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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) |
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Day 2. Anchorage - A free day to
explore the many sights and activities of Alaska's largest city.
Visit the museum, enjoy your free time or add an optional activity
to your itinerary. Your overnight accommodations are at the same
B&B or local hotel. |
Add the following
optional activities:
Alaska Native Heritage
Center (closes at 5PM)
WildRide© Dog Sled Show |
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Day 3. Anchorage to Talkeetna -
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 Talkeetna late afternoon and enjoy
your free time or add an optional activity to your itinerary.
Overnight accommodations in Talkeetna provided in a select bed and breakfast.
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Add the following
optional activities:
Flightseeing Tour of
Mt. McKinley
Susitna River Jetboat
Safari
Half-day Guided Fishing
Dog Farm Tour |
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Day 4. Talkeetna to Denali - Early
this morning enjoy your free time exploring Talkeetna or add an
optional activity to your itinerary. Your early afternoon drive
north takes you through the high country into Denali National
Park. Arrive in time for an optional rafting or white water
adventure down the Nenana River. 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
Nenana River Float
Tour
Nenana River White
Water |
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Day 5. 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 |
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Day 6. 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: |
Add the following optional activities:
Riverboat Discovery
Tour
El Dorado Gold Mine
Tour |
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Day 7. Fairbanks - Your free day in
Fairbanks today might include a trip to Pioneer Park or the El
Dorado Gold Mine. Consider a drive out to the Chena Hot Springs
for a soak in the volcanic heated pools. Overnight in Fairbanks
once again at your select lodging. |
Add the following
optional activities:
Riverboat Discovery
Tour
El Dorado Gold Mine
Tour |
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Day 8. 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 drive is nicely
broken up with many stops along the way for sightseeing, meals,
and rest stops. Arrive early evening in Valdez for your overnight
once again in a select B&B or local hotel. |
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Day 9. Valdez - Your free day in
Valdez can be spent exploring this quaint town, boarding a last
minute fishing charter, hiking up to the local glacier, or just
plain relaxing. Your overnight once again in a select B&B or
local hotel. |
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Day 10. Valdez to Cooper Landing -
An early morning departure on the famous
Alaska Marine Highway
takes your through Prince William Sound to the small seaport
village of Whittier; then through the Anton Anderson tunnel and on
to the salmon fishing capitol of the world--Cooper Landing.
Tonight enjoy a stay in an authentic fish camp or local B&B. |
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Day 11. Cooper Landing to Seward
- Today enjoy a half day of drift boat fishing on the famous
Kenai and Russian Rivers. This afternoon a short one hour drive
through the Chugach mountains lands you in historic Seward. Your
overnight accommodations will be at a select B&B or local seaport
hotel. |
Add the following
optional activities:
Alaska
Sea Life Center
Dog
Sled Tour & Ride
Kenai River Float
Kenai River Rafting
and History Tour
Half-day Guided Fishing
Horseback Riding
Adventure |
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Day 12. Seward - Sleep great and
enjoy your free time or add an optional activity to your
itinerary. Overnight accommodations in Seward provided again in
a select bed and breakfast. |
Add the following optional activities:
Full
Day Kenai Fjords Wildlife and Glacier Cruise
Half
Day Resurrection Bay Cruise
Resurrection
Bay Dinner Cruise |
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Day 13. Seward to Anchorage -
Sleep great and make an early morning departure to Exit glacier
national Park for a close-up encounter with the face of a
magnificent glacier. Returning to Anchorage includes a visit to
the Alaska Wildlife Conservation Center and
Portage Glacier
Visitor Center. Overnight accommodations in Anchorage provided
again in a select bed and breakfast. |
Add the following
optional activities:
Alaska
Sea Life Center
Dog
Sled Tour & Ride
Kenai River Float
Kenai River Rafting
and History Tour
Half-day Guided Fishing
Horseback Riding
Adventure |
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Day 14. 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. You last day includes complimentary
admission to the Anchorage Museum of History and Art. |
Add the following
optional activities:
Alaska Native Heritage
Center (closes at 5PM)
WildRide Dog Sled Show |