Alaska Trip - Details anna

[Azure]

Please post if anyone has experience anna 

[Azure]

@ARYA anna need inputs 

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[nuvvu_naakina_paalem]

13 minutes ago, Azure said:

@ARYA anna need inputs 

[ARYA]

23 minutes ago, Azure said:

@ARYA anna need inputs 

go to west coast 

swim to north coast

eat some fish

swim to alaska coast

 

[Azure]

29 minutes ago, ARYA said:

go to west coast 

swim to north coast

eat some fish

swim to alaska coast

 

anna please anna post correct details 

[Azure]

39 minutes ago, nuvvu_naakina_paalem said:

anna help anna urgent anna 

[Spartan]

We went couple years ago:

1. Denali National Park
2. Fairbanks ( Usually people go for watching the northern lights but at this time of year you cannot see it). 
3. Whittier
4. Seward ( you have boat tours from here)
5. You can also go for glacier landing and dog sledding near Anchorage ( Alpine Air Alaska is what I used for this trip)
6. If you still have time you can go towards Juneau ( But I am not sure if you need to cross the border to reach there)
7. There are some glacier caves as well

You do not need visa to travel in and out of Alaska. But if incase of any emergency, flights might need to land in Canadian airports. Be prepared for that and take all your documents just in case.

We were 2 adults and 1 kid and costed us 5K door to door. If you dont take the glacier landing\dog sledding tour you might save about 1000-1500K.

@Agnatavasi

[Spartan]

We went to Juneau - mendenhall glacier .. hiking ye ok adventure la unde .. round trip 7-8 hours .. cave undedhi aadane

@TOM_BHAYYA

[Spartan]

LA and Seattle nunchi Cruise trips unnai anukunta

they will take u across glaciers ..and downtown of some historic cities.

typical alaskan life chudali ante u need to go to national parks game hunting etc..

https://www.princess.com/learn/cruise-destinations/alaska-cruises/roundtrip/los-angeles/index.jsp

 

 

 

@Spartan

[kumar4world]

1 hour ago, Azure said:

Please post if anyone has experience anna 

We went in 2017 September, Due to less time, We skipped Denali National park and fairbanks area.

 

September 1: Arrived late night in Anchorage. Rented a car and stayed overnight in Anchorage.

 

September 2: Did some shopping at Anchorage Walmart and headed to Seward. Its about 2.5 hrs scenic drive. It was windy and cold though.

 

Seward is a beautiful small town. It has picturesque mountains. We saw people fishing in a small river near the harbor. We were amazed to see a school of fish (salmon) up so close. Seward has a safeway store. Seward downtown is beautiful with lot of food options.We skipped the aquarium.

  

September 3: We were supposed to take a glacier cruise in to kenai fjords but it was cancelled due to weather. Other cruise "resurrection bay cruise" was operating but we only wanted to go on a kenai fjords cruise.

 

With cruise cancelled, We headed to exit glacier which is about 12 miles from Seward. It was a 1 mile moderate hike to reach the end point to see the glacier. We enjoyed the hike. Optionally there is a very good view point just before the entrance if you want to skip the hike.

 

After the exit glacier, We headed to Alaska Wild life conservatory ($15 fee). We saw Elk, Bison, Bears etc.

 

Stayed in Girdwood overnight at Aleska resort.

 

September 4: Drove to whittier from Girdwood for a glacier cruise. Its about 40 mins drive. but make sure you see the timings of the tunnel to reach whittier. We took 26 glacier cruise by Phillips cruises. It was around 5 hour long cruise. We saw lot of glaciers, water falls and sea life while cruising.

 

Optionally if you think its expensive or long hours. Consider taking 1 hr portage glacier cruise from portage.

 

Drove back to Girdwood and stayed overnight at Aleska resort.

 

September 5: It was raining. We headed towards Anchorage, had lunch in Anchorage and headed to Glacier View (Glenn Highway). The drive was very scenic with fall colors. Stayed overnight at sheep mountain lodge.

 

September 6: Visited Matanuska Glacier which I think is very beautiful where you can actually touch/walk on the glacier. Different tour companies offer hiking tours (MICA Guides). We didn't take any tours but just visited the glacier up close ($30 entrance fee)

 

Headed back to Anchorage, Had dinner and reached airport to catch the flight.

[Azure]

4 minutes ago, kumar4world said:

We went in 2017 September, Due to less time, We skipped Denali National park and fairbanks area.

 

September 1: Arrived late night in Anchorage. Rented a car and stayed overnight in Anchorage.

 

September 2: Did some shopping at Anchorage Walmart and headed to Seward. Its about 2.5 hrs scenic drive. It was windy and cold though.

 

Seward is a beautiful small town. It has picturesque mountains. We saw people fishing in a small river near the harbor. We were amazed to see a school of fish (salmon) up so close. Seward has a safeway store. Seward downtown is beautiful with lot of food options.We skipped the aquarium.

  

September 3: We were supposed to take a glacier cruise in to kenai fjords but it was cancelled due to weather. Other cruise "resurrection bay cruise" was operating but we only wanted to go on a kenai fjords cruise.

 

With cruise cancelled, We headed to exit glacier which is about 12 miles from Seward. It was a 1 mile moderate hike to reach the end point to see the glacier. We enjoyed the hike. Optionally there is a very good view point just before the entrance if you want to skip the hike.

 

After the exit glacier, We headed to Alaska Wild life conservatory ($15 fee). We saw Elk, Bison, Bears etc.

 

Stayed in Girdwood overnight at Aleska resort.

 

September 4: Drove to whittier from Girdwood for a glacier cruise. Its about 40 mins drive. but make sure you see the timings of the tunnel to reach whittier. We took 26 glacier cruise by Phillips cruises. It was around 5 hour long cruise. We saw lot of glaciers, water falls and sea life while cruising.

 

Optionally if you think its expensive or long hours. Consider taking 1 hr portage glacier cruise from portage.

 

Drove back to Girdwood and stayed overnight at Aleska resort.

 

September 5: It was raining. We headed towards Anchorage, had lunch in Anchorage and headed to Glacier View (Glenn Highway). The drive was very scenic with fall colors. Stayed overnight at sheep mountain lodge.

 

September 6: Visited Matanuska Glacier which I think is very beautiful where you can actually touch/walk on the glacier. Different tour companies offer hiking tours (MICA Guides). We didn't take any tours but just visited the glacier up close ($30 entrance fee)

 

Headed back to Anchorage, Had dinner and reached airport to catch the flight.

Thanks Anna awesome 

[Azure]

45 minutes ago, Spartan said:

We went couple years ago:

1. Denali National Park
2. Fairbanks ( Usually people go for watching the northern lights but at this time of year you cannot see it). 
3. Whittier
4. Seward ( you have boat tours from here)
5. You can also go for glacier landing and dog sledding near Anchorage ( Alpine Air Alaska is what I used for this trip)
6. If you still have time you can go towards Juneau ( But I am not sure if you need to cross the border to reach there)
7. There are some glacier caves as well

You do not need visa to travel in and out of Alaska. But if incase of any emergency, flights might need to land in Canadian airports. Be prepared for that and take all your documents just in case.

We were 2 adults and 1 kid and costed us 5K door to door. If you dont take the glacier landing\dog sledding tour you might save about 1000-1500K.

@Agnatavasi

Thanks Anna, nuv thop anna visited all places anna nuvu great Anna 

[Azure]

45 minutes ago, Spartan said:

LA and Seattle nunchi Cruise trips unnai anukunta

they will take u across glaciers ..and downtown of some historic cities.

typical alaskan life chudali ante u need to go to national parks game hunting etc..

https://www.princess.com/learn/cruise-destinations/alaska-cruises/roundtrip/los-angeles/index.jsp

 

 

 

@Spartan

Anna these not good now no in Covid anna? 

[TOM_BHAYYA]

On 5/11/2021 at 6:11 PM, Spartan said:

We went to Juneau - mendenhall glacier .. hiking ye ok adventure la unde .. round trip 7-8 hours .. cave undedhi aadane

@TOM_BHAYYA

Yeah, mem b first Juneau ki fly ayyi Mendenhall hike chesinam.. too good experience aa hike and aa ice cave also good. Then flew to anchorage and rented RV. RV is best budget wise and can have fun entire trip if you are going with friends.