Anchorage Alaska is a unique combination of a wilderness and modern city life, located on Cook Inlet and surrounded by mountains and wilderness.
Anchorage has always been
a challenging place to start a cruise
because it is located some distance from the sea. Everyone who comes to Anchorage finds something special to them.
Anchorage Alaska is also known as both the "City of Lights" (winter) and the "City of Flowers" (summer), and is surrounded by hundreds of miles of trails and dotted with attractive parks.
Anchorage was founded in 1915 as a railroad construction headquarters. It is now the home of more than half of the population of the Alaska state's residents and is the commercial heart of south-central and western Alaska.
A visit to the city will dispel myths about its long, dark winters: Anchorage's climate is relatively mild with distinct seasons, and short-daylight periods confined to late December.
A high per capita income, low taxes, and a low crime rate are among the positive qualities that have earned Anchorage Alaska a place among the country's most livable cities.
Here you can enjoy a day of hiking the many mountain trails, riding bikes the many greenbelt parks, salmon fishing in ship creek or panning for gold at Crow Creek Mine south of town.
Visit Anchorage Alaska today! Explore portage glacier, cruise Prince William Sound, or take a dinner cruise in Kenai Fjords.
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Alaskan cruises Now is the time!
Alaskan cruises are the most popular summer cruise destinations in the world. The cruise season runs from May through September, and the demand is high. Overwhelming landscape of glaciers and endless forests, sunlight shines at midnight, towering snowy mountains, forest-covered islands, isolated villages, and abundant of wildlife!
Anchorage Alaska City of Lights and Flowers!
Anchorage has always been a challenging place to start a cruise because it is located some distance from the sea. Everyone who comes to Anchorage finds something special to them.
Denali Princess Lodge is a basecamp
for your Denali National Park Adventure. There are fine dining and casual dining options as well as an entertaining dinner theater performance each evening. Dining is always a treat at Denali Princess Wilderness Lodge.
Denali National Park and Preserve
is the well-known home to North America's highest mountain, Mt. McKinley, towering over 20,320 feet tall. Its dynamic glaciated landscape supports a diversity of wildlife, including grizzly bears, caribou, wolves, Dall sheep and moose. Birds and wildflowers grace summer slopes.
Fairbanks enjoy the most beautiful extremes
of nature, with summer days filled with endless sunshine, and wintry nights aglow with the Northern Lights. It is often called “The Golden Heart of Alaska”.
Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve
This treasure trove of tidewater glaciers and scenic coastal islands is one of the most beautiful places on earth. The Park has snow-capped mountain ranges rising to over 15,000 feet, coastal beaches with protected coves, deep fjords, tidewater glaciers, and coastal and estuarine waters.
Alaska Inside Passage Cruises make Alaska famous,
the voyage has captured so many people heart and make what people love about Alaska. There are majestic glaciers, misty rain forests and ghostly blue fjords. And spirited communities that celebrate their varied heritage.
Juneau is best known as the state’s capital,
located in Southeast Alaska. Surrounded by mountains, wooded valleys, ocean and massive glaciers, Juneau is often referred to as America’s most beautiful capital city. From massive scenic mountains to historic buildings, this gorgeous capital city has something for everyone.
Ketchikan The salmon capital of the world
also has the world's largest collection of totem poles, over 800,000 visitors come through Ketchikan each year by cruise ship. Visitors walking downtown should be sure to include it in their walking tour to see the picturesque wooden buildings that stand on stilts above Ketchikan Creek.
Seward situated at the head of Resurrection Bay
on the Kenai Peninsula. The most popular activities in Seward is to experience trophy sport fishing, glacier and wildlife cruises, sailing, hiking, kayaking, flight seeing, summer dog sled rides, and more.
Sitka offers the traveler an opportunity to participate
in Russian cultural tours, with the spectacular natural beauty of Sitka Sound, its fascinating history, unique totem park and Mount Edgecomb - a dormant volcano which rises above the harbor - it is definitely a treasure in the Alaskan wilderness.
Skagway stands as the gateway to the Yukon,
located 90 miles north of Juneau at the top of the Inside Passage’s Lynn Canal. Named after the native word for “windy place”, Skagway sits amid the imposing St. Elias Mountains as one of the most popular ports of call on the Inside Passage.
Abundant of Wildlife The pristine wilderness of Alaska
is the last vestige of thriving populations of North American wildlife. You can see polar bears, bald eagles, blue and humpbacked whales, gray wolves, grizzly bears, orcas, lynx, moose, and hundreds of other rare and endangered species in their original and undisturbed natural habitats.
Yukon Territory, Discover Kluane & Tombstone!
Make your way on board an Alaska cruise ship to the Yukon Territory (Canada) along the spectacular British Columbia and Alaska coast through the Inside Passage.Visit ancient Yukon landscapes called Tombstone and Kluane. There is magnificent wildlife like grizzlies and moose, wolves and caribou, whales and eagles.
