Tour Highlights
- Kenai Fjords National Park Boat Tour
- 2 nights Denali National Park w/Wildlife and Natural History Bus Tour
- Alaska State Ferry across Prince William Sound
- 2 nights Wrangell-St. Elias Natl. Park (our country’s largest) Historic Kennicott copper mining town; overnights in the “haunted” Ma Johnson hotel in McCarthy
- Optional (included) hikes in Girdwood’s temperate rainforest and onto Root Glacier in Wrangell-St. Elias National Park
- Two nights in the cozy, creekside Discovery Cabins in Hope
- Opportunities for optional Mt. McKinley and Wrangell-St. Elias flightseeing excursions
· · · · Indicates travel by Alaska Marine Highway (ferry) across the Prince William Sound
Abbreviated Itinerary
Day 1 Anchorage-Denali National Park; depart AM towards Park; visit Iditarod Headquarters; lunch in Wasilla; optional flightseeing; dinner and overnight just outside of the Park entrance
Day 2 Denali; Park Visitor Center for overview; guided natural history and wildlife tour into Denali National Park interior; afternoon walk at Park entrance; overnight Healy north of Park
Day 3 Denali-Gakona; drive across spectacular Denali Highway; old homestead visit; optional hike; Glennallen; Wrangell-St. Elias National Park (our country’s largest!) Visitor Center; overnight accommodations in the historic lodge on the Valdez-Eagle Trail.
Day 4 Gakona-McCarthy; historic museum; Chitina; follow old railroad grade 60 miles into heart of Wrangell-St. Elias National Park; cross Kennicott River on footbridge to reach historic McCarthy; overnight in the historic Ma Johnson Hotel
Day 5 Kennicott/McCarthy; travel four miles to abandoned town/mine of Kennicott; extensive exploration; hike to Root Glacier; lunch overlooking Kennicott & Root Glacier; optional flightseeing; dinner at McCarthy Lodge; overnight Ma Johnson Hotel
Day 6 McCarthy-Valdez; morning departure for Valdez across spectacular Thompson Pass; stops at Tiekel River and Worthington Glacier; Valdez museum; dinner; overnight B&B
Day 7 Valdez-Hope; board ferry for the spectacular trip across Prince William Sound to Whittier, passing Columbia Glacier; drive through mountain tunnels; road through Kenai Mtns. to end of the road frontier town of Hope; overnight Discovery Cabins along Bear Creek
Day 8 Seward-Hope; morning trip to Seward; board vessel for spectacular day tour of Kenai Fjords National Park to view marine life and glaciers; afternoon return through Moose Pass; overnight in creekside Discovery Cabins
Day 9 Hope-Anchorage; morning exploration around Hope (older than Anchorage!); optional gold panning; historical museum; visit Alaska Wildlife Conservation Center; lunch at the world class ski resort, Alyeska, in Girdwood; optional rainforest hike; late afternoon return to Anchorage
2019 Tour Dates & Pricing
| Dates | Trip Code | Comments |
| June 3 – June 11 | 9A1 | |
| June 17 – June 25 | 9A2 | |
| July 1 – July 9 | 9A3 | Fully Reserved |
| July 15 – July 23 | 9A4 | |
| Aug 5 – Aug 13 | 9A5 | |
| Aug 19 – Aug 27 | 9A6 | |
| Cost per person: $5185 | ||
| Group Size: Maximum of 10 | ||
