This program focus on a classic Alaska and Yukon self drive itinerary. Travel on the historic gold-rush trail and visit Dawson City and Skagway, explore great northern national park areas, enjoy excellent wildlife, discover the vast untamed wilderness and majestic mountain scenery. Additional features include: a cruise through magnificent Prince William Sound with the large Columbia Glacier, grizzly bear observation within Denali National Park, a wildlife and whale watching cruise within Kenai Fjords National Park. Pan for gold, take a ride on the wild-side with an historic steam train along the infamous Chilkoot & White Pass Trails, visit Dawson City old time gambling halls and discover the Yukon’s Mystery at your own pace. This program may be combined with a flight tour to world famous Glacier Bay. This two week long northern adventure is a must for every northern traveler.

Departure Day

SUN, MON, WED, THU, SAT

14 Nights Accommodation including Tax

Prince William Sound Ferry Whittier - Valdez (Car)

15 Day Rental Car (Compact) - Upgrades available

Ferry Skagway - Haines (Passengers)

Unlimited Mileage

Ferry Skagway - Haines (Car)

Rental Car Licensing Fee - Airport Pick up

Denali National Park Fee

Rental Car Taxes

Denali Shuttle Bus Ticket

Rental Car Insurance

Kenai Fjords National Park Cruise including Lunch

Prince William Sound Ferry Whittier - Valdez (Passengers)

Tour Documentation

Anchorage - Talkeetna
Enjoy sweeping views of snowcapped mountain peaks while traveling from Anchorage on the George Parks Highway via Wasilla (Iditarod Museum) to Talkeetna - the base for most climbing expeditions and spectacular glacier flightseeing activities within the Alaska Mountain Range. Overnight: Talkeetna

Talkeetna - Denali National Park
Continue your tour along the Alaska Range through Denali State Park with countless wildlife viewing opportunities. Arrive at Denali Village. The parks office provides many informative ranger-naturalist programs, slide shows and sled dog demonstrations. Overnight: Denali National Park

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Denali National Park
Early departure (pre-reserved time & seating) for a full day national park and wildlife observation tour within the shadows of 20.320 foot Mt. McKinley to the Eielson Visitor Center or scenic Wonder Lake with a immense (best) view of “ the Mountain”. Watch for Grizzly Bears, Moose, Caribou, Wolf and Fox along the ridges and river beds or observe one of the 150 different bird species which inherit the park area. This trip offers some great hiking opportunities too. Return to the national park entrance anytime at your own pace. Overnight: Denali National Park

Denali National Park - Fairbanks
Short drive via Nenana (Alaska ice Classics) to Fairbanks. Visit the renown Alaska University Museum featuring Alaska's natural history best collection, Alaskaland and enjoy a river cruise with the Discovery III. Relax in the evening in a nice restaurant along the Chena River. Overnight: Fairbanks

Fairbanks - Dawson City
Travel towards Tok, Alaska. The community originated as an Alaska Road Commission camp for the construction of the Alaska - and Glenn Highways in the 1940s. Tok is often referred to as the "Dog Mushing Capital of Alaska". Continue your journey on the Top of the World Highway with endless views into spectacular alpine valleys. If you travel after the first hard frost - usually in mid August, the hills turn colors so brilliant that it seems almost unreal. You cross the mighty Yukon River and arrive in Dawson City. The legendary capital of the 1898 Gold rush is a living relic. After 100 years, miners are still digging for gold. Overnight in Dawson City.

Dawson City
Visit the historical buildings, Jack London and Robert Service cabins, abandoned commercial buildings and old stores that were the pulse of the gold rush capital in its hey-days. And as you drive through the heart of Dawson City, your imagination will run to the likes of Klondike Kate, Arizona Charlie Meadows and Diamond Tooth Gertie strolling down Dawson's boardwalks. Their spirit is as alive today as it was in 1898. From the one-time capital of the Yukon you'll follow history up Bonanza Creek(pan for gold) to Discovery Claim and Grand Forks once boasted a population of 10,000 where the Eldorado Creek and Upper Bonanza come together to form the "mighty" Bonanza Creek. Overnight: Dawson City

Dawson City - Whitehorse
Travel on the Klondike Highway along the mighty Yukon River and reach Yukon's capital city, Whitehorse - a city with a unique combination of pioneer values and urban sophistication. Overnight: Whitehorse

Whitehorse - Skagway
In the rush years of 1897 and 1898, Skagway and its ghost-town twin city of Dyea were the logical places to get off the boat to head off on the trek to the gold fields near the new city of Dawson City, Yukon Territory. Skagway instantly grew from a single homestead to a population of between 15,000 and 25,000. This was a wide-open boomtown, a true Wild West outpost that in its biggest years was completely without law other than the survival of the meanest. Then, almost as quickly as it started, the rush ended and the town deflated. Overnight: Skagway

Skagway - Haines (White Pass Railroad)
Today's highlight may be tour with a narrow-gauge railroad - completed in only two years in 1900's - to the gold-rush community of Skagway. (Optional) The steamer pulls the train a couple of miles, then diesels take the cars - some of them originals more than 100 years old - up steep tracks that were chipped out of the side of the mountains. Short ferry-cruise to Haines.

Haines - Kluane National Park
The highway winds over famous Chilkat Pass - the highest summit on this highway. You pass Klukshu, a native summer fishing camp with great photo opportunities Drive through the Chilkat Bald Eagle Preserve before arriving at Kluane National Park. This area boosts some of the largest non-polar icefields in the world. Visit the sheep mountain visitor center with its interpretive programs about the flora and fauna viewing telescopes. You may spot Dall Sheeps on the mountain slopes. Overnight: Burwash Landing

Kluane National Park - Tok
Drive through magnificent wilderness areas to Tok. Overnight: Tok

Tok - Wrangell St. Elias National Park
Continue on a scenic wilderness highway with truly magnificent sceneries. Enjoy some breathtaking views of Mt. Deborah (12.339'') Mt. Sanford (16.237'') and Mt. Drum (12.010'') within Wrangell St. Elias National Park. Overnight: Copper Center or Valdez

Valdez - Prince William Sound (Ferry) - Seward
Scenic cruise through Prince William Sound onboard the Alaska Marine Highway Ferry.Watch for Whales, Bald Eagles, Seals, Sea Lions and other marine wildlife. In the distance you'll see Columbia Glacier - one of the largest tidewater glacier in Alaska.Arrive in Whittier and drive to Seward, a small fishing community on the entrance to Kenai Fjords National Park. Tip: Explore the Sealife Center - the world's largest coldwater marine search institute. Overnight: Seward

Seward - Anchorage
In the morning take a cruise tour boat for an exciting 8-hour glacier and wildlife cruise into magnificent Aialik Bay with its calving glaciers and stunning scenery. (Cruise/Lunch included) On your return watch for sea lions, seals, puffins and other marine mammals. Leave Seward and enjoy sweeping views of snowcapped mountain peaks while traveling through the Kenai Mountains and along Turnagain Arm back to Anchorage. (Whale watching) Overnight: Anchorage

Anchorage
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Optional Rental Car Upgrades & Extensions including Tax

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