The_Kat Posted September 6, 2009 Report Share Posted September 6, 2009 Man all these pics of Alaska has got me itching to go. I don't even care to go hunting, I just wanna go ride a train and soak in all the surroundings. For you folks that just got back, whats a round trip up there go for? I'd only stay a week maybe.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tominator Posted September 6, 2009 Report Share Posted September 6, 2009 Wife and I said that will be our next destination. Hopefully in 2011. I'm still campaigning for Hawaii though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TigerLily Posted September 6, 2009 Report Share Posted September 6, 2009 I've always wanted to go to Alaska! You should go. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
too_pointer Posted September 6, 2009 Report Share Posted September 6, 2009 I might be off on this, but think the train ride from Anchorage to Seward was around $75. It was a very fun ride ride with lots of scenery and game !! too_ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosierbuck Posted September 7, 2009 Report Share Posted September 7, 2009 You can do it on the cheap, or not. We have stayed with friends in Anchorage for a day or two, then took a shuttle from the grocery store right to Denali and backpacked around there. Get back to anc. for a few days and then catch your plane. Easy peasy and about as cheap as you can go. airfare is the killer, and that just flat depends. HB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arrow32 Posted September 7, 2009 Report Share Posted September 7, 2009 Can I go with you? I want to go up there so bad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
countryboy13 Posted September 7, 2009 Report Share Posted September 7, 2009 i would love to go to alaska some day maybe after i win the lottery and can afford it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adjam5 Posted September 7, 2009 Report Share Posted September 7, 2009 I agree Kyle...those pics do create a hunger for that great state. I hope to get there one day before my # is up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RangerClay Posted September 7, 2009 Report Share Posted September 7, 2009 Talk to a travel agent and see if they have a package deal. I hope to go in a few more years when the kids are old enough to remember it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhunt Posted September 7, 2009 Report Share Posted September 7, 2009 Hard to really say how much you will spend Kyle, would depend some on what you are planning. Kathleen and Terry were very generous hosts, they fed everyone and there was no lodging expense aside from the first night they spent in a hotel. Without what Kathleen and Terry did with opening there home we would have spent a lot more. I figured all total we had around $4000 in sending my wife and oldest daughter to hunt with all the expenses we had. Part of that was new gear and miscellaneous stuff they needed though, which they can use here. Their tags and license were $850. So around $3000 for two people if they had not been hunting. Their plane fair was close to $1800 because I waited. The same airline the fare had been around $1452 for the two of them just a few days earlier. Kind of screwed up there, we coordinated for them to meet with Kirk in Chicago and that did not work out due to flight issues for Kirk in O'hare. I could have gotten a much cheaper flight for them, saw flights around $650, but Kirk had already booked his flight and I gave my word to him that I would put the girls on that flight. Train fare was $75 per person. The days inn anchorage price varied depending on how many vacancies they had, we paid $122, think Kirk missed that promotional rate that we got and he paid a bit more. Hotels in Anchorage from what I saw were pretty high. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ruttinbuc Posted September 7, 2009 Report Share Posted September 7, 2009 There are some good travel deals out there. The best way to go that was fairly inexpensive for my brother and his wife was to get a plane ticket long in advance for a better price and then to rent a car and go see the sights with it. This way you are not caught up in the travel agent's itinerary where all the middlemen get a cut of stuff you really might not want to do in the "package." They had a blast and got away without spending a fortune. Alaska is expensive by default, but with the right planning it is very doable for everyone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevebeilgard Posted September 8, 2009 Report Share Posted September 8, 2009 yep. this was the summer for travel deals. cruise ships as low as 500 bucks. wow. and, with the obama economy it may be even better (?) next year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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