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Full-Day Tour in Turnagain

Anchorage, USA

6 hours (approx.)
Pickup offered
Mobile ticket
Offered in: English

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Overview

What's Included

Lunch
Bottled water
Entry to the AWCC is provided as part of your tour.
Gratuities

Alcoholic Beverages

Meeting and Pickup

You can head directly to the meeting point, or request pickup

Meeting point

555 W 5th Ave, Anchorage, AK 99501, USA
If you do not wish to meet at your hotel, we can pick you up at the Anchorage Visitor's center.

Pickup points

Select a pickup point

Start time

09:00 AM

End point

This activity ends back at the meeting point.

Pickup details

I've found that getting around an unfamiliar city can be an annoyance. My goal is to remove all annoyances from your day. To this end, let us pick you up at your hotel. This could entail us being there by as much as 30 minutes early to do this. I will let you know before your tour exactly what time I'll be at your hotel.

What To Expect

Additional Info

Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Not wheelchair accessible
Stroller accessible
Service animals allowed

Near public transportation
Infant seats available
Most travelers can participate
This tour/activity will have a maximum of 10 travelers

Cancellation Policy

You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.

For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.

Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.
This experience requires good weather. If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund.

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Featured review

Stan_M

Tim is a great tour guide! He’ll pick you up in his tour van, and drop you back off at end of tour. No need to drive anywhere! He’s a native Alaskan with a real passion for having tourists on his tour realize the full experience of his beautiful home state! Awesome experience at AWCC, visit to Portage Glacier area, and a wonderful meal (included in tour) near the quaint town of Girdwood. Great tour!!

Reviews

5.0

157 reviews

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Best tour guide around

chayn_t, May 2024

Tim is very friendly and very knowledgeable about alaska and sorrounding areas gave us great tips about places to see was a great day trip. thanks again tim for everything keep drinking that arrowhead water

Fantastic

NIKOLAOS_G, Apr 2024

All was amazing!! The frozen lake and the glacier for far was the best!! Bravo for the quide and for the super crepa!

Recommendable and pleasing

Gilda_F, Apr 2024

The tour was great! The glacier, lakes, animals and mostly getting to be in nature was awesome. Nothing is as great as seeing up close all the natural wonders that Alaska has. The tour guide was very knowledgeable and approachable.

Brilliant day

Beverley_H, Apr 2024

an absolutely fantastic day definitely would recommend to anyone We had plenty of stops to take photo’s of the fantastic views.

Well worth the tour.

Jill_E, Apr 2024

Our whole trip was memorable. The snow covered mountains, lakes and rivers were amazing. Tim our guide imparted interesting information during our journey.

No where near the experience I expected.

Alexis_I, Apr 2024

Very poor communication. I reached out several times and no replies. Vehicles was dirty, windows in a sightseeing tour should be sparkling. They weren't. Tour guide seemed to not know his stuff. Wore stained clothes and shoes were about to fall appart. Very unprofessional. I gave 2 stars because I liked the structure of the tour, sights were beautiful, good driver but once I caught bad information I spent my time goggleing hiss every fact. Included lunch was a food truck. The day I went it was only one type of food. A creppe I proffered I hadn't eaten. I gave them direct feedback upon my return and again, all I got back crickets.

An extraordinary trip experience in Anchorage

May_F, Apr 2024

The tour guide is knowledgeable and engaging. He made a lot of stops at the Wildlife Conservatory Center and he even turned back to make sure we could see the bears up close while their staff were feeding them. We also saw musk ox, caribou, bison, foxes. Breathtaking views along the way. We enjoyed our lunch at Girdwood before heading back to Anchorage. Great trip out of Anchorage!

Fun and Beautiful!

Byron_L, Mar 2024

Seeing the amazing Alaskan animals up close! Also seeing Byron glacier even though it was mostly covered in clouds!

Response from Host, Mar 2024

it was fun having you, and happy birthday.

Great tour

Jess_W, Mar 2024

Tim was a great guide, he was full of local knowledge and fun facts about Anchorage and the surrounding areas. He was even willing to keep getting out of the van into the rain with the rest of us numpties who wanted photos. I'm not sure about the Dad jokes though. Only kidding. Great tour. Thanks Tim!

Response from Host, Mar 2024

I like the dad jokes, though I do keep them limited to the wildlife center. It was a fun day, wet, but fun.

Book it!

Samantha_N, Mar 2024

Excellent time, excellent guide. This tour was one of my highlights of my visit to Alaska. Tim was such a thoughtful, fun, and informed guide. He went out of his way to answer all our questions and tell us about his life in Alaska. If I'm ever back in the 49th State, I will definitely go on this tour again and recommend it to family and friends. The van was super comfortable with wide windows and enough space to feel peaceful during the drive! Thanks again, Tim~ Samantha

Great trip in Alaska

Nina_C, Mar 2024

Awesome tour with an informative guide. We have had a wonderful time at Portage Glacier and AWCC. Highly recommended !! for sightseeing and exploring Anchorage :D

A GREAT day in Turnagain!

Kay_C, Mar 2024

What an unexpected, but fun, adventure! I was travelling solo on business, and had one day for sightseeing. I picked this tour, since it seemed to cover all the "must see" attractions, and offered pick-up at my hotel. Tim, the tour operator, called me shortly before the meeting time to let me know he was having bus trouble, but I was the only guest on the mid-week tour, and if I'd like, he would take me in his car. I agreed, and we had a DELIGHTFUL day. There was gorgeous scenery, and the ability to go exactly where I wanted and to stay as long as I wished. Tim was smart and knowledgeable, and made my one day to get to "play" in Alaska very fun and worthwhile. Highest possible recommendation! (And, as I told him -- his Momma raised him right -- he opened doors for me and helped me in and out of my coat as we went to the outdoor sights. I appreciated his courtesy!)

Great tour guide. Friendly and knowledgeable

Ramon_A, Mar 2024

Beautiful Scenery and great experience being in contact with the wild animals and the lunch sandwich very yummy!

Response from Host, Mar 2024

it was fun having you, hope your research goes well.

Enjoyed Vistas, Stories, & Poetry About Native Alaska

Connie_M, Mar 2024

We enjoyed Tim's stories about Alaska and the various names of the places we visited. We loved seeing the landscape and Tim was flexible to include any other interests we had when the Alaska Nature Center unexpectedly closed due to snow conditions. It's a relaxing and enjoyable tour in a comfortable van! Thank you Tim!

Response from Host, Mar 2024

it was an odd tour, but it was still fun showing off my beautiful state.

Learned a lot about Anchorage today!

Brenda_S, Oct 2023

What a great day!! Tim was full of knowledge which passed the driving time and he quizzed us as well. We made numerous stops, saw beautiful sights, animals in the sanctuary and wild, and had a nice lunch. You will be glad you booked with Tim!!

Tim was a great host & Ambassador for Anchorage

David_H, Sep 2023

Tim shared his knowledge and Dad jokes creating a relaxing & enjoyable experience for the traveller- thanks

Amazingly excellent

Crystal_B, Sep 2023

Excellent guide, fun learning experience with amazing views. Our guide treated us like great friends and the whole group had an excellent experience.

This tour was so much...

Brittany_H, Sep 2023

This tour was so much fun. Tim was an awesome guide and the crepes were awesome. Must do this tour if your in anchorage.

Great way to see the area around Anchorage!

Shauna_C, Sep 2023

This was a really fun tour, and a great way to see the area around Anchorage while we waited for our late night flight. We visited the wildlife preserve where we saw wolves, bison, bears, caribou and foxes, and other native animals. We drove down the beautifully scenic Turnagain Arm, and stopped to see glaciers, salmon running, breathtaking lakes and scenery, and Tim treated us to a delicious lunch. This was a relaxing and fun tour and we thoroughly enjoyed it!

Great sights!

Toni_M, Sep 2023

Tim, our guide, made every effort to show us interesting and important sights. He even turned his van around to show us the Beluga whales. Lunch was wonderful and we had choices. He even had snacks and water for our comfort

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