Alaska Excursions

Alaska Excursions

Wide range of glorious day trips throughout Southcentral Alaska.

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A tram ride up the side of Mount Roberts offers scenic views of Juneau's cruise ship dock and Gastineau Channel.

Take a ferry or plane to Alaska's capital. There's a lot to do both indoors and out.

Juneau fishing

Salmon are the most popular fish in the waters around Juneau.

Juneau basic information

Post office: 709 W. Ninth, in the Federal Building. 907-586-7987.

Juneau transportation

Juneau has no road linking it to the outside world, so all travel is done by boat and by plane.

Juneau parks

Juneau has several state parks, including Point Bridget State Park north of town and Wickersham State Historical Site in town.

Airline and ferry system are the capital's main means of travel

Juneau has no road linking it to the outside world, so all travel is done by boat and by plane.

Alaska Airlines provides several flights a day from Juneau International Airport to Seattle, Anchorage and other Alaska towns. Panhandle-based airlines such as L.A.B. Flying Service and Alaska Seaplane Service, among others, provide scheduled and charter service in the area.

Juneau is 900 miles from Seattle and about 575 from Anchorage.

Juneau has a seaplane landing area at the airport and another at the harbor, down among the cruise liners.

The Alaska Marine Highway System calls at the Auke Bay dock several times a week.

A ferry ride from Juneau to Sitka is over in almost nine hours, and from Juneau to Haines, it's 4.5 hours. For a voyage from Petersburg to Juneau, set aside about 8 hours.

Passengers must check in a couple of hours before the sailing.

For smaller craft, there are five small boat harbors.

Cars may be rented in town. There are taxis and municipal bus service as well.