Alaska Cruises from Anchorage Alaska
Anchorage Alaska is a vibrant and modern city with a strong frontier spirit that's located in the middle of the great Alaska outdoors. Embraced by six mountain ranges and warmed by a maritime climate, Anchorage Alaska has long been a popular hub for tours with a strong frontier spirit, central location to adventures and recreation, and for all of the wildlife and sightseeing opportunities in and around the largest city in Alaska.
Basing your Alaska vacations out of Anchorage opens up the opportunity to explore via day tours in the local area or to range out on any of the tours offered by Gray Line Alaska Motorcoach Tours, the Alaska Railroad Vacation Tours or via any of the many private tour offers we list below.
★★★★☆ Gray Line Alaska offers travel vacations, tours and sightseeing packages. By train and or motorcoach, Gray Line Alaska offers you an Alaskan experience that is second to none.
★★★★★ Alaska Railroad Tour have a five star rating in quality and affordability. These are very popular with cruise passengers but are also popular with residents and their visitors too. Booking these tours is something best reserved in advance due to their high demand.
★★★★☆ Alaska Floatplane Tours in Anchorage remain the #1 most common day tours of all. While on the expensive side you can lower these costs by joining others to fill as many of the seats as possible. Most floatplane tours charge by the seat and adjust the planes to the number of passengers.
★★★★☆ Alaska Wilderness Lodges can be the perfect vacation and there are a number of them located within a 30 minute floatplane ride from Lake Hood Floatplane Base in Anchorage.
★★★☆☆ Anchorage Guided Salmon Fishing while available it tends to be pricey due to the only guided trips being located in areas where flying into and out of tends to run the price up above what many wish to spend.
★★★★★ The Anchorage Trolley Tours is operated by the Ulu Factory and offers a great option for getting around downtown Anchorage including the port terminals. Be sure to visit the Ulu Factory where Alaska made authentic Alaskan Ulu's are made and sold as souvenirs that can serve a great function in the kitchen back home too.
★★★☆☆ Portage Glacier Cruise is available with transportation to and from Anchorage. The glacier has receded back beyond view of the observation station but there is a cruise tour boat, the mv Ptarmigan, that is the only boat operating on Portage Lake. Fully narrated tours are informational and beautiful.
★★★★★ The Alaska Wildlife Conservation Center in Portage is a must visit destination. This non-profit wildlife rehabilitation center offers tours where you can view Alaska's Bruins up close but in complete safety. Brown Bears, Bull Moose, Caribou, Reindeer, Musk Ox, Lynx, Wood Bison and more.
Why Choose Anchorage for your Alaska Vacation?
Location is one reason as Anchorage sits in very close proximity to the Alaskan outdoors everyone reads so much about. While location is great, the services are what really make Anchorage a special place to host your base camp for all of your outdoor tours.
