Majestic Alaska
Day 1 - Arrive Fairbanks (2 nights) Arrive today in Fairbanks, deep in the Land of the Midnight Sun. A complimentary transfer is provided to the Trafalgar hotel. Meet your Tour Director this evening at the hotel.
Day 2 - Fairbanks sightseeing & at leisure Discover more about Fairbanks and its rich history of oil and gold on a morning orientation tour. Then we board the Riverboat Discovery and follow the Tanana and Chena Rivers. Along the way, pay a visit to a recreated Athabaskan Village and visit with the locals as they go about their traditional lives. Enjoy the rest of the day at leisure. Tonight, meet for a welcome drink hosted by your Tour Director followed by dinner. (Full Breakfast / Dinner)
Day 3 - Fairbanks — Denali National Park (2 nights) Today we travel south along the George Parks Highway, stopping to visit the town of Nenana. This afternoon we arrive in Denali National Park, home of the majestic Mt. McKinley, the highest peak in North America. We settle in for our two-night stay and this evening revel in Denali's colorful past at the Denali Dinner Theater. (Full Breakfast / Highlight Dinner)
Day 4 - Denali National Park excursion Relax this morning amid the grandeur of America's last wilderness. Maybe take an optional rafting trip or guided hike through this legendary landscape. This afternoon, we venture into the heart of Denali on a guided expedition — keep an eye out for moose, caribou, sheep and the mighty grizzly.
(Full Breakfast / Lunch)
Day 5 - Denali — Alaska Railroad — Anchorage (2 nights) Enjoy another relaxing morning soaking in the beauty of Denali National Park. This afternoon we board the famous Alaska Railroad for the journey to Anchorage. Following the Nenana River we cross Broad Pass and then follow the shores of the Susitna River as it winds its way to the Cook Inlet. (Full Breakfast)
Day 6 - Anchorage orientation & at leisure This morning's orientation tour in this seaside city includes the historic district and the shores of the Cook Inlet. Then learn more about Alaska's native people at the Native Heritage Center. Walk along wooded paths as they wind through indigenous villages and meet with natives from different parts of this vast land. The rest of your day is at leisure. (Full Breakfast / Dinner)
Day 7 - Anchorage — Kenai Fjords National Park — Seward The breathtaking beauty of Alaska's coast opens before us as we travel south from Anchorage along Turnagin Arm framed by the Chugach Mountains and sweeping ocean vistas. See numerous glaciers before crossing Moose Pass and the descent towards the Kenai Peninsula. Here we board a sightseeing cruise through Kenai Fjords National Park. Capture the wildlife such as seals, porpoises, bald eagles and possibly orca. We'll also have a chance to see some of the area's numerous tide water glaciers — with any luck we may see an iceberg "calve" or fall from the glacier, creating an eerie roar. We arrive at Seward for the night, a typical Alaskan waterfront town. (Full Breakfast / Lunch)
Day 8 - Seward — Anchorage We'll will learn more about Alaska's marine life at the Alaska Sealife Center. Marvel at the huge underwater tanks and the salmon fish ladder. Later, we travel via the port of Whittier, on our return to Anchorage Airport or our Trafalgar hotel. (Full Breakfast)
Please do not schedule any flights before 6.00pm
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