We know, you're dying to know! These are the ultimate cocktail party teasers and are sure to get the party rolling once your friends find out you're on your way to ALASKA. Here Are Alaska’s 5 Most Bizarre Claims To Fame: CLAIM #1: Free money for everyone! For at least one day every fall, Alaskans feel flush with cash. That’s because since 1982,... Read More
Alaska’s glaciers are massive and majestic, bright white and deep blue, icy cold and oh so cool, and truly must be seen to be believed. Fortunately, Alaska visitors have plenty of opportunities to see, and even touch, them – there are around 100,000 glaciers in Alaska and more than 600 are big or popular enough to have official names. Whether you... Read More
Far beyond Alaska's main highways and its largest communities, Alaska's Arctic region is a vast, mostly undeveloped land. Herds of caribou numbering in the thousands migrate across the tundra and residents of Alaska Native villages live life much as they did hundreds of years ago. Arctic tours take visitors off the beaten path to experience this beautiful and rugged region... Read More
We've conducted an informal survey of Alaska visitors (based on our guests) to get their "best of Alaska" top-rated tours. Here's what they had to say are their top 10 Alaska travel experiences: #1: Go Bear Viewing Drink in the sight of big bears catching, and dining on, salmon at Katmai National Park while you stand safely just a few feet away.... Read More
With 25+ years of helping visitors experience Alaska, our local experts at Alaska Tours have come up with The "Official" Alaska Bucket List based upon what we know are the most iconic, unique and "only in Alaska" experiences to be had in America's Last Frontier. Have you crossed these off your bucket list? Grab a shot of a Grizzly Bear Gulping... Read More
The Iditarod Sled Dog Race is the world’s longest dogsledding race, extending over 1000 miles through some of the roughest and wildest country in Alaska. The first Iditarod race was held in 1973 to honor the long history and tradition of dog mushing in Alaska. Before trucks and planes, dog teams were used in Alaska to transport goods, deliver mail,... Read More
“But why Alaska?' I asked her. 'Well, later, I found out what it means. It's from an Aleut word, Alyeska. It means 'that which the sea breaks against,' and I love that. But at the time, I just saw Alaska up there. And it was big, just like I wanted to be.”