Alaska tours & travel

Stuck in a chilly latitude between 50 and 70 degrees north of the equator, Alaska is dark for a lot of the year. The exception is May to late June when the sun shines pretty much all day and night (except for a patch of darkness at around 3am). Peak season for Alaska tours is from mid-June to mid-August, when the temperatures are balmy (by Alaskan standards anyway) and there’s plenty of daylight for exploring. Temperatures should hit around 24 degrees Celsius in the summer time.

Shoulder seasons (April – May and September) are also good, and May in particular comes with very little rain. Overall it’s best to visit Alaska with an open mind about the weather: Alaskans have learned that if they don’t like it, they need only wait five minutes.

Perhaps fitting with its end-of-the-earth aesthetic, Alaska does have a reputation for being difficult when it comes to finding flights. Anchorage is the state’s main gateway, with flights coming in from Chicago, Denver, LA, Vegas, and Portland year-round. In summer you can also find direct flights from Frankfurt, Reykjavik (how’s that for an epic itinerary!) or Vancouver. Obviously you can visit Alaska from anywhere, it’s just a question of stopovers and stamina.

You can drive of course, if world-class mountain vistas are your thing (and since you’re going to Alaska, we’re guessing they are). The Alaska Highway used to be a bumpy dirt road, but these days it’s a paved vein that pumps adventurers in through the British Columbia border. When you touch down and start your Alaska tour, we’ll handle all the internal transfers (in a private vehicle…with heating).