Turnagain Arm Tour
Description
Spend 5 hours on a half-day tour of the scenic Turnagain Arm—a narrow branch of the Cook Inlet that's backed by the Chugach Mountains. Drive on America's most scenic road, the famous Seward Highway, and stop at spots like Beluga Point to scan the landscape for wildlife. At the Alaska Wildlife Conservation Center, see where injured and orphaned animals are brought to be rehabilitated, and observe large mammals like caribou, bison, and elk. Lunch is not included but available for purchase at the Alaska Wildlife Conservation Center. Later, drive through the Chugach Mountains, before finishing the guided, small group tour with pick up and drop off in Anchorage. Activity Level: EASY Guests should be able to walk short distances on uneven ground. Trails surfaces vary from paved to uneven natural terrain. Tour participants must be able to walk a short distance and be able to get in/out of the tour vehicle with minimal assistance.
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The Alaska Wildlife Conservation Center is a sanctuary dedicated to preserving Alaska’s wildlife through conservation, research, education and quality animal care. AWCC takes in injured and orphaned animals year-round and provides them with spacious enclosures and quality animal care. Most of the animals that arrive at the AWCC become permanent residents and will always have a home here. The Center maintains over 200 acres of spacious habitats for animals to feel at home and display their natural “wild” behavior. Visitors may see brown bears cooling off in the water, a bull moose strutting, wood bison roaming on pastures and more.
This is a popular stop as you travel the Seward Highway. Here you'll find 180 degree views of Turnagain Arm. There's an extensive viewing area with spotting scopes and interpretive signs. This is an excellent spot to watch the bore tide. The incoming tide stretched the entire width of Turnagain Arm and can be six feet high as it rushes in. Watch for kayakers and surfers riding the wave for several miles. Look for beluga whales rolling in the surf (starting in September)
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Important Information
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
- Specialized infant seats are available
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Reviews(68)
Eli, our guide, was the best. Knowledgeable. Funny, and thoughtful. Made are trip special by conforming it to us and our interests. Was very flexible on stops, and gave us the time needed to give us great memories. Spawning salmon and beluga whales were the highlight. Learned a lot about Alaska, its habitat and wildlife. Thank you Eli. Pat, Patty, David and Carl
Our tour guide, Eli, was excellent! He was very friendly and knowledgeable about the land, conservation center, glaciers, and history. Then we ended with a beautiful panoramic view of Anchorage.
Great scenic experience with good chances to see wildlife and other beautiful points of interest! Small group made it comfortable and personal.
Beautiful scenery. Loved the animals. Christine the driver very knowledgeable and kind. Like the small group of 10 vs large bus full.
This excursion was very personal and designed to what we wanted. Great experience. We are photographers, and she took that into consideration for where we stopped.
Eli gave us such an awesome tour the to the Turnagain arm and the Conservation Center! He was a breath of fresh air in terms of enthusiasm and professionalism, and was one of the best tour guides my colleague and I have ever had. It was also a beautiful sunny day, and all in all a wonderful time! We also booked last-minute and the people on the phone and email were very nice and helpful. Thank you for this great experience!
Best tour ever! Christine made this a memorable day. There were only two of us on tour so it allowed her to take our interests into account when deciding the day’s itinerary. She is very well-informed and knowledgeable about the area. She was very pleasant and wanted to make sure we had a good time. Christine’s the best!!
We were the only two on the tour. Christine got to know us before starting to see what we liked etc. She was an amazing tour guide!! She was very well-informed and knowledgeable about the area we went to. Christine cared that we had a good time. It was worth more than we paid. Christine is the bomb!
Phil, our guide, was great. He was very easy going and we got to see Mt Denali and hiked to many viewpoints.
Matt was an excellent tour guide. I was a bit disappointed we did not actually go into Girdwood. I was looking forward to that. Weather wasn’t the best but was a very good tour.
