Spend your day enjoying the Girdwood and Portage Valleys. Depart Anchorage for a 1-hour drive to Portage. You will travel along the breathtaking Turnagain Arm, famous for its unusual bore tide. This drive has been voted one of the Top Ten Most Scenic Drives in America by Conde Nast Magazine. Watch for eagles, Dall sheep, Beluga whales and moose. You’ll visit Portage where the 1964 earthquake caused the land to drop between 6 and 12 feet along the Turnagain Arm. High tides flooded the area, forcing the estimated 50 to 100 residents of Portage to move. Rustic old buildings and Ghost Forests are visible signs of remains by the invading saltwater.

A stop will be made at the Alaska Wildlife Conservation Center, which is Alaska’s only drive-through wildlife viewing exhibit. This will be your opportunity to capture a glimpse of reindeer, buffalo, elk, musk ox, moose, eagles, Sitka blacktail deer, and black and brown bears. Your next stop will be made at the Begich Boggs Visitor Center to see the glaciology exhibits and enjoy a 20-minute film, “Voices of the Ice”. Once you arrive in Girdwood you will explore the Historic Iditarod Trail on a moderate and exciting 2.5-hour hike, which consists of a very unique Hand Tram crossing and walk over the Winner Creek Gorge. Your naturalist guide will point out and discuss the flora and fauna of North America’s northern-most temperate rainforest. You may even see a moose!

Tour Includes: Exclusive Narrated Roundtrip Transfers, Admission Fees To Alaska Wildlife Conservation Center, The Movie “Voice of the Ice, An Exclusive 2.5 Hour Guided Hike, Gratuities, Box Lunch, Refreshments, Snacks, Escort And Logistics Staff Coordination.

Departure From Anchorage: Departs At 10:00AM and Returns Approximately 7:00PM.