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Exploring Seward & Portage
2-Day / 1-Night Tour
 Depart Anchorage in your own rental car for a 2˝-hour drive to Seward. Or Step aboard the Historic Alaska Railroad for a 4˝-hour train ride to Seward. You’ll 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 and moose. You’ll pass through 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. Once in Seward you’ll embark on a magnificent day of cruising the spectacular fjords of Resurrection Bay and Kenai Fjords National Park.
 This wildlife and glacier cruise takes you through Resurrection Bay and around Aialik Cape to the very face of an active tidewater glacier. Here you will spend time watching glaciers calve giant splinters of blue ice into the ocean. Visit the Chiswell Islands, part of the Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge, where thousands of colorful seabirds nest and a small island where over 20,000 horned and tufted puffins make their nests every summer. Look for graceful humpback whales, Orcas, playful otters, and hear Stellar sea lions bellow from rocky cliffs. At the conclusion of your cruise, enjoy dinner at various restaurants in Seward and relax at the Hotel Edgewater.
 The next day your adventure finds you at Exit Glacier, the only glacier in Kenai Fjords National Park that is accessible by road. With only a short walk, you can stand right next to the glacier. Then take a self-guided tour through the Alaska SeaLife Center, a multi-million dollar marine and viewing facility. This world-class marine research facility allows you to watch, touch, and learn about the various marine wildlife in the area and interact with scientists. You will also get a chance to explore the unique gift shops of Seward. Afterwards you’ll be on your way to Portage. Once there you will explore Alaska Wildlife Conservation Center, Alaska’s only drive-through wildlife viewing exhibit. This will be your opportunity to capture a glimpse of a grizzly bear, reindeer, buffalo, elk, musk ox, moose, eagles, or a Sitka blacktail deer. Then make a stop in Girdwood for dinner, or just continue on to Anchorage.
Tour Includes: Rental Car for 2-Days, 6-Hour Narrated Wildlife & Glacier Cruise with Lunch, Standard Overnight Accommodations in Seward, Admission to the Alaska SeaLife Center, Admission to Alaska Wildlife Conservation Center and Logistics Staff Coordination.
Daily Departure From Anchorage: Day One Depart Anchorage at 8:00AM and Day Two Return to Anchorage at Approximately 7:00PM.
Note: Meals are on own unless otherwise noted. The $5.00 Admission fee per car to Exit Glacier is not included.
Tour Pricing:
EXPLORING SEWARD & PORTAGE
2-DAY/1-NIGHT TOUR
($311.75 Adult, Single Occupancy)
($225.75 Adult and $192.75 Children 2-11, Double Occupancy)
FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION & BOOKING REQUESTS:
Contact Logistics, LLC, the official travel agent for the 8th World Wilderness Congress.
Katie, Email: katie@logisticsllc.com or
Mickela, Email: mickela@logisticsllc.com or
8wwctours@logisticsllc.com
Telephone: 907-276-6060
Facsimile: 907-276-6061
There are many exciting things to do when you visit Alaska, so if you did not see a tour you were interested in, please contact us for other options and ideas! |
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