Anchorage to Whittier Wildlife Adventure
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.
Options
Hotel Captain Cook
Pickup Time: We begin pickups downtown at 11:00am, followed by the airport at 11:30am, so that we can ensure the tour begins at noon.
Starting point:
939 W 5th Ave, Anchorage, AK 99501, USA
What's included in Anchorage to Whittier Wildlife Adventure
(Subject to Option Inclusions)Itinerary
Alaska Wildlife Conservation Center
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!
Inclusions
- Restroom on board
- 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.
Meet
Pickup and Dropoff
You will make your own way to the meeting points
Meeting Points
- 12:00pm - Airport - South Terminal bus parking outside baggage claim door #1 to the left. Look for the large red arches. Look for the driver in a grey polo or dress shirt with the Pacific Alaska Tours logo.
- 11:00am - Downtown - Hotel Captain Cook Look for the driver in a grey polo or dress shirt with the Pacific Alaska Tours logo.
End Points
- Our Tour/Transfer end at the Whittier Cruise Ship Terminal
