Living Anchorage's "Big Wild Life"


 















 

 

Flag-005 - 7 Day Grand Denali Adventure - Anchorage - Talkeetna - Denali - Fairbanks 7 Days - 6 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
bulletRiverboat Discovery Tour
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.  It is rare that you will arrive in Anchorage too early on your first day, but if you do, we provide a list of activities with your plan just in case.  Your overnight accommodations in Anchorage will be at a select bed and breakfast or local hotel. Add the following options:
Rental Vehicle Upgrade
Include hotels instead of B&Bs/Cabins
   
Day 2.  Anchorage to Talkeetna - Sleep great and after a super breakfast, make an early morning departure for the scenic drive up the Parks Highway 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 in time for an optional jet boat tour up the Susitna River.  Look for wildlife and amazing scenery while your guide tells of the history of the region.  Overnight accommodations in Talkeetna provided again in a select bed and breakfast or local hotel. Add the following optional activities:
Flightseeing Tour of Mt. McKinley
Susitna River Jetboat Safari
Half-day Guided Fishing
Dog Farm Tour
   
Day 3. 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

Denali Horseback Riding
   
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.  Arrive in time for a ride on the Riverboat Discovery as you explore the Chena River, an authentic Athabaskan Indian village, and visit with Susan Bucher's husky sled dogs.  This evening enjoy an optional and wonderful dinner show at the Ester Gold Camp before retiring to you select bed and breakfast or local hotel.  
   
Day 6. Fairbanks - A free day in Fairbanks to relax or include an optional activity to your itinerary. Overnight in Fairbanks once again at a B&B or local hotel. Add the following optional activities:
El Dorado Gold Mine Tour
   
Day 7.  Fairbanks to Anchorage - A spectacular drive today down the Richardson Highway paralleling the Alaska Pipeline takes you south to Anchorage.  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 Anchorage meets up with your continuing plans or flight home.  

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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