Epic Locations

Like any traveler, I’m always looking for those experiences that are almost unique to any place, and watching films around Alaska of the skies in winter made me want to taste those unworldly showers of light in... Read more

Grandiose glaciers, wonderful waterfalls and chilling cliff walls. Deep blue water and white capped mountains. The unique rainforest characteristics, landscapes and natural colors of Southeast Alaska. An amazing assortment of the state’s wildlife traveling the air, land and waters. It... Read more

Gold! Gold! Gold! In 1896, the Klondike Gold Rush drew around 100,000 prospectors, laborers and entrepreneurs to the Yukon Territories and Dawson City, Southeast Alaska and Skagway, the Yukon River and beyond, with all routes leading to potential fortunes. Some... Read more

Standing tall and spanning west to east across Alaska’s rugged Arctic region is the Brooks Range. The Brooks Range is best known for the hundreds of thousands of caribou that pass through this area of the Alaska Range in massive... Read more

Few regions in Alaska embody as many radically extreme lifestyles and conditions as Alaska’s North Slope. Located between two unforgiving settings – the Arctic Ocean to the north and the Brooks Range mountains to the south – Alaska’s North Slope... Read more

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... 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... 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... 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... 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... Read more