A holiday in Alaska is an adventure in a wilderness land of immense size and beauty. You’ll be spellbound by nature’s consummate light show, the Northern Lights. The variety and type of holidays in Alaska are almost as wide as the Alaskan Skyline, and you can travel Alaska by land, sea or air.
Cruise majestically up the legendary Inside Passage, a maze of glacial fjords and inlets so breathtaking, your camera will overheat. Or take the Scenic Railway of the World, a narrow gauge railway in Alaska’s wildly beautiful Yukon Territory, or perhaps the McKinley Explorer, a scenic rail journey through the heart of Alaska in glass domed observation cars. Escorted luxury coach tours will carry you in supreme comfort to some of the most dramatic destinations you’ve ever seen, and you’ll be accommodated in first class hotels all the way. How about flightseeing, or sightseeing from the air? This way you’ll get an extraordinary view of one of the world’s most breathtaking landscapes.
Explore Ketchican; the salmon capital of the world, and Juneau, Alaska’s gold rush capital, where you can take a glacial dog sled ride and pan for gold. The World Heritage Glacier Bay National Park is a photographers dream with its fjords, glaciers and rich wildlife and the enormous Hubbard Glacier will take your breath away as it inches its way into the chill waters of Yakutat Bay. At Skagway, at the top of the Inside Passage, take the rail trip of a lifetime on the historic White Pass Railway.
Don’t forget Anchorage, Alaska’s largest city and gateway to the spectacular 24,000 sq km Denali National Park, a wildlife haven home to grizzly bears, caribou, moose and wolves. The area is rich with cross country skiing and dog mushing trails, but don’t be tempted to tackle these unaccompanied.
A holiday in Alaska is a journey to the far side of the world, where stunning landscapes combine with a rich cultural history and pioneering spirit to create a holiday destination unlike any other.
Alaska fun facts
Joe Juneau's 1880 discovery of gold ushered in the gold rush era.
Alaska has been called America's Last Frontier
Alaska's name is based on the Eskimo word Alakshak meaning great lands or peninsula
Canada
Monday 13th October 2008
Travel Counsellor: Grace Cuciniello
Canada must be one of the most spectacular countries in the world, there is truly some very amazing scenery in this place including the famous Niagara Falls on the east coast that separates Canada and America, this water fall is absolutely amazing. But before doing the east coast you really should spend some time covering the Canadian west coast this place is great you can fly into Calgary visit Banff which is a small mountainous town, then the Jasper national park where you might even come across some black bears running in the wild forest. Another breathtaking spot to visit on the west coast is Lake Louise which is located in the Alberta Rockies, also is great for skiing and snowboarding. If you would like to do tour the Rocky mountains the easy way then the train is a nice option and the Rocky Mountaineer Train has this sorted, its got the gold or red leaf seats all with a great view as you zig zag though the rocky mountains, they also provide a fantastic breakfast and lunch service.... view full story
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