Alaska

Scuba Diving in Alaska

Alaska Diving Highlights

Alaska offers some of the world's best cold water diving, featuring stunning scenery and spectacular animal sightings above and below the ocean's surface. You will be surprised of what you can see in Alaska. Divers can spot seals, orcas, humpbacks, wolf eels, octopus, and even explore an exciting wreck!

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Intro to Alaska

Alaska is an extraordinarily beautiful place offering wonderful wildlife above and below water, beautiful sceneries, wide open spaces, mountains, rivers, and glaciers. It's a great destination for all nature lovers.

Marine Life in Alaska

Due to all the nutrients in the water, and the lack of pollutants, there is a shocking amount of life up north - contrary to popular belief. Halibut, octopus, rock fish, ling cod, sea lions, spawning salmon, and humpbacks to name a few.

Diving Conditions

Visibility drastically varies depending on dive sites. You can expect to see anywhere between 25 - 80 feet. Keep in mind that when visibility is worse, it is due to upwellings of nutrients - which then pulls in the marine life - so not necessarily a bad thing! Currents can be quite strong, so it is best to time your dives during slack tide (which operators will typically do anyways).

How to Get to Alaska

The main airport in Alaska is the Anchorage International Airport. Nevertheless, there are several other international airports with connecting flights to the USA and Europe.

Topside Activities

• Visit National Parks
• See the Glaciers
• Drive through the Alaska Highway
• Join a Bear Viewing Tour
• Dog Sledding
• Hiking
• Rafting

Practical Information

• Currency: US Dollar
• Main Airport Code: ANC
• Time Zone: GMT -8
• Electricity: 120 V 

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