Turnagain Arm Tour

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Inclusions / Exclusions

Mobile ticket
Offered in: English, Spanish
Bottled water
Snacks

Gratuities
Food and drinks, unless specified

Overview

Spend 5 hours on a half-day tour of the scenic Turnagain Arm—a narrow branch of the Cook Inlet that's backed by the Chugach Mountains. Drive on America's most scenic road, the famous Seward Highway, and stop at spots like Beluga Point to scan the landscape for wildlife. At the Alaska Wildlife Conservation Center, see where injured and orphaned animals are brought to be rehabilitated, and observe large mammals like caribou, bison, and elk. Lunch is not included but available for purchase at the Alaska Wildlife Conservation Center. Later, drive through the Chugach Mountains, before finishing the guided, small group tour with pick up and drop off in Anchorage. Activity Level: EASY Guests should be able to walk short distances on uneven ground. Trails surfaces vary from paved to uneven natural terrain. Tour participants must be able to walk a short distance and be able to get in/out of the tour vehicle with minimal assistance.

Meeting points

Our silver Mercedes Sprinter van will be parked along the curb in front of the Egan Center

End point

This activity ends back at the meeting point.

Itinerary

Alaska Wildlife Conservation Center

The Alaska Wildlife Conservation Center is a sanctuary dedicated to preserving Alaska’s wildlife through conservation, research, education and quality animal care. AWCC takes in injured and orphaned animals year-round and provides them with spacious enclosures and quality animal care. Most of the animals that arrive at the AWCC become permanent residents and will always have a home here. The Center maintains over 200 acres of spacious habitats for animals to feel at home and display their natural “wild” behavior. Visitors may see brown bears cooling off in the water, a bull moose strutting, wood bison roaming on pastures and more.

2 hours
Beluga Point

This is a popular stop as you travel the Seward Highway. Here you'll find 180 degree views of Turnagain Arm. There's an extensive viewing area with spotting scopes and interpretive signs. This is an excellent spot to watch the bore tide. The incoming tide stretched the entire width of Turnagain Arm and can be six feet high as it rushes in. Watch for kayakers and surfers riding the wave for several miles. Look for beluga whales rolling in the surf (starting in September)

15 minutes

Additional Info

Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
Specialized infant seats are available
Suitable for all physical fitness levels

Free Cancellation

May 14100% refund

May 15No refund

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Enjoyed our tour

Published on Nov, 2024

Phil, our guide, was great. He was very easy going and we got to see Mt Denali and hiked to many viewpoints.

Great experience

Published on Aug, 2024

Great tour , Christina our guide was brilliant. Very informative and wanted us to enjoy our day and get the most out of it . She stopped at various scenic places and gave us lots of local information.The reserve was beautiful.

Best local guide ever!!!!...

Published on Aug, 2024

Best local guide ever!!!! Easy to manuver in van and we stopped at all wildlife sightings. One of our best sight seeing tours we took in Alaska.

Very interesting tour.

Published on Jul, 2024

Christina as a tour guide really added to the tour with a lot of interesting stories and facts. We thoroughly enjoyed the tour.

Wonderful Animal Sightseeing and Adventure

Published on Jul, 2024

The Tournagain Arm tour was absolutely beautiful. Our guide Christina was very knowledgeable and was able to take us to some very picturesque spots for pictures and animal watching. We got to see wild sheep/goats and bald eagles on the drive. The Alaska Conservation was a very cool spot to see so many wonderful animals. Very glad I had a great guide that made my experience fun and memorable!

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