Whittier to Anchorage Cultural Exploration

Overview

  • 5-hour tour from the Whittier cruise terminal to Anchorage.
  • A journey along the Seward Highway with narration focusing on indigenous Alaskans and the history of the area. 
  • Admission to the Alaska Native Heritage Center
  • At the end of the tour drop off in Downtown Anchorage or the Airport.

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Details

Enjoy a 5 hour tour from the Whittier Cruise Terminal to Anchorage. Traveling on the scenic Seward Highway and through the stunning Portage Pass. Your driver will guide you through the history of the Turnagain Arm, Portage Pass, and Whittier. From the Indigenous people who first lived there, English exploration of the area, to the discovery of gold, and how the Strange town of Whittier got it's start.

This tour includes a stop at the Alaska Native Heritage Center. The nonprofit center's mission is to preserve and strengthen the traditions, languages, and art of Alaska’s Native People. Offering a unique experience for you to learn and explore the traditional and contemporary ways of Alaska’s Indigenous cultures. More than a museum, the Center is a place to engage and interact–to ask questions and discover. Your visit will take you on a journey through 10,000 years of Alaska Native history and culture through art, dance, Native Games demonstrations, exhibits, traditional Native dwellings, films and more.

The tour ends in Anchorage dropping at the Anchorage Airport, downtown, and midtown Anchorage.

Availability

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Duration

5-hours

ANHC Carving  c. Ashley Heimbigner
Whale Bones at the ANHC c. Ashley Heimbigner
Yupik Dancer at ANHC  c. Wayde Carroll