Alaska Bucket List
Alaska itself is a Bucket List trip for many people. But once you get here, what are the best ways to explore and experience the state? We’ve put together a short list of activities that scream “Alaska!” These are the things people come here to see; towering mountains, glaciers and incredible whales, enormous bears and majestic eagles. Alaska will never disappoint!
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Cruise Alaska’s Fjords and Inlets to see Glaciers and Wildlife
When visitors picture Alaska, towering glaciers and incredible wildlife are usually the first two images that come to mind. Cruising the Fjords and protected waterways of Alaska is a great way to see both! These day cruise operators are the best in Alaska.
Valdez

Stan Stephens Glacier & Wildlife Cruises
Stan Stephens Cruises provide visitors to Valdez Alaska a chance to experience it all – amazing glaciers, exciting wildlife, and fascinating history …

LuLu Belle / Glacier Wildlife Cruises
Lu-Lu Belle / Glacier Wildlife Cruises and Captain Fred Rodolf have been showing visitors the wildlife of Prince William Sound and the …
Juneau

Adventure Bound Alaska
Glaciers from the mountains to the sea, Alaska’s largest icebergs, incredible waterfalls, mountains and jade green water. Watch for whales, bears, eagles, …

Allen Marine Tours – Tracy Arm Fjord
Allen Marine Tours Travel by deluxe jetboat to explore the very best of the Tracy Arm-Ford’s Terror Wilderness, including exciting close-up views …
Seward

Major Marine Tours
Major Marine Tours takes you to some of the most spectacular places in Kenai Fjords National Park and Resurrection Bay on their …

Kenai Fjords Tours
Kenai Fjords Tours, Alaska’s #1 wildlife and glacier cruise, has been connecting guests with the pure wilderness of Kenai Fjords National Park …
Portage Recreation Area

Portage Glacier Cruise.
For $45 experience the best value and closest glacier cruise to Anchorage. Board Gray Line Alaska’s exclusive day boat and cruise iceberg-dotted …
Talkeetna

Mahay’s Jet Boat Adventures
Mahay’s Jet Boat Adventure, where you can experience remote Alaska wilderness aboard an enclosed safe and comfortable jetboat with panoramic views of …
Haines

Chilkat River Adventures.
Experience the wilderness Alaska you have been looking for. Take a jet boat tour deep into the heart of the Chilkat Bald …

Fjord Express to Juneau
Fjord Express to Juneau Experience the best of Alaska’s Inside Passage in just one day. This spectacular day cruise package includes whale …
Take a flightseeing tour over the mountains
Nothing else can show you the size and scale of Alaska like taking a flightseeing tour over the glaciers, and mountains. There are even tour providers that will land on a glacier and allow you to get out and explore the state from an unbelievable vantage point. Here are our recommended flightseeing tour operators.
Denali National Park

Denali Air
Experience the thrill of a lifetime with Denali’s original premier air tour! Grab a window seat on our fixed wing airplane for …
Talkeetna

Talkeetna Air Taxi
Discover the ultimate Alaska tour. Explore the ice age world of Denali National Park, landing on a glacier amidst spectacular mountains, sapphire …
Ketchikan

Taquan Air
Taquan Air Discover magnificent Misty Fjords National Monument with Taquan Air in an authentic Alaskan Floatplane. View some of the most incredible …
Burwash Landing

Rocking Star Adventures
Rocking Star Adventures provides aerial tours of Kluane National Park. Professional pilots narrate your flight, with stories, history, and geographical information about …
Ride the Train through the Alaskan wilderness
Taking a train through the deep wilderness of Alaska has to be the most relaxing and comfortable ways to see and take in the rugged wilderness. The White Pass and Yukon Railway is a wonderful day tour, and the Alaska Railroad offers everything from day trips to all-inclusive multi day itineraries.

The White Pass & Yukon Route Railroad
“Scenic Railway of the World” on the Trail of ’98. Passengers travel across the White Pass on a narrow-gauge railway that parallels …

The Alaska Railroad
Alaska Railroad For over 90 years, the Alaska Railroad has connected over 500 miles of Southcentral and Interior Alaska, serving Anchorage, Talkeetna, …
Go Whitewater Rafting on Alaska’s wildest rivers
Is Adventure more your thing? If so, Alaska has what you need to get your adrenaline pumping! Rafting has become hugely popular and there and number of operators operating all over the state, with varying levels of rapids. All provide the gear you need to get wild.
Denali National Park

Denali Raft Adventures
Only a 1/2 mile north Nenana River bridge in the Denali Rainbow Village Mall. Your choice of a 2 hour exhilarating whitewater …

Nenana Raft Adventures
Nenana Raft Adventures offers a rafting trip for everyone; from exhilarating trips through the Nenana Gorge or serene trips on the Upper …
Kenai Peninsula

Chugach Outdoor Center
On Sixmile Creek near Hope, offers one of the best whitewater trips in Alaska. Dropping over 50 feet per mile, Sixmile flows …

Kenai River Trips
Since 1977. Don’t miss out on the Kenai Peninsula’s most spectacular day trips. Join a scenic natural history float (4 departures daily), …