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Visitors Guide

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Online Availability Report

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Video and Photo Tour

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Activities & Attractions Specials

Valley Value - Lodging

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Fisherman's Choice Charters:

Don't Miss out on our $pring $pecial. Book now and save $30 per person off our normal price of $150 per person, on a half day, fully outfitted, guided fishing trip. We are also offering Riverboat Cabin Rental starting at $75/night. This cabin is full furnished, cable, internet, phone and running "HOT" water.
(800) 989-8707, www.akfishermanschoice.com

Talkeetna Air Taxi:

10% off all Mt. McKinley flightseeing tours all winter.
Cannot be combined with other discounts, direct bookings only. (800) 533-2219, www.talkeetnaair.com

Deshka Landing Outdoor Association, LLC:

Offering a new discount punch card for 2009.  Buy 8 boat launches @$25 (includes first 24 hours of parking) and receive your 9th launch free!  This is a $25 savings off of the regular price.  Purchase on your next visit to the Deshka Landing Office.  Usage of card valid during office hours.  Cost of additional days of parking are not included with this offer. 907-495-3374, www.deshkalanding.com.

Alaska Backcountry Adventures:

$50.00 discount, PER PERSON, on our most popular tour:  The Knik Glacier Adventure.  This tour is a full day of ATV riding.  The trail includes wooded areas, mountain vistas, water crossings, and more.  Of course, we have plenty of wildlife around, so we keep our eyes open and our cameras ready.  While you are enjoying the Knik Glacier - most often this includes some iceberg hopping, we cook a hot chicken dinner for all to savor.  The regular price for this tour is $295.00 which includes food, gas, and gear.  With the Valley Value, it would only be $245.00.  This is a great opportunity for Alaskan's to show off their "Home Sweet Home"! Call (800) 478-2506 to book directly.

Value Package Trips

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Alaska Backcountry Adventures:

Offering $100.00 discount on our coveted Denali View Cabin Guided Fishing Adventure.  This is an exciting overnight trip to the wilds of Alaska.  Guests would arrive by boat or plane to our Denali View Cabin - 40 miles from the nearest road.  While there, you will have the opportunity to fish for the famous tasty Alaskan salmon with one of the best fishing guides in the state.  The cabin is comfy and cozy, and has a gorgeous view of Mt. McKinley.  The meals are first class.  You will experience true, remote Alaska.  It doesn't get any better than this.  The regular price for this extraordinary trip is $849.00 and includes boat or plane fare from Willow, Alaska, all meals, and the fishing guide.  You will need to bring your own fishing license.  The Valley Value brings the cost down to $749.00 for a trip to treasure for a lifetime.  Wow! Call (800) 478-2506 to book directly.

Dream a Dream Summer Tours:

Our Iditarod Combination Tour is a wonderful way to entertain your family guests visiting this summer.  We offer a 20% discount for Alaska residents and their relatives.   Our indoor Iditarod presentation is the best there is and combined with our Raz Ma Taz video is a lot of fun and is very educational.  Follow this up with nature hikes on a wilderness trail with new summer pups, and sled dog rides that are action-packed and thrilling.  This will be the single best day of your families visit.  Go to www.vernhalter.com and click on the Summer webpage.   Available June 1st through Sept 15th.  Book an appointment.  See our Full Day Tours too.  Click on Dream a Dream Tours webpage and then the Full Day webpage.
Video Photo Tour

Video Photo Tour

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Great outdoors

Great outdoors

Discover more about boating, rafting, fishing, flightseeing and how to get into the backcountry of… More Info

Social Media

Social Media

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Maps and more

Maps and more

Find Alaska Highway maps and mileage chart for distances between destination points within the Mat-Su… More Info

Helpful resources

Helpful resources

So you're planning a trip to Alaska and need some help getting started. You've come to the right place! More Info

Boating

Boating

Uncover hidden jewels only accessible by boat. Hover in rapids through canyons, see glaciers calve fall… More Info

Flight seeing

Flight seeing

Alaska's majestic scenery appears magnified from a Cessna window and the vantage point makes for good… More Info

Dining in Mat-su?

Dining in Mat-su?

Fine dining to cafes and everything in between. Don't be surprised if your portions are Alaska-sized.… More Info

glaciers

glaciers

You can see a glacier just about anywhere in Alaska. But in the Mat-Su Valley, you can actually get out… More Info

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Yahoo Mat-Su! Where Alaska comes to play

The views are grand, the lifestyle simple and there are no limits on adventure. Mat-Su, Alaska has it all! Convenient to both Anchorage and Denali National Park, easily reached by car or the Alaska Railroad, the Matanuska-Susitna Valley sprawls across 23,000 square miles of pure Alaska wilderness. Towering mountains, huge glacier valleys, fish-filled rivers and lakes, abundant Alaska wildlife, glorious hiking country, scenic camping and quaint frontier communities at the Mat-Su is what Alaska visitors dream about.



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