Alaska Insight Guide

Product Description

Bears, birds, totems, cruising amidst the glaciers, camping in the wilderness... Alaska can still astonish the most jaded of travellers. Insight Guide Alaska is a comprehensive full-colour travel guide to the huge, untamed spaces of America`s 49th state. Beautiful photographs on every page will take you on a journey through the Last Frontier. Our Best Of section selects Alaska`s top attractions & activities not to miss, such as touring on a luxury train, observing wild bears, bald eagles, & humpback whales in Glacier Bay National Park, & seeing the Northern Lights. Lively features by local writers cover a whole range of subjects: choosing a cruise, testing your survival skills, staying in a wildlife refuge, getting around by ferry, gold-panning & how to spot a bear. Insight Guides` unrivalled coverage of history, landscape & culture provides an essential introduction to this vast state. Evocative accounts of Alaska`s national parks & varied wildernesses combine with lively descriptions of the main towns & visitor hubs. All major sights are cross-referenced with full-colour maps, & the travel tips section provides a wealth of practical information on how to plan your trip, as well as carefully selected accommodation options ranging from luxury boutique hotels to isolated forest cabins. Plan the trip of a lifetime with Insight Guides.