Set out for a once-in-a-lifetime adventure amid North America’s most spectacular natural wonders on a tour of Alaska and the Yukon. Set your sights on glaciers, grizzlies, great birds of prey, and giants of the sea that call this wilderness home. Join expert Local Guides, naturalists, and knowledgeable Tour Guides who escort you through this great expanse of pure wilderness with majestic mountains, magical landscapes, and national park panoramas. Travel by Alaska Railroad to Denali, the tallest peak in North America. Board the sternwheeler Discovery for a spectacular Fairbanks river cruise and get a front row view of glaciers and whales from a small-ship cruise on pristine Prince William Sound. Follow your frontier spirit while watching for caribou and moose traversing the 6-million-acre Denali National Park. Relive the Klondike Gold Rush where hearty hopefuls dreamed of hitting it big—and shake hands (and paws) with Alaska’s mushers and their husky sled dogs during your vacation in Alaska and the Yukon. An extraordinary experience not to be missed!
Highlights:
- Wasilla : Visit Iditarod Headquarters
- Talkeetna–Denali: Journey aboard the Alaska Railroad in Deluxe Dome Service
- Denali National Park: Welcome dinner with exclusive presentation by a local Naturalist; guided wilderness tour, lunch and tasting at the 49th State Brewery
- Fairbanks: City tour; cruise aboard the sternwheeler Discovery; visit the University of Alaska-Fairbanks Museum and the Trans-Alaska Oil Pipeline
- Dawson City: Visit Diamond Tooth Gertie’s, Claim #1, and the Robert Service Interpretive Center
- Whitehorse: Visit the Yukon Beringia Interpretive Centre and riverboat SS Klondike; presentation at Muktuk Adventures with a special Taste of the Yukon dinner
- Valdez: Visit the Valdez Museum; private cruise on Prince William Sound
NOTES:
- This vacation visits remote regions where some facilities are not up to the first-class standards you expect from us. However, we have selected the best available hotels that satisfy our high standards of cleanliness and comfort.
- While wildlife in Alaska is frequently seen, early season (early June) and late-season (September) departures offer even greater opportunities for viewing a variety of wildlife. Departures after mid-August will enjoy blazing fall colors.
