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Ketchikan duck tour prices, ticket by ticket

What an adult, a child and an infant pay, what the fare covers, what costs extra and how the duck's price sits next to the totem tours, the crab feasts and the floatplanes.

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Editorial team, ketchikan-duck-tour.comUpdated October 16, 2026read in 6 minutes4 sources

The tour this guide is about Ketchikan: Duck Tour by land and water 4.7 (2,977 reviews) 1.5 hoursA bus and a boat in one90 minutes, seated from$79per person Check availabilityPrice per Viator, live

Quick answer

01Adults: Ages 13 and up from $79.
02Children: Ages 3 to 12 from $47.
03Infants: Ages 0 to 2 from $15.
04Refunds: None: all sales are final.
05Extras: Gratuities and hotel pickup are not included.

What a duck ticket costs by age

Ketchikan duck tour prices are set per person and split into three age bands. Adults, meaning anyone 13 and older, start from $79. Children from 3 to 12 start from $47, and infants up to 2 start from $15. Those are starting prices from the Viator listing; the exact amount for your date shows at checkout before you pay.

The child band is generous. A 12-year-old pays the child fare, which makes the duck one of the easier tours in town to budget for a family. Infants have their own small fare rather than riding free, so count every person in your party when you add up the cost. The calculator below does the sum for you in your own currency.

There is one booking limit worth knowing for bigger groups: a single booking can hold up to 30 travelers. A family or a group of friends from the same ship fits easily. A large reunion or club would need to split into several bookings, and because seating on the duck is first come, first served, it pays to arrive together and early.

What the fare includes

For that price you get a narrated ride of about 1.5 hours with a live guide in English. The listing names two parts: a bus tour through town and a sightseeing boat cruise in the harbor. The vehicle itself is both, so there is no transfer between a coach and a boat; you stay in the same seat from the pier, through town and out onto the water.

The operator describes its duck as a Coast Guard certified and inspected amphibian.¹ The land route passes the salmon ladder on Ketchikan Creek, City Park's hatchery and eagle center, Whale Park and Creek Street before the duck heads into the harbor.² All of that is in the fare; there are no paid stops or entrance tickets along the way.

Snacks and drinks may come on board, which helps if you are fitting the ride between a late breakfast and lunch. Alcohol and smoking are not allowed. The price also covers the trivia and jokes that guests rate so highly: the narration is part of the product, not an add-on, and there is no separate audio guide to rent.

Time for money

How long each town tour lasts

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Duration in hours from each listing; a longer tour is not always better value on a short port day.

Price ladder

Ketchikan tours by starting price

Tour	Length	Cancellation	Price
Duck tour (this site)	1.5 hrs	Non-refundable	from $79
Cultural and scenic excursion	3 hrs	Free up to 24 hrs	from $84
Potlatch and Herring Cove	2.5 hrs	Free up to 24 hrs	from $85
City tour with Saxman	2.5 hrs	Free up to 24 hrs	from $99
Crab feast lunch	2.5 hrs	Free up to 24 hrs	from $110
Lumberjack show and crab	2.5 hrs	Free up to 24 hrs	from $158
Whale watching boat tour	2.5 hrs	Free up to 24 hrs	from $199
Misty Fjords floatplane	2 hrs	Free up to 24 hrs	from $389

Starting prices for one adult: the duck tour on Viator, the others on GetYourGuide; what you pay at checkout varies with the date and the option you pick.

Three budgets

Low, middle or splurge

Low

Duck tour

Town and harbor

Adult: from $79
Child: from $47
Refund: No

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Middle

Crab feast lunch

Lodge meal

Adult: from $110
Length: 2.5 hrs
Refund: Up to 24 hrs

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Ketchikan: Misty Fjords National Monument Floatplane Tour

Splurge

Misty Fjords flight

Floatplane

Adult: from $389
Length: 2 hrs
Group: Up to 6

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The duck tour

Children 3 to 12 from $47.

A refundable tour

The Potlatch and Herring Cove tour cancels free up to 24 hours ahead.

A crab feast

From $110 for 2.5 hours.

Misty Fjords flight

From $389 by floatplane.

Book in town

Tours sell on the day at Berth 2 and the dock kiosks.³

Tours may be booked on the day of your visit at the Visitors Center on Berth 2 or at any of our kiosks located on the docks.

Ketchikan Visitors BureauSource 3

What costs extra

A few things sit outside the fare. Gratuities are not included, so if your guide and driver made the ride, plan a tip in cash or by card as you leave. Hotel pickup and drop-off are not included either: the tour starts from the downtown cruise pier, which suits ship passengers but means hotel guests make their own way there.

There is no restroom on board, so use the restrooms on the cruise pier or in the visitors bureau before you climb in. Souvenir duck whistles cost 4 dollars on board, on the operator's website or at the shop on the pier. They are optional, of course, but children tend to notice them.

Guests on Norwegian Cruise Line ships dock at Ward Cove, which lies about 5.5 miles from downtown.⁴ The operator tells them to take the free Ward Cove shuttle into town and to allow an hour for it. The shuttle costs nothing, but the time does: build that hour into your port day before you choose a departure.

Checklist

In the fare, or on top

Included

Narrated bus tour through town
Sightseeing cruise in the harbor
Live guide in English
Stops along the land route, no entry fees

Not included

Gratuities
Hotel pickup and drop-off
Restroom on board
Souvenir duck whistles

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What your group pays

Choose a tour and the number of guests

Duck tourBus and boatfrom $79 Totem park tourPotlatch, Herring Covefrom $85 Cultural excursionTotem Bightfrom $84 Crab feast lunchLodge lunchfrom $110

People 2

Total from$158

from, per person $79

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Totals use each tour's lowest per-person price on GetYourGuide or Viator, converted with the ECB rate; the booking page shows the binding amount.

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The no-refund rule, and how to live with it

The single most important price fact is not a number. The duck tour is sold as non-refundable: all sales are final. If you change your mind, miss the meeting time or your ship changes its schedule, the money stays spent. That is unusual among Ketchikan tours; the Potlatch and Herring Cove tour and the cultural excursion both allow free cancellation up to 24 hours ahead.

The operator can still cancel for bad weather or too few passengers, and in that case it offers you an alternative or a full refund. In other words, the risk you carry is your own change of plan, not the company's. Knowing that, the sensible approach is simple: book once your cruise itinerary is confirmed and your port times are published.

If your day is uncertain, there is another route. Tours can also be booked on the day at the visitors center on Berth 2 or at the kiosks on the docks.³ Buying in town means you only pay once you are standing in Ketchikan, at the cost of picking from whatever seats are left that day.

Promo codes and discounts

People often search for a Ketchikan duck tour promo code, so here is the plain answer: we know of no public promo code for this listing, and we do not publish codes we cannot verify. The fare shown at checkout is the fare. Be careful with sites that promise a code in exchange for an email address; they rarely deliver.

The real savings are structural. The child fare for ages 3 to 12 is well below the adult fare, so a family saves most by counting ages correctly. Booking directly in town on the day can also work if you want to keep your options open, though it trades price certainty for flexibility rather than lowering the price.

Finally, think about value rather than the lowest number. The duck covers the town and the harbor in one go, which saves the cost of a separate harbor cruise if a quick look at the water is all you want. If you would book a boat trip anyway, compare the duck's harbor section with a longer cruise before you decide.

How the price compares with other Ketchikan tours

Among town tours the duck sits at the lower end. The cultural and scenic excursion starts from $84, a tour of Potlatch Totem Park and Herring Cove from $85 and a city tour with Saxman Village and a salmon tasting from $99. The duck starts from $79 for an adult.

Food and outdoor trips cost more. A crab feast lunch at a lodge starts from $110, and a lumberjack show with a crab feast from $158. A marine wildlife and whale watching boat tour starts from $199.

At the top sits the floatplane: a Misty Fjords flight starts from $389 for 2 hours in a group of at most 6. Many visitors combine a short, low-cost duck ride with one bigger booking, which keeps the day varied without spending the whole budget on a single tour.

Booking and paying, step by step

Booking ahead online is the most predictable way to pay. You choose the date and departure time, enter the number of adults, children and infants, and see the total before you confirm. Your ticket arrives by email and can be shown on your phone or on paper. Keep it handy at check-in on the pier, because the duck team scans or checks it before you board.

On the day, the order of things is simple. Walk down your ship's ramp, find the duck tour representatives at the bottom of it and check in 30 minutes before departure. After that, be at the duck 15 minutes before it leaves. Arriving early has a second benefit beyond punctuality: seating is first come, so the earliest guests choose their seats.

If you are not arriving by ship, the plan changes slightly. The operator asks travelers who are not on a cruise ship to call at least 24 hours ahead for meeting instructions. That one phone call saves a confused search along the waterfront and makes sure your ticket, your time slot and your meeting place all match before you set out.

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