Given the wide variety of travel options, it is difficult to be precise. If you can be flexible, you can often find a return flight from Seattle to Anchorage for about $ 250. Although it is closer, flying to Juneau will cost more, from $ 50-100 usually – US dollars, of course. From Vancouver to Whitehorse, return; expect to pay at least $ 200, Canada. • Drivers will find gasoline prices in Canada and moderately low to moderate in Alaska due to pipeline. • Restaurant run the higher prices around the world; budget by 20% more than in a city in Canada or the United States Motel and hotel expenses are similar to those in the south, do not be afraid to bargain over the low or shoulder season. • Cruise rates are complex and confusing, but if you’re willing to do your homework and compare the costs involved, you can get great deals. You can grab an inside cabin to a seven-day cruise between Vancouver and Seward, Alaska, for less than $ 700 per person. This includes cabin and meals, excursions, but not alcohol or land. Still, it’s a business that is hard to beat. For a romantic getaway, consider traveling on the shoulder early in the season and apply the savings to improve the outside cabin with a terrace. Norm: If you had to choose six places unprecedented in Alaska and the Yukon Territory for a romantic getaway, honeymoon or destination wedding, you choose and why? I realized that I had mentioned to me there are some very hot springs just south of the border in the Yukon and Alaska Highway in central Alaska. Maybe you want to process as how this place qualifies as a unique romantic destination? Nancy: Only 6? This is not easy, I will contact my travel agent in you! OK, here goes. For more information, my book Going Places: Alaska and the Yukon for Families explores each of these destinations in more detail. Government Web sites are another good resource. • Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve, accessible from Alaska (Alaska Airlines offers service to Gustavus, just outside the park) and offers a taste of all that the North has to offer. Gustavo also has an excellent B & B for the newlyweds to recommend in Glacier Bay Lodge, the only lodging inside the park, which offers rustic comfort (it has a room overlooking Bartlett Cove), good food, and activities such as kayaking, fishing, cycling, boat tours of Glacier Bay and free guided walks with rangers. Go flightseeing over the bay to get a look at the generation of massive glaciers of ice. If time permits, extend your stay in Juneau (a beautiful ferry ride south of 3 hours) to visit the Mendenhall Glacier, visit magnificent museums, art shop and Tlingit boat tour to Tracy Arm-Terror Desert Ford . The Lodge is open and tours are offered between late May and early September. • Haines Junction, YT Come again? You may never have heard of, but this small village perched on the edge of spectacular Kluane National Park of Canada has much to offer – location, location, location, as they say in real estate. Y ‘reachable from the highway Skagway (4. 5 hours), Haines (3 hours) and Whitehorse (1. 5 hours). main center of park visitors are in town along with a superb European-style small hotel – online – with 12 spacious rooms and one of the best restaurants in Canada. Also in town are several decent motels and excellent bakery and a cafe. From here you can access excellent hiking trails for all fitness levels, and explore the largest protected forest in the world. You will need a vehicle. If you do not have one with you, rentals are available in Haines, Skagway and Whitehorse. Or book a room with one of the peoples of the entire service area and allow you to explore. Canada NOTE: For reasons no one seems able to explain, Canadians are not allowed to bring a vehicle in Canada, who leased them to the United States. Fortunately, Whitehorse has many rental outlets. • Homer, Alaska to southwestern Kenai Peninsula, Homer is the best part of driving a day of Anchorage. It is very small (about 4,000 residents), but with the size of a city conveniences – as one of the best libraries in Alaska, a world-class museum, and exceptional art and craft galleries. Homer Spit, which extends 4. 4 miles on the beautiful Kachemak Bay, is dotted with cafes and shops. After all, with the best view of Homer, Land’s End Resort is a perfect destination for honeymooners. Book a room or rent a luxury condo. The restaurant is first class. Immerse yourself in the hot tub on the beach and watch the sea otters slide. • Denali National Park and Preserve, Alaska First the bad news: Unless you are fortunate enough to win the lottery form allows you to drive deep into the park in mid-September, there will be plenty of people to fight. The good news is that it’s worth. This is not only the closest you can easily reach Mount McKinley, wildlife viewing and spectacular scenery are among the best in Alaska, and accommodation options are excellent and varied. In the park you can find many options in all price ranges, some with views to die. To get away from the crowds and closer to the natural world Denali, consider a stay in the park in the beautiful and rustic Kantishna Roadhouse or Denali Backcountry Lodge. • Alyeska Resort, Girdwood, Alaska This Japanese-owned hotel offers pure luxury, unbridled. It is also 40 miles from Anchorage and a day trip to Portage Glacier and the Kenai Peninsula. In winter for skiing, tubing and snowboarding in the summer, golf, hiking and nature. Any time of year, enjoy first class services, including an excellent health club and pool and a tram to a mountain restaurant This is a popular place for weddings, it can handle even the lavish affairs. The high season is winter here, summer can be quite affordable. For a romantic getaway at least • Munch Lake, AC OK, not Yukon, but so close! This turquoise lake located in the northern Rocky Mountains – a region in the little-known but magical stone sheep and caribou roam the streets, fishing is excellent and the crowds do not exist. The Northern Rockies Lodge offers fine dining and organize European fishing and other excursions. Hiking and fishing are big here, but the number one romantic attraction is nearby Liard Hot Springs Provincial Park, 34 miles from the Alaska Highway. A path leads from the parking area of the park facing the sea with two thermal pools. TIP: Just steps from the first, the most popular pool is the second warmest and deepest pool is more isolated and less visited, a perfect destination on a rainy day. Stopping at the springs is a tradition of nearly everyone, driving the Alaska Highway. If you do not want to spend time with a vehicle, the hotel (owned by bush pilots) will fly here from the U.S. or Canada. Norm: I also mentioned that Asian tourists in recent years have been flocking to the north in winter on the packaging of the aurora display. Can you explain what it involves and what they can expect to see someone? Nancy fun: It is growing in popularity each year. In recent years, Chena Hot Springs Resort, a rustic but beautiful place packages within hours of Fairbanks, Alaska, has offered such. The complex was always a favorite retreat of Alaska to winter sports like skiing and snowmobiling. The resort has several indoor pools warmer, but the lake is your favorite outdoor hot springs. Bask in the warm waters, surrounded by snow and freezing temperatures, while looking at the head of Aurora. Winter packages include mounting a snow catch “for the sunrise. The aurorarium “, well heated, provides a comfortable vantage point to see the light show. Yukon and Alaska tour companies offer packages aurora viewing tours, nights usually three or four. Statement: In recent years, Alaska cruises have become very popular. Can you tell our readers why and have a preference as to which cruise to take? Nancy: • The answer is simple. Some of the most spectacular in Alaska are over inside the hall. However, since they are separated by water and most are accessible by road, the only way to get there is by plane or boat. • Another reason cruise travel is a very flexible plan a vacation. No matter your age or fitness level – for honeymoon couples, weddings or large family gatherings, parties, children, students and retirees – anyone can enjoy a cruise. There is entertainment on board ( usually casinos, art auctions, Vegas-style entertainment, dining and gala), children’s programs, shore excursions to test the attractions of the great ports of call and whales, eagles and other animals to see, all from the comfort of the ship. • Cruises allow access to a beautiful world, but remote and wild of pure luxury. Visiting Alaska, I have often visitors who are making their third or fourth trip, but it was the first cruise. Given the potential, but also one of the best ways to visit the north. • For those not familiar with Alaska, I suggest you take a cruise in a Vancouver, BC, which includes a visit to the beautiful Sitka (round trip cruise rarely stop in Sitka). Completed in Skagway and Whittier or Seward, visitors can make their way to Anchorage for a couple of days, and also add a quick train ride 2-3 days Denali before flying back to Vancouver to Anchorage or point of origin. TIP: check out the cost of flying one-way offered by the cruise lines. They are often cheaper than anything you can organize. • infrastructure of the largest cruise lines tend to be similar. For a romantic getaway in a major line such as Royal Caribbean, Radisson or Mar de Plata. If you can do without a pool and games of chance, try one of the smallest lines Lindblad and Cruise West or (if your wallet can take the strain). STANDARD: How far in advance should a couple prepare for honeymoon, romantic getaway or wedding in Alaska and the Yukon Territory? Nancy: • We are trends outside my area of expertise here, but let’s first marriage. If you need accommodations for 20 or 30 people, there is a range of options, many of which can be booked up to six months to one year’s notice – the amount of advance planning most weddings require. However, if the guest list includes 80 or more, you will find less and those who are appropriate recipients must be booked as soon as possible. A popular choice for weddings, as the Alyeska Resort can be booked in advance. • For a honeymoon, if you want the previous packet Captain Cook in Anchorage, a remote location, but very popular as Casale Kantishna Denali or a first-class suite on a popular cruise, the sooner the better book is. Otherwise, six months should be sufficient. • And for a romantic getaway, surprisingly often, you can make plans to stimulate the moment – especially if you’re willing to travel in May or September – and find the topnotch options. TIP: If you are looking for a place to perch on the peak of summer, try the city along the corridor on the inside. Like most visitors come by cruise ship or ferry, and spend the night, you can find often excellent accommodation in Ketchikan (try the West Coast Cape Fox Lodge with a spectacular view of Tongass Strait), beautiful Sitka (the Westmark Sitka is a good bet) or Haines (the historic hotel has several suites Halsingland old nails). But in Juneau, the state capital, if the legislature is running a summer session best hotel – Goldbelt and Baranof – can be booked solid. NORM: What resources available on the Internet related to weddings and honeymoon vacations? Nancy : Although this is not my area of expertise. The ALYESKARESORT. COM is a wedding and reception planning page on their website. Anchorage has several wedding planner, but I’m not aware of any in Whitehorse. But One thing about the north is the informality and ease of booking and planning a trip. Maybe it’s the long, cold winter, but also small communities in the Yukon and Alaska typically have websites and are updated more than happy to help you find what you’re looking for. NORM: Is there anything else you’d like our readers know of Alaska and the Yukon Territory? Nancy: Just a little more – for couples with more adventurous tastes (and desire to travel), money, considering travel through the passage on the ferry to Alaska.
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