Living Anchorage's "Big Wild Life"


 















 

FAM-002 - 8 Day Denali Family Vacation - Anchorage - Denali - Fairbanks - Valdez 8 Days - 7 Nights.  Choose optional activities to customize this plan.

Includes the following elements:
bulletEconomy Rental Car with Unlimited Mileage
bulletAnchorage
bulletIditarod Headquarters
bulletDenali National Park Tour
bulletFairbanks
bulletValdez
bulletAlaska Marine Highway
bulletWhittier & Aton Anderson Tunnel
bulletTurnagain Arm
bulletAlaska Wildlife Conservation Center
bulletPortage Glacier Center
bullet Anchorage Museum of History and Art
bulletAlaska Native Heritage Center
bulletQuality, inspected lodging.  Breakfast included at B&Bs
bulletAll taxes, fees, and admissions
 

Airfare, fuel, meals other than those listed, gratuities, and personal expenses are not included.

Day 1. Anchorage - Arrive by your own arrangement into the Land of the Midnight Sun.  After picking up your rental car, you have free time to get settled into your Anchorage accommodations, get over your jet lag, and maybe enough time to see some of the sights and sounds of the city.  Your overnight accommodations in Anchorage will be at a select bed and breakfast. Add the following options:
Rental Vehicle Upgrade
Include hotels instead of B&Bs/Cabins (will increase cost significantly)
   
Day 2.  Anchorage - Today explore two of Anchorage's highlights-the Alaska Native Heritage Center and the Anchorage Museum of History and Fine Art.  Both are great for a family adventure with plenty of things for the kids to do and enjoy.  This evening treat yourself to one of Anchorage's really fine restaurants.  Your overnight accommodations are at the same B&B or local hotel. Add the following optional activities:
WildRide© Dog Sled Show
   
Day 3. Anchorage to Denali - Sleep great and make an early morning departure up the Parks Highway to Talkeetna. Stop at the historic Athabaskan Indian village of Eklutna and then into the Mat-Su Valley.  Tour the Iditarod Dog Race Headquarters.  Arrive in time for an optional rafting or white water adventure down the Nenana River or some fishing.  Overnight at one of the area's select bed and breakfasts or cabin accommodations in Denali or the nearby town of Healy. Add the following optional activities:
Flightseeing Tour of Mt. McKinley
Susitna River Jetboat Safari
Half-day Guided Fishing
Dog Farm Tour
Nenana River Float Tour
Nenana River White Water
   
Day 4. Denali - Today includes a full day guided tour through Denali National Park on the park's transportation systems.  Your day will be fascinating as you quest for the “big four” -- grizzlies, moose, caribou, and Dahl sheep.  Finish your day enjoying your free time or add an optional activity to your itinerary. Overnight in Denali once again at your select lodging. Add the following optional activities:
Upgrade to custom tour bus with lunch included-6-8 hours.
Downgrade to half day park tour 4-6 hours.

Denali "Cabin Nite" dinner theater and show
 
Day 5. Denali to Fairbanks - Today venture further north to the gold rush town of Fairbanks, Alaska's Golden Heart.  Upon arrival enjoy your free time or add an optional activity to your itinerary. Overnight in Fairbanks once again at a B&B or local hotel. Add the following optional activities:
Riverboat Discovery Tour
El Dorado Gold Mine Tour
   
Day 6.  Fairbanks to Valdez - A spectacular drive today down the Richardson Highway paralleling the Alaska Pipeline takes you south to Valdez.  Travel through four unique terrains--high mountain tundra, rich forest, lush meadows, and high Arctic desert plateaus.  The long drive is nicely broken up with many stops along the way for sightseeing, meals, and rest stops.  Arrive late afternoon to early evening in Valdez in time for a seafood dinner and great night's sleep at a Valdez select B&B or local hotel.  
   
Day 7.  Valdez to Anchorage - Today your early morning ferry to Whittier takes you through Prince William Sound.  Arrive in Whittier in early afternoon in time to visit the Portage Glacier Visitor Center and the Alaska Wildlife Conservation Center and Wildlife Park before continuing your short drive back to Anchorage.  Overnight in Anchorage at a select B&B or local hotel.  
   
Day 8.  Anchorage - Your last day in Anchorage can be spent resting, shopping, or catching up on some of the local sights before meeting up with your return home or continuing arrangements. Add the following optional activities:
WildRide Dog Sled Show

To get a firm price quote and/or customize this plan, select any optional activities to be included and complete the form.  All requested optional activities selected will be built into the new itinerary based on arrival/departures dates and times.  Submit the form.  We will review your request and get back to you with a firm quote and additional information within a few days.

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