears--the only black bears on Baranof Island.
Our next stop is The Alaskan Raptor Center. This rehabilitation center for birds of prey has a state of the art flight room and home to multiple rescued Eagles, owls and other birds of prey found in Southeast Alaska.
The we'll travel to Sitka National Historical Park; this protected area of temperate rain forest stretches out to a peninsula and offers multiple, easily accessible trail loops that contour Indian river and the Eastern Channel waters. Totem poles punctuate these trails. This park is also the site of a battle between the Sheetka Kwan Kiksadi Clan and Russian American troops, during the 19th century. Our guests can choose to walk through the park or a visit to the park’s amazing cultural center, which offers its own onsite interpreters, as well as exhibits and demonstrations for traditional techniques such as carving, working with fur, beading, and metal working.
To cap off this tour our final stop will be for refreshments. This locally owned and operated pub is located right in the heart of historic downtown Sitka and offers a variety of beers. Enjoy flavors from all around Alaska on their ever-changing taps. Depending on taste (and age ), non-alcoholic beverages are also available. Enjoy both in this family friendly establishment.


Duration: 5 minutes

Stop At: Alaska Raptor Center, 1000 Raptor Way, Sitka, AK 99835-9302

Growing from a backyard, volunteer-run operation, the Alaska Raptor Center has become Alaska's foremost bald eagle hospital and educational center, as well as one of the state's premier visitor attractions.Each year, the Alaska Raptor Center provides medical treatment to 100-200 injured bald eagles and other birds. Our goal is to release our patients back into the wild; some, however, are injured so severely they could not survive in the wild even after rehabilitation. These birds may join our Raptors-in-Residence, providing excitement and education for more than 36, 000 annual visitors and for the 15, 000 schoolchildren we reach through the Adopt-A-Raptor program and Classroom Presentations around the country.The Alaska Raptor Center's 17-acre campus borders the Tongass National Forest, a temperate coastal rainforest, and the Indian River in Sitka, Alaska, and features award-winning natural habitats for our 19 Raptors-in-Residence.

Duration: 25 minutes

Stop At: Fortress of the Bear, 4639 Sawmill Creek Rd, Sitka, AK 99835-9805

This center opened in 2007, and now houses 7 bears. More than 20, 000 visitors per year come to experience the majesty of these amazing creatures. We’ve sent bears to the Bronx Zoo, Montana Grizzly Encounter and the International Exotic Animal Sanctuary in Boyd, Texas. Our goal is to work with the Alaska Department of Fish & Game to someday release rehabbed bears back into the wild. As a 501(C)3 not-for-profit organization, The Fortress of the Bears rely solely on admission fees and donations for funding.

Duration: 25 minutes

Stop At: Sitka National Historic Park/Totem Park, 103 Monastery St, Sitka, AK 99835-7617

On an island amid towering spruce and hemlock, Sitka National Historical Park preserves the site of a battle between invading Russian traders and indigenous Kiks.ádi Tlingit. Park visitors are awed by Tlingit and Haida totem poles standing along the park’s scenic coastal trail, and the restored Russian Bishop’s House speaks of Russia’s little known colonial legacy in North America

Duration: 25 minutes

Additional information

  • Infant seats available
  • Near public transportation
  • Stroller accessible
  • Not wheelchair accessible
  • Most travelers can participate
  • Face masks required for travelers in public areas
  • Face masks required for guides in public areas
  • Hand sanitizer available to travelers and staff
  • Social distancing enforced throughout experience
  • Regularly sanitized high-traffic areas
  • Gear/equipment sanitized between use
  • Transportation vehicles regularly sanitized
  • Guides required to regularly wash hands
  • Regular temperature checks for staff
  • Temperature checks for travelers upon arrival
  • Paid stay-at-home policy for staff with symptoms
  • Contactless payments for gratuities and add-ons
  • This experience requires good weather. If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund
  • This experience requires a minimum number of travelers. If it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund
  • This tour/activity will have a maximum of 12 travelers
  • Confirmation will be received at time of booking

Ticket delivery

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Cancellation

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ofallongirl
September 2021

My husband and I were in Sitka for one day as a cruise stop. We arranged for this tour before leaving home because it sounded better than being with a big group. We met up with the Baranhof Tour rep at the Tour center in town. Will was our tour guide and there was one other couple with us. We ...

mszeto99
September 2019

My four children under ten years greatly enjoyed this tour. The Fortress of the Bear and Raptor Center were highlights of our Alaska trip.

Bill W
September 2019

Fay/Faye took us to all three sites, explained a lot, and drove well. Top- notch all around and a good sampling of Sitka.

Dominique_M
September 2019

If you just want transportation to each of the locations, then go on this tour. Otherwise, pick another tour company. Our tour guide was just awful. She provided no information along the way. Her speaker system did not work and we were crammed in the van. When we were "dropped off" at the Fortres...

Tamara C
September 2019

We were looking for a tour that stopped at both the Fortress of the Bears and the Raptor Center. Being in animal rescue, we loved both of them. Both locations had a guide. We were on our own at the totem park which left us wandering around. We would have preferred more time with the bears and rap...

Debra C
September 2019

Loved Fortress of the Bear. Wonderful to see there rescue bears so close up, this is such a worthy cause so deserving of support.

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