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| 1 | Fairbanks Arrive in Fairbanks and transfer to your downtown hotel. Meet your Tour Director and enjoy your first night's stay in this former gold rush boomtown. |
| 2 | Fairbanks Your EXTRA DAY in Fairbanks starts at the riverboat landing. Here, you'll board a sternwheeler Discovery III for a cruise along the storied Chena and Tanana Rivers. Soak up native culture, gold rush history, and local color as you visit a replicated Athabascan native village and view native crafts, see a fishwheel in action and watch a dogsled demonstration. You'll see a bush pilot take off and land on the water and meet Susan Butcher of Iditarod fame, or members of her family, at her famed sled dog kennel. At the Gold Dredge No. 8, a National Historic Site, you get to browse the mining exhibits, pan for gold and enjoy a hearty miner's stew in the dining hall. |
| 3 | Fairbanks/Denali National Park This morning, board the McKinley Explorer domed rail car for the sights and sounds of the Alaska Railroad, an Alaska Scenic Byway. Sit back and relax in the observation lounge and watch magnificent scenery glide by. You'll arrive and check into your comfortable room and enjoy the rest of the day at leisure. This is your opportunity to craft your own wilderness experience with an array of optional adventures from which to choose. And for dinner you have just as much choices from a choice of river-view eateries to the rustic family-style barbeque and musical at the Cabin Nite Dinner Theatre - a popular favorite. |
| 4 | Denali Begin your EXTRA DAY at Denali with an early morning Tundra Wilderness Tour that travels to mile 53 of the park road and offers opportunities to view wildlife from caribou and moose to Dall's sheep and grizzly bears. A viewpoint at Stony Hill Overlook provides fabulous views of Mt. McKinley, weather permitting. The rest of the afternoon is free to craft your own wilderness experience with an organized tour. The Nenana is an exciting river to run and you can opt for a wild ride through the canyon or a calmer float trip past majestic scenery. Horseback riding is peaceful and quiet, flightseeing lets you see Alaska as few get to do, and you can fly fish, golf, explore the backcountry by jeep, or journey into the past aboard a covered wagon. These are the kinds of experiences that make your stay in Denali truly memorable! |
| 5 | Denali/Anchorage Wake up to a morning at leisure. Then re-board the McKinley Explorer for the continuation of your rail journey to Anchorage. Optional lunch and dinner are available to enhance your sightseeing experience. Soak in the magnificent views as you cross the Hurricane Gulch Bridge and glide from one mountain, forest and river scene after another. Here you'll enjoy an overnight stay with mountain views in every direction. |
| 6 | Anchorage/Seward This morning depart by luxury motor coach skirting Cook Inlet and Turnagain Arm as you cross through the Chugach and Kenai Mountains on your way to Resurrection Bay and the port town of Seward. You can spend the afternoon exploring the downtown shops or take an optional tour. |
| 7 | Seward The highlight of the morning?s adventure is a cruise through spectacular Kenai Fjords National Park (included), often called the "Denali of marine wildlife." You?ll sail aboard a day boat that cruises up close to bird rookeries and seal haul-outs. Watch for whales, Dall's's porpoise, and sea otters as you cruise through this intricate maze of secluded inlets, bays and island coves. Then say "good-bye" to your Tour Director and embark on your cruise. |
| 8 | College Fjord cruising |
| 9 | Glacier Bay National Park with interpretation by National Park Rangers and a Huna Totem native speaker. |
| 10 | Haines or Skagway |
| 11 | Juneau |
| 12 | Ketchikan |
| 13 | Inside Passage scenic cruising |
| 14 | Disembark in Vancouver |
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