Alaska Denali Tours - Denali Lodges 2008 - (Page 8) ANCHORAGE Anchorage Portage Glacier Cruise/Tour (Day Trip) AP-18 This is a 7-hour tour, starting in Anchorage. Enjoy the magnificent vistas of Turnagain Arm while traveling the Seward Highway and watch for wildlife along the way. Visit Begich-Boggs Visitor Center and learn about the glaciology and the forces of nature that are at work in Portage Lake. Then cruise the placid Portage Lake and watch for huge chunks of ice to break away and crash into the lake as the MV Ptarmigan weaves through iceberg-dotted waters within 300 yards of Portage Glacier. Enjoy this spectacular view from the comfort of the enclosed lounge or from the open-air observation deck. Cruise/Tour including transportation Rate $76* Rent a car and tour at your own pace. Cruise only Rate$32* Anchorage Native Heritage Center (Day Trip) AN-18 Pick-up your rental car in Downtown Anchorage; drive out on 6th Avenue / Glen Highway to Muldoon Road and follow the signs to the Alaska Native Heritage Center. This gathering place celebrates, perpetuates, and shares the Alaska Native cultures. The “Welcome House” boasts exhibits and demonstrations as well as a theater, café, and a Native gift shop. Later visit the Museum of History and Art on 7th Avenue or walk around 4th Avenue visiting the Alaska Public Lands Information Center, or shop at the 5th Avenue mall. Car rental for 24-hours is included. Rate $75* Anchorage Redoubt Bay Bear Viewing (Day Trip) Anchorage - Girdwood AR-18 (Day Trip) AG-18 Redoubt Bay is one of the most popular spots for Bear Viewing. Enjoy flight seeing as an Alaskan bush floatplane takes you across the cook Inlet into bear country. Then take a boat trip looking for bears as they fish for salmon, as well as other wildlife along the way. Lunch on the lake or in the cozy lodge is included. Complementary shuttle service offered from your hotel in Anchorage. Allow 7-hours for this day trip. Pick-up your rental car in Downtown Anchorage and head south on the Seward Highway. Stop often along the way and soak in the beauty of one of the most scenic national forest by-ways. Once at Alyeska Hotel take the Aerial Tramway, a stunning ride up the mountain to the immense viewing deck, which provides breath-taking views of majestic mountains, glaciers, and wildlife, while enjoying lunch at Glacier Express self-service restaurant. Tour includes rental car for 24-hours and lunch. Allow 4 to 8-hours. 6-Hour Day Trip – Rate $599* Rate $65* Tram and Lunch Combo only $25* Lodging We offer a variety of fine lodging facilities in Anchorage the most popular being Sheraton & Ramada Inn very conveniently located in Downtown Anchorage, and the Best Western Barratt Inn near the airport. Rates starting at $88 per person base in double occupancy in high season and are lower in May and September. 8
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