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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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Visit The Pribilof Islands, Alaska

Lying in the midst of the Bering Sea, the islands of St. Paul and St. George, are together known as the Pribilof Islands. They are also home to one of the largest seabird colonies in the northern hemisphere.

Fur seals on the Pribilof Islands

The Pribilof Islands

Alaska

Lying in the midst of the Bering Sea, the islands of St. Paul and St. George are together known as the Pribilof Islands.

These desolate, foggy and windswept islands are overrun with wildlife and each summer a million fur seals, the largest gathering of sea mammals in the world, swim ashore to breed on the dark sand beaches.

Huge seabird colonies

The islands’ dizzying ocean cliffs are also home to one of the largest seabird colonies in the northern hemisphere, with well over two million birds ranging from common murres and crested auklets to tufted puffins and cormorants. The cliffs are easy to reach and during the summer breeding months more than 230 species of birds have been sighted.

Two tiny communities here comprise the world’s largest indigenous Aleut villages which, along with a rich Russian heritage, make these islands fascinating to explore.

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