Juneau, the capital of Alaska, US, is a port city which is full of fun activities, historic sites, scenic environments, adventures and lots of beauty. With so many attractions to explore, Juneau tours will surely touch your heart.
Begin your Juneau sightseeing tour with the most popular Mendenhall Glacier. You can go for easy walking trails and more challenging routes leading toward the glacier and you will get to see stunning landscapes in these ice-filled surroundings. In this Mendenhall Glacier only, enjoy hiking the Nugget falls, another amazing attraction and one of the most beautiful waterfalls in all of Alaska.
Don’t forget to take Juneau whale watching tours, where you will come across humpbacks and orcas in the calm waters, and the breathtaking sight blowing bubbles that bring fish to the surface of the water while they swim upward together. These tours can be best enjoyed by opting for medium sized jet boats.
Take Juneau nature tour at Tracy Arm, which is Forty-five miles outside of Juneau. You can’t stop immersing yourself in this scenic destination, which has everything mammoth glaciers, towering granite walls, breathtaking mountains, waterfalls, and a large variety of wildlife. At the end of the fjord, you will find another lovely thing, the stunning Sawyer Glaciers, semi-transparent blue mountains rising surprisingly out of the water. Also, there is a large variety of wildlife such as bald eagles, brown bears, goats, and whales.
Go for Juneau wildlife tours at Admiralty Island, which is primarily known for brown bears and nicknamed as “Fortress of the Bears,”. Here you will find one bear for every square mile of the island. To see these huge creatures in action, you need to go to Pack Creek Bear Sanctuary. One lovely sight which you can see in the peak season is bears feeding on salmon. Moreover, apart from bear viewing, you might encounter seabirds, harbor seals, sea lions, whales, Sitka black-tail deer, or sea otters and eagles.
Experience Glacier Gardens Rainforest Adventure on your Juneau adventure tours. It is a partly landscaped botanical center and outing into the rainforest environment, Tongass National Forest. During your tour, you will walk through the lower landscaped gardens, and then explore Thunder Mountain, that is not a garden, but an area of forest left largely in its natural state.
Don’t skip experiencing the Juneau helicopter tours and Dog sledding. During your Helicopter ride, you will get to see bird’s eye view of the fantastic icefalls and rock formations. After seeing the wonderful mother nature from above, you’ll land at a remote glacier camp, where you will spend your time in the amazing dog sledding.
Implement Juneau cultural tours with the exploration of Alaska State Museum, where you will get to learn Alaska's entire multicultural heritage through historical objects and exhibits. The highlights of this museum are Gold Rush and mining memorabilia, representing American history throughout the region, and various tools, weapons, and documents, sharing ideas about the Russian colonial era of Alaska. There are various other ancient artifacts, an extensive Eskimo-carved ivory collection and modern art, which share a lot about the native heritage of Alaska.
Take Juneau historical tours to learn about the history at Last Chance Mining Museum. The significant fact about this museum is, The Alaska Juneau Gold Mining Company operated on this site from 1912 until 1944, and that’s why you will see that the location here truly looks like an old mine with uneven ground, rusting buildings, and old equipment decaying quietly in the trees. You will come across historic parts of various equipment such as clothing, ceramics, machinery and more.
Engage fully in Juneau city tours and visit the Alaska State Capitol, where you will get to see various impressive art pieces that include some woodwork as well as paintings.
Apart from the places mentioned above, there are also numerous other beautiful attractions that can be best explored.
Discover the charm of this Alaskan city with expertly curated Juneau Alaska tours which can manage accommodation, transportation, and guided tours effortlessly and affordably. These packages offer lots of benefits and facilities that will make your tours in Juneau Alaska memorable.