Whittier to Anchorage Half Day Transit Tour From the Port
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Our shuttle to Anchorage is an amazing journey through the Chugach Mountains and along the Turnagain Arm where the beauty of Alaska will not disappoint! Look for Beluga Whales, Sea Otters, and Dall Sheep as we wind our way into Anchorage. Our first stop will be Portage Valley, the home of 7 glaciers. Our next stop is the Alaska Wildlife Conservation Center, which is a sanctuary dedicated to preserving Alaska’s wildlife, you'll see Brown and Black Bears, Moose, Wood Bison, Wolves, Caribou, and many other species. Girdwood Brewery is our next stop for lunch then on into Anchorage we'll stop by a Chocolate factory and Gift shop and enjoy some sweet samples. Our next stop is Earthquake Park and finally Lake Hood (the largest Sea Plane base in America) and watch these amazing pilots take off and land. This is truly a wonderful tour that you will thoroughly enjoy and talk about for years to come. At the end of the tour, we will drop you off anywhere in Anchorage at your request!
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The Alaska Wildlife Conservation Center is a nonprofit organization dedicated to preserving Alaska’s wildlife through conservation, education, research, and quality animal care. AWCC takes in injured and orphaned animals and provides them with a permanent home. The Center hosts numerous educational and daily guest programs, including the Walk on the Wild Side tour, where you can get a closer look at the Alaska Wildlife that makes its home here. AWCC also offers up-close animal encounters in the summer featuring moose or brown bears. There are many animals that call AWCC home including black and brown bears, moose, elk, lynx, caribou, muskox, bison, reindeer, wolves, foxes, deer, and more. Choose between driving the 1.5-mile loop, or spending your time walking through the 200 acres that make up the AWCC Campus.
There are have local Food Trucks on-site every day throughout the summer months, and on weekends in the winter months. Lunch at a scenic brewery with food trucks is an experience that blends great food, craft beer, and the beauty of nature. Imagine sitting at a wooden picnic table on a sun-dappled patio, surrounded by lush greenery and rolling mountains. The air is fresh, and a gentle breeze carries the earthy scent of hops and grilled food. The 3,040 square foot brewery and taproom has panoramic views of the surrounding Chugach mountains, you can cozy up to a beer in our timber framed taproom. There is an awesome beer garden with a fire pit, for those who prefer enjoy their beers in a more natural setting.
Earthquake Park gives visitors insight into one of the pivotal moments in Alaska history: the 1964 Earthquake. The quake on March 27 – Good Friday – measured 9.2 in magnitude and was the largest quake ever recorded in North America. A sharp drop-off north of the park and the peculiar rippling hills in the forest below are evidence of the massive earthquake that forever altered Anchorage’s landscape. Informative displays tell the story of the geological forces at play that day, and Anchorage history before and since the quake.
Alaska's Lake Hood Seaplane Base is the World's Largest & Busiest Seaplane Base. The Lake Hood Seaplane Base, or Lake Hood Floatplane Base is located around four miles from downtown Anchorage. Visitors and passengers can see almost 1,000 float planes parked all over the sea bases lake. Watch the float planes take off and land! Learn the history behind it.
Remaining 1.50 hours will be allotted for travel time, between stops, from pickup in Whittier to drop off in Anchorage.
Sampling the finest Chocolates! There are four kitchens called the Jam and Jelly Kitchen, Hot Kitchen, Candy Kitchen, and the Molding Room. You can watch all four kitchens in action through the viewing windows in our store See Alaska's 20-Foot Chocolate Waterfall. The chocolate waterfall incorporates over 3000 pounds of chocolate, authentic copper candy kettles, and a specially built warming and mixing system. The chocolate gushes out of the fountain head, cascades down the kettles, then settles in the swirling chocolate pool. An amazing sight to see!
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- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Reviews(81)
The tour itself is fine. They came right on time at the terminal for pickup but very chaotic on how they loaded the vans. As soon as vans arrived i started checking with drivers, first one said she has a large party so went to check on 2nd van, the male driver ( not listing his name as the intention is not to shame, but for them to learn from this, full disclosure: me or any of my friends or family will never travel with this tour company again) asked how many people. I answered and he ignored us, he lets other 3 families get loaded and kep ignoring me, we asked again even mentioned if we should go to next van which was parked a distance away, same response - ignored us. After the van was full he walked us to the 3rd van which was already full and we had to sit in the very last row. I was traveling with 2 kids, my husband and my 80 yr old mother. It was not just inconvenience that bothered me but his unfairness as he looks at us and lets the other family of 5 in his can who evidently came after us. When i shared my feedback and frustration with him, he started yelling at me and said to calm down, take your stuff and leave ( in front of everyone, including my family) ...i have never experienced such a rude travel company rep in my life. We travel a lot with our family and let me just say this tour company is not worth your money if you want to have fun and have self respect. He tried to make up by making jokes and talking to kids afterwards but again, to summarize an entitled, rude, unfair driver that ruined our morning and made it an unpleasant experience for all of us.
I am sorry to hear about your experience. Seating comes as a first come first serve basis. However, the party of 5, the driver let in his van was already traveling with another party who were already seated in his van. He wasn't able to accommodate another party of 5 (your party) If you would have arrived on time, there would have been more available seats for you to choose from. I was standing next to the driver and he did not shout and wasn't rude to you. Actually you were rude to him and many of the customers kept commenting how rudely you treated him. I heard him say to you if you weren't happy with your seating arrangements, he would have you refunded and you could have went with another company, yet you choose to stay with White Raven and continue your tour with us and be unhappy. We have received emails regarding this exact tour that day and other very satisfied customers couldn't understand why you felt so entitled over everyone else on the tour. Perhaps you should book a private tour in the future.
Dan and Kim were fantastic! Dan's mix of knowledge about the area and personal stories of encountering bears, moose, and other wildlife made the drive enjoyable and entertaining between stops. We also really appreciated that Dan at every picturesque stop offered, or more accurately insisted, on taking photos for everyone so that families and groups had all folks in frame. The stops were a perfect mix of views and local gift shops. The brewery lunch stop was amazing! Will be recommending the tour to anyone coming this way.
This tour gave us more for our money than anything else we did on our trip! Absolutely perfect way to get from the end of our cruise to our airport connection while continuing the fun!
A fabulous tour in a comfortable van with an friendly and accommodating tour guide. We visited a range of different places on our way from Whittier to Anchorage and she even dropped us off directly at our hotel. Would highly recommend White Raven Tours!
This is a fantastic option to take from Whittier to Anchorage. There was plenty of room to safely store luggage in the trailer behind the van. The van was large and comfortable. We had a great itinerary stopping at a wildlife conservation park, had a good tour of Anchorage, stopped by the Alaskan Wild Berry and Chocolate factory. Each family unit was dropped off either at the proper airline terminal or their specific hotel, which is a blessing when travelling with several pieces of luggage. A special stop in front of the house in Anchorage we lived in 28 yr ago was very much appreciated and out of the way. A quick photo and we were on our way again. Additionally, it was recommended that we check our luggage at a downtown hotel for several hours rather that hang around the airport (no lounge at all) until our midnight flight. We did that and spent time walking downtown and to Ship Creek to watch the anglers haul in their King Salmon. It brought back fond memories. Popular local restaurants were pointed out and we enjoyed our dinner at a local bar/restaurant that was recommended and that we visited regularly 28 years ago. Do allow 5 or 6 hours. It is not just a pick up and drop off service. I very very highly recommend this tour and transportation from Whittier to Anchorage. It was worth every cent and was an enjoyable trip. 5 star treatment and tour!!
Best way to get from Whittier Port to Anchorage, brewery food trucks and chocolate factory were huge hits.
Driver/tour guide was very friendly and very informed. Much better way to get to anchorage (instead of the train).
We had just gotten off a cruise and were pretty tired, but this tour was entertaining enough to be worth one last sightseeing venture. We saw beautiful scenery, learned Alaska facts, and heard some terrible jokes. 10/10 would recommend to anyone that needs a ride from Whittier and has time to spend before their flight out of Anchorage. It was genuinely better than a lot of tours I've taken.
Very good excursion that ended at Anchorage airport. A little disappointed that we didn’t stop longer at the sea plane base as we got to the airport very early for our midnight flight
The driver/guide , Kris, was very talented and friendly. He sang very well. He was a runner, boxer, school bus driver, and city bus driver. The tour was very pleasant.
