Scenic Tour to Wildlife Center from Anchorage
Description
A picturesque drive along the Turnagain Arm of the Cook Inlet will offer you breathtaking views while en route to one of the best attractions in southcentral Alaska - the Alaska Wildlife Conservation Center! We will guide you through this wildlife sanctuary while sharing about the injured and orphaned wild animals in their care; you’ll also have some free time to walk around on your own. This trip is approximately one hour each way to the wildlife center with approximately 1.5-2 hours at the center itself, totaling a 4-hour educational tour with spectacular scenery the whole way!
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Itinerary
We will drive alongside the Turnagain Arm of the Cook Inlet along the beautiful Seward Highway; we will make a special photo stop.
We will pass by Beluga Point on the Cook Inlet where we will look out for Beluga Whales & Dall Sheep (if the right time of season) and enjoy spectacular views of the ocean & mountains. Time permitting, we will make a stop.
We drive over this famous fishing creek, and if the right time of season, might see fisherman lined along the banks hoping to catch Silver salmon.
Weather permitting, we might spot some hanging valley glaciers in the mountaintops on our drive at the end of the Turnagain Arm!
Our main attraction is the amazing non-profit wildlife sanctuary that has rehabilitated & provided a forever-home for some injured & orphaned wild Alaska animals. We will spend approximately 1.5+ hours at the center. Half will be guided & half will be free time to explore on your own.
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What's included
Traveller Ratings
Important Information
- Service animals allowed
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Reviews(63)
Our guide David was amazing! He was extremely kind and knowledgeable!We made several extra stops to view special features ! Highly recommend!
We had a wonderful experience! I highly recommend this tour.
Great excursion . the ride to the animals was awesome. It really helped to have someone to guide us through the animal preservation site. It is very large and Alex navigated us very well through to see the animals up close . they seemed well taken care of and content . we enjoyed our tour with Alex. She was fun and full of information. I really appreciated that even though the group was only 2 of us that day they did not cancel our trip. We are very glad we took this trip and the drive is very famous and one of the best drives in North America. I think if we had tried to do this on our own we would have missed a lot. Be sure to come layered for all types of weather. As in Alaska it can change in a minute. the van was very comfortable. thank you Alex for a great morning .
We took the Wildlife Tour and our guide was David, the owner of Frontier Tours. He was very personable and knowledgeable. The Wildlife Center was very interesting. On the road back to Anchorage, we were stopped due to a fatal accident which meant no way to return to Anchorage for hours. He turned the fan around and headed us back the way we’d come and took us to several really cool places. He turned what could have been a long wait in a non-moving line into a fun adventure. If you are in Anchorage, this is the tour company you want to use,
Incredibly beautiful! The knowledgeable guide made the day a complete success. Terrific! Had an awesome time. Thank you!
Thank you for the review! It was great to have you on the tour.
David was fantastic! On the way out he spot whales and we pulled over to view them. He is so knowledgeable about the Alaskan wildlife and previewed what we were about to see - I’ve travelled the globe and he is at the top of his field!
Thank you so much for this praise for our guide David! We couldn’t agree more, and we are so glad you had a good time.
David was an exceptional host for our trip. Had a fabulous morning at both the Wildlife Centre and the extra / bonus views of beluga whales and salmon spawning. Thanks David. Highly recommended. Good luck with your business. Melissa and Chris (New Zealand)
Thank you so much, Melissa & Chris!
David was a wonderful guide. He was very knowledgeable about the state of Alaska and the Wildlife Center. We really appreciated the hotel pickup option. This tour is a great way to get out of the city to see some beautiful scenery and animals.
David did an excellent job in explaining everything we were passing and it’s history about the areas we are in the time, he spoke to everyone in the party personally and made it very comfortable in this tour we would recommend this tour to everyone to book. I will book this again when I go through here, I really wish there was a higher rating then excellent because David really deserves a higher rating. I hope this helps you on your next trip decision
Thank you so much for this review! So glad you had a great time, and we hope to see you again on a future trip.
David provided excellent info about the wildlife, geology and history throughout the journey. The van was very comfortable.
