This was...an experience to say the least…read more 1) The Wilderness, Wildlife, and Glacier tour was insanely overpriced. Get a rental car and do it yourself, you'll save a ton of money. We did the add on glacier cruise, could have booked it cheaper on our own. Again. Just do these things on your own. Trip started in Anchorage, drove us to the wildlife conservation center. We had about an hour there, so basically only time to watch the bears. We never even looked at the other animals just due to lack of time. Then we drove to the Portage Glacier Lodge for lunch that you pay for yourself, on our way we stopped at two spots to take pics, again places you could just stop at. Food was insanely overpriced. Then to the cruise, the cruise itself is an hour long and seeing the glacier is cool, but the ship and crew were the most rinky dink operation I've ever seen. 2) our tour guide locked the keys to the van inside the van. She did not even call to get help until over an hour after discovering the keys were locked inside. We had to wait at the lodge for almost 2 hours before someone came to bring her the spare keys. During this time no one communicated with us regarding a plan and we were just sitting there waiting. Tour guide "Captain C" was nowhere to be found. She then drove us quite erratically back to Anchorage, I presume out of stress. The pics she took aren't great, not like the ones on other reviews and are mostly blurry. 3) Book with a better group. This was a waste of money.

Best tour we could have hoped for on our first day in Alaska! (did the Wilderness, Wildlife,…read moreGlacier Experience from Anchorage tour) First of all, Grace, our tour guide, was beyond amazing. Not only was she very knowledgeable, pleasant, a good driver, but she also treated us all amazing: she remembered all our names, took photos of each of us on our phones with the views in the background, did a little trivia game at the end of the tour, and took wilderness photos on her camera and shared them with us within 2 hours from the end of tour. And they were great! Secondly, the stops were really fun. We spotted a moose mom with her baby in the wild, saw a few bald eagles, some sheep too. We also had a tasty lunch at Portage Glacier Lodge on one of the stops. Thirdly, the rainy weather didn't affect our experience as all because of Grace's non ending good mood & cool headed nature. Even though the glacier cruise at the end got canceled due to awfully strong winds, we did other stops and had fun. Be flexible and have fun! (the last photos of the animals up close are by Grace, all credits to her!)

I love this little house museum located in downtown Anchorage. A visit at Christmas time is a must…read more-- it's all decorated for Swedish christmas and the tour guides give you not only a tour of the house but some really interesing history on Anchorage back in the day. It has a wonderful view of the inlet and it's located along the coastal trail so you could go for a walk after touring the house. It's definitely worth a stop and look.

Beautiful little historic house and very informative tour guides. The admission is worth it, since…read moreit helps with the upkeep on that tiny house. There is so much information to learn here on how our town was started and formed. I recommend it to both tourists and locals.

I am thrilled to say I made it through Xxtreme Week 2015! The trip was more than I had hoped it…read morewould be and I would recommend Exposure Alaska and their great team. The trip was the perfect medicine to unplug me from an over-scheduled, over-programmed, and highly electronic career for a solid week. It pushed me mentally and physically, but never did I feel unsafe. I returned to work in a better frame of mind and with my whole body in a state of "a good kind of sore". Hats off to Don, and our guides (Sandra and Roz) who really made the stay wonderful. And, I never expected to be complimenting the camp food, but it was AWESOME!!! Sandra's breakfast burrito could be on Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives! I am already thinking about coming up with a new itinerary for 2016 and going back to the Exposure Alaska crew for another week of killer Alaska wild.

For our ten year wedding anniversary, my husband and I were torn between choosing Hawaii or Alaska…read more We are so glad we chose the latter and that we went with Exposure Alaska to make our experience the most memorable for us. We decided to book the Matanuska Getaway, which is only a 3 day trip because we figured we would want to go explore other parts of Alaska on our own. We had such a blast with Exposure, we wish we had booked a longer stay with them. The owner Don, was so helpful throughout the entire booking process, and recommended places to see and stay during our time after Exposure. The views of the glacier, the wild life, the planned tours and our amazing guides, all surpassed our expectations. They were awesome! Our guides were professional, knowledgable, friendly and we felt like close friends by the end of the trip. They were able to adjust our experience based on our skill and physical ability levels, which added more excitement to our trip. Our safety was paramount at all times and we had full confidence in their abilities to guide our adventure. Moreover, the food at the camp was great! We were expecting beans and weenies and other cliche camping food, but what we got was some great Alaskan cooking: Fresh Salmon, BBQ chicken, homemade breads and granola, among other things. In addition, while there was a lot of stuff to cover on our daily agenda, there was also a lot of time to relax and unwind. It was the only vacation where I didn't think about work, unless someone asked me about my job. Normally, when we go somewhere we still have home somewhere on the mind, but not here. Finally, this experience didn't seem touristy. After we finished our trip with Exposure, we spent a few days in other parts of Alaska, and the tours we did just weren't the same.

Wonderfull hike! I definitely recommended to anybody involves hiking. We took our one year-old…read morefive-year-old and seven-year-old kids with us and our dog. it took us five hours altogether to hike up and down the mountain.

Peter was amazing! Very prompt replies and made it easy to book over text…read more Check in was a breeze (they take cash and card), and the website provides updates every 12 hours to the number of hikers (needs 7 for the standard $25 price with increased pricing for less hikers). I think it was well worth the $25 price since $2 would go toward the hike parking. Plus Peter provides some additional stops toward and from the hike, such as the public library and zoo. I also loved the fun facts he gave us about the history of the Anchorage. He was so nice to lend me some hiking boots (which saved my butt) since I brought only jogging shoes. Last but not least, since all of the passengers were on the way between the hike and his business, he took some time out to drop each of us off at our accommodations. Even if you can't make it to the shuttle, go support Peter please at his other business: Downtown Bicycle Rentals!

We took the Anchorage City Tour with a Taste of Wild Smoked Salmon and Reindeer Sausage on…read moreWednesday, June 24,2026 with our driver Melissa. We started out at the Ulu Knife Factory, then on to Earthquake Park, Point Woronzof Overlook, Lake Hood Seaplane Base, by a totem pole, the Alaska Sausage and Seafood Company, the Alaska Wild Berry Products, ending with a beautiful view at Beluga Point. Melissa was so informative, pleasant and fun. She made the afternoon so fun. Give her a bonus. We all bought knives and sausages and syrup.

Disorganized and no follow through - save your money and find another provider! Customer service…read moreand communication is non existent.

The best way to travel from Anchorage to Denali…read more Check-in and boarding is pretty straight forward and efficient. We were there off-season, so we got to exclusively enjoy the dining car ... Which, in my opinion, has better views than the observation car. They had a bar with decent options, and the prices were reasonable. Overall, it was a good time, and I highly recommend taking the train if you're going to Denali or Fairbanks.

(Review Cross-Posted to Trip Advisor)…read more We booked with Alaska Railroad specifically because they advertised a military discount. Unfortunately, they don't extend that discount to 100% disabled veterans. When we arrived, we were unexpectedly charged an additional $50. The depot was overcrowded with far too few seats, and passengers were expected to tag their own luggage outside before boarding. For the price they charge, the experience felt disorganized and underwhelming. Paying $240 for two one-way tickets was already excessive, especially after learning from our Uber driver that the same trip would have cost about $150. To top it off, the staff was neither understanding nor accommodating. We won't be using Alaska Railroad again, and I can't recommend it to others.

This tour was a fun learning experience about anchorage. At times it was a little hard to hear the…read moretour guide so he turned on his portable mic and it made t a little better. Not bad for what you're learning and walking around. Be open minded on the tour. If you have time to spare downtown one night and like to learn about history, I'd give this tour a try.

Great tour! I am a local and I got both the chills and and education on some Anchorage history.read more

The tour was really enlightening on the how and why of mushing. Information on the Iditerod was…read moregreat! M Baker was really wonderful and answered all of our questions. We had a ln amazing discussion and his first hand experience added so much value. We also had a delightful time playing with on of the huskies, while conducting the Q&A. Hilda was so much fun and our family loved her.

About 90 minutes out from Anchorage, the Alaska Mushing School is a must see! A kennel visit and/or…read moredog sled ride can be reserved in advance via their website. The site includes a small gift shop and a private gravel parking lot. The kennel visit was $49/p, kennel visit + dog sled ride was $119/p. Matthew Failor, an actual competitor in Alaska's "Superbowl", owns this school along with his wife and 2 dog handlers. He includes a thorough history of Iditarod in the package. What I loved the most is that despite us only purchasing the kennel tour, we pretty much got as long as we wanted to play with each of the 30 or so champion hounds and 4 pups! The staff were so incredibly passionate, they knew each and every dog and their personalities! Tips: wear comfortable clothing, the dogs are huggers. If you go in the pen with the pups, don't wear anything that could attract teething :) be prepared to have your heart stolen!