So I can’t really recommend local agencies–except that, in general, Allen Marine’s tours (Whales & Wildlife Quest in Juneau, others in Sitka and Ketchikan, which we’ve booked through ships) have always been excellent.

Because we’ve done Alaska four other times, and because HAL had strangely early times in some cases, we didn’t do as many booked excursions as usual. We did do Whales & Wildlife again, the White Pass railroad again, and an excellent “Insider’s view” of Saxman Village. I can certainly recommend the Eagle Reserve float trip out of Haines. We don’t do helicopter or flight excursions.