Anchorage to Whittier Wildlife Adventure
Description
Enjoy a 3 hour tour from Anchorage to the Whittier Cruise Terminal. Traveling on the scenic Seward Highway and through the stunning Portage Pass. Your driver will guide you through the history of the Turnagain Arm, Portage Pass, and Whittier. From the Indigenous people who first lived there, English exploration of the area, to the discovery of gold, and how the Strange town of Whittier got it's start. This tour includes a stop at the Alaska Wildlife Conservation Center. The nonprofit center that is dedicated to preservation, education, research, and animal care. The center takes in injured and orphaned animals to rehabilitate and provide permanent homes at the center. The tour ends at the Whittier Cruise Terminal for you to board your cruise ship. Pick up times: 11:30 Downtown Anchorage - (939 W 5th Ave, Anchorage, AK 99501) Hotel Captain Cook 12:00 Anchorage Airport - Baggage Claim level outside door #1 in the courtyard by the large red semicircles.
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Experience Alaska’s wildlife via the Alaska Wildlife Conservation Center's scenic 1.5-mile loop, accessible by foot, by bike, or by car, while learning about our resident wildlife via interpretive signs at each animal habitat. AWCC encourages you to visit the center with your walking shoes and camera in hand for an educational Alaskan experience to remember. The sanctuary maintains over 200 acres of spacious habitats for resident animals to feel at home displaying their natural wild behavior as education ambassadors for their species. It is common for visitors to see brown bears swimming, moose strutting, wood bison roaming, muskox playing, wolves posing, porcupines climbing, and more!
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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
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Important Note: Guest can carry their own infant carrier as we have seatbelts on each seats.
Reviews(58)
The driver arrived early and they handled the baggage and passengers with no fuss. The only small bump was that there was confusion about checking in, so we waited for a while because a couple groups were on the bus but had not been logged by the tour operator. The wildlife center was pretty cool! I wish they had a little more information on each animal, especially the ones that had nothing at all specific to the residents, though I get that would maybe take effort away from animal care. I really wish we'd had more than an hour there, though. We got to the tunnel with perfect timing and they drove us right up to the check-in tent so even though it was raining, the experience wasn't bad at all and we stayed pretty comfortable throughout.
Amazing scenic views and up close viewing of Alaskan wildlife at the conservation center. Friendly and courteous bus driver
JC drive good. Me safe. Me happy.
JC was very knowledgeable, entertaining and seemed to really enjoy his job. The ACC was fun to walk through and getting to see the animals up close was very cool.
This was a perfect way to get from Anchorage to the Whittier cruise port while combining a stop at the Alaska Wildlife Conservation Center. JC was a great tour guide, narrating while also driving safely. Funny, entertaining and educational. We especially enjoyed the narration through the iconic Whittier tunnel.
JC was a great driver and tour guide!!! Thanks for a great time. Best way to transfer to Whittier.
Sam was a great guide. The excursion gave you a nice added experience instead of just driving to our cruise ship!
Sam was our guide and made our experience positive & memorable.
Very nice and very scenic. Our driver, Sam, was a great driver and very knowledgeable about the area.
The drive was beautiful, and our driver was knowledgeable, but the sanctuary itself was underwhelming.
