"Best Tour In Our Two Weeks In Alaska! James took us an absolutely wonderful tour of the Anchorage Bowl, out to Byron Glacier and the Wildlife Center If you are looking for a 5-star tour you won’t go wrong with Welcome Anchorage Tours." -Bob, September 2023
About The Glacier View and Wildlife Adventure Tour
This 5-star rated Anchorage Day Tour is designed to present a brief overview of Anchorage and the immediate surroundings' most interesting and unique history. Encounter stunning Alaska beauty, wilderness, glaciers, and wildlife along the Turnagain Arm all just a short guided ride from Downtown Anchorage.
Tour Highlights and Features
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Alaskan Local Guides-Only experienced local Alaskan Tour guide
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New Comfortable Vehicles-All our vehicles are new and well maintained- You will experience a new SUV, or Mercedes Sprinter Van
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Anchorage Hotel Pick up- $30 value Custom pick up and drop off locations in Anchorage
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Day Tour-Duration: Approximately 7 hour tour. 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. for small group tours. (private tours can choose time)
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Entrance Fees Included-All entrance fees and permits includes
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Generous Snacks, Water-Snacks and personal gift bag
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Glacier Walk- Easy walking trail with access to unique nature experience- Walk up to edge of Byron Glacier
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Wildlife Viewing- We are always on the lookout for Wildlife on the Tour and the Wildlife Conservation Center includes Bears, Moose, Elk, Musk Ox and more.
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Anchorage City Highlights-Anchorage is a great place to start your interactive guided exploration. Historic Downtown is a must followed by a short drive to the Anchorage Railroad Depot where we will stop at the Ulu Factory and/or the Ship Creek salmon stream.
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Earthquake Park- Your local Alaskan guide then transports you to Earthquake Park and Lake Hood Floatplane Base, which is our nation’s most active lake aerodrome.
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Beluga Point- Our next stop is Beluga Point which is just south of the city on the Turnagain arm. This destination features incredible Alaskan vistas and wildlife viewing. Dahl Sheep and Alaskan Mountain Goats are often visible on the rocky crags of the Chugach mountains. Migrating Beluga Whales can be seen plying through the fjord waters.
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Alaska Wildlife Conservation Center This is your guaranteed, up-close opportunity to see bears, elk, moose, and many other Alaskan animals.
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Byron Glacier Trail- Our final destination is the Glacier River Walk to Byron Glacier. This easy 20-25 minute walk allows you the opportunity to walk along the river water produced from the valley of Bryon Glacier via our guided walk up to view the glacier itself.
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(Please note the Glacier walk is seasonal.) Generally, from May to October. November-April we will still be able to view hanging glaciers in Portage Valley and we add the Whittier Tunnel Excursion for our winter guests.
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Girdwood- The last stop is Girdwood, where there's an optional lunch stop at our favorite local Alaskan cafe.
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Turnagain Arm- As your tour concludes, we would be happy to drop you at your choice of Anchorage restaurants for dinner or simply return to your lodging to freshen up before resuming activities.
Our Promise
Our promise is to always deliver, to the best of our ability, excellent service, memorable experiences and to put people first over profit. We are a local, Alaskan owned, family business. We are in this business because we love Alaska and Hospitality. We desire to share the joy of this beautiful place whenever we can! Best, James and Jen
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