Anchorage City Tour, w/Choc Factory Samplings
Description
Discover Anchorage on our fabulous City Tour, its beauty and culture never disappoint. Join us for amazing stores and stops narrated by your knowledgeable tour guide. Enjoy Smoked Salmon and Reindeer Sausage Sampling. See craftsmen at work making Ulu Knives. View the worlds chocolate waterfall, and chocolate factory, along with samplings of handcrafted chocolates. Experience Earthquake Park where the earth turned to waves and the land dropped off into the Cook Inlet. Watch Float planes taking off from Lake Hood and the history behind them. You will experience a one-of-a-kind store where you can see Woolly Mammoth tusks, Walrus Ivory Jewelry, and many other treasures from Alaskan native craftsmen. This very affordable 3 1/2-hour tour is a must for visitors, we may even see some local moose!
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Learn the history and watch workers build the indigenous people's Ulu knife. This knife has been used for fileting salmon and processing game animals for thousands of years. You can select from many beautifully handcrafted styles of Ulu's to take home with you or give as gifts. These knives can be used in your own kitchen for cutting and chopping everyday foods.
You'll see a Salmon creek right in downtown Anchorage where several species of Salmon swim upstream to spawn. In the peak of the summer Salmon run you'll see anglers trying their luck at landing these tasty fish.
See the Eisenhower statehood monument, Alaska became the 49th state when he was president in 1959
See how the land dropped 20 feet and the rolling hills which were waves of soil moving throughout this area when the 9.2 earthquake hit Alaska in 1964
Visit Lake Hood, the busiest float plane harbor in the world located here in Anchorage. See over a thousand planes that surround or are located on the lake. Get lucky and see one of these awesome planes take off or land!
Indulge your taste buds as you sample several different types of Smoked Salmon and Reindeer Sausage at this iconic Anchorage store. Alaska Sausage and Seafood has been opened for over 60 years providing customers from around the globe their wonderful products.
FREE CHOCOLATE SAMPLES!!! Enjoy Chocolate candy samples as you look in awe at the worlds largest Chocolate waterfall located inside this Anchorage Gift shop/Chocolate factory. Shop for souvenirs, homemade jams & jellies, syrups and sauces made from local Alaskan berries as well as fudges and candies. Beware of the life sized taxidermied Polar Bear greeting you at the front door, he loves to take pictures with you!
You have never seen a store like this before! Shop for truly Alaskan gifts from Alaskan artists at this one of a kind store. See Woolly Mammoth tusks, beautiful walrus ivory carvings, fossils and a host of other treasures!
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Important Information
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- The duration of 1.5 hours is allotted for the round-trip driving time.
- Please let us know if you have a wheelchair or walker you will be bringing on board
Reviews(298)
We had a wonderful tour with Joan, a true Alaskan. The tour was very informative, a great way to learn about the local history and culture. We were overall very happy with this tour.
Very much enjoyed this tour. The tour director did a wonderful job and was very friendly and courteous. The only complaint I have is it wasn’t very clear where the pickup place was. I would definitely recommend!
Our tour guide was named Joan. She is a native Alaskan born and raised in Anchorage so she was very familiar with the history of the area. She lives off grid and provided lots of information on that lifestyle as well. She took us to several interesting shops where we had time for souvenir shopping. Very happy with our tour!
A great way to see Anchorage. We only had a few hours in Anchorage and this tour fit our time schedule. Great chocolates, fish and sausage tastings. The history and culture parts were also new to me and entertaining and enlightening.
Interesting, not too much driving. Plenty of stuff to buy but no pressure. Included businesses and public points of interest. Guide was knowledgeable and interesting.
Dan was our tour guide to explore Anchorage and we could not have had a better guide. Dan was upbeat, knowledgeable, and friendly. We saw so many places on our tour. Some we passed by with a detailed history of each place. We stopped at the Uli knife store, the chocolate factory with free samples and the huge chocolate fountain, and a very unique fur store with amazing merchandise. We also went to the float plane marina to see the planes. This was an amazing tour and a very special way to get your introduction to Anchorage. Dan was the best tour guide!
My mom and I had an extra day in Anchorage following a work meeting. We wanted to hit the highlights and had an easier time doing so with our tour guide. She was full of information and answered everyone's questions. I think our favorite stop was to Alaska Sausage & Seafood Co. - lots of sampling delicious fish and sausages. We also lucked out to see a moose! The van kept the tour small, which was nice.
Great tour. Excellent guide. Joan is the best,
Joan was great. Very knowledgeable about anchorage and Alaska. Tour started and ended on time. Thanks
This is less of a sightseeing tour and more of a unique shopping opportunity. Our guide, Dan, was very knowledgeable of the area and extremely personable. He is clearly enamored with his adoptive hometown and that enthusiasm is evident throughout the tour. That being said, the stops on the tour are unique shopping opportunities for Anchorage visitors. Ironically, the billed chocolate tasting experience was a bit underwhelming with just a platter of samples laid out. At the other stops, there was a demonstration (ulu factory) or curated tasting (sausage and seafood factory). My husband has mobility limitations, and Dan was extremely helpful getting him in and out of the van at the stops.
We are glad you enjoyed your tour guide, Dan. The tour is a look into the Alaskan culture. Every stop is an inside look inside of Alaska. There were many more chocolates for you to sample, not sure why you only chose from the tray on the counter. Please enjoy your time in Alaska.
