| Day
|
Port
|
| 1
|
Fairbanks
Overnight
downtown Fairbanks. |
| 2
|
Fairbanks
Your
EXTRA DAY in Fairbanks offers numerous adventures — lunch
included. Start your adventure on a cruise aboard the sternwheeler
Discovery III. You’ll learn about the Alaskan lifestyle
as you visit a replicated native village and view crafts,
a fishwheel in action and watch a bush pilot demonstration.
At Gold Dredge No. 8, browse the mining exhibits and pan
for gold during your informative tour. Enjoy a second night’s
stay in Fairbanks. |
| 3
|
Fairbanks/Denali
National Park
Board
your McKinley Explorer luxury domed rail car and enjoy an
optional breakfast and lunch served onboard the train in
the elegant dining room. Take in 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. Arrive and check into your inviting lodge. This
afternoon will find you exploring Denali National Park on
an informative 19-mile Natural History Tour. Note the feel
of a vast landscape traversed by only a narrow ribbon of
road. |
| 4
|
Denali
/Anchorage
Wake
up to a morning at leisure relaxing at your lodge or exploring
your surroundings on an optional tour. Then reboard the
McKinley Explorer for the continuation of your rail journey.
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 or river scene to another. Arrive in Anchorage
where the city backs up to a stunning skyline of mountains.
This may be Alaska’s largest and most cosmopolitan city,
but moose are known to wander into the suburbs and true
wilderness is as close as the back door. |
| 5
|
Anchorage/Seward
Step
aboard a luxury motor coach for the breathtaking drive along
the Seward Highway, an Alaska Scenic Byway. Watch for nesting
birds in Potter’s Marsh and beluga whales along Turnagain
Arm as you leave Anchorage behind. Then wander through the
Chugach and Kenai Mountains on your way to Seward on the
shores of Resurrection Bay. You may board your cruise ship
for lunch and then take some time in town to browse the
shops for one last souvenir. Set sail from Seward. |
| 6
|
College
Fjord cruising
While
spending a relaxing morning at sea, enter Prince William
Sound to the only place in Alaska that surrounds you on
three sides with flowing rivers of ice, named after the
leading Ivy League colleges. |
| 7
|
Glacier
Bay National Park scenic cruising
This
is Alaska’s number-one glacier experience. Cruise from the
Reid and Lamplugh glaciers to the mighty Johns Hopkins –
surrounded by rugged peaks and sheltering a seal pupping
ground. Linger for a full hour at the Grand Pacific and
Margerie glaciers while a National Park Service ranger shares
insights into the park’s history and wildlife. And a Huna
Totem native speaker will join the ship to impart the legend
and lore of this sacred place. |
| 8
|
Haines/
Skagway
This is the bald-eagle capital of Alaska. Tour the Chilkat
Bald Eagle Preserve, walk the historic fort or take a high-speed
catamaran to nearby Skagway to ride the White Pass &
Yukon Route railroad. This frontier port is full of options.
|
| 9
|
Juneau
Today, explore the lush Tongass National Forest or visit
the rustic shops in town. History buffs can browse the Alaska
State Museum. You’ll have the day to explore Mendenhall
Glacier or go whale watching, fishing or even dogsledding
on a glacier!. |
| 10
|
Ketchikan
Besides the main attractions – Creek Street, the Tongass
Historical Museum, Totem Bight State Park and Saxman Village
– there’s one other thing we highly recommend you do. A
flightseeing trip to breathtaking Misty Fjords National
Monument is essential. |
| 11
|
Inside
Passage scenic cruising
Steep coastal mountains and marine wildlife will be the
backdrop to a relaxing day at sea. Whether with a massage
in the Greenhouse Spa, a cooking lesson in the Culinary
Arts Center or a game of chance in the casino, you’ll discover
exciting daily activities and elegant service.
|
| 12
|
Disembark
in Vancouver
Tour ends. |
