Which Alaska cruise shore excursions are worth booking? — featuring Zach the Traveling Man (Shore Excursions Group)
In this video: Alaska Shore Excursions You NEED to Book (Juneau, Skagway & Ketchikan)
Zach the Traveling Man · 3 months ago
Is Mendenhall Glacier worth the excursion cost?
Yes, according to the video. Mendenhall Glacier is described as the most accessible glacier in Alaska and a highlight that most cruisers visit. You get stunning views across Mendenhall Lake, fresh mountain air, and an easy walk from the parking area.
What this video answers
Is Mendenhall Glacier worth the excursion cost?
Do I need a passport for the Skagway excursion?
How cold is it in Alaska in late May?
Are the port towns walkable without booking an excursion?
What's the best time of year to take an Alaska cruise?
Overview of Alaska's Top Southeast Cruise Shore Excursions
This video follows a Holland America Alaska cruise down the Inside Passage, documenting three essential shore excursions across the region's most visited ports: Juneau, Skagway, and Ketchikan. The presenter books through Shore Excursions Group and takes viewers on real, unfiltered experiences at each stop, showing exactly what you'll see, how long activities take, and whether they're worth your time and money. The route departs from Vancouver and visits smaller, historic Alaskan towns accessible only by sea or air—places that retain their gold-rush charm and wildlife viewing opportunities.
This guide suits first-time Alaska cruisers deciding which excursions to book, as well as returning visitors looking to try new activities or confirm if flagship experiences like Mendenhall Glacier and the White Pass & Yukon Railway live up to the hype. If you want honest, boots-on-the-ground details about timing, weather, crowds, and what to pack rather than marketing copy, the video delivers real observations from late May travel.
Key Moments
Key Sights and Experiences on These Alaska Shore Excursions
Mendenhall Glacier in Juneau—the most accessible glacier in Alaska, requiring only a short bus ride and easy walk to Mendenhall Lake for close-up views and photography
Whale-watching tour from Juneau, where the presenter's group saw significantly more whales than typical for late May, thanks to favorable conditions
White Pass & Yukon Railway from Skagway, a historic narrow-gauge train that climbs 3,300 feet through mountain scenery while crossing into Canada
Wild Adventure Yukon stop, featuring a barbecue lunch in covered wagons and a wildlife museum after crossing the U.S.–Canada border
Endicott Arm fjord cruise to Dawes Glacier, a scenic full-day segment with calving ice and narrow waterway passages
Great Alaskan Lumberjack Show in Ketchikan, a performance-based excursion showcasing local logging culture and Creek Street's historic downtown district
What to Know Before Booking These Alaska Excursions
Temperature and layers: Expect 30–51°F depending on elevation and time of day; bring a rain jacket, hoodie, and layered clothing at minimum
Timing and daylight: Late May to early September is peak season; the sun stays up until 10 or 11 p.m. in May, offering nearly continuous daylight for photography
Crowds: Multiple large cruise ships dock simultaneously in small towns like Juneau and Skagway, creating packed sidewalks and long waits at popular restaurants like Tracy's King Crab Shack
Duration: The Skagway Yukon excursion is an 8-hour all-day tour including bus and train travel, plus lunch; plan accordingly for ship departure times
Passport required: Any excursion crossing into Canada (like the Yukon Rail and Bus Adventure) requires a valid passport
Weather variability: Rain is frequent in Alaska; the presenter notes late May featured unusually good weather but warns to pack for wet conditions as the norm
Accessibility: Juneau is reachable only by plane or water—no roads lead in or out—making it a true port-dependent destination
Common Questions About Alaska Cruise Shore Excursions
Is Mendenhall Glacier worth the excursion cost?
Yes, according to the video. Mendenhall Glacier is described as the most accessible glacier in Alaska and a highlight that most cruisers visit. You get stunning views across Mendenhall Lake, fresh mountain air, and an easy walk from the parking area. The short duration and proximity to the ship make it manageable even if you don't book an organized tour—you could hire a local guide or go independently if time is tight.
Do I need a passport for the Skagway excursion?
Yes, if you book the Yukon Rail and Bus Adventure. The tour crosses into Canada at approximately 3,300 feet elevation, and the presenter confirms that passports are required. The itinerary includes a stop at the "international bathrooms" on the border and culminates at Wild Adventure Yukon in Canadian territory, so bring your passport and check expiration dates before your cruise.
How cold is it in Alaska in late May?
Temperatures range from 39–51°F on the water and in port, with higher elevations (like the White Pass) reaching around 30°F. The presenter wore a hoodie as his lightest layer and brought additional jackets and a rain jacket. June, July, and August tend to be warmer, but late May still requires substantial layering and wind-resistant outerwear.
Are the port towns walkable without booking an excursion?
Partly yes. Juneau and Skagway dock right in the downtown area, so you can walk off the ship and explore shops, restaurants, and historic buildings like the Red Onion Saloon without paying for a tour. However, major natural attractions like Mendenhall Glacier and the scenic Yukon wilderness require transportation by bus or train, making booked excursions or independently hired guides necessary for those experiences.
What's the best time of year to take an Alaska cruise?
The video was shot in late May, marking the start of the tourism season, which runs through mid-to-late September. Weather improves and grows warmer in June, July, and August, though these months bring peak crowds. The presenter suggests late May offers a nice balance of acceptable weather, manageable crowds, and extended daylight for photography, though rain remains likely.
This video is invaluable for anyone weighing whether to splurge on Alaska shore excursions or trying to prioritize which ones are genuinely worthwhile. The presenter visits four separate excursions and shares real observations about wait times, weather impacts, accessibility, and the actual experience versus marketing expectations, giving you the kind of honest information travel brochures won't provide.
The best part is watching him demonstrate each activity firsthand—from standing at Mendenhall Lake to riding the White Pass Railway with a passport check and Canadian border crossing. You get a true sense of pacing, crowd management, and whether six hours on a train or bus is time well spent. For Alaska cruisers, this is exactly the reference you should watch before booking.
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Alaska cruise shore excursions can make or break your trip. In this video, I'm taking you along on every single excursion I did on my recent Holland America Koningsdam Alaska cruise! From Mendenhall Glacier in Juneau to the legendary White Pass & Yukon Railway in Skagway, crossing into Canada, and finishing up with the Great Alaskan Lumberjack Show in Ketchikan. This is your ultimate guide to the best Alaska cruise shore excursions in Southeast Alaska!
🔗 Shore Excursions Group — My Excursions from This Video:
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Juneau: Whales and Mendenhall Glacier
Skagway: Yukon Rail and Bus Adventure
Whether you're planning your first Alaska cruise or looking to make the most of every port day, choosing the right shore excursions in Alaska is everything. In this complete Alaska shore excursion guide, I cover Juneau glacier tours, Skagway Yukon excursions, and Ketchikan cruise port activities, all from my Holland America Alaska cruise aboard the Koningsdam. If you've been searching for honest, firsthand Alaska cruise port reviews, real talk on what's worth booking and what to skip, and the best things to do in Juneau, Skagway, and Ketchikan from a cruise ship then you're in the right place!
⚓ What You'll See in This Video:
Juneau, Alaska — Mendenhall Glacier & whale watching tour
Skagway, Alaska — White Pass & Yukon Railway + bus tour to the Yukon
Endicott Arm — scenic Dawes Glacier & fjord cruising
Ketchikan, Alaska — Great Alaskan Lumberjack Show & Creek Street
🔍 About This Cruise:
Ship: Holland America Koningsdam
Route: Alaska Inside Passage
Ports: Vancouver to Juneau | Skagway | Endicott Arm | Ketchikan
Video transcript for “Alaska Shore Excursions You NEED to Book (Juneau, Skagway & Ketchikan)” Accessibility
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Hello and welcome to Alaska. We're at our very first port of call. An early afternoon stop in Juno. Juno, of course, the capital of Alaska. Interesting fact about Juno. It's only accessible by plane or by water as we've come today because there are no roads into or out of Juno. So,
pretty cool to be here by cruise ship. My cruise ship is behind me here. This is the Highland America Conings Dam and I am visiting at the end of May. It's actually Memorial Day here in 2026. Currently 51° Fahrenheit here. It's beautiful. About 2:00 p.m. in the afternoon. I'm about to
go meet my short excursion in just a minute. And I want to say thank you to my friends at Short Excursions Group for sending me on today's excursion and a couple of excursions that we'll see in this video. I'll tell you exactly which ones those are. If you're looking for a neat
shore excursion for your cruise, I encourage you to check them out. I'm actually going to put my link down there in the description below. Go check that out. but trust short excursions group and go with them all around the world. Not just here in Alaska, but the Caribbean. I've done it in Asia,
Europe. But today, we're going to go with them on a well watching tour and then we're going to go to Minenhal Glacier and check that out. Now, Minenhal Glacier is certainly the highlight of the experience here in Juno. It's like the thing that most all the tours will go do. So,
enough of me talking. Welcome to Alaska. Let's check out a little bit of Juno. And the cool thing about the dock, you can see there's multiple ships here today, by the way. But it's right here in the town. So, you come off of your cruise ship and the first thing you're going to see a lot of tours,
a lot of people offering day of tours. Maybe if you didn't book something ahead of time, you certainly could do that. But I do encourage you, again, short excursions group. And it's actually pretty wild. I mentioned the temperature, but uh with the sun, it feels a little bit warm, a little
bit too warm even. I'm just wearing like a hoodie pullover right now, but it's quite warm. Now, as it is the last week of May when I'm visiting, just the very start of tourism season here, usually start sometime in late April, early May, and it'll extend sometime through mid to late September
when things start to get really cool. Probably going to be the warmest sometime in June, July, and August if you're visiting. So, definitely if you're coming in April, May, it's going to be a little bit cooler than it'll be later on in the summer. So, just know that and plan accordingly.
I brought a hoodie. This is probably the lightest jacket that I brought. I've got a couple of other jackets and a rain jacket as well cuz it's always rainy. Uh always some rain in Alaska. We got really lucky today with beautiful sunshine. But I do think this is going to be uh kind of the
odd day out in our trip cuz I think this is probably going to be the nicest weather that we're going to have. Uh stay tuned and we'll see what the weather's like tomorrow. So, just leaving the port area here, going to cross the street because when you come away from the port area,
uh, everything is relatively close. And the ship, like I said, does dock right in the downtown area. So, it's not like you're going to have to take a bus to get into the town itself. You can literally just walk uh within half a mile or so and probably see just about everything here in Juno. There are
at least four big cruise ships in port today, so a lot of people flooding into the streets here. But here's a Alaska Fudge Company in there. So, just walked a little ways into town here just to show you some of the things available. I did want to mention right across the street here,
there's actually a US post office over there cuz of course we are in the United States. So, if you do need to mail letters or maybe I don't know why you would have bills with you on vacation, but if you need to mail anything or want to send someone a postcard, you certainly can do
that from here. And another thing to remember, if you have a US cell phone carrier that you can use your cell service, most of those here in Elaso, cuz again, it's part of the uh 50 states. So, just check your terms and conditions, but I just now turned my phone on and it connected
right away and I have a Verizon wireless. So, uh you should be able to get your self-service here, no problem. So, this here is the Red Dog Saloon. This is actually famous. A lot of folks come here. This is just right across from the pier, though. Again, there's our ship. So, if you got off and
just came right across the street, then this would bring you right out here. And there are a lot of other little shops here, too. We're just over here back beside the pier now. Just wanted to show you a few sites over here that may be of interest to you. There is the Alaskan Brewing Public House.
Coming up next is a site that we uh we know and we love, right? We respect everywhere. The Diamonds International. This big purple building. And then another famous location right beside that with Tracy's King Crab Shack. Never actually been here before myself, but understand uh this is the place
for King Crab. But definitely pack your patience is there is always a line to get in here. Probably no matter what day you come because the reality is that in the summer there probably is no good day to be in Juno because you know 1 2 3 4 five actually large cruise ships here in port today.
There's a lot of people. It's a little town here. So a lot of people packed into this small town. Pack your patience. Kind of reminds me of and this may be a little controversial to say but I'm going to say it. Having grown up in East Tennessee, and I know a lot of you have visited before,
Gatlinburg, Tennessee, a little mountain town, and kind of get that same vibe here in Juno, but it's definitely small like that. A lot of things to see and do. That means that the sidewalks are packed with people. Right here is another area of interest to Gold Belt Tra that actually takes you
up the side of the hill here. You have great views of Juno down below, but unfortunately, as you can see here, there's no line inside. Uh, it's not operational. It's been down, I think, all season so far. or I think there was an incident with the tram, but it is not going today and hasn't been
going like that all season so far. But you can see up there uh the terminus with a good view up there on top of the mountain down below. But here's the actual uh tram itself. Not in operation today. And I think this back here is actually where I'm going to be meeting my tour here in just a few minutes.
So uh I'm going to find my tour and we will get out on our first excursion here in Alaska. We actually switched up the order a little bit of a tour today. So, we've come to Mindenhaw Glacier first. So, welcome to Mindenhal Glacier. It is very busy here right now. And in fact,
uh our tour guide was telling us that it is not typical for there to be five large cruise ships in port at once. I'm just taking in the uh stunning view. I love coming here because and and to Alaska in general because there's a cool crispness in the air and also the air just seems a little bit
fresher here. It is cool also to be this close to a glacier. And they were saying this is the most accessible glacier in Alaska. All the others are pretty much only accessible by boat or by plane, but this one, you know, you can actually bring a bus up to and walk uh right up next to it almost.
So, there's a lot of different things to see here. Uh, a lot of wildlife though, so definitely be on the lookout certainly for bears. There is a visitor center that you can go to that tells you a lot about the Menah Glacier back up the hill here. But I'm going to walk right
down to Menhal Lake first and show you that because it's really neat and this is where you're definitely going to get the best views of the glacier. So, I highly recommend to you that you'll see the pavilion here. Come around it. Come down in it. Come right down to the lake and this
is going to be the area where you can get the best pictures and the best views of Menhog Glacier. So, let's take in some of those views right now after a very short walk. Now, we'll come to the shore of Menen Hall Lake. Definitely start to feel that cooler air as the wind blows out across this cold
water. I remember the last time I came there were actually some chunks of ice out in the lake and I don't see that this time. Always amazing to see a glacier and to know that this water has been frozen and in that state for so long and now so much of it is melting away. In fact,
so much of it was melting away earlier this year and they had so much rainfall that there was flooding here. Menal Lake and the Menhal area. There was massive flooding around Juno in this part of Alaska because of the excessive amounts of rainfall that they were getting.
What a really cool experience today in Juno. Uh getting to go over to Menhog Glacier, that was a treat. And then getting to go well watching. We actually were told by uh the naturalist who was leading the tour and the tour guide. We got really lucky today and we saw many more wells than they typically see this time of year. So, a fantastic time on our
short excursion. And it's just the beginning. It's currently uh it's like 8:00 p.m. So, it's getting late, but uh it'll still stay light here till after 10 or 11:00 tonight. But uh we're not going far tonight. We're just going to go up the channel a little bit up to Skagway, and
that is where I will catch up with you tomorrow where we have a fantastic adventure to the Yukon. and when we take the White Pass Railway and a bus, I think. So, make sure that you keep watching and uh I'll see you in the morning from Skagway. Good morning from beautiful, windy and cold,
but beautiful nonetheless, Skagway, Alaska. My favorite place that I've been to so far in Alaska. Uh was here on my last cruise, which is my first cruise to Alaska. Really love this place. So excited to be back. And I don't know that I would take an Alaska cruise that did not feature
Skyway. We're going to see some really exciting things today because today again with our friends at Short Excursions Group, we're going on a tour. It's like a all day 8 hour tour. I think the plan is to take a bus up to the Yukon. So be crossing into Canada. So I bring my passport for this tour
and then we bring the White Pass Railway back to Skagway later today. We'll stop make many stops along the way, see so many things. So, this is going to be a day of sightseeing, and you're going to see in this footage exactly why you should book this very excursion through Short Excursions Group
when you come to Alaska. It's currently 39° F and windy. I'm wearing layers. I've got my outer rain jacket. Layer up when you come to Skagway cuz it's uh probably going to be cold. Rustic Alaska day. That's what it's going to be today. So, let's let's go. I did want to mention here too that
Skagway is one of the most charming again places that I've seen in Alaska because it's just a tiny little town. This was the boom for the gold rush back in the day. It was Skagway. This was uh they built the railway to go up into uh the Yukon so that they could find some gold like an imbarcation
gold mining town. And it is it's a tiny little town here. So, if you're not going on a tour, maybe you don't want to, you know, go up into the mountains or take the railway or whatever, you can just walk. The pier that I'm on now, I can look all the way down Main Street. I can
keep walking and go right into the little town. There shops down there. If we have time later, we might explore it, depending on what time we get back later today. One of the many beauties about selling in Alaska is you do port right in the heart of these cities. You can just walk
a little way from your ship and see a lot without having to go on an excursion. But, I do recommend an excursion, and you'll see why in just a bit. But a lot of these buildings, they are original from the days of the gold rush. So over on the left, the Red Onion Saloon used to be a bar and brothel, one of dozens here during the height of the gold rush in Skagway.
Welcome back to Canada. After coming about 15 miles up the mountain, an elevation of about 3,300 ft. We have crossed now into Canada. It says said earlier, we did have to bring our passports for this. Uh we did get to stop off though and see the welcome to Alaska sign, which was cool. And our tour guide said these right here are
called the international bathrooms because they are here on the the border between the United States and Canada and are the only restrooms around for quite a while. But it's very cold. It's around 30° F up here right now, but very beautiful scenery, of course.
So, welcome officially to the Yukon where we have arrived at Wild Adventure Yukon. There's a lot here, though. There is a barbecue lunch that was included in the excursion. Actually got to go back here and enjoy that. uh some barbecue chicken, uh some coleslaw, a roll, a donut, some tea, and you
can actually eat in these little covered wagons if you want to. So, that's really neat. But, uh it is quite cold here. I think it's about 34° Fahrenheit. But, it is beautiful here. Here's a map just showing the facilities. We're here. We've just come out of uh lunch, but there are restrooms
here. There's a cafe. Uh then there is a wildlife museum and gift shop. There's gold panning and then there is a dog cart rides uh and petting farm. Apparently they have some of the sled dogs here. We're actually in the town of the small town of Carcross which is the seventh largest city in
Yukon and only like 300 residents there. So, uh, Yukon only has about 30,000 total residents. And I think in total, so we left, uh, Skagway area about 9:30 and we probably arrived here, uh, it is currently 12:11, so probably around 11:30, 11:45. So, over 2 hours it took for us to drive
up here. It was pretty steep as we were driving along. In fact, they said at one point we went up 3,300 ft in elevation in just 11 miles. And that's one of the steepest drives in North America. So that was pretty neat. Uh but we've come back down in elevation now as we've come here to Caracross
the Wildlife Museum here. Uh they actually said this was the largest mounted polar bear in the entire world. And I don't know how they keep track of that or know that, but uh pretty interesting. Anyway, they have like one of everything in here, too. the sled dogs. You can actually
pay uh and do a like a sled dog experience to be pulled behind them. I'm going to do that.
We now made it back to the train station. Uh just here at the Canadian border where we were going to start our ride down. Uh the tour guide was telling us these bikes used to you can actually rent bikes and they'll they'll bus you up here to the Canadian border and you can drive back downhill to
uh to Skagway. No thank you. It's a little too cold for that. Uh but it is mostly downhill I guess. Uh you can see all the buses as folks are uh either departing the train, a lot of folks from Skagway and they're going to take the buses back down or they're doing what we're doing, which is getting off the buses to now get on the train. So uh yeah,
it should be a uh a fun train ride down on the White Pass Railroad down to Skagway. Hello everyone. I'm Todd. I am your rowing tour guide today with me here to answer questions.
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Now back in the booming metropolis of Skagway, Alaska. We came uh back when we were at Carecross, we were about 70 mi from here. So, between the drive and the van and the train ride, the train ride is probably about 30 35 miles of that took about an hour and a half, but we are back now. Uh there's a lot of shops down here. Uh there's actually a Del Soul back there,
which I thought was pretty funny because uh you know, Deloul is typical of the Caribbean ports, but you do see a lot of jewelry shops here. Um, so typical cruise port shops because pretty much this downtown area of Skagway caters from May to September or April to September to
cruise stores. So obviously now why Skagway is my favorite uh with views like that. Got off the train and it's about a mile roughly give or take from where the train drops you off to the port, but they will bring you they're not going to drop you off. There were buses but I elected to walk.
Good morning from Indicott Arm as we are headed uh up Indicot Arm right now. And you can see floating out there some indications of where we're headed. That indicates that we are headed toward a glacier cuz all this ice is going away from the glacier which it's falling off of. So we'll be
there in an hour or two, I think. Uh but it is beautiful out here. You see there's a waterfall just right up there. So plenty of things to see as we uh are doing some scenic selling.
Welcome to Ketchacan, Alaska. Our last stop of this cruise where it's raining and uh that's nothing new because it is typically raining in uh Ketchacan pretty much anytime you come here. Now, if you're coming here, uh, well, you're watching this, I'm sure you're coming here on an Alaska
cruise. It's probably either going to be your first stop or your last stop cuz it is the southernmost point in Southeast Alaska. It's one of the rainiest places in all of Alaska. Now, you'll see the Tongas uh, National Forest here, so you don't see a lot of the snowcap peaks
here cuz we are further south and in the Tongas National Forest, but today we're going to explore the downtown portion of Ketchacan. I've been here before, but have never actually been in the town. on. I was up at Ward Cove, which is where the Norwegian dock is. It's separate from the downtown
area. So, we'll walk around and explore it. We're also going to check out the lumberjack show. So, that's the plan for today. Let's uh get on up here and get to the lumberjack show and uh see what that's like. That's the big thing to do here. So, here at the ship, uh this is uh right at the
end of the pier. They told us to come on up. You can see our ship here, the Holland American Honing Dam, but they said to walk all the way down the pier. There is a map right here. And as I understand it, pretty much everything uh in the downtown Ketchacan area is just right here at
the pier at the port. So, uh should be able to do plenty of shopping and plenty of sightseeing. So, we are right here. We are at birth three today on the Cing Dam. So, we are just going to go um she said it was like right up here somewhere. Oh, not there. Does it say? It's not on this map actually,
but it's down here somewhere. We'll find it, I'm sure. This is Mission Street, I do believe. You can see the Mission Street Market down there. So, uh, certainly a place to come. You can see folks, uh, getting a photo there under the sign. So, definitely somewhere you'll want to explore
when you come to catch a can. And yeah, this is, uh, the liquid sunshine gauge just to show you a little bit about the rain. In fact, they get 12.5 ft of rainfall on average a year. The January average temperature is 32.6° and the July average is 57.5°. Of course, that's all in Fahrenheit. So,
uh, pretty cool. And uh in relation to all of Alaska, you see the greatest land area of Alaska up here and then Ketchacan all the way down here. Of course, it wouldn't be a cruise port anywhere without a Tanzite or Diamonds International. So that's here also the Alaska King Crab Company.
King Crab very big here. The Dungeonous Crab. So lots of places that you can get crabs. This is the Alaska Crab Company and this seems like another general store. It says that it's home of Alaska's largest king crab legs on the third floor. So, uh, they have a restaurant up and then a convenience
store, shirt store, gift shop area down where you can get a lot of t-shirts and things. So, if you want to do some shopping, this may be your last chance for some Alaska souvenirs, too, if this is the last stop on your cruise. So, just know plenty of shopping here in Ketchacan,
just like this. All of these things right here next to the Great Alaskan Lumberjack Show, which is where we are headed. And you can get tickets inside if you didn't get them through the cruise line. I got mine through Holland America because I had some short excursion credit. Uh, but they do
have shows today starting at 8:00 in the morning. We didn't get here till 11:00, so we couldn't have done that. I think the only two options we had were 1:00 and 3:00. So, I'm going to the 3:00 and shows are 1 hour long. So, know that if you're coming, you can get tickets. I looked online for
about $43. This is 2026 as of filming this. About $43 per adult. So, uh, do definitely see how that compares to what the cruise line's charging you. You may be able to get them cheaper here.
That's right. Got a little bit of everything here in Ketchacan today. We got the the mist, the overcast, and now the the full sun out here. But that was a pretty good show. I would definitely recommend it for something to do in Ketchacan. It was a little bit of hokey humor.
It was It was good. good. It was entertaining. Now, I'm just walking through Ketchacan. I'm wanting to go over to Creek Street, which is one of the most famous uh areas in Ketchacan, and we'll take a look at that before we head back through the downtown area to get back over to the
ship. But it's uh very beautiful here now that the sun's broken out. See the harbor out here. What a beautiful view. And then turning around this way, you can see this old bridge here. And what we where we want to be is over there, Creek Street with the old buildings over there.
It's a lot of shops and stuff. It's more places to uh you know, if you want to buy some merchandise and things, you certainly can do that. Here, here we are, the entrance to Creek Street. Now, a lot of the businesses are probably going to be closed at this hour. I did take a break and
it's now closer to 5 p.m., so I think some things have already closed, but uh this is really cool. It's really uh rustic and charming. You can see uh named for the creek that does flow through here.
And there's a lot more shops, too, if you go on past and keep on walking down this street. But I'm going to turn back now since everything's kind of closed anyway and uh start heading back to the ship. So, I hope you've enjoyed our time here in Alaska, seeing all the beautiful sites and all
the excursions I've gone on this trip. And I hope that Ketchacan has shown you that there are some places in Alaska because of where you dock in the town that you can just walk and do things on your own, but in others, like we saw in Skagway and getting out and seeing what we got to see in Juno,
you're definitely going to want to book a tour or a short excursion in those places. And that's why I highly recommend my friends at Short Excursions Group. I want to say thank you again to them. And if you're interested in checking out Short Excursions Group, I highly recommend that you do go click my link down in the description below to go to
Short Excursions Group and find your next Shore Excursion for your next cruise. I promise you won't be disappointed. They do a fantastic job and I'm so happy to work with them and so happy to take their tours all over the globe. Thank you so much for watching. If you enjoyed what you saw
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