Alaskan Lodges

Alaskan lodges offer authentic accommodation, generally in wooden buildings (often several buildings), giving a local flavour to your holiday. They are situated throughout Alaska in all regions and will generally be able to cater for the holiday you are looking for.

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Most are easily accessible via road although some in more remote regions may require that you fly to a more local airport and collect a car from there. Lodges take any hassle out of your holiday yet still give you a feelingly of remoteness and being away from the crowds, most lodges include all meals and have activities for you to indulge yourselves in. fishing is by far the most common activity with many lodges offering specific fishing packages which will include all equipment tuition if needed and where necessary boat hire to get you to the richest fishing spots.


Whether it is sea or river fishing that you are after lodges will never be far away from where you need to be. For those people who love the though of the isolation and wilderness of a log cabin but don’t want the hassle of having to cook and clean then an Alaskan lodge could be for you, as mouth-watering local dishes (often by the campfire in summer) are prepared, these lodges nearly always have local hiking routes from there doorsteps with cycling, kayaking, wildlife viewing, whale watching amongst the many other pastimes that you can indulge yourselves in.


Standards and sizes of these lodges vary from small family run properties with maybe room for 6 -12 people to large and luxurious establishments with a vast array of facilities and eating options that can cater for many more people, it all depends on what you are looking for as to which you choose. Another popular holiday option is to use lodges as part (or all) of your tour to the state of Alaska, with literally hundreds to choose from planning a stay along your route is easy and stays of a couple of nights in an Alaskan lodge is a perfect way to break up that long journey. An Alaskan lodge can also be the ideal way to complement another part of your holiday, for example after the hustle an bustle and all the people on a cruise what better way to wind down and relax than staying in a remote and peaceful lodge with no timetable to keep to just you and your companions relaxing at one with nature.


An Alaskan lodge will provide you with an authentic holiday in Alaska with local friendly people who know the area better than anybody giving you no choice but to relax and enjoy Alaska’s backcountry.

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