Travel to Alaska in Holland America style. You'll cruise onboard premium medium-sized ships in luxurious spacious staterooms with as you wish dining! Some of Holland America's signature style includes award-winning service, intimate dining in the Pinnacle Grill, culinary art center, explorations cafe, rejunvenating Greenhouse spa, club HAL, escorted shore excursions and being consistently among the highest rated cruise lines by Conde Nast Traveler readers and the Wold Ocean & Cruise Liner Society.
Those who prefer a glorious seven day cruise featuring either Glacier Bay and College Fjord or Hubbard Glacier can also enjoy the added enrichment of an adventure on land. We offer an unsurpassed Denali National Park experiece via our top of the line McKinley Explorer railcars. You'll enjoy one or two nights at a magnificent lodge at the park. And our comprehensive GrandTours blend all that's best on land and sea.
10 Day Alaska-Yukon Explorer Cruisetour #7
August 28, 2010 onboard Zuiderdam
Itinerary:
Day 1 Sail from Vancouver
Day 2 Inside Passage Cruising
Day 3 Tracy Arm & Sawyer Glaciers Cruising; Afternoon in Juneau
Tracy Arm is home to the beautiful twin Sawyer Glaciers where spires of ice calve into the fjord with a thunderous splash. In Juneau, you'll have the day to explore Mendenhall Glacier or go whale-watching, fishing or even dog-sledding on a glacier!
Day 4 Skagway to Whitehorse with White Pass Scenic Railway
Meet a Klondike National Park ranger and your Tour Director in Skagway. Tour the town on your own. Then board nostalgic gold rush railcars for dramatic scenery through the White Pass, an integral part of the historic Klondike Trail. Continue via Explorer Coach into Canada's wild Yukon Territory. Check into your downtown Whitehorse hotel.
Day 5 Explorer Coach to Beaver Creek
Start your day with a lively visit with the sled dogs of Uncommon Journeys. Then, a natural history presentation near Kluane National Park, with lunch included. Marvel at ancient, glacier-carved valleys, braided rivers and monumental mountain ranges as you travel the historic Alaska- Canada Highway on your way to Canada's westernmost settlement. At Beaver Creek you'll catch the Yukon spirit at our famed Yukon Rendezvous Dinner Show (included) - a festive way to learn about local history and culture.
Day 6 Explorer Coach to Fairbanks
Get as far from civilization as most ever get - a delight for true nature lovers. The sights never fail to amaze from the magnificent Tetlin Wildlife Refuge, dramatic Wrangell Mountains and famed Trans Alaska Pipeline. Lunch is included in Tok. Along the way stop at Rika's Roadhouse, a noted Alaska State Park, for tempting homemade pie. Arrive in Alaska's "Golden Heart" city and enjoy frontier flavour.
Day 7 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 8 McKinley Explorer Rail to Denali National Park
Soak up panoramic scenery through huge domed windows and enjoy leisurely dining. Later, embark on a 5-hour official Denali Natural History Tour. Travel through moose habitat to Primrose Ridge. Tonight, opt for dinner in the lodge or at the dinner theatre.
Day 9 McKinley Explorer Rail to Anchorage
After a morning at leisure re-board the train and sightsee to Alaska's largest city. Transfer to your downtown hotel and say good bye to your Tour Director.
Day 10 Tour Ends in Anchorage
From $1199 US!
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
