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Arrival and information
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Ferries
dock two miles north of downtown on Tongass Highway; city
buses
stop here every 30 minutes until 9.30pm (Sun 3.30pm). Alaska Airlines serve the
airport
, which is on an island and is linked to town by half-hourly ferries ($2.50). The
visitor center
stands downtown at 131 Front St (daily 7am-5pm; tel 907/225-6166 or 1-800/770-3300,
), and for information about the surrounding Tongass forests visit the
Southeast Alaska Discovery Center
, 50 Main St (daily 8am-5pm; tel 907/228-6220,
), a striking cedar-framed building which houses absorbing displays ($4) of the region's natural habitats and native culture.
Scores of companies run
sightseeing excursions
, among them Alaska Sourdough Tours (tel 907/225-4081 or 1-888/801-7596), which takes you around town and to the two major totem pole sites at Saxman and Totem Bight. Promech Air (tel 907/225-3845 or 1-800/860-3845) and Taquan Air (tel 907/225-8800 or 1-800/770-8800) offer
floatplane
trips from just $60, while Southeast Sea Kayaks (tel 907/225-1258 or 1-800/287-1607) or Southeast Exposure, 515 Water St (tel 907/225-8829), will take you
sea kayaking
along the fjords; a four-hour trip costs around $80 with day rental for experienced paddlers from $30. The latter also rents
bikes
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