Alaska
Alaska is?
Where Adventure Awaits. In this inspiring place, also known as Alaska, memorable experiences are a everyday occurrence. There’s no denying it, Alaska is one of the most beautiful places on Earth, with endless opportunities for play year round.
Cruise into Alaska
Alaska packages and tours are a great place to start when planning your Alaska vacation. Whether you’re looking to go off-the-grid on a multi-day backpacking adventure or book a private yacht for a customized luxury experience, booking a package tour puts the travel planning in the hands of a travel experts.
During the summer, book a fishing package to spend your days saltwater or freshwater fishing from a private fishing lodge, or take a walk on the wild side with a wildlife viewing package to see Alaska’s diverse land and marine animals.
For a little bit of everything, book a multi-day land package, combining train or motorcoach transportation around the state with some of the best Alaska activities, or book a cruise package for the trip of a lifetime along Alaska’s stunning coastline.
Experience the magic of winter in Alaska with a winter package focusing on northern lights viewing, unique winter accommodations, and activities like dog sledding, skiing, snowmachining, and so much more.
Many packages and tours offer customized itineraries and all-inclusive options, helping you plan your ideal family vacation, backcountry adventure, or luxury experience. Whether you are a first time visitor or return year after year, package tours offer convenience and expert knowledge for planning your ultimate Alaska vacation. Need a little extra help? Connect us to help plan your customized adventure.
Explore the great outdoors, participate in thrilling activities like glacier trekking or rafting, or enjoy more relaxed ventures such as hiking, biking, fishing, camping, and immersing yourself in breathtaking wide open spaces. Take a train ride, day cruise, or flightseeing tour for chances to spot wildlife, from bears to whales. Experience Alaska Native culture through cultural tours or festivals. And if you visit in winter, there’s skiing, snowboarding, dog sled tours, and more and don’t miss watching the northern lights dance across the night sky. No matter how you choose to get around, from road trips, planes, trains, motorcoaches, or cruise ships, you’ll discover that the journey is all part of the adventure.
Alaska is the land of superlatives, largest national park, highest peak, longest coastline, biggest state, longest day and night. The list goes on, and with all of these unparalleled characteristics, you'd be hard pressed to cover even a fraction of this place in a typical one or two-week vacation period.
Experiencing Alaska Native cultures is high on the list for many Alaska visitors and with more than 10,000 years of human history. Alaska offers endless options for learning about our traditional lands, languages, and ways of being.
Joining an Alaska day cruise or whale watching tour gives you unparalleled opportunities to view dramatic, steep walled fjords, tidewater glaciers thousands of years old spilling into the sea, and whales and other marine wildlife feasting on the ocean's bounty. If you include all of our islands, Alaska has almost 46,600 miles of shoreline, far more than any other state making cruises an ideal way to explore Alaska’s vast coastal and marine habitats.
Alaska offers some of the most spectacular freshwater, saltwater, fly and even ice fishing in the world. It can be as easy as pulling off the side of the road and casting a line, or you can charter a boat or float plane to whisk you off to a secluded fishing spot. There are countless opportunities to reel in one of the approximately 600 species that inhabit Alaska's waters, including a variety of salmon, trout, halibut, arctic char, pike, grayling, and Dolly Varden.
The list of opportunities to experience Alaska's outdoor recreation is about as massive as the backcountry itself. Narrow down some of the choices by deciding how you'd like to encounter it: camping, hiking, biking, glacier trekking, mountain climbing. The list goes on and on.
Alaska is one of the best places on earth to see the northern lights, also known as the aurora borealis colorful bands of light that dance in the dark night sky. Travelers from all over the world come to Alaska to see this stunning display. The best time to see the northern lights in Alaska is between mid-August and mid-April, when less daylight leads to darker night skies.
