Ride the vintage White Pass & Yukon Route Railroad. Travel the famous Alaska Highway, an engineering icon and one of the most scenic drives in the world. Board an authentic sternwheeler riverboat and step back in time to the Klondike Gold Rush. Gaze upon majestic expanses of wilderness and free-roaming wildlife in Denali and Kluane. Throughout your cruisetour, we bring the history and natural wonders of Alaska alive with special enrichments programs highlighting local lore, natural history and Native culture and art.
Alaska & Yukon CruiseTour #8 meets your personal wilderness criteria and includes travel aboard our new Explorer Coaches and exclusive McKinley Explorer domed railcars, and accommodations at Westmark Hotels.
4-Night Inside Passage Alaska cruise with Glacier Bay National Park
Itinerary:
Day 1 Anchorage
Arrive at your downtown hotel and meet your Tour Director.
Day 2 McKinley Explorer Rail to Denali National Park
Soak up dramatic scenery and enjoy expert narration as you travel aboard the largest domed railcars on the historic Alaska Railroad. Upon arrival at Denali National Park transfer to your resort-style lodge surrounded by glorious views.
Day 3 Denali Tour & McKinley Explorer to Fairbanks
Your 5-hour Denali Natural History Tour includes a ride through moose habitat to Primrose Ridge. Later, reboard our award-winning luxury railcars to enjoy the spectacular sights that make the Alaska Railroad route a National Scenic Byway. Arrive in Alaska's fabled "Golden Heart" city for an overnight stay downtown. Take in the frontier atmosphere on your choice of optional excursions.
Day 4 Fairbanks
We have a full day planned. Start by boarding the sternwheeler Discovery for native culture and local color. At Gold Dredge No. 8, a National Historic Site, browse the mining exhibits and pan for gold during an informative tour, with lunch included. Then visit the Museum of the North for a presentation and the exhibits.
Day 5 Explorer Coach to Beaver Creek
Find yourself in the heart of true wilderness, passing the Tetlin Wildlife Refuge, the Wrangell Mountains, Delta Junction and more. Lunch is included in Tok. After a pause at Rika's Roadhouse, we'll welcome you to Beaver Creek with our famed Yukon Rendezvous Dinner Show (included).
Day 6 Explorer Coach to Whitehorse
Enjoy wide-open vistas as the Alaska Highway weaves its way past the St. Elias Mountains and the sparkling waters of scenic Kluane Lake. You'll enjoy lunch and a natural history presentation at the entrance to Kluane National Park. Then meet the charming sled dogs of Uncommon Journeys. Arriving in Whitehorse, the capital of the Yukon Territory, you can relax at your downtown hotel or explore.
Day 7 Whitehorse to Skagway, Embark Your Cruise
Today's travels take you through an amazing tapestry of ever-changing scenery to Fraser in the Yukon. Here you'll board historic parlor cars. The White Pass & Yukon Route Railroad takes you through some of Alaska's most breathtaking terrain. In Skagway, a living museum of the Gold Rush, say "good-bye" to your Tour Director and board your ship.
Day 8 Cruising Glacier Bay National Park
Day 9 Ketchikan
Day 10 Cruising the Inside Passage
Day 11 Vancouver, BC
Pricing From $1399 US!
Dates:
August 2, 5, 9, 19, 23, 26
The price above is based on the May 24, 2009 departure date. All pricing above is in US Dollars, per person. Port charges & taxes are additional. Fuel supplement is also additional. Prices are based on two sharing, subject to availability and rates may change at anytime by the cruise lines. All pricing is based on availability. For more information please contact our Alaska Specialist
