REGIONS
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Nome
Seward
Sitka
Soldotna
Valdez
Wasilla

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Sitka
Western Arctic
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Welcome to Travel Tidings Alaska
Your free travel guide to the Last Frontier.


PHOTO: © R Valentine, Alaska Division of Tourism
Packed with hundreds of pages of free travel information on the the regions, cities, and parks of Alaska, Travel Tidings Alaska also offers details of hotels and cruises in Alaska and efficient ways to find cometitive cruise fare quotes and to make quick and painless hotel reservations including pre and post cruise hotel bookings.

One-fifth the size of the continental USA and over twice the size of Texas, Alaska has 17 of the nation’s 20 highest peaks, more than 100,000 glaciers, which cover almost five percent of the state, the largest known concentration of bald eagles, 3 million lakes, over 3,000 rivers and more coastline (47,300 miles) than the entire continental United States. Alaska also has 15 National Parks, Preserves and Monuments, and 3.2 million acres of State Park lands.


REGIONS OF ALASKA
The Land of the Midnight Sun is generally defined by five very different regions.

The region known as Southeast Alaska, or The Inside Passage, with its cultural and historical attractions, wildlife and glacier parks, is the most popular cruising region of Alaska.

Southcentral Alaska is the most populated region of the state, home to Alaska’s largest city, Anchorage, and favorite destination for fishing, outdoor adventure and wildlife watching.

With an unrivaled wilderness landscape, Southwest Alaska is the ultimate outdoor adventure destination laced with a wealth of historical and cultural attractions.

At the heart of the Land of the Midnight Sun, the Interior Alaska region is home to Fairbanks, the perfect place to watch the aurora borealis, and a wealth of natural and cultural treasures, from the six million acres of Denali National Park to the museums celebrating the gold rush history of the area.

Crossing the Arctic Circle to the Far North Alaska region is a journey to a diverse land of traditional subsistence lifestyles, historical, cultural attractions and natural wonders from the Arctic coast to the Brooks Range mountains.




NATIONAL PARKS OF ALASKA

From glaciers to copper mines, eagles to humpback whales, living historical cultures to modern day sporting events, the vast parks of Alaska offer an unprecedented wealth of cultural and natural opportunities. Travel Tidings Alaska offers a taste of what is on offer.

The most popular park is was the Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park in Skagway, which sees more than 843,000 visitors each year. Also in the top five most-visited parks are Denali National Park and Preserve, Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve, Sitka National Historical Park, and Kenai Fjords National Park.




ALAKSA CLIMATE AND WEATHER

The weather of Alaska is as varied as its many regions, from the wet summers of the Southeast region to the extremes of the interior. To be best prepared for travel to the Land of the Midnight Sun, Travel Tidings Alaska shares some Alaska Weather details of summer and winter temperatures, daylight hours and annual precipitation in each region.




CRUISING ALASKA

Alaska's Inside Passage, also known as the Alaska Panhandle, in Southeast Alasks is one of the most popular cruiseship destinations in the world, welcoming over 700,000 visitors a year. The journey takes travelers through a rich tapestry of rivers, fjords, waterfalls, tidal pools and expansive straits. Along the way, the network of waterways provides access to miles of pristine coastline, glaciers and vast populations of porpoises, whales, sea birds, seals, sea lions, otters and eagles.

The Southeast Alaska region is home to major attractions such as Glacier Bay National Park and Preservey, Misty Fiords and Admiralty Island National Monuments, Mendenhall Glacier at Juneau, LeConte Glacier near Petersburg, and the Stikine River near Wrangell.

Travel Tidings Alaska profiles the cruise lines visiting Alaska, reviews a few cruise experiences and explores the option of cruising with the Alaska Marine Highway.


ABOUT US: Travel Tidings Alaska features vacation travel, hotel and cruise information for the cities and regions of Alaska (AK) such as Anchorage, Bethel, Denali National Park, Eagle River, Fairbanks, Girdwood, Gustavus, Haines, Homer, Juneau, Kenai. Ketchikan, Kodiak, Mccarthy, Moose Pass, Palmer, Seward, Sitka, Soldotna, Trapper Creek, Valdez, and Wasilla. For more information about this site, please contact us at info@traveltidingsalaska.com

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