Spring Break Trips in Alaska

Spring Break is a chance to unwind and relax, to take in some deep breaths and prepare for the world to start again. If you're a college student, you may be totally out of energy and just need a chance to recoup. Well, at least that's what some people think.

However, Spring Break doesn't really have to just mean lying on a beach somewhere soaking up the rays, or becoming a couch potato for ten days. There are some adventurous alternatives, like some of the Spring Break options available in Alaska. You can relax in Alaska, or you can become the daredevil you've always known yourself to be inside.

Here are five specific Spring Break ideas for Alaska for 2009.

1. Take an Alaskan Cruise. There are plenty of different cruise lines that go through Alaska. One specific cruise that is traveling through Alaska for Spring Break 2009 is the 14 Night Ultimate Alaska Cruise on the Celebrity Mercury. This cruise is part of Celebrity Cruise Lines. It goes from April 27, 2009 to May 11, 2009. For this whole week period, cruises start at under $1,200 per person. The cruise goes from California to Oregon, and then through parts of Alaska. You will get to see the Hubbard Glacier, as well as part of British Columbia, Canada.

Other features of this cruise include visiting the Alaska State museum which has a collection of Russian artifacts. A visit is included to Juneau, Alaska's capital. When venturing into British Columbia, Victoria is part of the trip. Victoria has different parks and golf courses.

2. If you're truly adventurous, and can take rough environments, you can try the adventure offered by Adventure Central, of Ski Mountaineering in Alaska's Lake Clark National Park. The tour starts on April 11, 2009, the day before Easter, and goes for 15 days. You really have to be a decent skiier, and be able to endure harsh temperatures and harsh conditions in general. This isn't for the meak of heart. The cost starts at a little under $5,000. The tour is west of Anchorage, Alaska in the Neacola Mountains. You are taken by plane to the mountain ranges, onto an actual glacier. You start at the basecamp, and then spend the first week skiing. The first week provides you with information on how to camp in the cold and wilderness, as well as how to ski on glaciers. The second week is spent exploring very remote terrain in Alaska in the wilderness. This is really a back country trip!

3. Wilderness Birding Adventure. If you can get away later in the Spring for your Spring Break vacation, you can go to Anchorage for a one day trip on May 26, 2009. This trip will cost you about $100 for the day itself. This is a birding trip. Rare birds are found in Anchorage at this time. The trip will go through lagoons, lakes and creeks, and along the coast to find the birds. Once you finish with the birding experience, you can spend some time in Anchorage, Alaska, enjoying all that it has to offer.

Anchorage, Alaska can be seen by train. You can take the train to get to remote locations to spot wildlife and the beauty of nature as the earth starts to thaw in Spring in Alaska. Anchorage is breathtaking in the Spring.

4. Fishing Expedition at Silverking Lodge in Alaska. It costs about $2,000 per person to spend a week in the Silverking Lodge, for a self guided fishing tour. This rate includes meals, lodging, and all fishing equipment. The boat is included. Your fish are even processed for you, if you catch some! The transportation is provided from the Ketchikan International Airport. If you want, you can pay extra to have a chartered or guided fishing tour.

The beautiful thing about fishing at this lodge are the sunsets and peaceful nature scenery that surround the lodge. You are in the heart of nature, in the north of the world. There is no limit to the picturesque photographic opportunities that will exist in this environment.

5. Visit the Chena Hot Springs Resort, where you can also see the Aurora Borealis. The Aurora Borealis is also called the Northern Lights. Although Alaska is still going to be cold in March, and there is still a great part of the day that is dark (short days like winters in North America), seeing the Northern Lights is something worth venturing to this part of the world to see. The hot springs in Chena Resort are supposedly known for their healing powers, for such things as arthritis and other aches and pains. The location is also known as being a great place for rest and relaxation. There are tours offered each day to learn about green energy projects, such as geothermal renewable energy. Even in the winter, there is a rock lake with 105 degree fahrenheit water! You can see the Northern Lights from the Rock Lake.