Living Anchorage's "Big Wild Life"


 















 

 

Flag-001- 14 Day Grand Alaska Tour - Anchorage - Talkeetna - Denali - Fairbanks - Valdez - Whittier - Cooper Landing - Seward  14 Days - 13 Nights.  Choose optional activities to customize this plan.

Includes the following elements:
bulletEconomy Rental Car with Unlimited Mileage
bulletAnchorage
bulletTalkeetna
bulletIditarod Headquarters
bulletDenali National Park Tour
bulletFairbanks
bulletValdez
bulletAlaska Marine Highway
bulletWhittier and the Aton Anderson Tunnel
bulletTurnagain Arm
bulletPortage
bulletSeward and Exit Glacier
bulletAlaska Wildlife Conservation Center
bulletPortage Glacier Center
bullet Anchorage Museum of History and Art
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 - 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
   
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. Add the following optional activities:
Flightseeing Tour of Mt. McKinley 
Susitna River Jetboat Safari 
Half-day Guided Fishing 
Dog Farm Tour
   
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 
   
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
   
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
   
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
   
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.  
   
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.  
   
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.  
   
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
   
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
   
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
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

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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