Guests who have taken the popular IdidaRide Real Alaska Tour often call it the "Greatest Hits" trip. In one six-hour excursion you can enjoy several classically Alaskan experiences. Best yet, the tour is fully guided by lifelong Alaskans.
A greatest hits tour of classic Alaskan experiences.
After a pickup at the Seward rail depot, the day trip starts with a tour of a local Iditarod sled dog racing kennel. Mushers demonstrate how Alaskan Huskies are trained and cared for before harnessing excited teams to a summer sled (a cart on wheels) and taking visitors for a fun two-mile training run. Guests have plenty of time to meet the amazing canine athletes and, if the timing is right, hold a few of the kennel's newest puppies.
The tour continues with lunch at local restaurant before heading to Kenai Fjords National Park. Here, the group takes a guided hike over moderate terrain for a beautiful view of Exit Glacier. Guests who do not want to hike can explore the Kenai Fjords National Park Visitor Center instead. To conclude the trip, the group heads back to Seward for a historical city tour and a stop at the Bear Creek Weir to view spawning salmon.
More Details
The guided IdidaRide Real Alaska Tour includes stops at a sled dog training kennel, a local restaurant for lunch, Exit Glacier, and several historic spots in Seward. The tour works perfectly for cruise ship passengers who are either coming in on the morning train from Anchorage and leaving on a cruise that night, or disembarking from a cruise in the morning and traveling to Anchorage on theevening train out of Seward. Connection is also ideal for passengers on the Seward Express Park Connection Motorcoach route (arrives Seward at 9:45 AM and departs at 6:30 PM).
What to Bring
Bring a warm layer and rain jacket, and wear comfortable close-toed walking shoes.
Special Instructions
Guests booked on the 6 PM train to Anchorage can check their luggage at the Seward rail depot starting at 10 AM. This tour requires boarding the tour bus several times. The bus does not have a wheelchair lift, but wheelchair users are welcome provided they can board the bus on foot.
Transfers & Meeting Points
The tour departs from the Seward rail depot. It makes one additional pickup at the Seward Windsong Lodge on the way to the kennel. Many local hotels provide shuttle service to the depot. At the end of the tour, guests can be dropped at the depot, their hotel, or the cruise ship terminal.
Rates & Dates
Here are the rates and operating dates for this product. Remember, we have a lowest price guarantee for nearly everything we sell.
Child rates apply to children under the age of 13. Infants under the age of 2 may travel for free but must sit on an adult's lap.
Rates & Dates
Dates
Adult
Child
Infant
5/23/25 (F) to 9/13/25 (Sa)5/23/25 (F) to 9/13/25 (Sa)
Adult: $199.00
Child: $99.50
Infant: $0.00
The rates above do not include taxes/fees of 3% plus $8.70 per person and are subject to change without notice.
Departure Times
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"A great tour of Seward, a hike up Exit Glacier, an awesome tour of the kennel and the Iditarod, the sled ride, and the puppies! Need I say more? It was fantastic!"
