The Glacier Express tours are one day tours that take you right up close to majestic glaciers in Alaska. You'll begin with a first class train ticket that will take you to either a cruise or a raft trip. If you're planning on seeing Alaska, the glaciers are a must-see experience. All three options leave from Anchorage.

Imagine seeing the glaciers right in front of you, towering above you. The snow-covered mountains are majestically looking down on you. You spot wildlife, like sea birds and porpoises playing around you. You're in the open air or you can go inside a heated cabin. You're not going to find this at Disneyland.

The Glacier Express tours are fully narrated, so you can learn as much about the geography and sites as possible. Since they are only one day, you'll want to drink in as much as you can. You'll get to see fjords and cruise right behind waterfalls. The Glacier Express tours are comfortable, and often a meal is served.

River Rafting Glacier Express Tour
The Glacier Discovery tour brings you as close as you can possibly be to the glaciers without your actually getting on them and walking around. You'll take a motorcoach out of Anchorage to a remote location where you will board a river raft for a two hour trip. You'll gently float right next to icebergs, and a naturalist will accompany the tour to narrate and answer questions. Amazingly, the raft trip is the least expensive of the three options.

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