Southeast

The Inside Passage, ferries, and the cruise ports.

• Wildlife

  Go whale watching

  Look for humpbacks, orcas, sea otters, and puffins from a day boat in summer coastal waters.

  Summer · Seward, Whittier, Juneau, Valdez

• Dog mushing

  Mush on a glacier in summer

  Fly to a snowfield and ride with a working team while the rest of the state is green.

  Summer · Seward, Juneau, Skagway

• Hiking & mountains

  Walk on a glacier

  Crampons, a guide, and blue ice under your boots. Several glaciers offer beginner trips.

  Summer · Matanuska, Exit, Mendenhall

• Glaciers & flightseeing

  Land a helicopter on a glacier

  A short flight and a few minutes standing on ice you cannot drive to.

  Summer · Southcentral and Southeast

• Cruises

  Cruise the Inside Passage

  A multi-day ship past glaciers, fjords, and the coastal towns of Southeast Alaska.

  Summer · Southeast Alaska

• Cruises

  Ride the Alaska Marine Highway

  The state ferry through the Inside Passage, with or without a car.

  Year-round · Southeast and Southcentral coasts

• Culture

  See totem poles and clan houses

  Cedar poles and clan houses in Ketchikan, Saxman, Sitka, and other Southeast towns.

  Year-round · Ketchikan, Sitka, Southeast