we are debating getting this. we're not huge 'tour' people.My question is, if you bought this book, what were the best excursions you took using the book?(I'm trying to figureout if the 'top' 4-5 excursions are of interest to us)As a secondary question, i understand that you have to make reservations and many places limit how many coupon holders are allowed each day. We are headed to Alaska but have no itinerary yet and have NO idea where we will be at any given time. Will that be a problem?Thanks for any help!Sue

If you look on the site they list all the excursions that are available. You only have to do one glacier tour and you will have paid for the book. We recommend the Stan Stephens tour out of Valdez. In Fairbanks the river boat tour is great. We didn't make reservations during our trip except for July 4 weekend and Denali's Teklanika campground. We had no problems with getting on the tours we selected by calling a week ahead when we could better judge where we would be.I'd advise getting the book unless you can't find anything in it that appeals to you. We're not tour folks but both of the above are a must for your Alaskan trip.

For us last summer, it was easily the Kenai Fjords National Park boat tour from Seward. It was my third trip there in 20 years and Major Marine had by far the best tour skipper I have had on those trips. And we had no reservations until the day before we took the boat trip. We just pulled into our campground, unhooked the trailer, drove into Seward, and walked up to the ticket office with our coupon book. Next morning we were on the water.I wouldn't try to do that over July 4 weekend in Seward however!

We did the Stan Stephens tour out of Valdez. Wish we had known about the TourSaver Book. We will be buying the book on this trip and we enjoyed the Valdez boat tour so much that we will be doing it again. I think that if you will be in Alaska for an extended time period, purchasing the book is a no-brainer.

I forgot to mention that we also plan to do the Flag Train out of Talkeetna as well as the Seward boat tour. Just one trip pays for the book so I think you should go for it. I second the notion that you need reservations for July 4 in Seward. We have stayed at Stoney Creek and Bear Creek RV Parks and I recommend Stoney Creek. We already have reservations there for the 4th. The suggestion to have reservations in Talkeetna is also a good one. We lucked out and got the last spot at Talkeetna Camper Park. It's nothing special; just a place to park the rig. I guess what I disliked about it and so many other places is that you have to pay extra for a shower.I know people with big rigs usually use their own shower, but I would just rather have it included in all rates. I hate it when I am "nickel and dimed" with extras.

thanks!thats just the type of info I am looking for. i know it only takes one or two uses to pay for the book, but I am also guessing that there are a few "must do" excursions -and MANY "eh" excursions so I want to get an idea of which ones people thought were the good ones, and how restricted they are.Again, thanks

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hr0082
Explorer
May 06, 2014
We did the Stan Stephens tour out of Valdez. Wish we had known about the TourSaver Book. We will be buying the book on this trip and we enjoyed the Valdez boat tour so much that we will be doing it again. I think that if you will be in Alaska for an extended time period, purchasing the book is a no-brainer.
fanrgs
Explorer
May 06, 2014
For us last summer, it was easily the Kenai Fjords National Park boat tour from Seward. It was my third trip there in 20 years and Major Marine had by far the best tour skipper I have had on those trips. And we had no reservations until the day before we took the boat trip. We just pulled into our campground, unhooked the trailer, drove into Seward, and walked up to the ticket office with our coupon book. Next morning we were on the water.

I wouldn't try to do that over July 4 weekend in Seward however!
2gypsies1
Explorer III
May 06, 2014
If you look on the site they list all the excursions that are available. You only have to do one glacier tour and you will have paid for the book. We recommend the Stan Stephens tour out of Valdez. In Fairbanks the river boat tour is great.

We didn't make reservations during our trip except for July 4 weekend and Denali's Teklanika campground. We had no problems with getting on the tours we selected by calling a week ahead when we could better judge where we would be.

I'd advise getting the book unless you can't find anything in it that appeals to you. We're not tour folks but both of the above are a must for your Alaskan trip.

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