Fairbanks, Denali National Park, Anchorage, Seward, Skagwag, Vancouver
Tour Itinerary
Day 1 - Arrive Fairbanks (2 nights) Welcome to Fairbanks! A complimentary transfer is provided to the tour hotel. The rest of the day is at leisure. Located in the heart of Alaska’s interior, Fairbanks still retains its down-home frontier town feel and enjoys the midnight sun during the summer solstice.
Hotel: Wedgewood Resort
Day 2 - Fairbanks sightseeing & at leisure Discover Fairbanks, rich in history surrounding the Alaska Gold Rush and Trans-Alaska Pipeline eras. Sail along the Chena and Tanana Rivers on the Riverboat Discovery. Along the way, you’ll visit a recreated Athabascan village where native Alaskans will explain the importance of wildlife to their culture. Next, visit champion dogs at the kennel of the late Iditarod champion Susan Butcher and hear tales from a senior handler about life on the trail. Tonight, enjoy a Welcome Drink hosted by your Tour Director, followed by dinner (Full breakfast / Dinner)
Day 3 - Fairbanks – Denali National Park (2 nights) Head south through the northern boreal forests of the Tanana River Valley, an area made famous by the Gold Rush. The valley now provides a spectacular panorama of birch, aspen and willow trees in a tapestry of changing colors throughout the season. Along today’s journey, your Tour Director will reveal a Hidden Treasure. This afternoon arrive in Denali National Park, home to awe-inspiring Mount McKinley, the highest peak in North America at 20,320 feet. Settle in for a two-night stay and revel in Denali’s colorful past at the Denali Dinner Theatre this evening. (Full breakfast / Highlight dinner)
Hotel: Denali Bluffs Hotel
Day 4 - Denali National Park excursion & at leisure Relax in the grandeur of North America’s last wilderness. Maybe take an optional rafting trip on the Nenana River or a guided hike through this awesome landscape. This afternoon, venture into the heart of Denali on a guided Tundra Wilderness excursion. Traveling into the heart of the pristine wilderness, keep an eye out for moose, bear, Dall sheep, caribou and other wildlife in their natural habitat while listening to the onboard naturalist’s commentary on the history and geography of Denali. A light box lunch will be provided onboard. (Full breakfast / Lunch)
Day 5 - Denali – Alaska Railroad – Anchorage (2 nights) Time at leisure to bask in the beauty of Denali National Park until it is time to board the famous Alaska Railroad for the scenic journey to Anchorage. Relax in comfortable reclining seats with large picture windows offering prime views. Listen to the expert commentary of the staff while admiring the robust beauty outside. Relax in the vista dome car and enjoy a variety of dining options. Travel through Broad Pass, which at 2,363 feet is the highest point on the railroad and where caribou migrate through each fall. Close to Anchorage, heavy birch forests lead to the Knik and Matanuska Rivers. (Full breakfast)
Hotel: Clarion Suites
Day 6 - Anchorage sightseeing & at leisure Join an orientation tour of Anchorage, Alaska’s largest community which popped up along the banks of Ship Creek as a tent city back in 1915. With a rich history in rail and road transportation, ample natural resources and amenities like fine dining, shopping and entertainment, Anchorage offers a big city feel with a small town atmosphere. Explore the historic downtown district and the shores of Cook Inlet. Visit the Alaska Native Heritage Center, a gathering place that celebrates Alaska’s Native cultures. Walk along wooded paths past indigenous villages and meet with Natives from different parts of this land. The rest of the afternoon is yours to do as you please. This evening, join your new-found friends at a Farewell Dinner and toast to your Alaskan adventure. (Full breakfast / Farewell dinner)
Day 7 - Anchorage – Kenai Fjords National Park – Seward Passengers on the 14-Day Land Tour & Cruise follow the same itinerary as Day 7 above, until the afternoon when upon returning back to Seward from the Kenai Fjords National Park sightseeing cruise, you’ll bid farewell to your traveling companions and board Holland America’s ms Statendam or ms Ryndam. This evening, set sail on an unforgettable 7-Day Glacier Discovery Cruise from Seward to Vancouver, Canada. (Full breakfast / Lunch / Dinner)
Day 8 - Scenic Cruising – College Fjord Some of the best glacier viewing in the state are tucked into the northwest corner of Prince William Sound at College Fjord. Winding down from mountains and through valleys and fjords, these massive rivers of ice are often moving, periodically dropping their bounty into the sea. This fjord boasts the largest collection of tidewater glaciers in the world. There are 16 glaciers named after Ivy League colleges. This is the only place in Alaska where you’ll be surrounded on three sides with flowing rivers of ice. Occasionally, humpback whales can be seen during the summer, as more than 2,000 feed in the waters off Alaska. (Full breakfast / Lunch / Dinner)
Day 9 - Scenic Crusing – Glacier Bay National Park In the watery wilderness of Glacier Bay National Park, behold a landscape at its moment of creation. Your ship gives you the opportunity to witness the life of virgin land from Sitka-spruce forests alive with grizzlies and wolves, to the algae, lichens and mosses that were the beginnings of life in the region. The shrill noises of modern life are replaced with the thunderous boom of building-size icebergs calving into the sea from vast ice rivers. It is raw, primeval and unforgettable. (Full breakfast / Lunch / Dinner)
Day 10 - Haines Cradled at the base of the Chilkat Peninsula, the picturesque town of Haines is located on America’s longest fjord and boasts the largest annual gathering of American bald eagles. Local highlights include the Chilkat Bald Eagle Preserve, where upward of 4,000 bald eagles gather to gorge on spawning salmon; the American Eagle Foundation, which educates the public about America’s national bird through a variety of interesting and informational exhibits; and Fort William H. Seward, the first army post built in Alaska. Or perhaps take a high-speed catamaran to Skagway, gateway to the Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park. (Full breakfast / Lunch / Dinner)
Day 11 - Juneau Juneau is a place to let your imagination run wild. Stop in rustic shops offering jade and ivory sculptures, silver jewelry, wooden masks, intricate beadwork and apparel designed by native Alaskans. Visit Gold Rush-era bars such as the Alaska Hotel with its ornate Victorian furnishings, or the Red Dog Saloon showcasing Wyatt Earp’s gun. Perhaps climb aboard the Mount Roberts Tramway or follow in the footsteps of the original North Americans as you explore the Mendenhall Glacier and the immense Juneau Icefields just outside the city. And there is no need to hurry; daylight here lasts well into the evening! (Full breakfast / Lunch / Dinner)
Day 12 - Ketchikan Welcome to the salmon capital of the world! Part of the town is built along a steep hillside and part is built on pilings over the water where bald eagles watch from waterside perches. An outstanding collection of totem poles makes the town an essential stop for anyone interested in native art. To make the most of your time ashore, consider taking an optional guided tour through town, a harbor cruise or a float plane “flightseeing” trip. (Full breakfast / Lunch / Dinner)
Day 13 - Scenic Crusing – Inside Passage Enter a region so isolated, it can only be accessed by sea or air. Come face-to-face with the grandeur of the Ice Age as you slowly glide past a maze of bays, glaciercarved fjords, channels and waterways protected from the open sea by islands and other land masses. Your ship is designed for Alaskan cruising with its airy lounges, teak decks and roomy verandahs, allowing for comfortable observation of the everchanging panorama of unspoiled virgin forests and vast wilderness that stretch all the way from Alaska to British Columbia. (Full breakfast / Lunch / Dinner)
Day 14 - Depart Vancouver Sail into Vancouver Harbour early this morning. After disembarking, take your complimentary transfer to Vancouver International Airport or the tour hotel in Vancouver for passengers extending their stay. (Full breakfast)
Please do not schedule any flights before 1:00pm
What's Included
Sightseeing Highlights
Fairbanks Take a paddlewheel boat down the Tanana and Chena Rivers; visit an Athabascan Village and meet Native Alaskans; meet champion
Iditarod dogs and learn about life on the trail.
Denali National Park Spend two relaxing nights in one of Alaska’s most popular destinations; join a guided wilderness excursion; enjoy the Denali Theatre.
Alaska Railroad Ride the rails through Alaska’s pristine wilderness.
Anchorage Explore Alaska’s largest city; learn about Alaska’s fi rst people at the Alaska Native Heritage Center.
Kenai Fjords National Park Cruise this national park fi lled with dramatic
glaciers and abundant wildlife.
Seward Discover one of Alaska’s oldest and most delightful towns; travel the scenic Seward Highway, a designated All-American Road.
Dining Hightlights
7 full breakfasts
2 light box lunches in Denali and Kenai Fjords National Parks
1 three-course dinner
Local highlight dinner and show in Denali National Park
Farewell Dinner with wine in Anchorage
All meals onboard the Glacier Discovery Alaska Cruise
First Class Travel Highlights
First Class hotel accommodation includes two-bedded rooms with private facilities, all hotel service charges and tips, baggage handling fees and local taxes.
Touring by luxury air-conditioned motorcoach with reclining seats and onboard restroom.
The services of one of Trafalgar’s top professional Tour Directors on the Land-only portion of the tour.
Train journey aboard the Alaska Railroad from Denali National Park to Anchorage.
A stylish wallet, travel documents and Welcome on Tour book with map.
Complimentary airport transfers are provided on Day 1 and Day 8 (Land-only) or Day 14 (Land & Cruise).
Airport Transfers
Complimentary transfers on Day 1 from Fairbanks International Airport to the Trafalgar hotel in Fairbanks and on Day 8 from Seward to Anchorage Airport and the Trafalgar hotel in Anchorage.
On all tours round trip arrival and departure transfers are included on the arrival and departure day of your tour. Should you arrive or depart at other times, Trafalgar is pleased to offer inexpensive transfers via scheduled shuttle service or mini van. Please ask at the time of confirming your reservation for these services to be booked.
Alaska Voyage of the Glaciers Cruise Luxury 7-night cruise aboard Princess Cruises on amenity-filled Coral Princess or Island Princess Ships.
Luxury 7-night cruise aboard Holland America Line.
Your choice of Inside, Ocean-view or Verandah Stateroom.
All meals onboard.
Personal Choice Dining.
Personal Choice Activities, entertainment, spa & fitness.
Unless otherwise noted, fares do not include all applicable taxes, charges and government imposed fees. Click here for more information on air fees and taxes.
