Ketchikan: Misty Fjords National Monument Floatplane Tour – Juneau, Alaska

EXPERIENCE

Take to the skies over the stunning Misty Fjords National Monument on a floatplane tour from Ketchikan. Admire the lakes, sheer cliffs, and waterfalls of Misty Fjords, a part of the Tongass National Forest covering more than 2 million acres (900,000 hectares) of alpine wilderness.

Meet your pilot in Ketchikan and climb aboard your 6-passenger floatplane. During the flight, your pilot shares commentary via your headset, which also offers a musical soundtrack. Ascend over Tongass Narrows, a body of water located between Ketchikan and Gravina Island, and fly past Ketchikan.

Stare in wonder at the beauty of Tongass National Forest as you soar over Revillagigedo Island to Misty Fjords National Monument, about 40 miles (64 km) east of town. Traveling through a low-hanging mist that gives the region its name, take in views of fjords, cliffs, and rock walls jutting straight out of the water.

Waterfalls cascade down narrow granite passages, and dense forests of hemlock and spruce cover the vertical slopes. Your pilot navigates over Rudyard Bay, giving you a fantastic vantage point of New Eddystone Rock, a remnant of early volcanic activity. Keep your eyes peeled for wildlife like wolves, bears, deer, and eagles.

Your floatplane tour ends with drop-off back in Ketchikan.

HIGHLIGHTS

Soar over the Misty Fjords National Monument on a floatplane tour from Ketchikan
Admire the beauty of the Tongass National Forest and the Revillagigedo Island
See the New Eddystone Rock, a remnant of early volcanic activity, from the air
Keep an eye out for wildlife like wolves, bears, deer, and eagles from the air

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