Vacations & Cruise Tours to Alaska From Seattle & Vancouver

Alaska is considered the last "wild frontier" in North America for adventure tours - an unspoiled land with brilliant glaciers, thick forests, high mountains and very rich wildlife. Top cruise packages to Alaska allow tourists to enjoy extraordinary vacations filled with adventures and tours to the most interesting attractions! There are available combined travel packages to Alaska that feature accommodation on luxury ships, day trips to towns on the shores, visits to glaciers and many others.

Passengers who take one-week Alaskan cruises embark usually in Seattle or Vancouver (Canada). Many ships go to the Inside Passage and back. Holiday makers who choose one-way sailing deals board also in Seattle and Vancouver and debark in Seward or Whittier. From there they take a bus, train or car and visit different parts of the state before to fly back to home from Anchorage or Fairbanks.

Top Alaskan Cruise Packages

Top seven-day Alaskan cruise packages follow typically a route along the Inside Passage with visits to the Glacier Bay National Park or Hubbard Glacier. There are also travel packages that include land tours, a few days of fishing or sightseeing tours in Denali National Park.

Due to the harsh climate in this part of North America cruises to Alaska are available strictly between early May and mid-September, while June, July and August are the best months for adventure vacations and land trips in this state.

Cruise Packages to Alaska from Seattle & Vancouver
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The Major Routes

There are two major routes followe by cruise ships sailing in Alaskan waters. The first is the seven-day Vancouver-to-Vancouver cruise that includes stopover in Juneau (the capital city of Alaska), Ketchikan (a colorful fishing port), Glacier Bay National Park and Sitka, a former Russian frontier outpost. The other major route is a 10-14 days itinerary from Vancouver to Seward which includes visits to more glaciers and Alaskan territories.

There are tourists who combine sailing with land trips. After a week on a cruise ship they spend at least a another week exploring Alaskan cities, parks and other points of interests. The best land tours and local excursions can be arranged in Anchorage or Fairbanks and usually ending in Seward.

Local Cruise Tours in Alaska

Grand Highlights and Glacier Cruise Tour

Portage Glacier Cruise Tour

Juneau Whale Watching Adventure with Optional Mendenhall Glacier Tour

Portage Glacier Cruise

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