Alaska Shore Excursions and Cruise Tours

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Alaska is one of the most awe-inspiring places on earth.

The largest state in the United States, Alaska is home to 17 of the 20 highest peaks in North America, more than 100,000 glaciers, 3 million lakes, 6,640 miles of coastline, 33,904 miles of shoreline, and more than 70 potentially active volcanoes. In addition to being one of the few places to experience the Northern Lights, Alaska is also home to iconic destinations such as Denali National Park, Kenai Fjords National Park, and Glacier Bay. From Alaska's majestic beauty to its staggering array of wildlife, it is truly a unique destination.

Sailing on a cruise ship is just the beginning of any Alaska vacation. The absolute magnificence and splendor of Alaska can only be fully realized by experiencing an Alaska shore excursion. Whether it's by air, land or sea, or seaplane, exploring the wonders of Alaska Tours and excursions will be a once in a lifetime experience.

At Shore Excursions Group, we offer an extensive selection of exceptional Alaska cruise excursions providing our customers with reasonably-priced opportunities to experience the best of Alaska. We've even made it easier for you to design your Alaska shore excursion itinerary by creating a selection of Multi-Port Packages that include three of our most popular excursion tours at a discounted price.

We offer three different varieties of Alaska shore tour packages - value, active and adventure - tailored to your personal travel style. Or feel free to create your own itinerary by choosing individual Alaska excursions and cruise excursions for each port that you visit based on your specific interests and budget.

Alaska Cruise Excursions to Inspire

Juneau

On one of our Juneau shore excursions, take a float trip on spectacular, glacier-studded Mendenhall Lake, passing by the world famous 2.5 mile-wide Mendenhall Glacier or experience a whale watching cruise and see a humpback whale up close. Other Juneau shore excursion trips include a city tour or gold panning adventure where you can relive Juneau's gold rush history by panning for gold and then enjoying a delicious salmon bake at Salmon Creek.

Ketchikan

In Ketchikan the spectacular Misty Fjords Flight seeing Tour is a must-see experience that will provide a lifetime of memories. The Misty Fjords National Monument is a 2.3-million acre piece of pristine wilderness that must be viewed by floatplane; it is the only way to truly take in its majesty - soaring cliffs, saw-tooth ridges blanketed in trademark mists, sky-blue lakes, endless waterfalls, icy saltwater fjords and miles of glacier-carved gorges. As part of our Saxman Native Village and Ketchikan City tour visit the world's largest standing collection of totem poles and hear the legends and stories of how and why they were made.

Skagway

In Skagway our Helicopter Dog Sledding Adventure day excursion begins with a helicopter ride to a glacier dog sledding camp where you will share this adventure with 80 Alaskan huskies and hear unique personal accounts of the Iditarod, back country experiences and have an opportunity to ask questions. Feel the excitement as the team is hooked up, then you're off! Also from Skagway we offer many Alaskan tours into the Yukon territories including horseback riding and dog sledding adventures. Or enjoy an exciting raft trip down the Chilkat River through the famous Chilkat Bald Eagle Preserve, the world's largest concentration of Bald Eagles in North America.

Active

For our active customers we offer a variety of hiking, biking, kayaking, canoeing and zip lining cruise ship excursions in most of our Alaskan ports. For our fishing enthusiasts, we have many options including salmon fishing, Halibut fishing, skiff crabbing, skiff fishing, fly fishing, or spin fishing. Our fishing shore excursions are offered in Juneau, Ketchikan and Sitka.

Fishing

For our fishing enthusiasts, we have many options including salmon fishing, Halibut fishing, skiff crabbing, skiff fishing, fly fishing, or spin fishing. Our fishing shore excursions are offered in Juneau, Ketchikan and Sitka.

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Best Alaska excursions to glacial lake.
Whale watching & salmon bake
July 31, 2023
This was a good trip. The whale watching boat was not ideal for comfort, but turned out fine. We saw an amazing group of whales feeding. Very exciting. The salmon bake was delightful. Beautiful setting. Definitely a highlight.
Reviewer: Paige Moats
4 Stars
Whale watching, glacier views and Salmon bake
July 31, 2023
Totally awesome tour. Lots of whales, education on whales feeding which happened right in front of us on the excursion with an estimated 25 whales. Such a unique experience. Salmon bake with lots of other delicious foods in a scenic area. This was one of the highlights of our Alaska cruise. Highly recommended.
Reviewer: John
5 Stars
how amazing and scenic
July 31, 2023
Loved the organisation - it was very timely and well organised
Reviewer: Roshni Karnavat
5 Stars
Absolutely incredible!!
July 31, 2023
We could not have asked for a better excursion!! The naturalist was so knowledgeable and helpful! We saw whales, bears, eagles, and harbor seals!! It was incredible!!
Reviewer: Angie Burris
5 Stars
Such a great experience!
July 31, 2023
We really enjoyed our excursion to whale watch. It was such an exciting and awe filled time. The boat captain did an amazing job in getting us to an area where a pod of grey whales was bubble feeding-just awesome!!! The biologist on board was informative, friendly and made everyone feel welcome. A hi-light of our Alaskan cruise for sure.
Reviewer: Nancy Hooge
5 Stars
Vancouver City Attractions
July 31, 2023
Our guide, Steve, was very knowledgeable about the city and of Alaska. We visited many of the sites in the Vancouver area and received commentary on historic as well as recent developments. The only thing that we missed was not stopping at Lake Hood and getting out of the trolley to view the small float planes while he was telling us about them.
Reviewer: Karen V Larson
4 Stars
Salmon Excursion
July 31, 2023
Great day fishing! We all caught many. Easy to meet up. Fish arrived back home in 2 days. We were on a Disney Wonder Tour with 2 teenagers. Our best excursion for the week! Our freezer is full!
Reviewer: K Crawford
5 Stars
Helicopter and Dog Sledding
July 31, 2023
This excursion was absolutely amazing!! First time on a helicopter ride. The views were breathtaking. Pictures are great but in person was even more beautiful. The dog sled was also very cool. It was everything I was hoping it would be. The guides were informative and answered all of our questions. We liked that it was small group. Highly recommend this excursion.
Reviewer: Tammie
5 Stars
Skagway City and White Pass Summit
July 30, 2023
Our guide was knowledgeable. He was nice. He didn't mind taking our pictures and patiently answers questions. He made the tour fun & enjoyable.
Reviewer: Amy Aquino
4 Stars
Zodiac Adventure
July 30, 2023
This was an amazing experience. My daughter and I loved everything about this excursion. We saw wishes, seals, bald eagles, and breathtaking scenery. The staff was exceptional. Highly recommend
Reviewer: Paige Moats
5 Stars