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Glacier View and Wildlife: Anchorage Day Tour
4.9
194 Ratings
Anchorage
Embark on a private glacier walk and wildlife adventure tour from Anchorage. Experience the unique beauty, awe-inspiring views, and up-close encounters with glaciers and wildlife in just one day.
Embark on a private glacier walk and wildlife adventure tour from Anchorage. Experience the unique beauty, awe-inspiring views, and up-close encounters with glaciers and wildlife in just one day.
Duration:
7 hours
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- Anchorage - Downtown Anchorage is a great place to start your local, guided exploration. Your exploration of the largest city in Alaska begins with a custom pick-up at your hotel. We share a bit of the history of Anchorage and begin your tour.
- The Ulu Factory - Historic Downtown is a must see followed by a short drive to the Alaska Railroad…
- Anchorage - Downtown Anchorage is a great place to start your local, guided exploration. Your exploration of the largest city in Alaska begins with a custom pick-up at your hotel. We share a bit of the history of Anchorage and begin your tour.
- The Ulu Factory - Historic Downtown is a must see followed by a short drive to the Alaska Railroad station Anchorage Depot where we will stop at the Ulu Factory and Ship Creek salmon stream.
- Beluga Point - Beluga point is just south of Anchorage on the Turnagain Arm. This destination features incredible Alaskan vistas and wildlife viewing. Dahl Sheep are often visible on the rocky crags of the Chugach mountains and when migrating, Beluga Whales can be seen plying through the fjord.
- Alaska Wildlife Conservation Center - After Beluga Point, we stop at the Alaska Wildlife Conservation Center. This is your guaranteed opportunity to see bears, elk, moose and many other Alaskan animals. Your guide will share information on all the amazing animals at the Center. We have a few favorites to share!
- 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 hanging Bryon Glacier and eventually walk up to view the glacier itself.
- Girdwood - After experiencing multiple unique experiences of glacier viewing, walk along the river and the Wildlife Conservation Center, we stop for an optional lunch, at our favorite locally owned spot in Girdwood, Base Camp. The food is delicious and well priced ( Have we mentioned the seafood chowder!)
- Turnagain Arm Drive - Turnagain Arm is considered one of the most scenic drives in the United States, Besides all the great places to experience- just the views and the drive itself are spectacular.
What's Included
- Private transportation
- Bottled water
- Snacks
- In-vehicle air conditioning
- Free Hotel pick up and drop off
- Private Alaskan Guide
- Private transportation
- Bottled water
- Snacks
- In-vehicle air conditioning
- Free Hotel pick up and drop off
- Private Alaskan Guide
What's Not Included
- Breakfast
- Lunch
- Guide gratuity- Never expected, always appreciated.
- Breakfast
- Lunch
- Guide gratuity- Never expected, always appreciated.
Additional Information
Our Glacier View and Wildlife Adventure Tour is the perfect way to experience the unique beauty, views and experiences in just a day trip from Anchorage.
We curated this tour from our favorite local experiences! The ease of being able to walk just a short distance, along a glacier river, and to get up close to Byron Glacier is awe inspiring.
We also…
Our Glacier View and Wildlife Adventure Tour is the perfect way to experience the unique beauty, views and experiences in just a day trip from Anchorage.
We curated this tour from our favorite local experiences! The ease of being able to walk just a short distance, along a glacier river, and to get up close to Byron Glacier is awe inspiring.
We also include a guided experience at the Wildlife Conservation Center. It’s guaranteed wildlife viewing of bears, Elk, Moose, Wolves and more, plus it supports a great cause.
- Hassle free hotel pick up and drop off
- Only Local Certified Alaskan Tour Guides
- Short Anchorage City Tour/ULU Factory
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Entrance to Alaska Wildlife Conservation Center
Guided walk to view and experience Byron Glacier Generous Snacks, water and personal Welcome Anchorage Bag
Stop for optional lunch and local cafe in Girdwood New Mercedes Sprinter Vans and SUV’s
Our mission to to help guests see the best of Alaska in a day tour from Anchorage!
Location
5100 Cordova St
Cordova Street
If you don't need a hotel pick up in Anchorage, we can meet right at our office at 5100 Cordova Street. There's also free parking, if you need to leave a vehicle.
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
4.9
(194 Ratings)
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Judy_s
May 18, 2025
Fantastic variety tour - Brooks started this tour in a great way by introducing people by their location to the other passengers as each group was picked up at their hotel (and dropped off at the end—another perk) Great tour to see areas of the town of Anchorage but the best part was driving south of Anchorage all the way to the tunnel to Whittier. Brooks was a great tour guide giving us history etc along the way as well as answering our questions and would offer stops for pictures, bathroom/food stops so the 10 passengers could give input instead of having to follow a timed schedule. To have a guide who grew up in Alaska was a huge bonus! We saw sheep on the rocks, a reclining moose (Brooks even turned around so we could drive by again for a second/better look) We also liked the multiple views and photo opps of mountains with snow etc. The snacks/water offered and multiple bathroom breaks made it comfortable too. Stop at animal reserve too with drive thru views and stops to walk and see a variety of animals. The drive around girdwood was also cool including the added quarter mile “hike” to see a waterfall, then a stop for lunch(time determined by passengers) and back to Anchorage. Great day!!
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Estelle_c
May 15, 2025
Amazing Experience - Parker was absolutely amazing, so knowledgeable and fun! My kids and I had a great time. We saw moose, bear, and porcupines. The scenery was breathtaking.
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Judith_m
May 12, 2025
worth your money - Brooke is an expert and excellent tour operator. he has a good sense of humor with lots of stories to tell which keeps the tour more interesting. glad we booked that tour.
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Masakodelta
May 10, 2025
Mr. Brook is an excellent driver and guid. - My first time visiting Alaska. Got to know history and culture about Anchorage. Enjoyed scenic drive: beautiful nature and visiting wild animals conservation center. Our driver/guide knows about Alaska/Anchorage so well and it was very informative tour
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Nita_p
May 9, 2025
Customed land tour - Great tour director great flexibility wanted to do whatever we wanted. But we didn’t have enuf time for the Ulu factory.
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John_m
May 8, 2025
Very good tour. Worth the price. - Very good tour. Saw glaciers, dozens of mountains, moose, bears, eagles etc. Caleb was a very good and personable guide. Small group of 10 people really allows each person to enjoy the tour individually and ask questions etc rather than a bus with 100 people.
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Michelle_g
May 7, 2025
Best adventure and tour guide!! - Caleb did a tremendous job!! He was so knowledgeable and made the whole experience so much fun! It was a great tour! A definite must do!!
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Marina
Apr 16, 2025
Come for the service, stay for the people - We had a tour Glacier view and Wildlife animals with Brooks, was amazing I learn so much today he explained everything about the history of Alaska and he was so nice and friendly.
So if I’ll come back to Alaska of course, I will definitely recommend Welcome Anchorage.
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Turtlelady_12
Apr 15, 2025
Excellent way to see Anchorage area - James, our driver/tour guide made our trip exceptional! He is incredibly knowledgeable about Anchorage, everything on our tour, and Alaska in general. He made our trip truly memorable. We were picked up at our hotel promptly and stopped first at the Ulu factory. There is stunning scenery everywhere: sites around Anchorage, the murals, the Turnagain Arm, Beluga Point, Portage Valley. We couldn't see the glaciers very well because they were covered with recent snow. We had an excellent lunch in Girdwood and enjoyed seeing the animals at the Wildlife Conservation Center. Unfortunately, the ground was very wet and muddy so walking around the center was not ideal. I especially enjoyed seeing the musk ox and wolves. All in all, the perfect way to explore the Anchorage area.
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434gayleg
Apr 3, 2025
A Perfect Day in Anchorage - We were a group of 4 ladies between the ages of 56 and 72. We booked this tour in Anchorage, and were so happy that we did! James, our tour guide, picked us up about 9 AM at our hotel and returned us back to the hotel near 6 PM. He went out of his way to make sure we got to see everything possible that day, including wildlife, places off the beaten path, and even a 3 mile tunnel that went through a mountain! He took excellent care of us, and his knowledge of the area and it's history was amazing! Thank you James for such an amazing experience!
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