Alaska Tours News & Travel Advisory
Alaska Tours News
Winter Tours and Aurora Viewing
Alaska’s most popular Aurora Viewing lodges are sold out on Thanksgiving and during the Christmas Holidays. However, many great winter tours are still available throughout the upcoming winter season. Check out all of our winter tours. Don’t miss out and contact us for details and availability.
Summer Tours 2022
We are currently preparing and updating our summer tours. We expect to take and process reservations starting middle of October. We are happy to talk to you about your 2022 summer vacation and travel ideas now. Don’t hesitate to contact us via email or phone.
Alaska COVID-19 Travel Advisory
Travel Requirements for Visitors to Alaska
The State of Alaska does not require visitors to arrive with a negative COVID-19 PCR test or proof of vaccination.
Get Vaccinated or Consider a COVID-19 Test Prior to Arrival in Alaska!
Why? While it is not required, being fully vaccinated provides a level of security and peace of mind for all. Offering a safe experience is the top priority for Alaska tour companies. Small Alaska communities do not hospitals and many great Alaska experiences are far away from medical facilities.
Wilderness Lodges are now requiring their guests to be fully vaccinated prior to arrival. Other tour companies may require proof of a negative Covid test or vaccination (or both) for participation in their tour.
Alaska Tours strongly encourages travelers to get fully vaccinated before arriving in Alaska and non-vaccinated travelers to be tested for COVID-19 within 72 hours of departure to Alaska. Please register your records with the Alaska Travel Portal. You can also obtain a free COVID-19 test upon arrival in Alaska at the Anchorage, Fairbanks, Juneau, Ketchikan and Gustavus airports. We also ask that all travelers to our state are diligent and follow current state health protocols to keep you and our Alaskan communities safe.
Any person currently positive with COVID-19 cannot travel to Alaska until they have been released from isolation, or cleared for travel, by a medical provider or public health agency.
Please always check current entry requirements and airline requirements prior to your flight to Alaska: State of Alaska Covid-19 Traveler Information page.
If you wish to be tested before arrival in Alaska and cannot obtain a test for travel purposes at a local doctor’s office or testing site, you can also take a Covid-19 Home Test. Here are some FDA-approved COVID-19 home test kits that we can recommend:
– Pixel System from Labcorp
– Everlywell COVID-19 Test Home Collection Kit
– Vault Health
– Picture Genetics
– The COVID Consultants
– ImmunitiRx
– Azova
Health and Safety during your Alaska travels
Alaska Tours makes travel arrangements and provides reservation services for you at your request. We do not own or operate any services listed on this website and do not control a tour or accommodation supplier’s day-to-day operations or employees. It is impossible for us to monitor every Health and Safety condition across our different tours, who is or is not vaccinated, or whether individual travelers or supplier staff members will follow recommended protections, nor do we control every possible health outcome for travelers in a pandemic. If in any doubt, please review your travel plans with a health professional prior to booking. Once travel arrangements are made, our terms and conditions apply as outlined in our booking policy.
When you travel to and in Alaska, please follow travel advisories and instructions of the service providers. Please expect encouraged physical distancing, enhanced sanitation, increased touchless solutions, health screening measures and extra precautions when dining! Please wear your face mask when in public and indoors even if you are fully vaccinated. Don’t forget to pack some extra face masks and hand sanitizer when getting ready for your Alaska adventure!
Our team is here for you!
We are here to assist you! If you have questions about traveling in Alaska, any of our great tours or your upcoming trip, never hesitate to reach out.
If your trip is affected in any way by new restrictions, closures, or changes due to the COVID-19 pandemic we will contact you promptly to discuss options.
Travel safely!
