| DAY 1 |
Depart from JFK International Airport to Seattle and onwards on Alaska Airlines to Anchorage. Transfer to your hotel via complimentary shuttle bus. Stay overnight in Anchorage. |
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| DAY 2 |
Transfer via courtesy hotel shuttle bus to Anchorage train station for your early departure on the Alaska Railroad to Seward. This scenic journey takes you along Cook Inlet and into the glacier filled Kenai Mountains. Upon arrival in Seward depart on a magnificent six hour cruise of Kenai Fjords National Park. The park boasts abundant wildlife, alpine and tidewater glaciers and breathtaking scenery. Return late afternoon to Seward for an overnight stay. |
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| DAY 3 |
This morning depart for your coach transfer from Seward to Talkeetna. This evening enjoy a two hour jet-boat safari to a wilderness site, where you will take a quarter mile nature walk to an authentic trapper's cabin, complete with original furnishings. See how trappers lived in ‘Bush’ Alaska at the turn of the century. You will also have the opportunity to view nesting bald eagles, beavers and possibly even moose and bears. |
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| DAY 4 |
Depart late morning by rail to Denali National Park arriving mid afternoon. The afternoon is free for optional tours such as river rafting and hiking. Overnight is spent near the park entrance. |
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| DAY 5 |
Early this morning, depart on a bus tour of Denali National Park. This full day tour takes you approx. 53 miles into the park. As you travel through the pristine wilderness, your experienced driver guide will provide an overview of the land and its wildlife. Along the way, stops will be made for viewing wildlife, such as bears and moose and for taking photographs. Following the tour, late afternoon you will travel by train to Fairbanks arriving at around 8pm. The following morning enjoy a Fairbanks sightseeing tour and visit the Alaska Pipeline and a gold mining dredge. Later sail the Chena and Tanana Rivers for 3½ hours, on the only authentic sternwheeler riverboat operating in Alaska. This narrated tour provides background on the area's natural history and the Athabascan Native culture. NB ? Depending on availability, the sightseeing tour might also depart in the afternoon and the riverboat tour in the morning. |
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| DAY 7 |
Transfer by complimentary shuttle bus to the airport to catch your short flight to Anchorage. Remainder of the day is at leisure. |
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| DAY 8 |
Depart from Anchorage on Alaska Airlines to Seattle and onwards on to New York. Alternatively why not extend your stay to Katmai National Park to witness the elusive brown bear. |
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