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(265)
I usually do not write negative reviews but the van accommodations were overcrowded.. My husband and I were in the furthest back seat along with another couple and neither of us had a full seat. I was wrenched back in the corner and could not sit straight or back, and my husband had to cross his arms just to be able to squeeze into half a seat. The tour guide was knowledgeable and pleasant. You stop at four stops, which are okay. This would be a much better experience if the owners did not book as full.
We are sorry about your experience. If you would have mentioned something to your tour guide, she would been able to accommodate you, but instead you chose to write a negative review. Perhaps your next tour, you should choose to take a private tour, you so could have as much room as you wanted, and have a say in what stops you were taking.
It was a great trip. The places we stopped were very interesting! Dan our driver made our trip so much more enjoyable with his narration and he is a wealth of information!!
Our tour guide, Joan, was superb. She was a constant stream of wonderful information, all while navigating the city streets. Joan’s stories were engaging, and her personal history in Anchorage added so much to the experience. The coach was a bit cramped, but we all made it work.
Our tour guide was warm, funny and informative. She made the tour interesting. We enjoyed the stops. The German sausage and candy stores very nice to let us sample their wares. Overall an excellent tour.
Joan was very knowledgeable we were lucky to have her. She made it fun as we learned about the history of Alaska. I would take the tour again.
Chocolates-good stuff!,❤️❤️❤️
The experience was very informative. Our guide is a local born and raised Alaskan who is living and breathing the Alaskan culture and it's unique ways every day of her life. She was passionate, patient, humorous, respectful every step of the way. Our group had a lot of questions, all of which were answered patiently and in detail. If you are interested in Alaskan culture and have 3.5 hours to spare, this is the one trip you must do!
Joanie AKA Willow was a tremendous tour guide and very informative about life in Alaska. We learned so much from her and she made each stop a better one with her narratives.
Dan is the man! He was personable and fun. He really went out of his way to make sure everyone was enjoying themselves and having a good time. You could tell he loved what he was doing and where he was. The samples were an extra special treat!
The tour was nice we saw and learned a lot. At the beginning of the tour our guide informed all 14 guests that there would not be any talking about religion, politics, homelessness or the way some people live. Everyone was ok with that. We started the tour everything seemed fine. There were a few stops that the guide Joan “Willo” would explain what we would see and if it was something that would upset us or we didn’t agree with you could stay in the van and wait. At some stops it seemed like she wanted us to not go in which at this point it seemed like she was pushing her agenda and opinions on us. Towards the end of the tour Joan let us all know that we were the worse group she had ever had and we had hurt her to her core. No one knew what had happened. We all felt like we were little children get a lecture from her. She told us multiple times she would give us she company’s card if we wanted to file a complaint which I think is strange . I didn’t see anyone take a card or tip her. Everyone said thanks and goodbye. We didn’t have any problems with the tour just the guide.
Thank you for your review and we will talk to Joan. She had contacted us and mentioned that a couple passengers were being rude and demeaning to her. Joan has many 5 star reviews and folks really enjoy her tours. Thank you for your imput and we do hope you come back to visit.
