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Valdez
Even Mother Nature has favorites! Valdez, located in the Prince William Sound, is home to five glaciers, spectacular mountains, towering waterfalls, historic sights, and the historic Gold Rush trails. Alaska truly is the last great frontier with wild and never tamed peaks that call those with a thirst for adventure vacations. As a bird flies, Valdez is 120 miles east of Anchorage.
The north shore of Port Valdez, a deepwater fjord in Prince William Sound, is home to the town of Valdez. The area seawaters are home to Humpback and Orca whales, sea otters, porpoise, harbor seals, and Stellar sea lions. Valdez is a premier fishing destination with some of the most accessible big halibut in Alaska and all species of salmon. Fish from shore or take a charter from the boat harbor. Valdez is surrounded by the Chugach Mountains that majestically rise straight up from the inlets shores.
These steep mountain cliffs that rise from the sea are home to mountain goats, black bears, grizzly bears, bald eagles, and many other smaller animal species. Bird watching opportunities abound in the Valdez area. There are even places at times where one can see a dozen or more eagles in one tree. Alaska truly is a fantastic bird watching vacation destination. The different wildlife agencies throughout the state of Alaska make it a point to remind visitors and travelers to observe wildlife and their dens, rookeries, and nests with respect.
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Lodging choices in and around the town of Valdez range from luxury hotels, motels, and bed & breakfast inns to cabins, camp grounds, and RV parks are all surrounded by spectacular glittering marine landscapes and scenic alpine beauty. Whether you choose comfortable accommodations or remote and rustic lodgings, Valdez offers great vacation deals. Discount shopping, dining, fishing excursions, entertainment and Alaskan hospitality will make your stay an experience to last a lifetime. Use this travel guide to find your perfect vacation or travel package for yourself and your family. Use this site to find last minute deals to this top travel destination.
Summer activities and adventures in the area include hiking, biking, kayaking, or helicopter flight seeing for an up-close visit to the area’s glaciers, incredible sights, and Prince William Sound. River rafting or kayaking will take you under gigantic waterfalls. Come and hike the historic Gold Rush trails, go whale watching, bird watching, or take the historical bus tour and visit the local museums and collections displaying native artifacts and area history from early to recent days of the previous century. Other activities include boating, sightseeing, glacier and wildlife cruises, camping, fishing, and much more. Incredible scenery and an abundance of wildlife and marine life provide unparalleled photography opportunities.
Just traveling to Valdez offers more fun to any Alaskan vacation. Drive Alaska's first highway, the Richardson, which passes by Wrangell, St. Elias the countries largest National Park as well as the awesome Chugach Mountain range. Outside of Valdez there is a visitor center at the foot of Worthington Glacier – here is a chance to see a glacier up close without a long hike or having to get into a boat. Other ways to visit Valdez include regularly scheduled summer flights or by cruise ships. If time allows take the mail boat – ferry to the town of Cordova known to have mountain scenery that surpasses the Swiss Alps. Alaska is the perfect national park vacation destination.
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