planning and enjoying a vacation in alaska
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Planning and enjoying a vacation in Alaska
Chandrashekhar Sathaye
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Basic requirements
• Passport• US Visa multiple entry• Canada Visa Single entry• And Money!
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Alaska
• Next to Canada and Northwest of the US• “Purchased” by the US from Russia in 1867 for
7.2 million dollars (2 cents per acre)• Became a state of the US in 1959
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Economy
• Seafood• Petroleum and natural gas• Gold mining and other mining• Wood products• Tourism
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When to go
• May to September• Peak season July – August temp 10-25 deg C
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How to go
• Fly and land – Anchorage, Fairbanks
• Cruise and Land– Vancouver and Seattle– Roundtrip vs north/southbound
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Why Cruize?
• Cruize giant floating hotel where you can rest at night
• Enjoy the icebergs• Enjoy the fjords• Glimpses of aquatic wildlife in Alaska• Shore excursions
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Combo
• Niagara Falls• Western canada• West coast usa
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research
• Tripadvisor• Cruizecritic
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Helpful booking sites
• Make my trip• Expedia• Vacations to go
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Selection of Cruize• More than 10 cruize companies• Different sizes of cruize ships• Catering to different age/social groups– Disney cruizes– National geographic cruizesWe chose Holland America’s “Amsterdam”Small sized ship (2000 passengers)Get closer to glaciers
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Clothing
• Layered clothing • Rainwear : Ketchikan rains 360 days in a year!
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Special Clothing
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Shore excursions
• Floatplanes• Helicopters• Bears and land wildlife including birds like Bald
eagle• Whales and aquatic wildlife• Glaciers and icebergs• Culture• Shopping – the Gems and diamonds
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Floatplanes
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Floatplanes
• ..\..\Videos\Niagara Falls and Alaska\kotekar disk 3\ffloatplane take off.MTS
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Bears and Salmon Run
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Traitors cove bear watching
• ..\..\Videos\Niagara Falls and Alaska\bear watch action (1) (1).mpg
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Whale watch
• Humpback whales• Cruizeship• Private boat excursion• Juneau – Harv and Marv
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The whale watchers!
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• ..\..\Videos\Niagara Falls and Alaska\whale watch action (1).mpg
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Glaciers and Icebergs
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Davidson Glacier
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Seal on iceberg
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From our balcony
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Sea lions
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Bald Eagle
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The Culture
• Walking tour of Skagway• ..\..\Pictures\trips\Canada and alaska\skagway
050.mov
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A walk through Tongas forest
• ..\..\Pictures\trips\Canada and alaska\skagway 049.mov
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And Enjoying the Cruize
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Enjoying the cruise
• Casino• Theatre• Shows• Cards• Chess• Jogging track• Bicycle track• Swimming pool• Jacuzzi
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Sunrise on the Cruize
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Medical centre on the cruize
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Thank you!