Misty Fjords Tour Prices and Booking 2026

Booking choice: The Island Wings seaplane tour, from $475 per person. Check dates Compare the options below

Nothing drives to Misty Fjords. The monument can be reached only by floatplane or boat from Ketchikan, per the U.S. Forest Service page, so every price on this page is really a transport price: a seat in a six-passenger plane, or a place on a fast boat for most of a day.

The figures below are the Viator from-prices on this site, in US dollars, per person. They move with the season. Read the refund line on each one, because most of the flights cannot be cancelled.

The quick answer

A Misty Fjords tour runs from $252 for the fast boat to $475 for the Island Wings seaplane tour (non-refundable). Flights sit between $349 and $475. Gratuities and food are extra on most.

The view from a floatplane window along a blue fjord between forested headlands, with snow-streaked mountains in the haze beyond — The fjord from a floatplane window, the view every flight price is paying for.

How much does a Misty Fjords tour cost?

From $252 for the boat to $475 for the longest seaplane tour, in a ladder with six rungs.

The table runs cheapest to dearest. A seventh option, the Traitors Cove bear flight, is not a Misty Fjords tour at all, so it stays out.

Option	Length	From, per person	If you cancel	What sets it apart
The fast boat	5 h 15 min	$252	Refund up to 24 h before	About 1 h 15 min inside the monument
The Taquan flight	About 2 hours	$349	Refund up to 24 h before	Cheapest flight, window seat, all-aboard guarantee
The private boat	6 hours	$425	Refund up to 24 h before	Your own group on a 34-foot boat
The one-hour Seawind flight	1 hour	$441	Non-refundable	Shortest flight, 4.9 stars
The 1.5-hour Seawind flight	About 2 hours	$470	Non-refundable	20-minute water landing
The Island Wings tour	2.5 hours	$475	Non-refundable	About 30 minutes on the water

The lowest-priced flight on the list, and the only floatplane with a refund up to 24 hours before.

Check dates for the Taquan floatplane flight

What does the price cover?

Transport, a narrating pilot or guide and headsets on the planes. The Island Wings price also covers the Forest Service permit for its shore stop.

The Island Wings seaplane tour (non-refundable): the van from Berth 2, a narrated flight in a six-passenger Beaver, a guaranteed window seat, noise-cancelling headsets and the permit for shore stops.
The Taquan flight: narration, a guaranteed window seat, transport from the port and a guarantee you will not miss the ship's all-aboard.
The fast boat: an English-speaking guide, a written guide in Spanish, French and German, coffee, tea and snacks.
The one-hour Seawind flight (non-refundable): taxes and fees, bottled water, headsets, a guide and pickup from designated points.

A red-and-white floatplane floating on a calm lake beside a rocky shore with forested granite mountains behind it — A floatplane on the water at a lake stop. The price of the longer tours pays for time like this.

What costs extra?

Gratuities on the flights, food and drinks on most of them, and binoculars on the boat.

The listings for the Island Wings tour, the Taquan flight and the one-hour Seawind flight all name gratuities as not included. Taquan also lists food and drinks as extra, and Island Wings allows no food on the plane at all except bottled water. On the boat the coffee and snacks are included, binoculars are not, and a guest warns that food options are limited, so bring your own.

Budget for the pilot's tip before you commit. On a six-seat flight it is part of the real cost.

A window seat, headsets and a pilot narrating the fjords, with a refund if plans change.

Check dates for the Taquan floatplane flight

What is the cheapest way to see Misty Fjords?

The boat, at $252. The cheapest flight is $349, which is $97 more.

The fast boat takes 5 hours 15 minutes: about two hours out, about 1 hour 15 minutes in the monument and two hours back. Guests rate it 4.2 from 49 reviews, and one calls the run to the fjords boring while another says it is long but worth it. You pay with time instead of money.

If you have the hours, it is the lowest-cost way in. If you only have a morning, the flight is the honest choice. The floatplane or boat guide sets the two side by side.

New Eddystone Rock, a tall tree-covered pinnacle standing alone on a sandbar in a grey, cloudy bay — New Eddystone Rock, a short stop on the boat tour and a pass-by on the Taquan flight.

Is a floatplane worth the extra money?

For most people short on time, yes. For people on a budget with a full day, the boat gets you the same cliffs for less.

The flights hand you the fjords from above, in a plane that carries six. Rating gaps matter too: the one-hour Seawind flight (non-refundable) holds 4.9 from 296 reviews, and the Island Wings tour (non-refundable) holds 4.9 from 266. The Taquan flight is 4.4 from 304, a lower mark, and the complaints in its reviews are about the recorded commentary and a wobbly ride rather than the scenery.

The jump from $441 to $470 adds a half hour and a water landing. That one is worth thinking about; the water landing guide does.

Is a private boat cheaper for a group?

The price is listed per person at $425, so a group does not split a boat fee. It buys you the schedule, not a discount.

The private boat tour runs 6 hours on a 34-foot boat, with a restroom, WiFi, soda and bottled water, and pickup at your cruise dock or hotel. It refunds in full up to 24 hours before. The catch is evidence: the listing has a single review, a 5.0 from a guest who called the skipper knowledgeable. Treat it as promising rather than proven.

Two hikers with backpacks stand on a rocky shore watching a floatplane float on a still, misty fjord between forested mountains — A quiet shore stop, the kind of time a private schedule can give you.

Which Misty Fjords tours are refundable?

The Taquan flight, the fast boat and the private boat refund in full up to 24 hours before. Island Wings and both Seawind flights do not.

Those three flights carry the same line on Viator: non-refundable, and it cannot be changed for any reason. That covers the Island Wings seaplane tour (non-refundable), the one-hour Seawind flight (non-refundable) and the 1.5-hour Seawind flight (non-refundable). Weather makes this matter more here than on most tours. The weather and cancellations guide walks through what that means.

How far ahead should you book?

As soon as your cruise itinerary or trip dates are fixed, because the planes carry six passengers and times are limited.

No listing here states how quickly it fills, so there is no number to quote. A flight is a small plane with a handful of seats, so a fixed date is a reason to check availability early. If you are unsure of your plans, book one of the refundable options and keep the option to cancel up to 24 hours before. Pair it with the cruise ship guide if your date is a port day.