Alaska land tours
 

We are thinking about visiting Alaska for a land tour this coming summer. Anyone have any suggestions of who to go with?

We used Uncruise several years ago for 1 week land and 1 week ocean. It was well worth the price. Very similar to Tauck if you are familiar with them.

Thanks for the info!!!!

A few years ago we did Holland America. As I recall, 4 days on a ship doing Inside Passage and about 9 or 10 day bus tour. Bus tour was excellent.

We did an Alaska land and sea tour with John Hall's Kiss Alaska a number of years ago and happily recommend it. They currently have 7 presentations scheduled in The Villages in November/December. Click on the link below and select "Plan Your Experience". The dates, times, and locations of the seminars held here are listed. There was absolutely no pressure when we attended.

Travel Seminars - Kiss Alaska

Back in 2014, we booked the Princess Land/Ocean tour from one of the travel agents in The Villages and it was fantastic. We flew into Fairbanks, had organized tours in the area, traveled by bus to the DENALI PRINCESS WILDERNESS LODGE where they had tours into the park to see the mountain and wildlife, traveled by train to the McKINLEY PRINCESS LODGE at Talkeetna, and then by train to the port at Whittier where we boarded the ship that went down the inside passage to Vancouver. We've talked to several people who have taken just the ship and know that they have missed out on a large part of the Alaska experience. And we were glad we stayed at both of the Princess lodges because of their proximity to "THE" mountain. So by all means, talk to one of the travel agents and book a land/sea trip. You won't regret it.

Thank you! We were hoping to get some feedback on his trip. We have attended the seminar and really enjoyed his presentation. So, it is good to hear from someone who has experienced it!

John Hall's Alaska tours are great!
We have done two land tours with his company and experienced first class service from the first phone call to the company to the end of each trip.
Small groups, very comfortable coaches, travel to places the bigger groups can't always visit, excellent meals and accomodations.

I'm curious about ad placement after post #2. Is it a coincidence?

Alaska tour/cruise
 

Hi we did our Alaska land and sea cruise with Princess.
The only negative thing i have to said is that while you are staying in the Princess lodges you have to pay for your meals.
I didnt know this when i booked, Other cruise lines put you up in hotels and meals are included.
So research the cruise lines and see if lodging and meals are included with your sea and land tours.

We used AAA to book our trip and did land trip first flew into Anchorage took glass top train to Denali and cruise from Sewell to Vancouver. Loved it. We panned for hold, rode a dog sled , whale watched, landed on a glacier. We went with Holland America. Loved it

No suggestion - thanks for asking!!

Move quickly. Tours for this summer may already be full. Also, auto rental for self guided tour can cost hundreds per day.

John Hall’s Alaska

Tauck Tours. Not inexpensive, but you get what you pay for.

Holland America

Princess has Alaska pretty much locked up. They own the coaches, the rail cars, etc. in a summer where staffing shortages may still be prevalent I would highly recommend going with them. We did a 4- day post cruise land tour to Denali and Fairbanks and enjoyed it very much. Not too much coach time and lots of diversions. Then we did some other stuff on our own following to Kenai Fjords, Katmai, Gates of the Arctic and Lake Clark. Alaska is amazing and no matter how long you go for it’s never enough time. Yes, book now if you can still get a spot in 2023.

John Hall's Alaska is the best for the money. All top notch.

Princess for sure. Land first, then cruise north to south glaciers. They have the best lodges and trains. We stayed 5 nights in Fairbanks, then took a train to Denali for a couple of nights, then took a train south for a week long cruise. They also have great excursions.

Check with AAA in the Villages. They have all the info and take care of everything.

I'd be glad to help you. I'm a Travel Advisor with over 45 years experience and an Independent Contractor now in The Villages-Monarch Grove. I can give you many, many options, depending on the level of what and how you want to experience Alaska. You can reach me at laraine@odysseytravel.com.

We did the same cruise in August the year before Covid. Absolutely loved it. I recommend that everyone take the land as well as the cruise. The train was wonderful the Wilderness Lodge was great. The Naturalist who did presentations over the speaker was very good. Can't say enough about this trip.

John Hall’s Kiss Alaska. We did the National Parks tour. 7 days sea and 12 days land. They are top notch.

We went with Princess cruises; their land/sea; one week of each. Very good. Whoever you go with be SURE to do the land first, so you can recover and relax on the ship afterwards.

Alaska
 

If u have a RV go with Fantasy R V Tours They r the BEST
You can rent an RV
We went on the ( 62 day Your Way )
Got to see All the good places, cruising is Not the way to go as u r only there for a few days , Not long enough to see it all. Ports on a cruise ship r all beautiful, however you r not in port long enough to c the entire Islands.
You Need lots of time in Alaska as you will probably not go back again, because of the distance, and cost
If u want more info let me know, and I will help you .
There are places that you must see , and things that you must do . Fantacy will show you all of them.
If u want info from me , go on Face Book , that way I can personally message you , for more info. A BEAUTIFUL Place to visit you will not be sorry you went 🚎 🐻. 🇱🇷

Alaska trip
 

Back in 2018 we rented small class c motorhome in Anchorage from Cruise America , We stayed for 3 weeks,It was the most layed back time we have ever had on vacation .It cost us one third what a land & cruise would have cost.

Alaska
 

I just wrote a lengthy message to u and it wouldn’t post
Contact me through face book and I can give you more info than anyone has thus far.
Do Not take a cruise, u don’t c anything, it is Only ports and a little other
I was there for 62 days and can advise u of All the places to go and things to c

John hall tours
 

Do you have a travel agent that you use for John hall? Thanks

Great!! Thank you we are very interested in his tour; have attended the presentation

We have been on two Alaska cruises and you do not get to see Alaska. If we go gain it will NOT on a cruise. If you want to see Alaska find another way.

What if it is? Seems like a good way to inform people on a message board. People who actually have done it can tell you about it, not the people paid to do the advertising.

My general advice (based upon many similar trips) is to go with as small a group as you can find. Three to four people in a small Land Rover and small campsites provides a much, much more intimate nature experience. The last thing you want is a large group of people confined to big buses and crowded campsites.

I recently returned from a 10 day land tour in Alaska. I used Globus tours. First time I was ever on a tour… I had no complaints other than there was never enough time to go shopping!! Lots of activities, fine hotels and many extra excursions that were available.

Originally Posted by bruce64 View Post
John Hall's Alaska is the best for the money. All top notch

We went to one of the seminars and signed up directly after researching other Alaska tours..

Alaska is America's "last frontier". Therefore. if you are healthy enough and have enough time (3 to 4 weeks), then the best way to go is to "rough it" and go with a few of your family or friends and make your own schedule. Go in the summer. Fly into Anchorage and rent a car or camper. Take fishing equipment and get a license. Get an Alaskan Milepost Guide before you leave and plan a schedule. Denali is a "must-see". Get bear repellant and watch out for any mama moose with calves. Buy insect repellant and insect mesh head nets and gloves. If you are adventurous you can sleep in an SUV near the road or use a tent in a campground. If less adventurous stay in motels and day trip out from Anchorage and Fairbanks. Anchorage is the perfect city to rollerblade in. The whole city is crisscrossed with asphalt trails designed for bicycles and rollerblades (no cars). When I was there in 1988 there were a lot of Europeans in Anchorage. However you do it Alaska is a VERY exciting place!

Your own tour
 

We have done three two week land tours in Alaska over the last ten years. My advice, flying into Anchorage, rent an suv and drive your own tour route. There are not that many roads. Drive up to Fairbanks, down on around to Valdez, over to Homer and more. See Wrangle Saint Elais, Denali, drive the Old Denali Highway. Stay in Airbnb or motels. Want advice or a driving plan let me know..

Bob Schwarz

We did it with princess for 9 days. Awesome trip. 87li⁵