Alaska Adventure Vacations

Alaska Adventure Vacations Idea #2: A very popular rock climbing spot is the Chugach Crud along the Seward Highway near Anchorage. Ruth Gorge in Denali National Park has Wickersham Wall, also known as The Tallest Mountain Face in the World.

Alaska Adventure Vacations Idea #3: "Off The Beaten Paths" has some great Alaska vacation ideas for you. They combine camping, Copper River rafting, sea kayaking, fly-in alpine hiking and wildlife exploring. It’s eight days of real adventure for the hearty soul.

Alaska Adventure Vacations Idea #4: Explore the Arctic Circle with Alaska Adventure Tours is another vacation idea. Visit the Inupiat Eskimos and share in their whaling culture, traditional dances, mask making, skin sewing, and Eskimo games. Tour the Prudhoe Bay Oilfields. Lodge in historic cabins overlooking the Yukon.

Alaska Adventure Vacations Idea #5: How about a Glacier Bay Small Boat Cruise by Alaska Discovery Wilderness Adventures. The 12 passenger MV Sea Wolf will provide your cruise on the bay.

Soak in the beautiful scenery of this great Alaska vacation spot. Glacier Bay is perfect for Alaska wild life watching vacations as there is a large variety of wildlife such as otters, black bears, wolves and moose, hoary marmots and whales. You will enjoy kayaking and climb up the mountain next to Lamplugh Glacier.

Alaska Adventure Vacations Idea #6: Alaska Discovery Wilderness Adventures also offers spectacular arctic hiking in Caribou Pass. You fly to the Native community of Arctic Village and then over the Brooks Range and on to the lower Kongakut River. There are lots of short walks and day hikes with plenty of opportunity for viewing and photographing the abundant wildlife.

Alaska Adventure Vacations Idea #7: If you enjoy off-road adventure, check out Alaska ATV Adventure when you are planning your next vacation. They have guided ATV 4-wheeler tours out in the mountains around Eagle River, Alaska. Ride trails along the shoreline of beautiful Eklutna Lake, past Serenity Waterfall through the heart of the Chugach Mountain Range. Climb 2000 feet to the high alpine meadows of Hidden Valley where bear, moose and eagles can be seen. If you like you can include a kayak tour of the lake which is fed from the run-off of Eklutna Glacier. Or try gold panning, fishing, mountain biking, trap shooting.

Alaska Adventure Vacations Idea #8: A great way to enjoy the incredible beauty of the Alaskan wilderness is with the adventure outfitter Alaska Discovery. They have guided tours of the Alsek, Kongakut, Hulahula and Tatshenshini Rivers. These river rafting and hiking adventure trips are in the magnificent Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, the vast preserves of Kluane National Park Reserve, the Yukon’s premier wilderness area, the Tatshenshini-Alsek Wilderness Park, and Glacier Bay and Wrangell-St. Elias National Parks. This is one of the few remaining places where you can experience the pristine and untouched glory of nature.

Adventure Vacation Ideas in Alaska #9: The Lodge at Whale Pass is a multi-sport adventure lodge vacation idea in Alaska. The Lodge is located on Prince of Wales Island in Southeast Alsaska. This is the heart of the Alaskan wilderness and your friendly hosts at this vacation resort will see to it that you have the adventure vacation you are looking for. The adventures are all based out of The Lodge and you can pick from a wide variety of activities that all take advantage of the beautiful and wild surrounding landscape. Everything from kayaking and caving to glacial tours and day-cruising the Inside Passage and more.

Adventure Vacation Ideas in Alaska #10: Wilderness Alaska has been helping vacationers enjoy the pristine wilderness and resilient wildlife of Alaska's Brooks Range since 1972. They offer an Alaska hiking tour in the largest wilderness mountain range in the U.S. These hiking trips above the Arctic Circle are physically demanding. You will be traveling off-trail for 4 or 6 miles a day. This is an excellent adventure vacation idea that is sure to be gratifying and memorable.

Alaska Adventure Vacations Idea #11: Alaska vacations offer tremendous opportunities for outdoor adventure activities on the edge. Alaska has an extensive collection of rock climbing spots and most require a long haul just to get to them. Most are best accessed by plane. Gates of the Arctic National Park has several peaks over 6000 feet tall and is considered top notch granite climbing.