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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

Tue 24 Dec

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Starting at $115.00

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Tue 24 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)

Tony B

Oct 2018

Our tour was the highlight of our trip. Our driver and tour guide was the owner Ben, a native Alaskan. He was extremely knowledgeable of the area, it's history, it's culture and the amazing scenery we encountered. We got to see a great deal of wildlife including wild salmon in their natural environment, bears, wolves, caribou, musk ox, etc. We highly recommend this tour to anyone who wants a laid back interesting and informative tour.

KMPMD

Sep 2018

I had one day in Anchorage and was looking for something to do. I came across this tour from Alaska's Finest Tours and booked on-line for the next day. Ben our guide, quickly texted me to be certain I knew our meeting location and time. Happened to be a beautiful fall day in Anchorage and the tour was outstanding! Ben was born and raised in Alaska, thus his knowledge of the area was great. The tour bus was very comfortable and Ben was a great driver. We were greeted with beautiful scenery along the Highway to the Turnagain arm. Stopped at several shops for tasting smoked fish and sausage and a great candy store. Along the way, we saw Beluga Whales, drank mountain spring water from the source and had a great visit at the Alaska Conservation Center. We thought the tour was over, but no.....Ben then took us to Portage to see several "hanging glaciers" and watched Sockeye Salmon swim in the water. Really a great tour and great value. I highly recommend this tour when you are in Anchorage!

Carole L

Sep 2018

We had a day to spend in anchorage at the end of our cruise before we flew back to New York. We chose this tour in part because of the timing, and in consideration of what we wanted to see. This tour gave us a very good few hours to be out and about, somewhat on the outer edge of Anchorage on the Turnagain Arm that proved to be very picturesque, and abundant with great scenery. I am very glad that we got acquainted with yet another part of Alaska before we headed home. We saw Baluga Whales, trumpet swans, huge salmon that were spawning, and over all great views of the mountains, rivers and glaciers. The wildlife preserve is truly wonderful to see, and exemplifies how much the Alaskans care about preserving the natural wildlife. Our tour guide did a really great job at making sure we saw everything the tour could possibly have to offer. It was Labor Day, and she is in real life a school bus driver, and we were just lucky to get her because there was no school that day!. She provided us with a lot of information and history about the area and was very willing and able to answer all of our many questions. I think our very friendly tour guide's name may have been Laurie?? or- something close to that- however, if Im wrong about her name, Im certainly right about the great job she did for all of us that day. Again, this is a very worthwhile tour and I would strongly recommend it . Visit the Turnagain Arm before you leave Anchorage or Seward.