Glacier View & Wildlife Anchorage Adventure Tour

It was a great experience, I would do it again, learned a lot.

Sunshine is a wonderful tour guide. We enjoyed the whole day. He is knowledgeable and fun to be with. Dotty L.

Excellent your saw so many new places really what we wrtr interested in Mark was the best guide. Pickup eas great good communication all the way

Great tour to see the highlights around Anchorage. Davis is an outstanding guide safely taking us from site to site filling the time with interesting info and memorable stories. Excellent variety of sites including seeing the spawning salmon, glacier view hike, lunch in Girdwood. The wildlife conservation center was a highlight not to be missed. Highly recommended!

Fascinating tour of the area outside of Alaska. We hit the weather jackpot AND the tour guide jackpot! Davis was an amazingly knowledgeable tour guide. He knew about native plants, the history of the area and of Alaska, so many things! The area outside Anchorage is stunning and we were so glad we spent our day exploring in this nice van. If you are looking for something to do while in Anchorage, do this tour. We got out several times, saw vistas, beluga whales, salmon spawning, fresh bear skat (😳), learned about so many native animals at the conservatory, and had a delicious meal at a local spot in Girdwood. Fun fun day!!

On my last day in Alaska, with this tour I covered the missed sights. Davis our guide was professional and very knowledgeable. Guide's narrations will make a big difference. The walk to Byron's glacier and the wildlife conservation are my favorites along with the drive in Turnagain Arm.

Boat trip to glacier was awesome. Wildlife park was nice. Guide was not sensitive to the fact that no one could hear him in the back of the van. He was not helping people who needed help getting off van, so a participant took over that job while he stood by. We did appreciate that he took us to see spawning salmon, though.

This was a great way to catch the highlights of the area in one trip. The small group group size was appreciated. Guide was knowledgeable and gave us additional stops at his favorite places. The description stated that binoculars were provided so we didn’t bring ours but there was only one pair to share so make sure you bring your own.

I booked with Welcome Anchorage Tours, and overall I had a wonderful and memorable experience exploring Alaska. I especially want to recognize Amy, the tour operator, who was incredibly kind and helpful. She assisted me with booking my Alaska Wildlife adventure experience at the Conservation Center tour and she helped me arrange my Matanuska Glacier experience, and even provided me with the link to book my Anchorage Trolley Tour. Her assistance made planning several parts of my Alaska visit so much easier, and I truly appreciated her kindness and willingness to help. The two hikes during the wildlife adventure tour were unforgettable the water fall hike and the glacier view hike 😍 Also Seeing the bald eagles, including a mother eagle at her nest and hearing the young eagles calling, the beautiful waterfall, and all the magnificent scenery surrounding us were some of the highlights of my Alaska experience. 🦅🏔️ I also want to recognize our driver, Mark. He was extremely patient, particularly when some members of our group did not return to the van at the designated times. He was an excellent driver navigating the narrow roads, and I was impressed by his ability to point out scenic locations and interesting sights while safely driving us through some challenging areas. I did, however, have one significant disappointment. We did not stop at the Beluga Whale viewing area along Turnagain Arm, which, for me, was one of the most unique locations on our route. I specifically asked if we could stop, even briefly, so I could take a photograph, but unfortunately we continued without stopping. What made this particularly disappointing was that earlier we had spent more than half an hour waiting in line while different groups ahead of us took turns having their photos taken while feeding a moose. I understand that different activities appeal to different travelers, but I would have much preferred that some of that time had been used for even a brief stop at the Beluga Whale viewing area. Missing such a beautiful and uniquely Alaskan location felt like a lost opportunity. Despite that disappointment, the bald eagles, waterfalls, hikes, wildlife, and spectacular scenery made this an experience I will remember for a very long time. I am especially grateful to Amy for going beyond this particular tour and helping me organize several wonderful experiences during my visit to Alaska, and to Mark for safely guiding us through a long and beautiful day.

We absolutely enjoyed this tour! We had thought about cancelling as we had been on a train and 2 bus tours in recent days. However, we were flying out of Anchorage late that evening so figured, what else would we do?!! So very glad we decided to go ahead and do the tour...bonus was it was a large comfortable van not a bus! We visited a quaint bakery for coffee and sweets, and then went to see a small secluded pond that was just beautiful against the mountainside. Gorgeous water color, perfect photo stop! Next stop, the Alaska Conservation Center. Wow! That was a beautiful place to get out and walk and see the wildlife up close. We had plenty of time to go at our own pace and for those that didn't want to walk, the van could drive around to see everything. Our last stop was a hike back to a glacier. Again, our driver/guide delivered on another beautiful spot! Our lunch at BaseCamp near Alyeska Ski Resort was yummy. Anchorage was our last stop after being in Alaska for cruise/land tour. So it was great way to end our trip! We were absolutely very happy we did this tour and would definitely recommend it for anyone!