Individual Alaska Vacation: Travel Alaska's Inside Passage and Prince William Sound by Ferry
Travel Alaska onboard the Alaska Marine Highway State Ferry and cruise from Bellingham (Seattle) throughout the magnificent Inside Passage via Ketchikan, Petersburg, Wrangell, Juneau and Glacier Bay to Skagway and Haines. Comfortable staterooms as well as car and motorhome space is readily available for your journey throughout some fascinating scenery along the rugged costlines of British Columbia and Alaska. You'll be able to stopover, explore and discover Alaska's coastal communities on your own pace. Skagway is the gateway to Canada’s Yukon Territory and the 1898's Klondike Gold Rush Trail. Visit Atlin, Whitehorse and Dawson City, or be adventurous and hike the magnificent Chilkoot Trail, take a trip on the White Pass Yukon Railroad or travel the Alaska Highway up north to Fairbanks, Denali National Park and Anchorage.
Alaska Inside Passage | Ferry Reservation from Bellingham - Juneau - Skagway - Haines
The Alaska Marine Highway provides regularly scheduled passenger and vehicle ferry service to 33 communities in Alaska, plus Bellingham, Washington, and Prince Rupert, British Columbia. There are currently eleven vessels in the AMHS fleet. The Alaska Marine Highway follows the same route travelled by thousands of sourdough gold seekers; the sheltered waters of the fabled "Inside Passage." The Alaska Marine Highway services 3,500 miles of Alaska's maritime coastline and provides year-round service to most of its ports. Ferry Stops on the Alaska Marine Highway include Ketchikan, Wrangell, Petersburg, Sitka, Juneau, Haines and Skagway, with additional service to smaller communities along the way. Sailings across the Gulf of Alaska, connecting Juneau, Whittier, and Kodiak are scheduled during the summer. In addition the State operates M/V Tustumena on a Southcentral route that connects Seward, Kodiak, Port Lions, Homer and Seldovia. The M/V Tustumena also serves the Southwest ports along the Aleutian Chain May through September. From mid-May through mid-September the M/V Chenega sails between Valdez, Cordova and Whittier.
| The Inside Passage | All Rates in US$ | Bellingham - Skagway | Prince Rupert - Skagway |
| Adult | per Person | US$ 363.00 | US$ 171.00 |
| Children 06-11 Years | per Person |
US$ 182.00
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US$ 100.00
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| 2-Berth Outside Cabin with Private Bathroom | Rates per Cabin |
US$ 393.00
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US$ 178.00
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| 4-Berth Outside Cabin with Private Bathroom | Rates per Cabin |
US$ 535.00
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US$ 238.00
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| 2-Berth Inside Cabin with Private Bathroom | Rates per Cabin |
US$ 337.00
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US$ 156.00
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| Vehicles - up to 15 ft | Rates per Vehicle |
US$ 820.00
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US$ 374.00
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| Vehicles - up to 19 ft | Rates per Vehicle | US$ 976.00 | US$ 440.00 |
| Vehicles - up to 21 ft | Rates per Vehicle | US$ 1451.00 | US$ 573.00 |
Prince William Sound | Ferry Reservation from Whittier - Valdez - Whittier
Travel Alaska’s Prince William Soundand visit the majestic Columbia Glacier – the largest tidewater glacier in Alaska. The area is a premier ecosystem with a diversity of wildlifes habitats. Enclosed by high mountains and hanging glaciers - and protected from the high seas from the Gulf of Alaska by barrier islands, Prince William Sound is a boater's paradise: Fiords, bays, coves, lakes, glaciers, mountains and hundreds of remote islands provide a rich and unspoiled beauty. Valdez and Whittier are Alaska’s gateways for coastal outdoor adventures: Sea Kayaking, Whale Watching, Marine Wildlife Observation and calving Glaciers are the main attraction of the area. The cruise from Valdez to Whittier will save you about 270 road miles on your Alaska land tour and is simply spectacular.
| Prince William Sound | All Rates in US$ | Valdez - Whittier | VS | Valdez - Cordova | VS |
| Adult | per Person | US$ 89.00 | US$ 50.00 |
| Children 06-11 Years | per Person |
US$ 44.00
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US$ 25.00
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| 2-Berth Outside Cabin with Private Bathroom | Rates per Cabin |
US$ 59.00
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US$ 70.00
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| 4-Berth Outside Cabin with Private Bathroom | Rates per Cabin |
US$ 89.00
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US$ 89.00
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| 2-Berth Inside Cabin with Private Bathroom | Rates per Cabin |
US$ 52.00
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US$ 52.00
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| Vehicles - up to 15 ft | Rates per Vehicle |
US$ 105.00
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US$ 94.00
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| Vehicles - up to 19 ft | Rates per Vehicle | US$ 123.00 | US$ 110.00 |
| Vehicles - up to 21 ft | Rates per Vehicle | US$ 157.00 | US$ 138.00 |
Southeast Alaska | Ferry Reservation from: Skagway - Juneau - Haines - Glacier Bay
Explore Southeast Alaska ! Haines, Skagway and Juneau are the gateways to magnificent Glacier Bay National Park with over 50 tidewater and terrestrial glacier. In 1986 the UNESCO declared an area of 57.000 acre as World Biosphere Reserve - the largest one globally. Glacier Bay is surrounded by the Wrangell St. Elias National Park, Kluane National Park and the Tatshenshini Alsek Park. You can either fly into the spectacular “World of Ice and Glaciers” or connect with the Alaska Marine Highway ferry as well as with some private water taxi services from Juneau. This is a perfect way to combine your Alaska - and Yukon Territory land program with a short but very scenic Inside Passage cruise and the opportunity to visit Juneau – Alaska’s capital city.
| Southeast Alaska | All Rates in US$ | Juneau - Gustavus | VS | Skagway - Haines | VS |
| Adult | per Person | US$ 33.00 | US$ 31.00 |
| Children 06-11 Years | per Person |
US$ 17.00
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US$ 15.00
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| 4-Berth Outside Cabin with Private Bathroom | Rates per Cabin |
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| Vehicles - up to 15 ft | Rates per Vehicle |
US$ 58.00
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US$ 41.00
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| Vehicles - up to 19 ft | Rates per Vehicle | US$ 70.00 | US$ 49.00 |
| Vehicles - up to 21 ft | Rates per Vehicle | US$ 89.00 | US$ 58.00 |
