Alaska Vacations.

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Alaska's many charms attract a wide variety of travelers, from those looking to hike off into the trees armed with little but a compass and some pepper spray to those planning to gaze out over Alaska waters from a hot tub with a glass champagne in hand. Alaska's excellent travel and tourism companies are capable of providing services to a full spectrum of visitors, and many have put together vacation and recreation packages tailored to travelers who may be less familiar with Alaska or perhaps are just looking to sit back, relax, and let someone else do the planning.

Alaska Railroad

While many are aware of the numerous travel options on the Alaska Railroad during summer, the railroad also has many fantastic winter options and in the 2016-2017 season it saw a 33 percent increase in ridership compared to the previous year. It's likely the Railroad will continue to see growth as they continue to expand their winter tourism options. For example, the Arctic Circle Adventure runs from September to April and is a six-day, five-night package that includes traveling on the railroad, touring Cold-foot, driving the Dalton Highway, flight-seeing, and sightseeing in Fairbanks and Anchorage. In the summer one of the longer packages offered by the railroad is seven days and nights and includes several trips by train, fly-in bear viewing, a visit to the Alaska Wildlife Conservation Center and a marine wildlife and glacier cruise in Kenai Fjords National Park. alaskarailroad.com

Alaska Wildland Adventures

Alaska Wildland Adventures is the owner/operator of three wilderness lodges on the Kenai Peninsula that provide the main lodging for their sports fishing packages and guided journeys. One of their guided journeys, the eleven-day Grand Journey, is the company's most comprehensive package and includes a stay at several Alaska lodges, water activities, fine-dining, and traveling along many of Alaska's scenic highways. The company's fishing adventures offer up to eight full hours of fishing with guided staff ensuring guests get to try their hand at Alaska's best fishing spots. alaskawildland.com

Gray Line Alaska

Gray Line Alaska offers Alaska land tour packages including self-drive tours, escorted tours, and explorer tours The escorted tours provide the camaraderie of group travel; for example, the Escorted Alaska National Parks tour includes eight nights of hotel accommodations, a cruise, motor coach travel in South-central and Interior Alaska, and a tour on...