John Hall’s Alaska tours are designed to provide the most authentic Alaska travel experience possible. And while all of our tours include activities, some also feature ‘Adventure Days’ – offering a more active choice of excursions. In addition, the Optional Activities allow guests to customize a tour by purchasing additional excursions in some locations.
Pick Your Adventure Days
Most John Hall’s Alaska tours in The Great Land feature one or two Pick Your Adventure Days that allow you to preselect your preferred included activity from a list of options that showcase only the best of Alaska. Depending on your tour, Adventure Day activities may include:
- Denali National Park – whitewater rafting, zipline adventure, or wilderness ATV
- Cordova – glacier helicopter excursion, photo tour, saltwater fishing, or glacier exploration
- Fairbanks – antique auto museum
- Homer – fishing, kayaking, flightseeing via floatplane, boat tour, or lagoon walk
- Borealis Basecamp (winter tour) – dog sledding, snow machining, wood-fired sauna, sunset snow coach
- Alyeska (winter tour) – spend the day on the slopes (includes lift ticket and rental gear), a spa day, or wildlife sailing
- Anchorage (winter tour) – brewery tour, winter photo safari, or flightseeing tour
Optional Activities
In some places we visit on a tour, free time is incorporated so you can do what most interests you – whether that means relaxing and taking it easy, or staying on the go and packing in as much as you can. It is your tour and we make sure purchasing additional excursions is easy for you. Our teams both in the office and in the field have a lot of experience and can likely answer any questions you have about these optional excursions:
Alyeska
- Glacier Flightseeing by Helicopter
Enjoy views of glaciers and mountain peaks from the air. Enjoy a 30-minute helicopter flightseeing trip experiencing the wildlife along steep cliffs and valleys. Lifting off above Girdwood Airport, you’ll rise above beautiful mountain peaks and enter the 20-Mile river valley. Views of one of North America’s most glacier-filled regions present great photo opportunities from the comfort of the helicopter. Look for wildlife along the steep cliffs as we make our return. Other sights during the flight include views of the Girdwood Valley and Glacier Creek that can only be seen from the air.
Borealis Basecamp, Fairbanks
- Heli Flightseeing
Nothing compares to seeing Alaska from the air! Enjoy this opportunity to experience the breadth and magnificence of natural beauty at its fullest. Watch as Alaska’s frontier swoops past the crystal-clear wraparound windows of a helicopter while flying over the White Mountains. Should weather and environment allow, guests will also have the opportunity to make a brief landing in the pristine backcountry and visit a remote outpost. Enjoy the panoramic views as you return back to Basecamp.
Denali
- Glacier Landing Expedition
Soar through the rolling tundra and venture above the rugged Alaska Range on this incredible helicopter flight. On your way to the massive Yanert Glacier, your pilot will guide you through this unique glacially-carved environment. Snowcapped peaks and glaciers abound on this journey before you set down on a river of ice. Enjoy 15-20 minutes of glacial exploration with endless photo opportunities. On your return flight, be sure to keep an eye out for the local residents – caribou, moose, bear and Dall sheep.
Anchorage
- Knik & Colony Glacier Flightseeing Tour
Flightseeing over the Knik Glacier will provide you with a breathtaking view of this gigantic glacier. Stretching five miles wide and 25 miles long, this azure blue glacier winds its way through the Chugach Mountain Range. Less than a mile away lays, the end to another great geographic wonder, the Colony Glacier. The steep descent of the Colony and its “ice falls” make for incredible aerial photos. Enjoy a brief landing in Lake George for a great photo op in front of the glacier!