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
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What to do and see in Alaska, United States: The Best Horseback Riding Tours
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. Trails End Horse Adventures
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 84 reviews
Reviewed By Marcyinalaska - Anchorage, United States
This was a surprise for my husband for our anniversary. I didn’t want to fly and he didn’t want to go on a fishing charter. Our first time coming to the peninsula and this was a fantastic way to enjoy the outside! All the horses were well behaved, Mark and Karina were fantastic guides and made sure to have conversations with everyone on the tour, including the three young girls (7-12) that were in the group. The weather was fantastic (heard it rained in Homer the whole time). Yes, bring a sack lunch. You’ll have a nice break in the middle to eat/pee. It’s an “out and back” trail, not a big loop so you don’t miss anything
2. Alaska Backcountry Expeditions
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 1 reviews
We offer guided horseback tours in and around Fairbanks. Come see parts of Alaska that not many people get the opportunity to see! Enjoy a quiet ride on horse back thru the backcountry.
3. Alaska By Air
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 24 reviews
Your Adventure Becomes our Flight Plan Offering: Glacier and Flightseeing Tours, Lake Lodge Excursions, Hiking, Wildlife Viewing, Horseback riding, and many more memorable activities to add to your Alaska experience
4. Denali Horseback Tours
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 107 reviews
Denali Horseback Tours is a small, locally owned and operated business based in Healy, Alaska, just few minutes from Denali National Park entrance. We live here year-round and would like to share our Alaskan lifestyle with you! Come ride with us, the closest horseback outfitter to Denali, into some of the most spectacular backcountry in the world, under the midnight sun of Alaska’s north! All reservations must be made in advance, no walk-ins please. Check out denalihorsebacktours.com for more info!
Reviewed By aliscarrow
My husband and I did a 2 hour trail ride during our honeymoon and this was definitely a major highlight for us. The scenery was gorgeous, our guide was great with instruction, full of knowledge and my favorite part was clicking with my horse, Tuff. I would absolutely recommend a trail ride with DHT to anyone.
5. Alaska Excursions
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 634 reviews
Interact with Sled Dogs, Zip Line over glacially fed waterfalls, get up close and personal with the Davidson Glacier, or relax on a beautiful sunset Horseback Ride with us! We provide only the highest quality excursions to our guests in Skagway, Juneau and Glacier Point, Alaska!Our guests are very important to us! People visiting Southeast Alaska have numerous options available to them when choosing which excursions they will participate in while they are on vacation. When people choose one of our excursions, we are honored they would trust us to provide them with a positive, memorable experience, and we consider it a privilege to provide them with excellent service and a positive experience. This is just what we will do by providing them with the "E.X.C.U.R.S.I.O.N. of a lifetime". We all play a role in providing this whether we interact with a guest for only a minute or for hours. Join us this summer!
6. Alaska Horse Adventures
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 632 reviews
We provide exciting horse related adventures for Alaskans, and Alaska guests! Trail rides, sleigh rides, packing in the mountains, you name it! Do you want an exciting, fast paced ride...? Or perhaps a calm, leisurely ride? Let us know your needs and wants, and we will try to accommodate you the best we can!
Reviewed By deborahwaisanen59 - Wasilla, United States
What a wonderful old fashion Christmas memory we created for our grandchildren that they will remember more than any toy they will receive under the tree. For years to come we will remember the special sleigh ride we took with the snowy mountains and trees in the background. Very friendly workers and we would highly recomment the sleigh ride in the winter and horse back riding in the summer.
7. Sunderland Ranch
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 30 reviews
Horse Adventure Trail Rides through mountain trails, over creeks and across fields. Ride through 400 acres of private farmland in the Chugiak Mountains. Wagon tours across our farm to feed elk and cattle. Farm tours includes hydroponic growing house. We also have a Bed and Breakfast and Legacy Mountain Lodge. Stay & Play! Horse arena, trail rides, wagon tours, kids camps and farm tours! Our summer kids day-camp programs incorporate horse skills, trail rides and other ranching activities. Get out here and enjoy a true Alaskan adventure!
Reviewed By AAVIATRIXX - Fort Lauderdale, United States
Last week I enjoyed one of THE MOST beautiful and satisfying trail rides with the Sunderland Ranch. I called Katie Sunderland explained what I was looking for and she set me up with her husband Sloan Sunderland on a private trail ride that beat all. Let me say this - whenever I travel somewhere new it is my "thing" to go on a trail ride- some get suvineers - I try and find the best place to ride- I have ridden in Ireland, Spain, Equator, Peru, Costa Rica, Turkes and Caicos, Mexico,Georgia, Tennessee, Florida -the list goes on, but this ride beat all. Their farm is sprawling, top notch and has a great family vibe. The horses are HIGH quality well cared for well trained family members - not "nose to tail worn out nags" you find on many "canned excursion" rides. I had RYDER and fell in love- this horse had serious heart and knew the lay of the land and kept me engaged yet very safe. Sloan was a fantastic wrangler guide. As a 3rd or maybe even 4th generation owner of that family farm (can't remember) He knew everything about the mountain we went up and the area we rode- to say the least there was not a dull moment between the well paced trail ride, INCREDIBLE VIEWS, and area history I got to take in. I am already planning on going back next summer with a large group of people to do a multi day ride and lodge on their magnificent yet authentic Log cabin with all the modern amenities one could need- including a steam room and sauna!! on my trip to Alaska i was able to take a helicopter to the knick glacier, ride four wheelers on a 40 mile trail, go dog sledding in the mountain snow, and hiking- BY FAR THIS WAS THE MOST EXCITING AND AUTHENTIC WAY FOR ANY EQUESTRIAN OR ANIMAL LOVER TO SEE ALASKA. No questions asked... book it.
8. Bardy's Trail Rides - Day Tour
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 264 reviews
Reviewed By 204toddb
after glacier hikes and fishing charters, our horseback ride was a very relaxing and enjoyable end to our family vacation. The horses were gentle and the peaceful ride along Resurrection Bay seeing the Bald Eagles and the spawning Pink Salmon was a perfect closure to our trip.
9. D & S Alaskan Trail Rides
10. Alaska Horsemen Trail Adventures
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 59 reviews
Alaska Horsemen Lodge is an Alaskan destination nestled in the mountains of Cooper Landing. Adjacent to the tranquil Kenai Lake, it is a scenic 100-mile drive south of Anchorage. Our small ranch offers horseback riding, cozy cabins, wall tents, and RV parking on spacious grounds accompanied with comfortable common areas and beautiful mountain views. Known for its unique location for hosting corporate retreats, culture/educational camps, family reunions, adventure travel groups and a great base camp for the leisure traveler. The horses provide a calming and enjoyable backdrop and trail riding is one of the many activities guests find most enjoyable. Your host Alex Kime has been adventuring in Alaska over 50 years (but he is still a spring chicken!!!) and numerous testimonies share guests experience true Alaskan hospitality at our family's Alaska Horsemen Lodge. Our cozy Alaskan wood cabins and wall tent cabins make for a comfortable and memorable glamping experience. Folks mention often the serenity they experience at our small ranch. Our cabins and wall tents can sleep around 20 people. There are tents and camp sites for another 20. There is a spacious area for RV parking, all with mountain views. Our location, on the east end of Cooper Landing, is walking distance to good fishing Quartz Creek, the Kenai Beach, Quartz Creek Campground and the Sunrise Inn Café and lounge. We often watch sheep and goat on nearby Mt. Langille while sitting around the fire pit at the Pavilion. A truly unique and serene experience in an Alaskan pioneer setting.
Reviewed By njfice - Dushore, United States
Trying to describe a pack-trip with Alaska Horseman is like trying to define Love, the feeling you get when you’re in your Home surrounded by Family, or the view from your favorite Mountain Top. Like pictures, words just can’t describe to another person what you have experienced. If you think you want to take a day-ride, take an overnight trip. If you like the idea of an overnight trip, signup for a 4-day adventure. If you’re like me and thought 4-days in the mountains with horses would be enough, you’re going to want to stay a lifetime. This isn’t a glamping trip, yet you will be more than well taken care. Every detail is thought out and planned for, including the moments to find your inner-self, a connection with the mountains, or a camaraderie with the people, horses, and wildlife that share your space. Alex, is Alaska, guts and grit, with a soul that matches the grandeur of the landscape and an aura that will make you want to follow him anywhere, with ease. One with horses and mountains, true horseman, someone who can’t be captured with words. Joey, natural horseman, young spirit and old soul, kind and caring to the bone. Besides mastering his camp culinary skills and cowboy coffee, which matches perfectly with your surroundings, you can feel that Joey is sensing and watching everything around him to make everyone’s experience a life-long dream. When he speaks, you’re captivated by his humbleness and when he’s silent, your still drawn to his humbleness. He’s the kind of young man that knows you want a hot cup of coffee before you think it; who will do something without your knowing, that will make your moment better, safer, remembered. Randy, cowboy and conversationalist, subtle, and sometimes not, humor, a caring person that will draw you out if you’re willing, well read on many subjects of human nature. You’ll remember gatherings around the campfire with Randy and maybe he’ll convince you to go on a 500-mile cattle drive. Lastly, the horses, true mountain horses, that are a reflection of the Alaska Horsemen. It’s impossible not to connect with their being. You become one as you move through the trails, high mountain tundra, and rocky slopes. Like Alex, Joey, and Randy, they are looking out for you and they’ll help you experience some amazing things. Thank you for bringing my daughter and I closer together, for sharing a piece of you with us, we’re forever changed by Alaska. Hey, to Crocket and Winchester!
