Traveling in Alaska is like traveling no other place  - there are more mountains glaciers and wildlife than just about anywhere else on earth. 

The Inside Passage is Alaska's biggest cruise destination, but popular cruises also visit Prince William Sound, the Gulf of Alaska and the Bering Sea. Passengers are treated to breathtaking scenery, plus sightings of Alaska's most majestic wildlife: whales, bald eagles and bears.

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Glacier Bay National Park

Sixteen spectacular glaciers flow from surrounding mountains into the waters of Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve. Glacier Bay has more actively calving glaciers than anywhere else in the world.

 

Hubbard Glacier

Hubbard Glacier is North America's most massive tidewater glacier. It originates on the slopes of Mt. Logan, 122 kilometres away in Kluane National Park and spreads across a valley 64 kilometres wide. By the time it reaches Disenchantment Bay, its archiutecture towers 40 stories high, dwarfing even the largest ships.

 

Tracy Arm

This narrow, 42 kilometre long fjord is another of Alaska's most dramatic glacier settings. The panorama of 7,000 foot mountain peaks and nearly vertical rock cliffs is astounding. Icebergs make their way to the sea here in all sorts of wondrous shapes, and tucked away at the end of this remarkable waterway are two of Alaska's best kept secrets - the twin Sawyer Glaciers.

 

College Fjord

Only one place in Alaska surrounds you on all sides with tidewater glaciers. Within the dramatic setting of this narrow fjord, sparkling blue glaciers frlow to the sea. One after another glaciers named Yale, Bryn Mawr and Vassar lie up on either side and at the head of the fjord lies Harvard Glacier.

 

Juneau

Located at the foot of the grand mountain peaks on the Gastineau Channel, the town of Juneau, Alaska’s capital, has the massive Mendenhall Glacier and the immense Juneau Icefields at its' back door. Here you can explore the Tongass National Forest, visit the rustic shops in town, or get out and kayak, dogsled, raft, bike, heli-hike, flightsee, fish or climb aboard the Mt. Roberts Tramway for a great spot to hike and take pictures. Juneau is the gateway to Glacier Bay National Park.

 

Ketchikan

Built out over the water and climbing weathered stairways, Ketchikan clings to the shores of Tongass Narrows and drapes the mountains with a cheerful air. Main attractions are Creek Street, the Tongass Historical Museum, Totem Bight State Park and Saxman Village. Take a flightsee trip to Misty Fjords National Monument, or go on a Ketchikan shopping spree - there are numerous galleries, jewellery and souvenir shops.

 

Sitka

In Sitka, the Russian capital of Alaska from 1808 to 1867, the New Archangel Dancers keep the Russian spirit alive. St. Michael’s Cathedral and the Russian Bishop‘s House are also reminders of the Russian presence. You can view Alaska Native artefacts at Sheldon Jackson Museum, totem poles and a cultural centre at Sitka National Historical Park, as well as an up-close view of eagles and other birds at the Alaska Raptor Center. The dramatic setting of Sitka in the shadow of Mt. Edgecombe is one of the loveliest in the great land, and blessed with abundant marine wildlife.

 

Skagway & Haines

This Klondike Gold Rush National Historic Park boasts restored buildings, wooden boardwalks and the famed White Pass & Yukon Route Railroad, which is steaming through its second century of traveling the 'Scenic Railway of the World". The era’s history has been carefully preserved in Skagway’s storefronts and on the 33-mile Chilkoot Trail. Browse the rustic shops on Main Street, enjoy honky-tonk music played at the Red Onion Saloon and visit the nostalgic Trail of 1898 Museum. Up to 3,000 bald eagles congregate in the Chilkat Bald Eagle Preserve during fall and winter to feed upon spawning salmon.

 

Seward & Kenai Fjords National Park

Sweeping from rocky coastline to glacier-crowned peaks, Kenai Fjords National Park is one of Southcentral Alaska's most scenic attractions. You can watch for bald eagles, listen to the sounds of thousands of seabirds and share the waters with Stellar sea lions, harbour seals, Dall's porpoises, sea otters and orca whales. The gateway to Kenai Fjords is the scenic town of Seward.

 

Icy Strait Point

Icy Strait Point near the entrance to glorious Glacier Bay, is the newest and most exclusive Alaska cruise destination, and derives its authentic cultural heritage from the residents of the cliffside village of Hoonah, the largest Tlingit native settlement in Alaska. Here you can immerse yourself in secluded beaches, old growth forest and Alaskan adventure. This is the best of Southeast Alaska, including come of the best whale watching and bear viewing opportunities anywhere.