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: 24 hours
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,…
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…

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.

Customer Ratings
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Travellinggrammynh
May 4, 2025
No matter what weather brought well worth it - In spite of torrential rain and winds our tour guide Matt accommodated us, took us through the ski area, took s to Portage to show us glacier. At the conservation center made sure we got photos with the bears, the bison and the moose we also got great pictures of the wolves. Matt made sure we had photos by offering to,take pictures of our family. We all thoroughly enjoyed the tour and appreciated the knowledge of Alaska that Matt shared with us, valuable learning experience for all of us
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Tfrank99
Apr 28, 2025
Wonderful excursion..money's worth - Matthew is a great guide. Punctual and paced just right. The trip stops and information were just enough. It was worth the money and time. I saw a lot.
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Rachel_e
Apr 15, 2025
Best tour ever! - Matt made this tour one of the best my husband and I have ever been on: he educated us in ao many areas - history, animals, glaciers, rtc. Matt kept the tour interesting and fun the entire time. I'm so glad that we booked this tour. I would highly recommend booking this tour when you visit. You will not be disappointed!
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Wgdcpatx
Apr 15, 2025
Great guided tour to see the wildlife and scenery - Had a great tour with Matthew. Very knowledgeable guide but also made it fun. Was very good at spotting animals in the wild for us-we saw bald eagles and Dall sheep. The stop at the Wildlife Conservation Center was awesome-enjoyed seeing brown bears and a grizzly playing in the snow as well as lots of other native animals.
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Stephanie_r
Apr 12, 2025
Great tour - We had an awesome tour with Matthew as our tour guide. He is incredibly knowledgeable. So much information shared and learned. He knows exactly how to make sure you see the best stuff. The animals were awesome. Loved seeing the bears.
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Joana
Apr 11, 2025
Great tour - Great experience. Matthew was very knowledgeable about the city and wildlife. He went above and beyond to help us have a great experience despite the weather. We made frequent stops and he was great at spotting wildlife and ensured we got to see the bears!
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Renewb2019
Apr 9, 2025
Nice half-day trip from Anchorage - I enjoyed this tour. Our guide, Jim, was knowledgeable and a nice guy. We stopped at several scenic spots, toured the Alaska Wildlife Conservation Center, and saw Potter Marsh and a few small glaciers. We couldn't do the rainforest walk because the parking lot wasn't paved after a recent snowfall, so we went up to Girdwood instead. Water and snacks were provided on the way back. A nice 4-hour tour with informative narration and beautiful scenery.
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Nefissak2025
Apr 9, 2025
10/10 experience for solo first time traveler - Matthew was such a great tour guide. He was very knowledgeable, kind and funny. The tour is absolutely worth it and shows all the beauty of Anchorage for a first time visitor. It’s probably better to go come summertime since more wildlife is out but even in the springtime the tour is worth it! Thank you Matthew!
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Veronica_w
Mar 31, 2025
The tour was great. Very... - The tour was great. Very educational and some humor. Matthew a very good historian of Alaska , the wildlife and the glaicers.
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Derick_r
Mar 30, 2025
Super educational tour - Matt was a terrific guide. He’s very knowledgeable about the mountain ranges and the wildlife. Matt was very helpful when searching for Dall Sheep.
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From $129
up to 12 guests
1 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).