Glacier & Wildlife Discovery Tour | 6 hours to 7 hours

129 Reviews | Anchorage
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Inclusions / Exclusions

  • Mobile ticket
  • Offered in: English, Spanish
  • Light snacks
  • Bottled water
  • Professional photographer guide (when available)
  • Spanish-speaking guide (when available)
  • Professional Local Guide
  • Gratuities
  • Food and drinks, unless specified
  • Pickups from private homes, apartments or B&B's. If this is your case, please contact the supplier for the nearest pick up location

Overview

This is the perfect tour for those with limited time in Alaska. Experience magnificent Portage Glacier on this full-day tour from Anchorage, as well as famous Seward Highway, America's most scenic road. Hugging the edge of Turnagain Arm, stop at lookouts like Beluga Point to try to spot all sheep then, continue on to see even more wildlife at the Anchorage Coastal Wildlife Refuge (seasonal). Take a 1-hour cruise on Portage Lake to see Portage Glacier calving, and see where wildlife is rehabilitated at the Alaska Wildlife Conservation Center. Later, head high up on the Chugach Mountains for amazing panoramic views of the Anchorage bowl and beyond (weather permitting) This is a 6-hr tour (approx.) Activity Level: EASY Guests should be able to walk short distances on uneven ground. Trails surfaces vary from paved to uneven natural terrain. Tour participants must be able to walk a short distance and be able to get in/out of the tour vehicle with minimal assistance.

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End point

This activity ends back at the meeting point.

Itinerary

  • Beluga Point

    Beluga Point is one of the scheduled stops. We will have narration about the area, its geology, unique features and history of the area. Guests will have time to take photos.

    15 minutes

  • Seward Highway

    The drive from Anchorage to the Alaska Wildlife Conservation Center/Portage Glacier Area begins with spectacular views as you pass between the dramatic shorelines of Turnagain Arm and the jutting peaks of the Chugach Mountains. The Seward Highway is considered to be one of the most scenic highways in the US.

    2 hours

  • Alaska Wildlife Conservation Center

    At the 200-acre Alaska Wildlife Conservation Center, jaws drop in awe-even those of longtime Alaskans who've studied grizzlies and other animals up close. AWCC's mission is to preserve Alaska’s wildlife through conservation, research, education and quality animal care. The center, which opened to the public in 1993, also educates visitors about Alaska's wildlife. Coyotes peer out from behind the brush while a bald eagle swoops in on the salmon remains left by a grizzly bear. Wood Bison plod through 65 acres of tidal flat terrain, as part of a program that will one day restore the species to the Alaskan wilderness. Animals that cannot be released into the wild are given a permanent home at the center. Come be a part of these exciting programs and watch these animals display their natural, “wild”, behavior. You will have about 90 minutes here to view these animals. There is coffee and food for purchase from vendors at the Center.

    1 hour 30 minutes

  • Portage Glacier

    Portage Glacier Cruise is one hour from Anchorage. This cruise will take you right up to the face of a glacier. You’ll board the comfortable MV Ptarmigan, featuring an enclosed, heated cabin and open-air observation deck. The hour-long cruise is narrated by the US Forest Service, and you’ll navigate around bobbing icebergs and motor to within 300 feet of the towering wall of ice called Portage Glacier (one of Alaska’s most popular attractions). You may have an opportunity to hear the unmistakable rumbling of a calving glacier or rolling iceberg. After the 1 hour cruise, you will have an opportunity to eat lunch at a nearby restaurant. Lunch is not included.

    1 hour

  • Chugach State Park

    Enjoy wide open panoramic views from a high overlook in the Chugach Mountains

    30 minutes

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Additional Info

  • Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
  • Specialized infant seats are available
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
  • May be operated by a multi-lingual guide.
  • A minimum number of people per booking is required for this tour to operate.
  • Glacier Cruise portion of the tour is subject to weather conditions.
  • Activity level: EASY.
  • Guests should be able to walk short distances on uneven ground. Trail surfaces vary from paved to uneven natural terrain. Tour participants must be able to walk a short distance and be able to get in/out of the tour vehicle with minimal assistance. We strongly recommend that guests requiring assistance be accompanied by a companion who is capable of, and totally responsible for, providing assistance. Neither Planet Earth Adventures nor our suppliers may physically lift or assist guests onto transportation vehicles or otherwise.
  • We have limited number of infant/child seats. These must be requested in advance if you have a child. If it is NOT requested at the time of booking, we will NOT have them on the day of the tour.

Free Cancellation

June 18100% refund
June 19No refund

You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.

  • For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
  • If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
  • Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
  • Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.
  • This experience requires good weather. If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund.
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129 reviews

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Showing 1-5 of 117 reviews with 5 stars

A fantastic tour that we would highly recommend!

Published on Sep, 2024

This tour was fantastic! Christina, our tour guide, had so much enthusiasm and energy and was able to share so much of her knowledge everywhere we went. We have done an excursion in each port while we have been away. They have all been very good but this one was the best one.

Sunshine in Anchorage

Published on Sep, 2024

Christina was fantastic, we were blessed with the weather, the pictures we had taken of the glaciers and the wildlife were incredible. I would recommend this tour for anyone visiting anchorage

Spectacular!

Published on Sep, 2024

We only had a couple days to spend in Alaska and chose this tour hoping to see and learn a lot in a relatively short time. We were not disappointed. Our tour guide, Philip, regaled us with lots of great information while we travelled and at each stop. He answered all our many questions and was honest on the rare occasion (once) when he didn’t know the answer. He gave us plenty of time to enjoy each stop. Our trip was very low budget and I was a little worried I would regret spending the money on this tour but I would make the same choice again for sure.

Highly recommend

Published on Aug, 2024

Our tour guide Christina was amazing. Very knowledgeable and upbeat. Loved all of the stops. Great tour of all of Anchorage’s highlights. If you don’t have a lot of time in Anchorage this is a perfect tour. Highly recommend. I am disappointed in some of the advertising The tour picture of the glacier is a bit deceptive. We were impressed with Portage Glacier but it wasn’t as majestic as shown in the picture. Also, the description stated free hotel pickup but we had to go to a meeting place.

Great day tour from Anchorage!

Published on Aug, 2024

The Portage Glacier boat ride. Phil was a very knowledgeable and amiable guide. Took us to many hidden gems.

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