Alaskan Tour: Explore Wildlife, Glaciers, and Rainforest from Anchorage

Embark on an Alaskan tour from Anchorage to explore wildlife, glaciers, and a rainforest. Get up close with brown bears, wolves, caribou, and more at the Wildlife Conservation Center. Marvel at the beauty of Portage Valley’s glaciers, lakes, rivers, and rainforest.

Duration: 4 hours, 30 minutes
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • 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.
What's Included
  • Entry to Wildlife Conservation Center
  • Guidance from a professional
  • Convenient pickup at Anchorage Downtown Visitor Center
What's Not Included
  • Gratuities
  • Lunch
  • Snacks
Additional Information

Embark on an incredible half-day journey through Alaska’s natural beauty, featuring wildlife, glaciers and a rainforest. Your tour starts with a pick-up from downtown Anchorage, followed by a drive along the scenic Turnagain Arm, with its plentiful views and accessible Alaskan wildlife. As you travel, your knowledgeable guide will share fascinating information about the region’s history, fauna, and ecosystem.
Your itinerary includes a visit to the Wildlife Conservation Center, nestled at the edge of Turnagain Arm and encircled by mountain ranges. Here, you will have ample opportunity to explore independently and observe various animal species, including brown bears, wolves, caribou, moose, and the threatened Woodland Bison.
Post this wildlife exploration, the tour takes you to the stunning Portage Valley, located a short drive away from the Wildlife Center. Framed by glaciers, lakes, rivers and a distinctive rainforest, the valley’s breathtaking viewpoints encapsulate the adventure you never knew you needed.

  • Operates in all weather conditions, please dress appropriately
  • Not recommended for Infants or Passengers who cannot walk for 40 minutes on their own.
Location
546 W 4th Ave
West 4th Avenue
- We will pick you up at the downtown Anchorage Visitors Center behind log cabin. We normally park right behind the red trolley. It is an active loading and unloading zone so please be ready on time as the driver will have be asked by parking enforcement to move after 10 minutes.
Cancellation Policy

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

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Ryan_f
Jul 29, 2024
Perfect Alaskan escape! - Can’t say enough about this tour! Alison was absolutely tremendous in her knowledge of the area which coincided perfectly with her delightful personality! (And she arranged an airplane ride for some of us after the highway closed down!) If you want to see Alaskan wildlife up close and get first hand knowledge of this beautiful state, this is the tour for you!
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Tynal
Jul 27, 2024
Great 1/2 day tour - We wanted a 1/2 day tour since it was our last day in Alaska, and it was just what we wanted. Our guide, Melissa, was awesome! Very knowledgeable and with a great sense of humor. She made this tour very interesting. Listening to her stories made this tour even more interesting. She made sure everyone enjoyed it even though the weather was awful!
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Mandi
Jul 20, 2024
Allison is the best! - Such a fun tour, even in the rain! Our tour guide was Allison, she's a local and she's amazing. She was fun to chat with and had a lot of great historical information about Anchorage. The conservation center was great, there was a brown bear sleeping on a rock close to the fence, and they have an amazing buffalo program. We didn't do the full rainforest hike besides it was very rainy, but we went to a waterfall closer to Anchorage which I think we enjoyed more.
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Mohamed_e
Jul 20, 2024
Perfect ride with more than perfect tour guide - I enjoyed the ride with the best tour guide gary. Very professional and enjoyed every minute while he was explaining everything that we came across, he is a legend!
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Getaway50865520580
Jul 19, 2024
Amazing experience - Amazing experience! Super knowledgeable and funny tour guide. We loved all of the stops we made and will definitely recommend.
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Anagv4500sx
Jul 19, 2024
Wildlife in Alaska. - Our driver Melissa was wonderful. She knows what she is doing and wants to help her clients. We got to see a big bear just right in front of us. The glacier was beautiful. Wonderful experience. ☺️
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Debasree_b
Jul 17, 2024
Awesome your from Anchorage! - Had a great experience with this tour. Allison , our guide, did a great job at narrating all the interesting places as we visited them. During the drive she shared so many great stories and historical facts about the area. This made the tour truly special. We visited glaciers, walked through rainforest, learned about the area, saw many exotic animals at the conservation. Allison took time to walk with us and share important information. I highly recommend this tour.
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Paul_b
Jul 16, 2024
Best Tour we took - Allison was an excellent tour guide. Her first hand knowledge and story telling made for a very fun trip. She didn't follow the exact itinerary, but modified the trip so we had a better excursion.
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Eric_t
Jul 14, 2024
Rainy day adventure - Melissa is superb! What started out as a depressing rainy day turned out to a fun adventure. Melissa our tour guide was delightful and knowledgeable. Even in the rain the drive was beautiful and all the animals were out at the conservatory. We learned a lot and highly recommend this tour with Melissa. Fortunately you don’t have to deal with Ben the owner on the tour; he was a huge jerk!!
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Brian_f
Jul 13, 2024
Great experience - Gary was a great tour guide and was very knowledgeable of the area with funny stories. Brown bears and wolf's at the conservation center a must see.every where was stunning because it's alaska. Definitely worth the money.
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