2023042 Alaska: Call of the Wild

06/22/2023-06/29/2023 Thur-Thur Trip#2023042

Alaska: Call of the Wild

Highlights:

• Anchorage

• 2 nights in Denali

• 3 Nights in Seward

• Domed Rail Journey

• Denali Nat'l Park

• Tundra Wilderness Tour

• Mt. McKinley

• Kenai Fjords National Park

• Glacier & Wildlife Cruise

• Seward

Includes:

Roundtrip Airfare - PHL, 10 Meals: 6 -Breakfasts, 2 - Lunches & 2-Dinners, Professional Tour Director, Motorcoach Transportation, Hotel Transfers, Admissions per Itinerary, Sightseeing per Itinerary, and Baggage Handling at Hotels.

Make your final payment by check and receive a $100 per person discount. Pricing includes insurance cost.

***Pricing & Itinerary subject to change as are entrance requirements due to the changing circumstances***

Day 1

Welcome to Alaska! Arrive into Anchorage, Alaska largest city located between the Chugach Mountains and the Cook Inlet. Meet your Tour Director and transfer to your hotel.

Day 2

This morning transfer to the Anchorage Rail Depot where you will board a Deluxe Dome Rail-car for full day scenic rail jounrey north to Denali National Park. Sit back, relax and enjoy breakfast on board this picturesque train ride as your train guide provide expert commentary. View magnificent panoramas along the route, including Susitna River, the longest in South Central Alaska , with its premier streams sometimes plentiful with salmon and rainbow trout. Enjoy incredible landscape at every turn from your glass-ceiling railcar. Enjoy lunch on your own in the private dining car aboard. Watch for a glimpse of the majestic Denali and wildlife along the way. Arrive at your Denali Hotel and check in for a two night stay. Enjoy an included Welcome Dinner this evening.

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Day 3

Awake in Denali, a region of unspoiled beauty, home to awe inspiring Denali, the highest peak in North America Travel deep into Denali National Park on the 5-6 hour Tundra Wilderness Tour with an opportunity to see Denali.l Search the vast wilderness for brown bear, moose, caribou, Dall sheep on the mountainsides and eagles soaring above. This journey is narrated allowing insight into the animals and flora of this spectacular region. A light snack is included. Return to the hotel in the afternoon with free time to relax or explore this pristine area at your own leisureor join an optional tour.

Day 4

Following breakfast this morning board your motor coach and travel south to the costal community of seward. Stops will be made en route including a visit to a Local Farm in the Matanuska Susitna Valley area including lunch. Your day continues to Seward along scenic Seward Highway. The Seward Highway hugs the dramatic shorelines of Turnagain Arm, arguably one of the most beautiful stretches of highway in America. Each turn reveals another scenic wonder. Keep an eye out for Dail sheep uphigh in the cliffs along with moose, bear, and eagles along the way. Later arrive in Seward and unpack for a three night stay.

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Day 5

Following breakfast, board a Glacier and Wildlife Cruise and travel through the magestic Kenai Fjords National Parl. Explore the face of a glacier and keep your eyes open for seals, sea lions, sea otters, whales, bears, eagles, and puffins throughout this half-day exploration cruise. Lunch is included on voard. Return to the harbor for an evening at leisure and dinner on your own.

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Day 6

Following breakfast, the entire day is free to explore Seward as you wish, shop and relax. An optional tour will be available today to visit the Alaska Sea Life Center. Alaska's premier public aquarium and Alaska's only permanent marine mammal rehabilitation facility. Enjoy a Farewell Dinner this evening.

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Day 7

Transfer to the Anchorage airport for your flight home with incredible memories.

B=Breakfast, L=Lunch, D=Dinner

Below is a list of pick-up points available on this tour.