Tour Highlights:
Kenai Fjords National Park Boat
Tour
Wildlife and Natural History
Bus Tour in Denali National Park
Alaska State Ferry across the
Prince William Sound
Historic Kennicott copper
mining town tour
Overnight in the "haunted" Ma
Johnson hotel in McCarthy
Optional (but included) hikes
in Girdwood's temperate rainforest and onto Root Glacier
in Wrangell-St. Elias National Park
Two nights in the cozy,
creekside Discovery Cabins in Hope
Opportunities for optional Mt.
McKinley and Wrangell-St. Elias flightseeing excursions
Complete Itinerary PDF File |
Tour Price and 2012 Dates:
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Trip Code |
Dates |
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7A1 |
May 21 - May 27 |
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7A2 |
May 26 - June 1 |
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7A3 |
June 2 - June 8 |
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7A4 |
June 6 - June 12 |
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7A5 |
June 13 - June 19 |
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7A6 |
June 20 - June 26 |
Solstice!
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7A7 |
June 26 - July 2 |
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7A8 |
July 4 - July 10 |
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7A9 |
July 8 - July 14 |
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7A10 |
July 13 - July 19 |
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7A11 |
July 24 - July 30 |
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7A12 |
July 31 - Aug 6 |
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7A13 |
Aug 7 - Aug 13 |
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7A14 |
Aug 15 - Aug 21 |
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7A15 |
Aug 23 - Aug 29 |
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7A16 |
Aug 31 - Sep 6 |
Labor Day |
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Cost per person: $2785
Group Size:
Maximum of 10 |
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Abbreviated
Itinerary:
Day 1
Anchorage-Denali National Park; depart AM towards
Park; Iditarod Headquarters; lunch in Wasilla, Mt. McKinley flightseeing
available; dinner and overnight lodging is just outside of
the Park entrance
Day 2 Denali-Paxson;
morning natural history/wildlife tour in Denali Park;
afternoon traverse of spectacular Denali Highway towards
Paxson with numerous stops; dinner and overnight at the
delightful Tangle River Inn
Day 3 Paxson-McCarthy;
travel to Chitina; follow old railroad grade 60 miles into
heart of Wrangell-St. Elias National Park (our country's
largest); cross Kennicott River on footbridge (the only
surface means) to reach historic McCarthy; dinner at the old
McCarthy Lodge and overnight in the Ma Johnson Hotel
Day 4 Kennicott-Valdez;
travel four miles to abandoned town/mine of Kennicott;
extensive exploration; hike to Root Glacier; lunch
overlooking Kennicott Glacier; late afternoon departure for
Valdez across Thompson Pass; dinner; overnight in a B&B
Day 5 Valdez-Hope;
board ferry for spectacular trip across Prince William Sound
to Whittier, passing Columbia Glacier; drive through
mountain tunnels; road through Kenai Mtns. to end of the
road frontier town of Hope; overnight in Discovery Cabins along
Bear Creek
Day 6 Seward-Hope;
morning trip to Seward; board vessel for spectacular day
tour of Kenai Fjords National Park to view marine life and
glaciers; afternoon return through Moose Pass; overnight in
creekside Discovery Cabins
Day 7
Hope-Anchorage; morning exploration around Hope
(older than Anchorage!); optional gold panning; historical museum;
lunch at the world class ski resort, Alyeska, in Girdwood;
optional hike; late afternoon return to Anchorage
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