Alaska Wildlife Conservation Center Tours and Tickets

There are plenty of ways to experience the Alaska Wildlife Conservation Center. Looking at ratings and reviews previously given by customers, these are the best tours available right now:

• 11am Wilderness, Wildlife, Glacier Experience from Anchorage
• Wildlife and Glaciers with a Walk in the Rainforest
• Portage Glacier Cruise and Wildlife Explorer Tour
• Glaciers and Wildlife: Super Scenic Day Tour from Anchorage
• Valleys of Glaciers Experience with Portage Glacier Cruise and Wildlife Tour

General admission tickets are US$25 for adults and US$22 for youth, military, and Alaska residents. Children under 4 are free. Wildlife encounter tours range from US$25–US$125. Guided tours with transfers from Anchorage start at around US$110 and upwards of US$225 for tours that combine a glacier cruise.

The Alaska Wildlife Conservation Center is a non-profit sanctuary that preserves Alaska’s wildlife through conservation, education, research, and animal care. Spanning 200 acres (81 hectares), the center is home to orphaned and injured animals. It’s in Portage Valley, south of Anchorage, at Mile 79 of the Seward Highway.

The Alaska Wildlife Conservation Center is home to various native Alaskan wildlife. Visitors can expect to see brown bears, black bears, moose, bull elk, elk, Sitka black-tailed deer, wood bison, muskox, wolves, coyotes, foxes, lynx, bald eagle, porcupines, and American red squirrel in different enclosures over 200 acres (81 hectares).

Yes, guided tours are available at the Alaska Wildlife Conservation Center. Paid tours include the 1.5-hour Walk on the Wild Side Tour (available year-round), the 30-minute Bear Encounter Tour (over the summer), and the 30-minute Moose Encounter Tour (available over the summer). A 30- or 60-minute Virtual Tour is also available.

From Anchorage, take AK Route 1 (the Seward Highway) south for around 47 miles past Girdwood to Mile 79 of the highway. The center is located just before the Portage Glacier Road turnoff. Visitors can also take a taxi or rideshare but should have the driver wait, as return pick-ups may not be possible.

Yes, there are specific safety guidelines to follow when visiting the Alaska Wildlife Conservation Center. Do not touch or feed the animals (except under supervised encounters), and do not taunt or harass animals. Pets should be kept inside vehicles, and children should be kept away from fences. Visitors should also dispose of garbage properly.

Visitors can only interact with animals as part of a guided tour and encounter, such as the Walk on the Wild Side Tour, Bear Encounter, and Moose Encounter, where tour participants get the opportunity to feed an animal or participate in their feeding under close supervision from staff.