Alaska Travel – Recommended Alaska Tours
The following extract is from a series of travel articles, videos and tips about Alaska …
Alaska is an unforgettable experience, whether you’re just passing through on a cruise ship port stop or flying direct. It seems that there is a natural human desire to search for “the final frontier” and journey through the thriving towns that are dotted throughout this unique state. There are many nature reserves that give you that “I’m the only person in the world” sense. The Alaska that you experience depends upon the decisions you make along the way, so here are some tours and options that you can experience.
In Juneau, a highly recommended Alaska tour is the “Four Glaciers By Helicopter & Dog Sled Adventure.” On this once-in-a-lifetime journey, you’ll soar over four genuine glaciers, which are the Taku, the Hole-in-the-Wall, Dead Branch and East Twin, while catching a bird’s eye view of moose, goats, bears and caribou. Then you will descend onto Norris Glacier where you’ll meet up with your Alaskan malamute and Alaskan husky dogsled team. Your tour guide will describe the 1,000-mile Iditarod Race that traverses from Anchorage to Nome. Your adventure will include some hiking through crevasses and navigating streams for two hours of exhilarating bliss. This journey is for the daring, the cold-insensitive, the adventurous and the athletic.
Do you love the water but find the Alaskan cruise thing too far removed? Hoping for a relaxing and unique wildlife-viewing experience? In Haines, Alaska, you might find the “Wildlife River Adventure” more your speed. First, you’ll take a bus through this quaint one-horse town, then you’ll visit the world-famous Chilkat Bald Eagle Preserve. You’ll jet-boat through the narrow glacial channels of the Chilkat River, exploring the Alaska wilderness with eagle-nested trees and the playful sea otter’s mud-and-snow-hut dens. The expedition ends with hot cocoa around a campfire or inside the heated pavilion.
The town of Sitka is well-known for its Russian heritage and pride. When you travel through this Alaskan town, you may want to take the “Historic Russian America, Raptor Center & Russian Dancers” tour. The Alaska Raptor Rehabilitation Center is an amazing place, with many birds of prey (including bald eagles) circling overhead and swooping by. You’ll see America’s first Russian Orthodox cathedral, see where the 1804 Battle of Alaska took place and where the first Alaskan flag was flown in 1867. The Russian Folk Dance troupe will also entertain visitors of all ages. Whether visiting for the nature, the heritage, the fishing or the adventure … this is a place you’ll always remember.
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