Turnagain Arm Tour: Wildlife and Scenic Views

Explore Alaska’s wildlife and stunning landscapes. Spot whales, eagles, and bears. Visit the Wildlife Conservation Center. Enjoy a scenic drive through Portage Valley.

Duration: 4 hours, 30 minutes
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Alaska Wildlife Conservation Center - The Alaska Wildlife Conservation Center is the top visitor attraction in Southcentral Alaska. This non-profit sanctuary is committed to preserving Alaska’s wildlife through conservation, research, education, and excellent animal care. Visitors can immerse themselves in the region’s natural beauty and have the…
What's Included
  • Bottled water
  • Entry Ticket to Wildlife Conservation Center
  • Professional Guide
What's Not Included
  • Gratuities
Additional Information

Embark on a scenic journey along the Turnagain Arm. View breathtaking Scenery, keeping a lookout for Beluga whales, Dall Sheep, Bald Eagles, and the occasional bear! Learn about the local ecosystem and local wildlife from your experienced tour guide, as they drive along the inlet. You will arrive at the Alaska Wildlife Conservation Center to visit and…

Location
524 W 4th Ave
West 4th Avenue
Curbside in front of Historic City Hall
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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Kimberly
Nov 2, 2025
Beautiful walk and drive with the animals! - Beautiful park! The animals were out and interacting with the staff! We were there at meal time. So awesome to see them come out and hear about how they ended up there.
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Kayla_j
Oct 5, 2025
Happy - We were so glad we did this tour! Our tour guide was very educated on everything! The wildlife animals were great to see!
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Ron_s
Sep 26, 2025
Wonderful experience.... - Wonderful experience. Nice driver/guide. A must see in Anchorage, AK. We enjoyed it very much. We might go again.
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Lisa_b
Sep 24, 2025
Wonderful - Dan was absolutely incredible...very knowledgeable, pick up-drop off at your hotel, did additional stops and stayed longer to make sure we all experienced everything that was available and to get the he most our of our tour! Would highly recommend!!
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Lucia_c
Sep 19, 2025
Simple beautiful Alaska - Excellent tour! It provided a small view of Alaska's wildlife. The tour guide was professional and friendly. I learned so much about Alaska and the outdoors.
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Melanie_m
Sep 15, 2025
Great tour- enthusiastic guide - Great tour with an enthusiastic guide. Informative and fun. Thoroughly enjoyed the experience including a stop to see salmon spawning in creek, hanging glaciers in Portage valley and especially the Wildlife Conservation Center where you get to see Alaska wildlife up close. Highly recommended. Tour guide helpful with restaurant recommendations
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C0linswann120
Sep 12, 2025
Excellent Tour with good local information - We booked this tour as an alternative tour, due the weather, our tour guide Joan picked us up on time and we quickly got on the road, Joan is an Alaskan born and bred she informed us that she live totally of grid about 65 miles from Anchorage and trains Husky dogs for racing. Her local knowledge was excellent and gave us a great insight to the local landscape taking us up the Turnagain Arm (formerly Cook channel), going past places such as the Beluga point (stop to look for Beluga) and Bird point. During our tour we saw numerous Bald headed eagles and ducks, geese and other wild fowl and Ravens which are a protected species here in Alaska due to Native American tribal law. We visited the Animal Sanctuary which was well worth it as we able to get up close to Grizzly Bears and other wild life including Wolves, Muskox, Reindeer, Wood Bison and Moose. We then visited Portage Glacier, Joan told us that as a young child she would visit the glacier with her family on there weekly visits to Seward and throw stones at the ice to have it bounce back at them. Unfortunately due to global warming where they throw stones has now become a lake and you cannot see the rest of the Glacier as it is around the headland the only way to see it is by boat trip. On the whole this was an excellent guided tour with local knowledge by a person who has live their whole life in Alaska
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Paul_j
Sep 10, 2025
Thoroughly recommended - Superb’.Comfortable viewing , and good stopping points. Kim our tour guide was excellent!! definitely worth going on.
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Cliff_g
Sep 7, 2025
Very good value. Tour... - Very good value. Tour guide was excellent. Just as advertised. Well worth the time spent. Recommend highly.
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Josephpeggy_m
Sep 21, 2025
Good excursion. - There were many animals to see, but not enough time to walk around and patiently wait for some to appear.
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up to 14 guests
1 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).