Portage Glacier Cruise - Anchorage Activity Vendor

  • Address: Anchorage, Alaska
  • Phone: 907 783 232
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  • Website:www.viator.com
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4.0
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4.0
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Portage Glacier Cruise
Anchorage
Alaska

Portage Glacier Cruise Details

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Descriptions from Across the Web

  • A popular tourist attraction. more on TripAdvisor
  • This seven-hour tour departs from the Anchorage Hilton and includes an hour drive each way alongside Turnagain Arm to Portage Glacier . Onboard the Ptarmigan you will have an hour-long forest service narrated introduction to Portage Glacier. This is an active glacier whose movements cause large c... more on Yahoo! Travel
  • If you have your own transportation, then a drive to Portage Glacier is truly worthwhile. As you skirt the shores of Turnagain Arm, watch for wildlife. When you arrive at Lake Portage, board the M/V Ptarmigan for an unforgettable one hour cruise across iceberg-dotted Portage Lake. Take a seat in ... more on Viator.com

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4.0
A good tour!

The tour was really interesting and had some really nice views up close. Definetely worth the money. A little hard to make the time for this all ... A Yahoo! User, a user of Yahoo! Travel. Read full review on Yahoo! Travel

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2.0
Disappointed

May 3, 2004. We are a family of seven all disappointed in this glacier. Unless you are passing it on the way to Whittier, you're ... A TripAdvisor Member, a user of Tripadvisor. Read full review on TripAdvisor

4.0
Lots of Ice

This tour is a great overview for the glaciers in Alaska. The interpreter is very knowledgeable and the captain of the boat is very adept at bringing the baot close to the glaciers in oreder for the group to see "calving". The price is excellent and it is a good half day ... A Yahoo! User, a user of Yahoo! Travel. Read full review on Yahoo! Travel

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4.0
Slowly melting....

The Portage Glacier is slowly melting -- it has receeded a lot in the past years. Go see it while it's still there. In the Visitor Center you can also touch icebergs, chunks of which are "harvested" from the lake daily. See a picture of the glacier at http://www.slackerdom.com/alaska/anchorage/po... a user of Tripadvisor. Read full review on TripAdvisor

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5.0
I thought it was breathtaking.

I thought it was breathtaking. Where else in America can you see that kind of scenery. I have framed some of the pictures that I took because they were so pretty. ... A TripAdvisor Member, a user of Tripadvisor. Read full review on TripAdvisor

Directions

Make your own way to Portage Lake where the cruise departs aboard the M/V Ptarmigan. Portage Lake is an hour's drive south of Anchorage.

Hours

See website for departure times

Miscellaneous

  • Admission: Adult $29.00
  • Tourlength: 1 hour

Other Web Resources

  • Read more about Portage Glacier Cruise on Yahoo! Travel
  • www.viator.com
  • http://www.travelalaska.com
  • http://www.anchorage.net

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