Alaska 8/1/04

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Kwilson51

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Have been reading some great things so far. We will be traveling with our extended family (18 of us) and are looking for the GREAT things to do in each port. We do have our parents so some things we might need to split on but we will work it out. We will be on the NCL Star. Ports of call; Juneau, Skagway, Ketchikan, and Victoria. I would appreciate any suggestions, e-mail addresses for tour companies, words of wisdon. Anything at all. Thanks so much.
Kim
 
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PEB

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In Juneau I would suggest either a whale watch or a helicopter flight out and land on a glacier. A trip on land out to see Mendenhall Glacier is also nice if you do not want to spend the money on a helicopter ride.

In Skagway the Whitepass Railway is a great tour for some great views and some great pictures.

In Ketchikan either a trip to one of the totem parks or a harbor tour are very interesting.
 
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halfdome86

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We enjoyed the trip to Mendenhall. $10 each for round trip on a bus right from the pier. Extra charge to enter the visitor center.

Also in Juneu we enjoyed the Mt. Roberts tram trip. This is right at the dock as well. No need to book either of these in advance.

We loved the White Pass train in Skagway. Awsome scenery and history

The Duck tour in Ketchikan was a lot of fun as well.

On all 3 of these ports you can walk the whole town pretty easily assuming you don't need assistance.

Enjoy, it's beautiful up there.
 
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HAngel

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Try www.Southeasttours.com They have some interesting tours - good pictures of their sites. It gives you a good idea of what they have to offer. Some friends and I went on the tour into the Yukon for the horseback excursion. The scenery is spectacular. Definitely, could catagorize it as God's country - towering mountains, pristine wilderness, beautiful lakes, especially Emerald Lake. The tour guides were excellent and informative and the horseback ride was fun. What a view of Emerald Lake from up on top the hill. I have been on some horseback rides nose to tail on flat ground - not very interesting but this horseback is up and down some hills, and they let the horse canter. Nothing too scary. Yee Haw! I had a great time.
 
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