FULL DAY TRANSFER TOURS (PRIVATE ONLY)

Disembark your cruise ship and board your transportation at approximately 8:00AM. Take a quick look at a small-boat harbor that is filled with pleasure craft as well as commercial fishing vessels and tour boats. As you depart Whittier, you’ll soon see why the 2.5 mile long Whittier tunnel is such a fascinating attraction.

Next visit the Alaska Wildlife Conservation Center, where you can view bison, elk, eagles, moose, caribou, and musk oxen in a natural setting. Continue on the highway, view the remains of Portage, a small town ravaged in the 1964 earthquake.

Next stop is at Girdwood at Alyeska Ski Resort. Take a tram up the Alyeska Mountain 2,300 feet to enjoy the spectacular views of seven glaciers, majestic mountains and Turnagain Arm (if weather permits). Eat lunch (variety of sandwiches, snacks, and water) on top of the mountain with breathtaking views.

Continuing North on the Seward highway, Turnagain Arm stretches on the left side of the road, where often you can see Dall sheep at Windy point or beluga whales at Beluga point (drive by). Check out the progress of salmon fisherman below the bridges along the Seward highway. Just south of Anchorage, the road borders Potter Marsh, a portion of the Anchorage Coastal Waterfowl Refuge. Arrive in Anchorage – largest city in Alaska.

Most visitors that come to Alaska to experience the “true wilderness” tend to overlook Anchorage, but it’s well worth spending some time here experiencing the only big-city taste that the state has to offer. First visit the Ulu Factory where you can get some Alaskan chocolate, smoked salmon and other gifts. Take a glance of the original tent city that started in the Ship Creek area and now also occupied by Alaska Railroad Depot. Take a quick look at the salmon in the creek and watch the fish running up the stream. Watch the locals trying to catch the salmon.

Next see the Earthquake Park, which now stands on the land liquefied – swallowing the coast line when the “Good Friday” earthquake rocked Anchorage in March of 1964. Continue on to the stop at Point Woronzof, this is a great opportunity to see Cook Inlet and the whole city from the distance.

Next you will get to see Lake Hood, which is the largest and busiest floatplane base in the world. Lake Hood is a great place to relax and watch the many landings and takeoffs of floatplanes. Then back to downtown where you get to see a whole downtown area. While enjoying the ride make sure to notice Anchorage’s famous flowers and great shopping areas! We will drop off anywhere in Anchorage after the tour ends.

Reviewed July 7

We had a GREAT tour guide, "JIM"; he told us all about Alaska, we had LOTS of photo opps. & he had a great & fun sense of humor. He is extremely knowledgable about Alaska, sharing fun & interesting facts all along the way. Our whole group loved him. He took us to Girdwood where we took the tram up Mt. Alyeska, we then went to the Alaska Wildlife Conservation Center & then he dropped us off at the Marriott. GREAT JOB EVERYONE & Hi Jim !!!

TravelRN1129

Louisville, KY, USA