The printable plan, built day by day around your dates and pace.
Custom Alaska trip planning · from $197
Your Alaska trip,
ready to book.
A day-by-day route, places to stay, and stops worth making — built around your dates, budget, and travel style by Yoni Ryabinski. You get the plan and booking links. You stay in control of every reservation.
$197 USD total for 6–14 days and up to 5 travelers. Start with a $50 USD deposit; pay the balance only after you approve your plan. Short trips: $97. Longer trips or groups of 6+: $297.
Hand-built by a founder who has driven the routesNo vendor commissions — independent picksCo-Pilot for Android14-day money-back guarantee
Checked against 2026 road, ferry, and lodging status as of Jul 13, 2026 — see the receipts →The problem
Alaska isn't like other road trips
Alaska isn't like Colorado or California. The distances are enormous. The seasons are brutal and short. Half the lodges are booked out a year in advance. The other half are closed for your dates and don't bother updating their websites.
You open 40 browser tabs. You start a spreadsheet. You read conflicting blog posts from 2018. Do you need a 4WD? Does that ferry still run? Is Homer worth the drive?
Three hours later, you're more confused than when you started.
The solution
We build your entire Alaska
road trip for you
Tell us when you're going, who's coming, what you love, and what you'd rather skip. We handle everything else.
What's included:
Day-by-day schedule
Driving times, distances, and buffer for the unexpected.
Hand-picked lodging
Matched to budget and style, with booking links where available.
Activities & experiences
Fishing, glaciers, wildlife, northern lights — your picks.
Restaurant recommendations
Where to eat and which tourist traps to skip.
Budget breakdown
Realistic cost estimates — no surprises on the road.
Packing & emergency info
Season-specific list plus contacts for off-grid stretches.
Delivered as a beautiful PDF you can print, plus a trip hub with calendar export, KML map download, and Alaska Co-Pilot access for the road.
Weather, park alerts, road checks, PDF access, and help in one place.
Download your route for Google Earth or another KML-compatible map tool.
The guided-drive app layer that unlocks when your itinerary is delivered.
A human follow-up path when you want to swap a lodge, route, or day.
Alaska Co-Pilot
Included after delivery
Your custom plan comes with an on-road guide.
Alaska Co-Pilot is the app companion for the itinerary we build: the route, stops, and narration are tied to the trip you purchased, not a generic travel feed.
- Drive with route context. Follow the custom route Yoni planned, with upcoming stops visible as you move.
- Hear the story behind each stop. Narrated stop cards make the plan feel like a personal tour guide, not a static PDF.
- Stay useful when service gets spotty. Offline-ready trip tools are built for Alaska roads where signal is not guaranteed.
"This is Windy Corner — one of the only roadside spots on Earth where Dall sheep come down nearly to sea level, drawn to a natural mineral lick on the cliffs above the road. They often graze just feet from the pavement, so ease off and watch for stopped cars."
Free on Google Play, included with every custom Alaska Road Trip itinerary — your route loads into the app after delivery. On iPhone? Everything you buy works on any device — the printable PDF, web trip dashboard, and calendar and map exports. Co-Pilot is a free Android bonus, not the product.
The person behind your plan
Eight trips to Alaska. A plan built for yours.
Seventy-six seconds of Yoni’s own Alaska footage, across eight trips between 2015 and 2024, in four seasons — and a look inside the real sample itinerary. There is no voiceover: the footage is his, and the plan speaks for itself on screen.
Read what the film shows instead
This film has no narration. The sentences below are the titles that appear on screen, in order, over footage from Yoni's own trips.
- 0:00Eight trips.
- 0:03A plan built for yours. Yoni Ryabinski, Founder, Alaska Road Trip.
- 0:09Different seasons.
- 0:13Different ways to travel.
- 0:17Your dates.
- 0:21Your pace.
- 0:25Your priorities.
- 0:29A day-by-day Alaska itinerary. (Sample itinerary, excerpt from the public sample PDF.)
- 0:34Driving times. Anchorage to Seward, 127 mi, about 2.5h.
- 0:39Places to stay. Seward Windsong Lodge, a stay listed in the sample plan.
- 0:44Stops along the way. Drive the Seward Highway, one activity from sample day 1.
- 0:49Built around your kind of trip.
- 0:53I review your route.
- 0:58You book your reservations.
- 1:02A named person behind your plan.
- 1:07Eight trips to Alaska. A plan built for yours.
- 1:12See a real sample itinerary — alaskaroadtrip.com/plan-your-trip
The only speech in the film is one line of original audio at 0:09, recorded on the dog-sled trip: “Today is a different kind of day.” Everything else is the supplied soundtrack.
Where the method came from
Real trips. Real plans. Real travelers.
Two friends, describing Alaska trips Yoni planned for them personally — not orders placed through this site. That planning is what became the service. Dates are shown unchanged.
I gave them a rough sense of what I wanted out of Alaska and they turned it into a trip I couldn't have put together on my own. Anchorage, Homer, a glacier hike, a wildlife tour, Chena Dome, and a self-guided day in Denali. Every day was planned but it never felt boxed in.
They've planned two Alaska trips for me now, and both went places I never would have found on my own. One took us two days up the Dalton Highway looking for caribou — we never found the caribou, but we ran into a musk ox instead, which was somehow even better. The other was a day tearing through the backcountry on quads, side by side. They handled every detail and left me free to just enjoy the adventure.
The honest comparison
Why not just use a free AI trip planner?
Fair question — free planners like Discover Alaska's AI Trip Planner and Bell's Travel Guides exist, and so are our guides. Here's the straight answer.
ChatGPT, Gemini & free AI planners
Useful for ideas and an initial route. Before booking, check the recommendations against your travel dates, current road and ferry schedules, and lodging availability. A generated suggestion is a starting point; those checks still need an owner.
Free guides — including ours
Useful for research; that’s why we publish them. You choose the stops, check the dates and connect the route. A good option if you enjoy planning and have time to verify the details.
This service
A named human who follows Alaska year-round builds your exact route — and stands behind it with your tier’s included revisions and a 14-day money-back guarantee. When plans change, someone answers.
See 15 dated examples of what AI gets wrong about Alaska → When is DIY genuinely fine? The honest breakdown →
How it works
Three steps. Five days. Done.
1
Tell us about your trip
Fill out our 10-minute questionnaire. Dates, travelers, budget, what you love, what you want to avoid. The more detail, the better.
2
We build your itinerary
Your plan is crafted by someone who knows Alaska's roads, seasons, and hidden gems. Not a template. A real plan for your real trip.
3
Review and refine
Love it? Great. Want to swap a lodge or add a day in Seward? One round of revisions included. Then you're set.
The real math
You're about to spend $6,200 on Alaska. Plan it for the price of one nice dinner out.
A typical seven-day Alaska trip for two runs about $6,200 once you add up lodging, the rental, fuel, and the excursions you'll actually remember. The plan that holds it all together is the smallest line on the bill.
Average trip for two
$6,200
Seven days · lodging, transport & key excursions Estimate based on alaska.org per-day cost guidance ($300–$500/person/day)
What the plan costs
3%
Of your total trip spend — for a plan you keep A small part of your travel budget
Research you skip
Your time
Route assembly and cross-checking, handled for you Built by an Alaska local who actually drives the roads
Spend your time looking forward to Alaska. Let us connect the details.
Pricing
Pick the tier that fits your trip
One planning fee, in USD. You pay travel suppliers separately. Optional changes are quoted before any charge.
How the numbers compare
Full-service bookingThey book for youSome agencies charge no upfront planning fee; their revenue comes from bookings.
Plan it yourselfYour time & researchUse free guides and tools; you assemble the route and verify the details.
Alaska Road Trip$97–$497 USDA clear planning fee. You keep control of bookings, points and cancellations.
Inside the actual sample itinerary
A day you can picture.
A plan you can use.
This extract comes from our three-day Kenai Peninsula sample. Your itinerary is built around your own dates, pace and interests.
Read the full sample PDF ↗Sample travel date: June 19, 2026. An example of the deliverable, not current availability or a customer review.
Day 01 · Anchorage → Seward
Coastal drive &
Girdwood exploration
- The drive
- 127 miles · about 2.5 hours, before stops
- Time to explore
- Girdwood & Girdwood Brewing Co. · 1.5–2 hours in the sample
- A place to stay
- Seward Windsong Lodge — lodging details and booking link in the PDF
- A useful heads-up
- Photo pull-offs along Turnagain Arm; cell service can be spotty between Girdwood and Seward.
Yoni Ryabinski · Founder, Alaska Road Trip
A named person reviews your plan. Ask about your route, group or timing before ordering — we reply within one business day.
Ask Yoni about your trip ↗Not sure which tier? Two taps.
Trip length
Travelers
Delivery starts when your travel dates are confirmed. Lite and Standard include one revision round; Plus and Concierge include two. Extra rounds are $50 USD each, agreed before any charge.
Cruise-only land days? Our dedicated $97 USD cruise land add-on covers port and transfer logistics in three days. Lite is the general short-trip plan, delivered in five.
Short Trips & Cruises
Lite Itinerary
$97one-time payment
The budget option — 1–5 day trips or cruise land add-ons
- Custom 1–5 day plan
- For short trips; cruise-specific service also available
- Alaska Co-Pilot for Android — stories along your route
- Delivered in 5 days
- One round of revisions
- Email support
- 14-day money-back guarantee
Most Popular
Standard Itinerary
$197one-time payment
Trips up to 14 days · up to 5 travelers
- Fully personalized day-by-day plan
- Alaska Co-Pilot for Android — stories along your route
- Delivered in 5 days or less
- One round of revisions included
- 2 weeks of email support
- 14-day money-back guarantee
Or reserve with a $50 deposit — pay the balance only after you approve the finished itinerary. The deposit comes off your total.
Start with the $50 deposit →Priority Service
Plus Itinerary
$297one-time payment
15+ day trips, groups of 6+, or priority turnaround
- Everything in Standard
- Alaska Co-Pilot for Android — stories along your route
- Two rounds of revisions
- Priority 3-day delivery
- Long-trip logistics — ferry legs, remote fuel stops, multi-region routing
or reserve with a $50 deposit — it comes off your total, and the balance is due only after you approve the finished itinerary
RV rig, driving up the Alcan from the Lower 48, or a cruise land add-on? We plan all three — say so in the questionnaire, or ask Yoni first.
"Approve" is literal: you read the finished itinerary first, and the balance is only collected after you tell us it works.
Concierge · $497
Want to plan it together?
Everything in Plus, plus a live 1:1 planning call with Yoni — the founder who builds every trip — before he builds yours.
- 30-minute planning call after checkout
- Priority 3-day delivery
- Two rounds of revisions
Not sure this fits your trip? Send Yoni your question before ordering. We reply by email within one business day. No obligation.
Ask Yoni a questionStandard Itinerary · $197 USD total
One round of revisions included · 5-day delivery
Delivery starts once your travel dates are confirmed.
Request a full refund within 14 calendar days of itinerary delivery. No required revision round first.
Cancel before itinerary delivery for a full refund of your $50 USD deposit. After delivery, the 14-day itinerary guarantee covers all payments toward your plan.
Optional changes & device support
Extra revisions beyond your included rounds are $50 each. Date changes more than 30 days after delivery are quoted before any charge.
Alaska Co-Pilot for Android: your route, stops and location-triggered stories. Your PDF and web trip dashboard work on any device.
14-Day Money-Back Guarantee
Don't love your itinerary? Your money back, no questions, within 14 days of delivery. One round of revisions is still included, but you do not have to argue your case if the plan is not right.
Read the guarantee terms →Who is this for?
Built around your kind of trip
Couples & honeymooners
We plan Alaska honeymoons and anniversary trips — romantic lodges, scenic routes without the crowds, and the moments worth the long flight.
Families with children
Traveling with kids? The questionnaire asks their ages, and we factor in drive-time limits per day, playground stops, kid-friendly lodging, and pacing that keeps the trip fun rather than exhausting.
International visitors
Visiting from abroad? We plan for international travelers — US driving-license notes, offline-ready routing for no-cell stretches, and pricing in USD with conversion-friendly context.
Before you book
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FAQ
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