The Top 2 Cultural Tours in Juneau

One of the best ways to get to know a destination is through its food. So, by picking a Juneau local food and drink tour, you’re choosing to do a deep dive into the Alaskan way of life. Of course, we all think of salmon when it comes to Alaska’s eating traditions, but did you know that sourdough is also hugely important in the region? So much so that people living one or more winters in Alaska are nicknamed ‘Sourdoughs’!

The Gold Panning and Salmon Bake is an ideal tour for all the family. See if it’s your lucky day as you pan for gold in the famous Gold Creek, where the discovery of the area’s first gold was announced in the late 1800s. Your spoils will make the perfect souvenir to remember your trip. Next, move on to the Gold Creek Salmon Bake, where you’re invited to feast on salmon, Cheechako (meaning ‘newcomer’) chicken, and chowder, while listening to folk music around the campfire. What a day!

The Taku Glacier Lodge Feast & 5-Glacier Seaplane Discovery combines a once-in-a-lifetime seaplane flight over the icefield, gazing down across some of Juneau’s off-shoot glaciers, including Norris, East Tower, West Tower, Hole-in-the-Wall, and Taku Glacier. That is way more than you’d expect to see on a helicopter tour, and this is one of the main advantages of a seaplane tour. You’ll then touchdown at the Taku Lodge, a historic and charmingly rustic destination with views overlooking Taku Glacier. Here, you’ll feast to your heart’s content on locally caught salmon, that all-important sourdough, and many more treats. Your drinks will even be iced with water direct from the glacier!

These Juneau local food and drink tours each include a non-culinary activity, so you’ll be hungry and ready to feast when the time comes! Check out our favorite tours below.