Alaska Tours - Excursions & Sightseeing

Below is a small sample of the many excursions and sightseeing opportunities available in Alaska.  If you require a particular destination or tour that is not featured below please let us know, it is almost certain that we can provide it for you.

Anchorage

Anchorage City & Portage Glacier Cruise AAT1.  A deluxe tour of Anchorage including a visit to the Alaska Native Heritage Center.  Take an unforgettable cruise on the MV Ptarmigan to the face of Portage Glacier, and visit the Alyeska Resort on this tour of Alaska's oldest city.  Duration: approx 10 hours.  Departs: Hilton Hotel 08.30. Operates daily between 19 May and 15 Sep. Prices £73 per adult / £40 per child (2-12 years).

Kenai Fjords National Park AAT15.  Travel from Anchorage to Seward and depart on a 6-hour boat cruise to the Kenai Fjords National Park, famous for its rich marine wildlife, beautiful fjord, coastal landscapes and glaciers.  Choice of mini-coach or train transfer from Anchorage (or coach one-way/train the other - please specify at the time of booking).  Tour includes: scheduled roundtrip transfers, fjords cruise with lunch, port fee and taxes.  Duration: approx. 10 hours.  Operates daily between 18 May and 14 September.  Prices £175 per adult / £89 per child.

Glacier Discovery Train with Float Trip (AAT136) Ride the rail to Spencer Glacier in the remote Chugach Mountains.  Then float among the icebergs at Spencer Lake and down the Placer River.  Professional guides lead the trip and raingear, rubber boots and a deli-lunch will be provided.  You will be transfered back to Anchorage by scheduled motorcoach.  Duration: approx.9 hours.  Operates daily between 05 Jun and 12 Sep.  Prices £145 per adult / £99 per child (2-11 years).

Denali

Full-day Denali Road Tour (AAT32). Narrated tour that covers the entire wilderness road into Denali National Park, with a 2-hour stop at an exclusive lodge in Kantishna for lunch and an activity.  The activity includes gold panning or other lodge based programme determined by lodge guides.  Duration: 12-13 hours.  Operates daily between 04 June and 11 September.  Price £120 per person.

Denali National Park Tundra Wilderness Tour (AAT34).  During the early part of the trip, watch for moose: there are some huge bulls that hang out in the taiga forest between headquarters and Savage Campground. Look for caribou anywhere above treeline. But don't be surprised if wildlife is sparse in those early miles—it’s not unusual to see no animals on this section of road, depending on the time of day and season. The tip of Mount McKinley first comes into view at Mile 9. You'll ride over high mountain passes and usually see Dall sheep on the mountainsides. If you're lucky, you'll spot bears too. It’s not uncommon to see wolves from Teklanika on.  A high point—literally and figuratively—is the drive over Polychrome Pass, which offers a grand view of the Plains of Murie, stretching to the Alaska Range on the horizon. The colours of the mountains seem to change depending on light and time of day. Just on the other side of Polychrome Pass is the Toklat River and Toklat Bridge. If clouds cover Mount McKinley, the tour turns around here.  Watch for bears ambling along the tundra or riverbeds and for Mount McKinley, which will be in and out of view the rest of the trip. The bus goes over Highway Pass and stops at Stony Hill Overlook at Mile 62. There, Mount McKinley looms only 36 miles away—a perfect photo opportunity. Then you’ll turn around and head for home.   The tour includes a picnic meal and park entrance fee.  Duration: approx. 6 - 8 hours (depending on road conditions).  Operates daily between 15 May and 17 September.  Prices £89 per adult / £49 per child (14 and under).

Fairbanks

Arctic Circle Native Culture Adventure (AAT43)  Early morning (approx.5am) drive in a mini-coach from Fairbanks across the Arctic Circle, then fly to the Native village Anuaktuvuk Pass.  Visit the village and learn about the culture and lifestyle of the local people.  Return flight to Fairbanks arriving approx. 6pm.  Duration approx.13-14 hours.  Operates daily between 01 June and 31 August.  Price £299 per person.

Arctic Circle Air Adventure (AAT44)  Narrated flightseeing tour over the Yukon River and above the Arctic Circle to the Brooks Range.  Weather permitting you can land and visit the small community of Wiseman.  Duration: approx. 5 hours.  Operates daily between 15 May and 15 September.  Prices from £235 per person.

Juneau

Glacier Bay National Park (AAT50). Make your way to Juneau airport for an early flight (approx.6am) to Gustavus.  A shuttle transfer is provided from Gustavus airport to Glacier Bay Lodge where you embark on your cruise into Glacier Bay National Park. Cruise departs from Bartlett Cove at 7.30am for a full-day cruise into Glacier Bay. Lunch is included.  Duration: approx.12 hours. Operates daily between 01 June and 04 September.  Prices £325 per adult / £249 per child (2-11 years).

Four Glacier Adventure (Helicopter) AAT46. Visit a landscape from another world!. Experience the spectacular icefalls and rock formations of the Juneau Icefield from the air and on foot.  Accessible only by air, the region around the Juneau Icefield is filled with lush forests, glassy alpine lakes, jagged mountain peaks, and awe-inspiring glaciers.  On this unforgettable journey you may find Alaska's unique glaciers in differing stages; advancing, retreating, cascading, or a one-of-a-kind glacier.  After flightseeing over the glaciers, your pilot will gently set you down on one of these ancient 'rivers of ice'.  Under your pilot's expert guidance you will get the chance to walk on an Alaskan glacier, explore the ancient landscape, and experience the otherworldly blue of Alaska's glacial ice. Enjoy approximately 35 minutes of flight time and 20 minutes of exploration on the glacier during this adventure of a lifetime.  Total duration approx. 2 hours. Operates daily 04 May-28 Sep. Price £175 per person (please note there will be a 50% surcharge for passengers weighing 250lbs or more).

Juneau Glacier Dog Sled Tour (AAT48).  Forget horsepower.  This tour is about dog power! This truly Alaskan adventure gives you the rare opportunity to mush your own sled team across a snow capped glacier.  Learn the tricks of the trade from seasoned veterans of the legendary Alaskan Iditarod Race. Master the all-important commands of Hike!, Gee! and Haw!.  Experience the unique thrill of zipping across a glacier behind a team of huskies.  The dog sled camp is located on the picturesque middle branch of the Norris Glacier.  On your way there, you'll enjoy a flightseeing helicopter trip over the Juneau Icefield (flight duration approx. 40 minutes).  You'll get to see some of nature's most beaufitul landscapes in areas that are accessible only by air.  Duration 3 hours.  Operates daily between 04 May-28 Sep.  Price £289 per person.(please note there will be a 50% surcharge for passengers weighing 250lbs or more).

Whale-watching (AAT49a).  This tour offers a chance to share time with some of the largest mammals in the north.  The maritime scenery exceptional.  Tour price includes: roundtrip transfers in Juneau to departure point, travel aboard 'Mammal-friendly' jet boats with professional crew.  A minimum of two hours is spent on the water enjoy the whales and other marine wildlife.  Duration: approx. approx.3 hours.  Operates daily between 10 May and 20 September.  Prices £69 per adult / £57 per child (2-12 years).

Tracy Arm Fjords Glacier Cruise (AAT51).  This cruise takes you along the rugged coast of the Tongass National Forest and into the steep granite cliffs of Tracy Arm Fjord.  At the end of the fjord view the spectacular Sawyer Glacier.  On your return, cruise past Admiralty Island National Monument, known as the fortress of the bears by local natives.  Tour includes onboard narration by professional naturalist.  Food is available for purchase on board.  Duration: approx.9.5 hours.  Operates daily between 05 May and 20 September.  Prices £95 per adult / £60 per child (5 - 17 years).

Seward

Kenai Fjords National Park Cruise (AAT21a). Kenai Fjords National Park consists of miles of beautiful fjords and coastal landscape and is home to a variety of marine animals such as orca (killer) and humpback whales, Steller sea lions, harbor seals, sea otters, puffins etc.  This tour includes 110-mile round-trip cruise through Kenai Fjords National Park and Maritime Wildlife Refuge.  Tour includes deli-stye lunch.  Duration 6-7 hours.  Operates daily: 18 June-21 August.  Prices £99 per adult / £55 per child (2-11 years).

Resurrection Bay Cruise (AAT 21d).  On this 55-mile round-trip tour, you will travel through the pristine waters of Resurrection Bay.  Tour includes an all-you-can-eat salmon / prime rib buffet.  Duration: approx. 5 hours.  Operates daily: 07 May-25 September.  Prices 69 per adult / £37 per child (2-11 years).

Skagway

White Pass Summit Excursion (AAT148). 40-mile roundtrip ride on the historic White Pass & Yukon Route Railroad through rugged mountains, over high tressles and climbing 2865 feet to the White Pass Summit. Duration: approx.3.5 hours.  Operates daily between 06 May and  21 September.  Prices £69 per adult / £37 per child (3-12 years).