Top Things to do in Alaska
Top Hotels in Alaska
- 1. Pike's Waterfront Lodge
- 2. The Hotel Captain Cook
- 3. Alyeska Resort
- 4. Hyatt Place Anchorage Midtown
- 5. The Lakefront Anchorage
- 6. La Quinta Inn & Suites by Wyndham Anchorage Airport
- 7. Land's End Resort
- 8. Driftwood Inn & Homer Seaside Lodges
- 9. La Quinta Inn & Suites by Wyndham Fairbanks Airport
- 10. Best Western Grandma'S Feather Bed
Countries
Top 10 Geologic Formations in Alaska, United States
Alaska is divided into five regions: far north, interior, southwest, south central, and inside passage. Although it takes a long time to see the entire state, you can travel through the regions by boat, car, bus, or plane. Hike through the mountains, or venture out on a deep sea fishing or whale watching excursion. Get in touch with nature by camping in the wilderness, or experience your preferred degree of class and luxury in the beautiful, active cities of Anchorage and Fairbanks.
Restaurants in Alaska
1. Columbia Glacier
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 242 reviews
The largest tidewater glacier in Alaska.
Reviewed By wsultemeier - Oklahoma City, United States
A remarkable day! Views, animals, kayaking, glacier, glacier ice and great guide. The equipment was exceptional as well.
2. Kenai Peninsula
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 11 reviews
Part of Alaska known for glacier and wildlife viewing.
Reviewed By GetLostinNature
The Kenai Peninsula truly is Alaska's playground, for visitors and locals alike. I stayed in many towns while in the area including Homer, Seward, and a few others. The views are stunning and if you love fishing or want to go bear viewing you will never be bored!
3. Pederson Glacier
4. Hubbard Glacier
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 661 reviews
First mapped in 1895, Hubbard is considered the largest tidewater glacier in North America.
Reviewed By Zeituni - Jerusalem, Israel
Visiting this glacier is most impressive. When the ship slowly turns to let everybody on board see the glacier, you hear thunder-like sounds of falling to the ocean icebergs
5. Davidson Glacier
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 435 reviews
See the Davidson Glacier up close, from the vantage point of our 30-foot Voyager Canoes. The Glacier Point Wilderness Safari brings you into the Alaskan Wilderness and gives you a taste of the “True Alaska”.Your adventure begins at your cruise ship where we’ll board a high-speed vessel made for wildlife viewing en route to an Alaskan paradise. We’ll ply the waters of the deepest Fjord in North America with a naturalist guide, watching for whales, sea lions, porpoise, and many other species of marine wildlife. We land at Glacier Point and board our Safari Buses for a short drive over the terminal moraines. Our award-winning guides share with you the wonders of this Glacial Wilderness. A quarter mile hike will lead us to the iceberg-studded lake where we’ll paddle our canoes to the face of the glacier. This is an ideal family adventure and one you won’t soon forget!
6. College Fjord
7. Holgate Glacier
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 256 reviews
Reviewed By ShubhK - Vienna, United States
Saw this up close during a boat tour. Glacier was calving - an awesome sight and sound! Highly recommend it!
8. Bear Glacier
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 100 reviews
Reviewed By 2deer - Atlanta, United States
Took a kayaking tour of the glacier. Paddling among ice bergs and seals near the glacier was a once in lifetime experience. Beautiful. Calming, Majestic.
9. Spencer Glacier
10. Matanuska Glacier
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 493 reviews
A glacier on which visitors can walk.
Reviewed By briand790 - Denver, United States
A must-see attraction. The Matanuska Glacier is completely accessible - right up to the face of the glacier - for only $30pp. I could upload about 100 amazing pictures for this hike, but limited to 8, so I tried to pick the best. First, the entire area around this glacier is beautiful, not just the glacier. The scenery is amazing and the leaves were changing colors to add even more amazing views. The glacier appears to be far in the distance as you begin the hike from the parking lot. The hike is so enjoyable, you don't really notice how quickly you are approaching the glacier. The hike starts on silt and ice, but as you get closer, the terrain turns to pure ice. The glacier begins to rise and you climb up to the face of the glacier. A "path" is marked by orange cones to try and give you guidance on how to effectively reach the glacial face. I recommend using hiking poles if you have them. There are some icy streams that you have to navigate over or around and the poles will help you determine the depth at some areas. There are "holes" that have melted at spots in the glacier and they are surprisingly deep. Once you get to the main portion of the glacier, it will take your breath away. Well worth the short, slippery hike to the top. I recommend the self-guided tour, but for more $$ you can opt for a guided tour. The guided tour goes behind the glacier and comes back around to the face of the glacier. There is a silt covered portion of the glacier behind the face, and the guided tour takes you through that "path". I would definitely love to return to this glacier again on my next trip to Alaska. At the entrance to the park, the visitor center offers a nice selection of souvenirs, including some great t-shirts. Buy those after your hike so that you don't have to carry your souvenirs with you while navigating the slippery trek. The staff was super friendly and they are enthusiastic about their glacier.
