Tours Program

To help those of you who would like to explore Alaska while you are in Anchorage, IS&T is working with Explore Tours to offer you a variety of tour options. To register for any of these tours, please contact Explore Tours directly.

There are many other tours offered by this company, including those that last multiple days. To view additional options and detailed tour descriptions, and to access the online tour registration go to www.exploretours.com/conferences/sist.html or contact Explore Tours at info@exploretours.com or 800-523-7405.

Tour vouchers and all relevant information will be given to you when you check in to your hotel.

There will be a tour desk set up onsite during selected hours, but we highly recommend that you register for tours before arriving in Anchorage.

TOURS OFFERED DAILY

Earthquake Park Bike Ride

Take a guided tour along the 10-mile Tony Knowles Coastal trail on a mountain bike to Earthquake Park. Along the way possibly see moose and other local flora and fauna.

Tour Includes:

• Transfer to/from Anchorage
  
• 1.5-hour guided bike ride
• Kona Suspension Bike
• Snacks and Water Bottle

Discover McKinley Flightseeing Tour

See Mount McKinley and the surrounding countryside from the cockpit of a small floatplane.

Tour Includes:

• Transfer to/from Anchorage
• Narrated flightseeing tour
• Tours are weather dependent

Explore Knik Glacier/Wildlife

See how the motion of glacier ice shapes the land from cockpit of a small floatplane.

Tour Includes:

• Transfer to/from Anchorage
• Narrated flightseeing tour

Rainforest Hike

Explore a section of the historic Iditarod Trail, which winds through this pristine rainforest located an hour from Anchorage and may include a unique hand tram crossing of Winner Creek Gorge.

Tour Includes:

• Roundtrip transfer to/from Anchorage
• Snack
• Guided 5 mile hike along the Winner Creek Trail (2-3 hour tour)

Glacier Hike

Ride the scenic Alyeska Tram 2,300 feet and hike 40 minutes to the edge of a glacier. At the glacier’s edge, hikers put on ropes, harnesses, and crampons before hiking out across the glacier itself, before descending the mountain.

Tour Includes:

• Roundtrip transfer to/from Anchorage, and Tram Ticket
• All Equipment and a snack
• 3-4 hour hike with Int’l Mountain Guide

Learn to Ice Climb

Learn everything from basic to advanced ice-climbing techniques!

Tour Includes:

• Roundtrip Transfer to/from Anchorage
• 4-5 hours at guided ice climbing location (tour duration varies based on group and weather conditions)
• All Technical Climbing Equipment

All Terrain Vehicle (ATV) Adventure

See the real Alaska on a guided 4-wheeler tour. Your guide will choose a scenic area with the best conditions for your fun-filled, 3-hour ride in Alaska's backcountry where you’ll see the local landscape, all the while looking out for wildlife.

Tour Includes:

• 3-hour guided 4-Wheeler Tour
• Helmets and Rain Gear
• Transfer to/from Anchorage

TOURS OFFERED ON SPECIFIC DAYS

Friday, Sept. 21st

Matanuska Valley and Iditarod Kennel Tour

A great way to end your week. After the special Environmental Session on Friday, join other attendees for an afternoon tour that will allow you to see a wonderful slice of Alaska. After a 1-hour narrated tour en route to the Matanuska-Susitna Valley, visit Happy Trails Dog Kennel where you will enjoy a multi-media presentation about the Iditarod Sled Dog Race, see a mushing demonstration from an Iditarod musher, and pet the championship sled dogs and puppies.

Tour Includes:

• Narrated Motor coach tour en route
• Admission to Happy Trails Dog Kennel

Saturday, Sept. 15 and Sunday, Sept.16

Real Alaska Tour

See all the wonders Alaska has to offer in one full-day tour.

Tour Includes:

• Narrated 3.5-hour train ride (7-hours roundtrip) and all transfers
• 1.5 hour Sled Dog Tour
• Lunch
• Glacier Tour
• Seward City Tour
• Guides at sites

Portage Glacier Cruise

Portage is an interior lake glacier located within 60 minutes of Anchorage. Stops at the Portage Glacier Visitor Center and explores the Portage Valley.

Tour Includes:

• Narrated Motor coach tour
• 1-hour Portage Glacier Cruise

Saturday, Sept. 15; Sunday, Sept.16; Tuesday, Sept. 18, Friday, Sept. 21, and Saturday, Sept. 22

Kenai Fjord National Park Tour

Drive three hours to Seward, before embarking on boat that takes you into Resurrection Bay where you explore the waters of Kenai Fjord National Park. See humpback whales, orcas, otters, sea lions, and colorful sea birds, while a naturalist points out highlights.

Tour Includes:

• 6-hour narrated Wildlife and Glacier Cruise
• Lunch
• Transportation to/from Anchorage

26 Glacier Cruise

Travel down Turnagain Arm through the tunnel to Whittier, where you board a boat that takes you out into Prince William Sound where you visit multiple glaciers and see lots of wildlife.

Tour Includes:

• 4.5 hour narrated cruise
• Lunch
• Transportation to/from Anchorage

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