Experience the rugged beauty of Portage Glacier from the m/v Ptarmigan, narrated by a representative of the U.S. Forest Service.

Space is limited. Subject to availability and valid only when first ticket is booked at a rate of $49. Coupon not valid on web or phone bookings. Service is non-commissionable. One coupon per party. Not valid on child's rate. Must present coupon at Portage sales desk. Valid from 5/15/2025 - 9/16/2025.

Portage Glacier, via the Seward Highway, is about 50 miles south of Anchorage. The Portage Glacier Access Road winds past a series of campgrounds and to the impressive Begich, Boggs Visitor Center. Portage Glacier is retreating, and no longer visible from the center’s observation decks, but the center is still worth visiting to see exhibits that let visitors walk through a simulated ice cave, view live ice worms or touch an iceberg.  

Portage Glacier Cruise - One of Alaska's top attractions.