Organized multi-day, local city and expansive adventure bus tours all overwhelmingly use Anchorage as their departure point, with some running reverse routes from Fairbanks or Denali back to Anchorage. Anchorage is the main gateway and the capital of Alaska thanks to its position along the coast resulting in a straight shot for air traffic flying in over the Gulf of Alaska from the south, Canada from the east and the Pacific from the west.
The approach to Alaska from the south and west is a difficult one with limited roadways and often impassable terrain. A combination of rugged wilderness and winter conditions make air and sea travel the preferred and only reliable ways to get there. The result for bus tour operators and tourists are a selection of tours which start and end in the Alaskan territories.
Because Alaska is such a far-flung destination often with unpredictable weather and transportation, it is far more simple and logistically efficient to use an organized bus tour than doing it alone. If you are a real adventurer then Alaska is a great destination for self-exploration, but for those who wish to see and do as much as possible in a short time, bus tours are the way to go.
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