Alaska Shore Excursions

Photos from an Alaska helicopter tour that included sightseeing of glaciers and the Juneau icefield. The helicopter also landed on a glacier and we had an exciting ride on a dog sled.

Photos from Alaska Mendenhall Glacier dog sledding and helicopter flightseeing tour

Photos from the Alaska Railroad Grandview Train, which is used by cruise lines to shuttle passengers between Anchorage and Seward along the scenic Coastal Classic Train route

Photos from a Cruise West Spirit of Yorktown shore excursion with Breakaway Adventures to the LeConte Glacier near Petersburg and Wrangell, Alaska

Photos of the Chilkat River and Mountains in the Chilkat Bald Eagle Preserve near Haines, Alaska. These photos were taken on a jet boat shore excursion from the Cruise West Spirit of Yorktown.

Photos from Campbell River, British Columbia on Vancouver Island. Campbell River is on the east coast of Vancouver Island south of Seymour Narrows.

Photos of the White Pass Railway from Skagway, Alaska to the Yukon Territory of Canada. A ride on the White Pass Railroad is a very popular cruise ship shore excursion in Skagway.

Photos of the Yukon Suspension Bridge near the White Pass Summit and Fraser, BC. The Yukon Suspension Bridge is only a few miles from the White Pass Railway and is sometimes included on cruise ship shore excursions from Skagway, Alaska.

Photos of Hubbard Glacier, North America's largest tidewater glacier, in Yakutat Bay, Alaska

Photos of Glacier Bay National Park in Alaska

Tracy Arm is a spectacular fjord in southeast Alaska near Juneau. Some cruise ships travel into the Arm, but most visitors take an excursion via boat from Juneau or their cruise ship.

The Misty Fjords National Monument near Ketchikan, Alaska is a marvelous place to see wildlife and get a sense of just how huge the glaciers that once filled the fjord actually were.

Fifty photos of Glacier Bay, Alaska from the About.com Guide to the Northwestern USA. She cruised to Alaska on the Norwegian Pearl cruise ship.

Alaska is filled with exciting things to do on shore excursions like hiking, sea kayaking, and ziplining. In addition, the Great Land is filled with things to see like wildlife and glaciers. You won't be disappointed when you go ashore in Alaska!