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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]About going to Alaska...

I had no idea how many people would ask me if I was going ziplining, or on a floatplane.

Nope, zip-lining would be nearly $1000 for our family of three (only child). And going on a floatplane would be over $2000 to nearly $3000 for the three of us. Travelling to Alaska, alone, is expensive.

I dodge these questions to not talk about money.

But I really have to wonder about some of the people asking, either went to Alaska a long time ago if it was more affordable then? Or think everyone or us would reasonably spend this for a short activity? Our personal preference is we pay for experiences (such as travel) but don't have interest in that, especially with so many other things to see.[/quote]

I just looked up what we paid in 2017 and it was $1673 for seven of us to take a float plane over Misty fjords.  The zip lining was $318 for one adult and one child in Skagway.  Looks like that same place would cost $454 now for the same thing so that’s a bit of an increase.  I don’t know if you are looking at shore excursions thru a crude line but there is a huge markup for that.  We booked most things directly with the vendor.  It is true that you can drop some serious coin on excursions in Alaska — it’s one reason why I usually tell people not to pay the upcharge for disney or club level or anything like that for an Alaska cruise.  But even the cheap stuff there is pretty great.  I don’t think the zip lining is that different from going to Sandy spring.[/quote]

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