Lazer Tours offers an extensive Alaska bus tour that includes the ocean ports of Kenai, Homer and Seward. Excursions are made to see glaciers, the tundra of Denali National Park and views of Mt. McKinley. There is opportunity for photography and wildlife viewing. The accommodations are modern hotels and dinners at local restaurants. The tour size is limited to 20 people. Tours are for 10 nights and do not include meals or airfare. Tours begin and end in Anchorage.
Lazer Bus Tours
10157 N Waldo Reed Road
Palmer, AK 99645
888-656-3006
lazertours.com/
Princess Cruises offers its seven-day Voyage of the Glaciers cruise between Vancouver, B.C. and Whittier, Alaska. Glacier Bay National Park is on the itinerary, along with the Inside Passage ports of Ketchikan, Juneau and Skagway. The tour goes to College Fjord with its 16 glaciers, or to Hubbard Glacier. The Island Princess is home for this tour. Its 11 bars and lounges provide food and socializing options. The Island Princess has live theater, casino and swimming pools and staterooms with or without balconies.
Princess Cruises
800-PRINCESS
www.princess.com
Many parts of Alaska can be accessed only by rail. The Alaska Railroad has offered tours since the 1920s, giving tourists an up-close tour of the state. The railroad stretches 500 miles through Alaska. Vacation packages run from five to 12 days and include rail, road and lodging. The Taste of Alaska is a five-day tour to see marine life and coastal mountains. Resurrection Bay and the Kenai Fjords National Park are some of the highlights. A flight around Mt. McKinley is one excursion option.
Alaska Railroad Corporation
411 W. First Ave.
Anchorage, AK 99501
800-544-0552
alaskarailroad.com
