North America Travel: Alaskan Adventure Tour

Explore one of the world’s last frontiers - Alaska.

General Info

Explore one of the world’s last frontiers, Admire mammoth Mt McKinley, Spot elk one day and whales the next, Have a close-encounter with the US emblem, Pan for gold in Whitehorse, Discover the legend of the White Pass & Yukon Route Railway, Soak in Takhini’s mineral springs, Experience the grandeur of Mt St Elias, Survey creaking tidewater glaciers

Info

Duration:

2 weeks to 4 weeks

Activities:

Travel Tours

Location:

USA

Countries:

United States

Tour Code:

SOAA

Itinerary

Day 1 Anchorage

Spend free time exploring this old railroad-construction port.

Days 2-4 Denali National Park

Hike, raft or take a scenic flight over Denali. Visit mammoth Mt McKinley - at a formidable 6,154 m, it's North America's tallest mountain.

Day 5 Delta Junction

Spend a day travelling through Fairbanks, Alaska's second largest city, then set up camp at scenic Delta Junction.

Day 6 Kluane National Park

Farewell Alaska and enter Canada's Yukon. Camp against a backdrop of gleaming lakes and snow-capped mountains.

Days 7-8 Skagway

Experience a close encounter with the USA's national emblem at the Chilkat Bald Eagle Preserve at Haines. Take the ferry to Skagway, a historically significant port town from the gold-rush era.

Day 9 Takhini Hot Springs

Relive the glory days at the White Pass Yukon Route Station - former terminus of the White Pass and Yukon Route Railway - and in free time, try panning for gold. Head to Takhini's springs for a relaxing mineral soak.

Days 10-11 Dawson City

Travel to the heart of the Klondike and learn about the gold rush at Bonanza Creek.

Day 12 Tok

Roll along the Top of the World Highway to head back to Alaska. Camp in the dog-sledding town of Tok.

Days 13-14 Wrangell-St Elias National Park

This park boasts the continent's largest assemblage of glaciers, mountain ranges and peaks above 4,870 m. There is an option to cycle, hike, fish or take a scenic flight. Spend the night camping in nearby Macarthy, which serves as the base for exploration into the park.

Days 15-16 Valdez

Fish, hike, bike, trek or cruise the Prince William Sound to view the Columbia Glacier.

Day 17 Anchorage

There's time to explore Alaska's largest city at night or simply rest at the campsite.

Days 18-19 Seward

Look out for the blue ice of Portage Glacier en route to Seward. Grab the option to take a cruise around the glaciers of Kenai Fjords National Park, admiring the Harding Icefield and tidewater glaciers, before following the road up to spectacular Exit Glacier. In free time, whiz through the cold air on a dog sled or try halibut fishing.

Day 20 Homer

Be enchanted by the beauty of the Kenai Peninsula.

Days 21-22 Anchorage

Keep an eye out for beluga whales on the way back to Anchorage, where the adventure concludes.

Additional Info

Travel

  • Minibus

Accomodation

  • Accomodation Included
  • Camping

Duration:

2 weeks to 4 weeks

What's Included / Excluded:

USD 2170

Start Dates:

select Saturdays in June, July and August

Booking / Enquiry

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