3-night Glacier Express

Day 1*Private Airport Transportation
*Scenic City Tour
*Overnight Anchorage

Meet and Greet with complimentary hotel shuttle service from the Anchorage airport with a scenic city tour - including a walk to the overlook at Flat Top Mountain! Take in the sites of the city as well as the valley floor below. Flat Top Mountain is known for it's hiking, biking and wildlife viewing. Overnight tonight is in a charming historic hotel in downtown Anchorage.

Day 2*Morning in Anchorage
*Glacier Turn (includes lunch)
*Overnight Girdwood

Pick up at your hotel is around noon. Take advantage of being right downtown - go shopping, rent a bicycle, visit the museum's newest Smithsonian Arctic Studies Center!

Today you are going to ride on the Seward Highway National Scenic Byway, the most beautiful scenic drive in the country! Your professional tour guide will tell you all about the Turnagain Arm as they share personal knowledge of Alaska on the way to Mount Alyeska.

Go with your guide to the top of the mountain for lunch! This trip is fully guided...even up the mountain! After taking in the views around the observation deck and inside the Roundhouse Museum, descend the tram and continue on the tour southbound. Next stop is the Alaska Wildlife Conservation Center where your guide will introduce you to Alaskan animals include bears, moose, elk, caribou, owls, and more! Enjoy these animals in their natural habitat and take advantage of the gift shop, where all proceeds remain at the center to help and rehabilitate these amazing animals who call the Portage Valley their home.

The last stop on our tour of the Turnagain Arm is Portage Glacier for a one-hour lake boat CRUISE. Use all your senses today to get involved in the tour. The US Forestry Guide will tell us about Portage Glacier, the legendary ice worms, Portage Lake, and educate us on the geology of the area. You can touch glacial till which your Salmon Berry Tours guide will tell you makes for a great facial! Listen closely for the Portage Glacier to crack and pop as it moves down the valley and maybe it will even calve into the cold waters of Portage Lake!

Overnight tonight is in Girdwood. Take advantage of the Glacier City Transit and enjoy dinner at one of their many fine restaurants!

Day 3*Glacier Dog Sledding
*Iditarod Dinner Show (includes dinner)
*Overnight Anchorage

Travel through Glacier Valley in a new Robinson helicopter! Go glacier dog sledding atop the beautiful Chugach Mountains in the Punchbowl Glacier with Danny Seavey's dog team! Dress in layers and get ready to experience Alaska's official #1 sport. Feel the rush of the dogs running over 700ft of snow which is on top of 500ft of glacial ice!
Overnight tonight is back in Anchorage. Danny's brother, Dallas Seavey who placed 8th in the 2010 Iditarod, will show you how to have an enjoyable night out in Anchorage at the Iditarod Dinner Show. Learn about mushing, hold puppies, meet Hugo from Disney's "Snow Buddies" and even watch a race in the arena! After the show, enjoy a dinner consisting of generous New York Strips seasoned with house spices, baked chicken with fresh herbs, Alaska grown vegetables, dessert & fresh coffee! Of course, vegetarian options are also available. Transportation back to your accommodations is included!

Day 4*Private Airport Transportation

We bid you farewell and hope your Alaska experience was one to remember a lifetime! Your trip is complete with a private city tour, glacier cruise, Alaskan wildlife, enclosed aerial tram, glacier dog sledding, a helicopter ride, and a chance to meet an Alaskan Iditarod family!