Best Alaska Travel Information
Travelling to Alaska for your holiday is a good idea if you wish to combine breath taking sceneries and an active holiday with the comfort of stress free Alaskan lodging. You can choose between a variety of different types of living such as typical Alaskan Cabins and Wilderness resorts, as well as high end Hotels and budget hostels, lodges, motels and Bed & Breakfast. There is of course also the opportunity to rent a home for your vacation, regardless of whether you wish live in the wilderness or have your base in a village or larger city. One of the more spectacular ways of experiencing Alaska is to go on a cruise and live on a ship or a motor yacht. Alaska is divided into five different regions and they all have their own special features to offer the vacationer. The five regions are called Western Alaska, Southeast Alaska, South Central Alaska, Central Alaska and Arctic Alaska.
You might think Alaska barren, but Western Alaska is actually a paradise for animal and nature lovers. There are more than 240 different bird species to be found in this part of Alaska and they share the region with mammals such as the brown bears. The terrain in Western Alaska ranges from hills and plains to the volcanic landscape of the Katmai National Park. The scenery found in Katmai National Park is the result of the eruption of the Novarupta volcano in 1912. In Western Alaska you can also visit the Aleutian Islands that reach an amazing 1,000 miles towards Asia from the Alaskan mainland.
Southeast Alaska features deep fjords and high forest covered mountains. Wild life here includes bald eagles, whales, porpoises and sea lions. This area also has a very rich and diverse culture. The area is home to Native American tribes called the Haida, Tlingit and Tsimshians and you can see elegantly crafted totem poles reaching tall against the snow. Totem designs are also an important part of the local art scene. One of the larger towns in Southeast Alaska is called Sitka and was once the seaside capital of Russian America and known as the “Paris of the Pacific” since it was the cultural centre of the whole region. There are still plenty of traces of the town's Russian heritage, such as the St. Michael's Cathedral with its distinct onion-shaped domes. There is still an active Russian Orthodox congregation in Sitka.
South-central Alaska is home to more than 50 percent of the Alaskan population and offers pristine wilderness as well as good roads and other infrastructure. This region is particularly popular among sport fishers who travel to South-central Alaska to enjoy the great lakes. Especially the rainbow trout is excellent here and there is an abundance of large salmon. South-central Alaska is also where you can visit Kodiak, the first capital of Russian America during the 18 th century. Kodak National Wildlife Refuge is home to more than 3,000 Kodiak Brown Bears. If you want to learn some more about the fascinating history of Kodak you can visit the Alutiiq Museum.
Central Alaska is intersected by the great Yukon River. It begins in Klondike and runs over 1,875 miles before reaching the Bering Sea. The Central Alaskan community called Fairbanks is many travellers first destination when going to Alaska, since it is the focal point of numerous wilderness adventures. The town was founded during the gold rush era and is easily accessible by air, road and riverboat. The city is still vibrant and very much alive and you can witness, or participate in, extreme events such as the Yukon Quest International Sled Dog Race – a competition that stretches 1,000 miles from Fairbanks to Whitehorse in Yukon.
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