See Alaska the Way Locals Do

This is the real Alaska glacier experience — not a photo from a distance, but actually walking on the Matanuska Glacier, one of the largest and most accessible glaciers in the United States. Your local guide picks you up from your Anchorage hotel, takes you through the Matanuska-Susitna Valley, and gets you onto the ice. Along the way, you'll stop at Eklutna Historical Park — a fascinating Alaska Native heritage site — and Merrill Field Airport. Glacier admission is included. At the end of the day, we drop you at the Anchorage airport or anywhere in the city.

Arriving or departing through Whittier? Don't waste the day sitting at the port. This tour picks you up at the Whittier cruise terminal and turns your travel day into a full Alaska experience. You'll explore Whittier's unique history (the entire town lives in one building), cruise past Portage Glacier, walk through a Wildlife Refuge Park, stop at the dramatic Turnagain Arm overlooks, and visit the world-famous Lake Hood Seaplane Base — the busiest seaplane base on earth. If time allows, we'll swing through Girdwood and Alyeska Resort. The day ends with a drop-off at Anchorage airport or anywhere in the city.

The best introduction to Anchorage — and the parts most visitors never find on their own. Your guide picks you up at your hotel and takes you through the city's most iconic and hidden spots: the world's busiest seaplane base at Lake Hood, the haunting Earthquake Park where the 1964 quake reshaped the coastline, the view from Point Woronzof, Merrill Field, the entrance to Elmendorf Air Force Base, the Alaska Native Heritage Center (admission self-pay — worth every dollar), the Captain Cook Monument downtown, and the Potter Marsh Wildlife Boardwalk where you can spot moose, eagles, and migratory birds. A full day that leaves you actually knowing Anchorage.

Byron Glacier is stunning in every season — and this tour runs year-round. In winter, the trail is blanketed in deep snow and the glacier glows an otherworldly blue-white against the silence; it's one of the most dramatic winter landscapes in Alaska. In summer, the snow gives way to wildflowers, rushing meltwater, and clear views of the glacier face with excellent hiking along the trail. Starting from Anchorage, your guide takes you to the Byron Glacier Trail, then on to Whittier and the famous Anton Anderson Memorial Tunnel — one of the longest highway tunnels in North America — followed by a stop at Alyeska Resort in Girdwood. On the way back, bonus stops at Lake Hood Seaplane Base and the Captain Cook Monument round out the day.