AnneM
Sep 08, 2014Explorer
Chicago-Alaska in April?
I already had this fancy plan for a 9 week long trip from Seattle to Alaska and back in August-September 2015, but looks like it's not going to happen. I checked and rental prices for RV's during that time are just too high for us.
The agency suggested this crazy alternative idea of taking an RV from Chicago to Anchorage in April. It's one of those one-way rentals where you get the RV into Alaska for them, so they can rent it out there during the summer.
It's supposed to be far cheaper and possibly within our budget. They said you're allocated 2-3 weeks for the journey, with any extra days costing extra (but not as high as August rates, so should be ok if we're taking 4 weeks in total for the trip).
As for the dates, I know the RV's leave during April and May, but we have school holidays here during April (Passover is April 4 in 2015), so we'll probably fly into the US at that time.
I have read a lot about traveling the Alcan and in Alaska during May. Any thoughts about April? As far as I can tell temperatures are reasonable. It's cold but not freezing cold (on average). I realize lots of the tours and attractions won't be open yet, so this won't be our "ultimate Alaska trip", but I think it could end up being a nice adventure and give us a taste of Alaska.
The agency suggested this crazy alternative idea of taking an RV from Chicago to Anchorage in April. It's one of those one-way rentals where you get the RV into Alaska for them, so they can rent it out there during the summer.
It's supposed to be far cheaper and possibly within our budget. They said you're allocated 2-3 weeks for the journey, with any extra days costing extra (but not as high as August rates, so should be ok if we're taking 4 weeks in total for the trip).
As for the dates, I know the RV's leave during April and May, but we have school holidays here during April (Passover is April 4 in 2015), so we'll probably fly into the US at that time.
I have read a lot about traveling the Alcan and in Alaska during May. Any thoughts about April? As far as I can tell temperatures are reasonable. It's cold but not freezing cold (on average). I realize lots of the tours and attractions won't be open yet, so this won't be our "ultimate Alaska trip", but I think it could end up being a nice adventure and give us a taste of Alaska.