Alaska Tour & Travel continues to receive photos and letters from visitors who came to Alaska this summer – the year which we celebrate our 50th Anniversary of being the United States 49th State of the Union!  Our staff loves to hear back from visitors who we have helped plan their visits and we appreciate the photos as well.   The stories and photos received give our staff inspiration and encourage us to go out and live our own adventures this fall.  Several of our staff are planning multi-day adventures in Denali in September, a beatiful time to visit the Park because of the fall-colors and abundant wildlife that can be observed preparing for the winter season. (more…)

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The scenic Seward Highway in South-central Alaska has many stops and photo opportunities and one I would recommend for travelers doing a self-drive tour is the Alaska Wildlife Conservation Center. The Alaska Wildlife Conservation Center (AWCC) is a nonprofit organization dedicated to preserving Alaska’s wildlife through public education. Animals at the AWCC have been orphaned or injured and are not eligible by the Alaska Department of Fish & Game standards to be let back into the wild. AWCC is located at mile 79 on the Seward Highway or at the southern edge of the Turnagain Arm and the entrance to Portage Valley. The Center is open everyday, year-round and is a guaranteed way to see up close Alaskan wildlife in a natural setting. (more…)

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With family and friends who come to visit us in Alaska I always want to take them down to Seward, it’s small town Alaskan feel and beautiful setting is always a hit and is fun even for those of us who are Alaska residents. This year my family took our sister in law from Australia, new to Alaska, on a on a day cruise with Renown into Kenai Fjords National Park and it was amazing! We saw so much wildlife it was astounding. (more…)

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