Entering its 42nd year of operations, John Hall’s Alaska has announced its 2024 itineraries, including a renewed partnership with Celebrity Cruises. In all, the tour company is offering 10 all-inclusive, multi-day, escorted packages in 2024.
The 10-day “Grand Slam Alaska” itinerary takes visitors through south-central and interior Alaska. Highlights include Anchorage, Valdez, Fairbanks, Denali National Park & Preserve and Palmer. The 11-day “Untamed Alaska” tour blends the exploration of small towns with bucket-list activities and attractions, allowing guests to pick their own adventure days in Cordova and Denali National Park.
Returning for its second year, the “Alaska Bears & Bering Sea” itinerary takes guests on an 11-day trip with stops in Nome, Denali National Park & Preserve, Knik River and Kodiak Island. This trip offers wildlife viewing and is rounded out with dog sledding, historical enrichment opportunities, flightseeing and the Alaska Railroad.
The 14-day “National Parks of Alaska” offers first-hand experiences to six of Alaska’s national parks through a group land tour. Highlights include visits to Alaska Native communities and the historic Kennecott Mine while keeping an eye out for wildlife and glaciers. On the 14-day “1898 Alaska the Yukon Gold Rush” itinerary, travelers can explore the land and sea via motorcoach and privately chartered day vessels. Stretching from Southcentral Alaska to Canada’s Yukon Territory and Southeast Alaska’s Inside Passage, by the end, guests are well-rounded on the history of the Gold Rush era, the Iditarod, Denali and the Klondike Highway.
On the 18-day “Fall Colors of Alaska and the Canadian Rockies,” guests will travel along the entire Alaska Highway, taking in the scenery and spotting wildlife, as they make their way to the Pacific Northwest and conclude the trip in Seattle, WA.
The 11-day “Iditarod and Aurora Adventure” starts with meeting the mushers of the Iditarod and watching the start of the 1,000-mile race to Nome. To round out the experience, guests take a flight to an Iditarod checkpoint followed by hunting for the northern lights and ice sculpture viewing in Fairbanks.
The eight-day “Alaska’s Winter Wonders” itinerary offers guests the opportunity to see the northern lights and the chance to test their curling and dog-sledding skills. This tour is topped with a flightseeing adventure of Denali, North America’s highest peak. The seven-day “Platinum Inside Passage Experience” brings visitors to Southeast Alaska for a visit to the islands, glaciers and ports via a privately chartered day vessel with a guide onboard. There is an abundance of wildlife through the Lynn Canal and Glacier Bay paired with cultural experiences in Haines. Guests can enjoy overnight accommodations in Sitka, Juneau and Haines.
Guests on the nine-day “Admiralty Dream Exploration” witness Alaska Native cultural opportunities and its watchable wildlife, from visiting ports of call such as Juneau, Tracy Arm Fjord, Wrangell, Haines, Sitka and Glacier Bay National Park. Guests on this itinerary travel exclusively aboard the 49-passenger Admiralty Dream cruise ship.
John Hall’s Alaska has also announced its renewed partnership with Celebrity Cruises. The “Celebrity Cruises Inside Passage Cruise” departs on the Celebrity Summit from Seward and makes its way through Southeast Alaska. With stops in Hubbard Glacier, Juneau, Icy Strait Point, Skagway, Ketchikan, and ending in Vancouver, the itinerary highlights local businesses and connects with the local communities.
For more information, visit www.kissalaska.com.
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