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Reasons To
Visit Alaska

  • Bears

    Alaska, the USA’s largest state, has to be some of the best bear watching territory anywhere in the world. Black and brown bears (sometimes known as grizzly bears) can be found, when they want to be, nearly everywhere in the state.

    Bears
  • Cruises

    Alaska offers some truly spectacular cruising opportunities on a wide variety of ships. Some of the country’s most awe-inspiring scenery lies around its magnificent coastline; places such as Glacier Bay, Admiralty Island and Tracy Arm.

    Cruises
  • Fishing

    Famous for its salmon, fishing is a popular pastime in Alaska and there are many places in which to partake in the sport. If you are in Homer don’t miss the opportunity to land a prize-winning halibut in this self-proclaimed Halibut Fishing Capital of the World!

    Fishing
  • Glaciers

    Along the coast of Alaska, some of North America’s highest mountains feed more than half the world’s glaciers, an epic sight as they carve icebergs into chill waters. Expedition cruises operate in these waters using zodiacs to discover breathtaking coastlines and a plethora of wildlife.

    Glaciers
  • Landscape & scenery

    Home to magnificent glaciers, endless tundra and pristine fjords, as well as being the home of North America’s highest mountain, Mount Mckinley, Alaska’s scenery rivals that of New Zealand, except everything can be seen here on a larger scale.

    Landscape & scenery
  • Wilderness

    In a state where moose outnumber humans, it’s no wonder Alaska is considered one of the world’s last true wildernesses. Here you can find entire ecosystems still intact and vast areas of land untouched by human hands.

    Wilderness
  • Wildlife

    One Alaskan animal you are likely to see a lot of are the delightful sea otters. These enchanting animals spend most of their lives floating on their backs, furry faces and paws in the air.

    Wildlife
 
 

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Highlights of Alaska

    • Look out for the wildlife in Kenai Fjords National Park
    • The vast wilderness area of the Kenai Fjords is quintessentially Alaska. Where else can you see a huge glaciers calve into the water, sea otters playing, a pod of orcas in the distance, and a lone humpback whale breaching.
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    • Spot glaciers in McCarthy
    • One of the most scenic places to visit in Alaska is the remote settlement of McCarthy. Situated deep with Wrangell-St Elias National Park, this isolated region is best known for its gigantic glaciers and the abandoned Kennicott Mine.
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    • Travel up to Coldfoot
    • The long and winding Dalton Highway is legendary in Alaska and a trip to Coldfoot high above the Arctic Circle is an adventure in itself. It`s a long day, but well worth the effort.
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    • Watch grizzly bears catching salmon in Brook Falls
    • Travel by float plane to Katmai National Park to see one of nature`s great spectacles - grizzly bears catching salmon.
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Our country specialists have travelled the length and breadth of Alaska - here are a few of their favourite things to do

Alaska is a land of innumerable glaciers, raging rivers, towering mountains, dense forests, endless tundra, countless islands and great tracts of Arctic coast. But it is so much more than this. It is a land of summer festivals, diverse cultural influences and fascinating history and architecture. Where else will you find Russian Orthodox churches rubbing shoulders with brightly-coloured Norwegian houses and 19th century gold rush towns?

Alaskan festivals

The USA’s largest state, it has a population of 683,000, greatly outnumbered by the caribou. Between May and September, visitors can join Alaskans in Petersburg’s ‘Little Norway Festival’ or Kodiak Island’s ‘Crab Festival’ or even the ‘Nalukataq Festival’ on Barrow’s Arctic shores.

Scenery and wildlife

The road system seamlessly links to Canada’s Yukon and lends itself to wonderful circular drives through awe-inspiring scenery. Many remote towns, villages and islands can often only be reached by ferry or cruise ship, giving them a mystique all of their own. Alaska offers some of the best bear watching in the world, while whale watching and fishing are often without peer.

The sheer scale of the landscape is rarely equalled anywhere in the world, but it is the friendliness of the Alaskans that makes a visit here a truly never to be forgotten experience.

Popular Places to visit in Alaska

{5C94B332-CF53-4365-9F22-076B7ECA6357}Anchorage

With the Chugach Mountains as a backdrop, Anchorage is the largest city in Alaska. There are some excellent museums and shopping opportunities here.

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Close to North America’s most northerly point, and over 500 kilometres beyond the Arctic Circle, lies the Inuit settlement of Barrow. The ancient Inupiat culture thrives here.

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{D2CC0797-5015-440A-9E4D-94315CFF4A26}Denali National Park

Access to Denali National Park park is by shuttle bus along the 148 kilometre Park Road. Once here it provides unparalleled wildlife viewing. It's also home to Mt McKinley, North America's highest mountain.

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{68B68EFC-13FC-468B-83A4-0CD4BB1511C3}Fairbanks

Alaska’s second largest city is cradled in the Tanana Valley, at the end of the Alaska Highway. It's from here you can make the trip to the Arctic Circle, some 300 kilometres away.

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{C11C208C-E880-436F-B46B-81A5552ABB30}Juneau

Juneau is Alaska’s small but busy capital, a haven of narrow streets, museums, bars and art galleries. It's the starting point for many activities such as grizzly bear viewing on Admiralty Island.

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{6287A199-CFB9-48D0-A30A-B64A38745757}Katmai National Park

Katmai National Park has two of the best places in the world for bear viewing: Hallo Bay has wonderful coastal bear viewing, while Brooks Falls is the location for the famous salmon-fishing bears.

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{FB795437-DD3E-4687-A647-81DBBC158055}Kodiak Island

Kodiak town was once the capital of Russian Alaska, but today it is know for one reason only: it is home to the largest grizzly bears in the world.

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{EA406655-1DF3-4609-A1F3-643082B38B3A}McCarthy & Kennicott

This historic former ghost town has one of America’s most spectacular settings. It is also famous for Kennicott copper mine, which today makes a haunting ruin to wander around.

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{36039E43-FEAA-4EAA-BD8B-2F717A5C9A0B}Prince William Sound

Prince William Sound is home to the classic image of Alaska; one of huge chunks of ice crashing into deep blue fjords. It is also some home to small, pretty, coastal towns such as Valdez and Cordova.

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{B299D233-B557-4F36-A49D-803FBFABE551}Seward

Surrounded by abrupt snow-capped mountains, Seaward is the gateway to beautiful Kenai Fjords National Park, and home to the vast Harding Icefield and a number of tidewater glaciers.

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Practical Info

Flight time from UK

13 hours +

Recommended airlines

Air Canada & British Airways

Timezone

GMT -9 hours

When To Go

Jan
Snow or ski season
Feb
Snow or ski season
Mar
Snow or ski season
Apr
Snow or ski season
May
Travel is possible, but this is not the best time of year
Jun
The best time to travel
Jul
The best time to travel
Aug
The best time to travel
Sep
A good time to travel, but there may be some factors to be aware of
Oct
Travel is not recommended
Nov
Travel is not recommended
Dec
Travel is not recommended
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