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Portage Glacier Scenic Cruise & Drive with Airport Transfer
Easy Activity
Be sure to read the Special Notes further down this page for important requirements and restriction.
Board your motorcoach for a ride to Portage Day Lodge where you may enjoy a deli-style lunch or grab-and-go snack in the Glacier Cafe (not included) and shop for unique Alaska artwork and gifts in the gallery. Then board the m/v Ptarmigan for an unforgettable cruise. This sightseeing vessel has been specially designed to navigate this uniquely created lake bringing you within 300 yards of Portage Glacier. Enjoy the spectacular views and 60-minute narrated tour from a seat in the enclosed lounge or on the open-air observation deck.
You next stop is the Potter Marsh Bird Sanctuary, located at the southern end of the Anchorage Coastal Wildlife Refuge. It's a photographer's paradise with chances to see rare migratory birds, spawning salmon (in season) and other wildlife surrounded by the beauty of the Chugach National Forest and Cook Inlet.a
Your tour concludes with a narrated drive along the Turnagain Arm on the Seward Highway - Alaska's "National Scenic Byway." Enjoy picturesque mountains and pristine wilderness, en route to Anchorage. You'll be transferred to the airport or downtown hospitality center, depending on your itinerary.
Points of interest
Turnagain Arm
Portage Glacier
Seward Highway
Anchorage
Schedule
Special Notes
This tour is available to passengers disembarking in Whittier with an overnight stay in Anchorage after their cruise or departing on flights after 3:30pm on the day of disembarkation. It is not available to passengers on back-to-back voyages who will stay onboard the ship and cruise back to Vancouver. This tour drops at the Anchorage airport by 1:30pm and continues on to the downtown hospitality center (arrive by 2:00pm) for guests with later flights or an overnight stay in Anchorage. This tour operates with a special use permit from the U.S. Forest Service
Whittier tours are only available to cruisetour guests who spend the first night of their package in Anchorage. Other cruisetour guests cannot take an excursion as they would miss the transfer to their next destination.
Unaccompanied Minor Policy: Children under the age of 18 must be accompanied by a parent or guardian.
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Easy Activity
Be sure to read the Special Notes further down this page for important requirements and restriction.
Board your motorcoach for a ride to Portage Day Lodge where you may enjoy a deli-style lunch or grab-and-go snack in the Glacier Cafe (not included) and shop for unique Alaska artwork and gifts in the gallery. Then board the m/v Ptarmigan for an unforgettable cruise. This sightseeing vessel has been specially designed to navigate this uniquely created lake bringing you within 300 yards of Portage Glacier. Enjoy the spectacular views and 60-minute narrated tour from a seat in the enclosed lounge or on the open-air observation deck.
You next stop is the Potter Marsh Bird Sanctuary, located at the southern end of the Anchorage Coastal Wildlife Refuge. It's a photographer's paradise with chances to see rare migratory birds, spawning salmon (in season) and other wildlife surrounded by the beauty of the Chugach National Forest and Cook Inlet.a
Your tour concludes with a narrated drive along the Turnagain Arm on the Seward Highway - Alaska's "National Scenic Byway." Enjoy picturesque mountains and pristine wilderness, en route to Anchorage. You'll be transferred to the airport or downtown hospitality center, depending on your itinerary.
Points of interest
Turnagain Arm
Portage Glacier
Seward Highway
Anchorage
Schedule
Special Notes
This tour is available to passengers disembarking in Whittier with an overnight stay in Anchorage after their cruise or departing on flights after 3:30pm on the day of disembarkation. It is not available to passengers on back-to-back voyages who will stay onboard the ship and cruise back to Vancouver. This tour drops at the Anchorage airport by 1:30pm and continues on to the downtown hospitality center (arrive by 2:00pm) for guests with later flights or an overnight stay in Anchorage. This tour operates with a special use permit from the U.S. Forest Service
Whittier tours are only available to cruisetour guests who spend the first night of their package in Anchorage. Other cruisetour guests cannot take an excursion as they would miss the transfer to their next destination.
Unaccompanied Minor Policy: Children under the age of 18 must be accompanied by a parent or guardian.