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Wildlife and Glaciers with a walk in the Rainforest

Wildlife and Glaciers with a walk in the Rainforest

Overview

This tour is a great way to experience some amazing sights of Alaska, wildlife, glaciers, and a rainforest within a half day. Your guide will pick you up from downtown Anchorage and drive along Turnagain Arm, which boasts abundant scenic views and Alaskan wildlife within easy access to the city of Anchorage. Along the way, you will learn many interesting facts about this area’s history, animals, and ecosystem from your experienced guide.
You will visit the Wildlife Conservation Center, located at the end of Turnagain Arm and surrounded by mountain peaks. You will have the chance to explore on your own and visit the many animals in the center, including brown bears, wolfs, caribou, moose, and the endangered Woodland Bison.
After the Wildlife Center, you will have the opportunity to see the majestic Portage Valley, a few miles drive from the Wildlife Center. Here you will enjoy several amazing viewpoints of glaciers, lakes, rivers, and a unique rainforest.

City: Anchorage

Thu 26 Dec

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Starting at $115.00

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Thu 26 Dec

Starting at $115.00

Make a reservation

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What's Included

Wildlife Conservation Center Entry Fee

Professional guide

Pick up at Anchorage Downtown Visitors Center 546 W 5th Avenue

Additional Info

Public transportation options are available nearby
Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
Operates in all weather conditions, please dress appropriately
Not recommended for Infants or Passengers who cannot walk for 40 minutes on their own.

What To Expect

Alaska Wildlife Conservation Center

View Alaska's most famous animals up close in a natural setting. During this visit, you'll get great pictures of real live bears, moose, musk-ox, caribou, bison, and more! The Alaska Wildlife Conservation Center (AWCC) is a sanctuary dedicated to preserving Alaska’s wildlife through conservation, research, education and quality animal care. AWCC has provided care for hundreds of displaced animals because visitors like you have made critical contributions in the form of admission fees, donations, memberships, and gift shop purchases.

Chugach State Park

Beluga Point: Popular photo stop with panoramic views of Turnagain Arm, with possible opportunities to see Dall sheep and Beluga whales. Timing is everything hopefully you will see both!

Portage Glacier

Portage Valley: You will see Explorer Glacier, Middle Glacier, Byron Glacier and Take a Walk through a Rainforest. Next grab a snack or meal to enjoy on your ride back to Anchorage at Portage Day Lodge.

Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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Reviews (315)

Mattsleeps

Apr 2019

Great tour, Ben was an excellent guide. Had a moose pass in front of the van, Turnagain arm is just stunning and so was the Alaska Wildlife Conservation Centre where I saw the wood bison. Highly recommend the tour and very easy to do, you just get to the information centre and the tour does the rest, dropping you off where you started. Highly recommend. Beautiful part of Alaska.

ImACajun

Mar 2019

This was an amazing day! We saw a variety of scenery on this trip from marshlands at Potter's Marsh to snowy mountains and small icebergs at Cook Inlet and Turnagain Arm to a small, serene rainforest. We then went on to the Wildlife Conservatory. Our tour guide, Ben, was so accommodating! When we called to confirm our reservation for the following day, he told us to come today since the weather was so beautiful! He picked us up and dropped us off at our hotel, so convenient. Ben was very informative and knowledgeable about all the areas we saw. He also seemed as much in awe of his homeland as we were. We were on the tour from 11-6, so we definitely got our money's worth! Ben just wanted us to see it all! We stopped along the side of the highway to see an eagle at his nest, moose grazing, and a Dahl sheep high up on the mountain. The only advice for Ben is to use the microphone when speaking since I missed bits of information, sitting towards the back of the van.

cathywasay

Mar 2019

At the beginning, I hesitated to join this tour, but at the end, I would like to recommend it, reasons : good van, nice tour guide, great spots, high value of money.