-Day 1 Hello Fairbanks (please note this tour only departs June-August due to snow conditions)
Meet your tour director
Dinner
Day 2 Fairbanks--Denali
Breakfast
Travel to Denali National Park
Dinner
Details: Fairbanks city walk
A stroll through Fairbanks is truly an experience. A rare blend of fine arts, botanical gardens and rich history makes the “Golden Heart” city a treasure unto itself. And speaking of treasure, Fairbanks is well known for its Gold Rush history. With many historic attractions, you’ll want to try your hand at gold panning. Who knows? You may even uncover the perfect gold nugget souvenir.
Details: Riverboat Discovery cruise
Paddleboat up the river to the heart of the Alaskan wilderness. During your three and a half hour cruise, you'll see all the pristine beauty this frontier setting provides. You'll also hear from Alaska Native guides, who'll take you to a Chena Indian Village, where you'll learn more about ancient and modern Athabascan Indian culture.
Day 3 Denali National Park
Breakfast
Dinner
Details: Denali National Park guided sightseeing tour
Carved by Ice Age glaciers, the beautiful Denali National Park now contains abundant crystalline fresh water lakes and ponds that refresh a bounty of natural wildlife. From the iconic grizzly bear, to the caribou, wolves, sheep and moose that call this National Park home, your guided sightseeing of Denali will indubitably lead to impressive sights and an overall interactive learning experience. Keep an eye out for the awesome 20,310 foot Mount McKinley, always majestic, daunting and impressive.
Day 4 Denali--Anchorage via Talkeetna
Breakfast
Travel to Talkeetna
Dinner
Details: Talkeetna city walk
You’ll want to have your camera at the ready as you take in the impressive panoramic views of the Alaska Range. Downtown Talkeetna, classified as a National Historic Site, is nestled at the base of North America’s tallest peak, Denali, located on Mt. McKinley. With an array of adventure sports and dazzling terrain, the region attracts visitors from across the globe, giving the town an international flavor that has helped shape its legends, lore and history.
Details: Travel to Anchorage by Deluxe Dome Rail
Enjoy the thrill of train travel as scenic frontier and wilderness sites fly by while you relax on your well-appointed Deluxe Dome Rail train.
Day 5 Alaska's glaciers
Breakfast
Dinner
Details: Glacier cruise
Feel the wind in your hair as you cruise through Prince William sound. You'll see mountain-sized blocks of ice, migratory whales and the pristine green beauty of Alaskan wilderness
Day 6 End tour
Breakfast
Travel home
Details: Anchorage Museum visit
The recently renovated and expanded Anchorage museum offers presents an overview of Alaska's rich history and an introduction to its varied culture. Life-size dioramas show Alaskan homes and work environments from the 1920s; traditional village dwellings of Alaska's Aleuts and Eskimos; homes of early Russian settlers and Gold Rush-era pioneers; and an actual piece of the Alaska Pipeline.
Details: Fly home
Your flight home is overnight. You will likely return home on Day 7.
Day 7 Return home
Tour Includes:
- Round-trip transportation
- 5 overnight stays in hotels with private bathrooms
- Breakfast daily (except arrival day)
- Dinner daily (except departure day)
- Full-time services of a professional Tour Director
- Guided sightseeing tours and city walks as per itinerary
- Visit to select attractions as per itinerary
- Tour Diary™
- Note: Tour cost does not include airline-imposed baggage fees, or fees for any required passport or visa. Optional excursions, optional pre-paid Tour Director and multi-day bus driver tipping, among other individual and group customizations will be listed as separate line items in the total trip cost, if included.
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