Island Highlights & Native Cultural Tour VIP ©
Bus or Van Tour

rangell is the only community in Alaska to have been ruled by four nations, the Tlingit, Russian, British and United States. The community is rich in Alaska Native history. Your fully guided tour will give you a glimpse into the world of the Tlingit People. Once a great nation, the Tlingit territory spread from Dixon Entrance in the south, near the city of Ketchikan, to the small village of Yakutat, the northern most community on the Inside Passage. The territory that the Tlingits ruled is comparable in size to that of the country of Norway.

Enjoy a personalized tour of Wrangell’s most popular attractions in the comfort a 7 passenger van. This tour is fully narrated and gives you an orientation of the island and its attractions. Four great sites are visited. The tour departs from and returns to 107 Stikine Avenue.  Guests will be met by their Alaska Native Driver/Guide.

• Wrangell Museum’s collection reflects Wrangell's colorful past. Tlingit house posts carved in the 1700’s are thought to be the oldest known house posts still in existence today. A display of Russian, English, Chinese and Japanese artifacts depicts Wrangell’s colorful past. Trapping, Fishing and Forest industries, all major players in the development of Southeast Alaska, are represented in the collection, as is the community's character and charm with memorabilia from local business, families and individuals throughout this local museum.     
  
• Kik-Setti Totem Park was created in 1987 as part of a project by Wrangell Native Cultural Heritage Committee.  It is built on the site of the Sun House.  Visitors will see several totems depicting Pacific Northwest Native Art.
  
  
• Chief Shakes Tribal House is unique because it is located on a beautiful island in the middle of Wrangell’s Reliance Harbor. This is the site of the “Last Great Potlatch” of the local Tlingit people.  The potlatch was held to celebrate the completion of the newly constructed Chief Shakes tribal house and the naming of the last Chief Shakes; “We Shakes”.  The history of the tribal house as well as a description of daily living and the type of tools that were used by early inhabitants will be shared at this time.
  
  
• Petroglyph Beach, an Alaska State Historic Site.  Wrangell’s Petroglyph Beach Park is unique because of the number of Petroglyphs at the site and the ease with which people can see them.  These ancient rock carvings are estimated to be between 8,000 to 10,000 years old.