Anchorage

Anchorage Day Trips, Tours & Outdoor Adventures

Anchorage is the starting point for many Alaska vacations and tours. With a wide selection of day tours, easy to access to tour excursions and outdoor activities, the city of Anchorage is the perfect anchor for your trip to Alaska.

Located on Cook Inlet and surrounded by mountains and wilderness, the city of Anchorage in Alaska is a unique combination of wilderness and modern city life. Alaska’s largest city with its trademark slogan “Big Wild Life” will treat you to a variety of museums, dining options, and the shopping you might expect in any medium sized U.S. city. What you might not expect in Anchorage are the 120 miles of recreational trails, an “urban” salmon fishing river, and a diversity of cultures – all on the edge of a spectacular mountain wilderness.

Find out what you can discover on a visit to Anchorage:

Redoubt Bay Bear Viewing (Half Day)

Depart Anchorage on a half-day bear viewing trip to Redoubt Bay Lodge. Redoubt Bay is one of the most straightforward and accessible locations for bear viewing from Anchorage. You will travel by seaplane for a one-hour flight along a scenic […]

Glacier Discovery Rail and Raft Trip

This Anchorage day tour starts with a southbound tour aboard the Alaska Railroad’s Glacier Discovery train—the 3.5-hour train ride tours along Cook Inlet’s scenic Turnagin Arm and the Chugach National Forest.   On arrival at Spencer Glacier, the Alaska Railroad will […]

Bears, Trains & Icebergs from Anchorage

On this entertaining and outdoorsy Anchorage day trip, you depart on the Alaska Railroad in the morning for a 2-hour ride to Portage.  Upon arrival at Portage, a van will pick you up to transfer you to the Alaska Wildlife […]

Glacier Blue Kayak & Grandview Tour from Anchorage

Early in the morning, depart on the Alaska Railroad from Anchorage to Spencer Glacier. Here, your adventure begins. You will spend about 3-4 hours at Spencer Glacier. You will kayak around impressive icebergs and up close to the Spencer glacier […]

Alpine Classic Guided Hike from Anchorage

This classic “Alpine Classic” guided Alaska hiking tour is the ideal Anchorage day trip for active adventurers, featuring hearty athletic challenges, rewarding sights, and a lasting payoff. You and your Alaska hiking guide will experience the thrill of ascending on […]

Glacier & Wildlife Flightseeing Tour

Enjoy a day tour from Anchorage with flightseeing from Lake Hood over the majestic Chugach State Park! You will soar above the expansive Knik or Triumvirate Glacier on your flight, rimmed with spectacular hanging ice formations. With a birdseye view, […]

Prince William Sound Glacier Flightseeing with Landing

This Anchorage day trip takes you flightseeing by float plane over one of Alaska’s most scenic marine landscapes, Prince William Sound. Prince William Sound is a magnificent region with over fifteen thousand square miles of fjords and inlets, dozens of […]

Bear Viewing Flight to Lake Clark from Anchorage

Enjoy a bear viewing day tour from Anchorage to Lake Clark National Park via seaplane. An Alaska experience of a lifetime! Depart from Lake Hood Floatplane Airport in Anchorage and fly southwest over Cook Inlet toward the Chigmit Mountains. Enjoy […]

Iditarod Starting Line Event

On this day tour from Anchorage, experience the official start of the world-famous Iditarod Sled Dog Race. Every year hundreds of people line the streets of Willow Lake just north of Anchorage for the start of this iconic dog sledding […]

Anchorage & Cook Inlet Sunset Photo Safari

This day tour from Anchorage is an Alaska photo tour that is fun for casual camera operators and avid photographers alike! This 4-hour tour departs from downtown Anchorage, takes place in the evening, and is a great way to explore […]

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