Take a walk on the wild side in Alaska’s largest city, Anchorage

It's not uncommon to see wildlife like moose and bear strutting down the streets of Anchorage. — Visit Anchorage

“Want to see something?” pilot Gary Terrazzo’s voice crackles in his passengers’ headphones as the tiny aircraft buzzes over the rugged Alaskan landscape and lead-grey ocean.

Huge moose antlers are visible moving among the conifers 300m below and the visitors crane their necks to see. Their wonderment grows as they spot seals cavorting on the shore of the Pacific Ocean, where the flat white heads of beluga whales also crest and dip in the chilly waters.