Alaska Tour & Cruise

Your trip begins with a motorcoach transfer from central PA to the airport for a flight to Fairbanks. Upon arrival in Fairbanks, a transfer will be provided to your hotel where your Tour Director will greet you. Relax with a drink at your riverfront lodge, or explore downtown. Overnight at Pike’s Waterfront Lodge in a cabin or view room.

Breakfast is included prior to boarding your deluxe motorcoach for a city drive around Fairbanks. Then enjoy a scenic cruise down the Chena River on the Riverboat Discovery sternwheeler, visiting an Athabascan Indian Village and a dog sled camp. In the afternoon, depart for the scenic drive to Denali aboard your deluxe motorcoach. From 4:30 p.m., Denali is yours to explore. The Visitor Center offers fascinating natural history exhibits, films, and the opportunity to meet and speak to rangers. Overnight at The Grande Denali Lodge in a view room.

Enjoy an included breakfast before you explore Denali National Park on the Tundra Wilderness Tour. While in Denali, a local expert will introduce Denali National Park and its incredible taiga forests and rolling tundra in the ‘Welcome to the SubArctic’ presentation. After your tour, Denali is yours to discover. Embark on a guided four-mile hike as part of an optional land excursion, or explore the remote trails that surround your Lodge. Overnight at The Grande Denali Lodge in a view room.

Enjoy an included breakfast as part of your morning spent relaxing or exploring before boarding the Wilderness Express, a luxurious glass-domed railcar, for the scenic ride to Talkeetna. While travelling by rail, drinks are complementary. From 5:00 p.m., enjoy time on your own to explore nearby nature trails. Overnight at the Talkeetna Alaskan Lodge in a view room.

Breakfast is included. For most of the day, Talkeetna is yours to discover. Take in dramatic panoramic views that only climbers usually see, flying above Denali on an optional land excursion, or take a stroll in Talkeetna Lakes Park and watch for otters and beavers. In the afternoon, board the Wilderness Express for the scenic ride to Anchorage. While travelling by rail, drinks are complementary. From 8:30 p.m., Anchorage is yours to experience. Enjoy the lively bars and eclectic dining, or take a stroll along the Tony Knowles Coastal Trail that gently winds along the coast. Overnight at the Anchorage Marriott in Concierge level accommodations.

Breakfast is included before you start your day with an Anchorage city tour, including a visit to the Anchorage Museum, where you’ll learn about native cultures before departing for Seward. From 5:00 p.m., Seward is yours to discover. Hike up close to Exit Glacier and experience the dense blue ice while listening to it crackle, or stroll the rustic port town. Overnight at Seward Windsong Lodge in a deck room.

Enjoy an included breakfast after which you’ll embark on the Resurrection Bay Wildlife Cruise, viewing marine wildlife on the peninsula. In Seward, join the Summit for your 7 -night cruise to Vancouver.

Spend time this afternoon getting close to Hubbard Glacier, the largest calving glacier on the North American continent. The glacier routinely calves off icebergs as high as 10-story buildings, sending massive blocks of ice into the sea every few minutes.

Juneau is a city that gracefully balances frontier ruggedness with cosmopolitan flair. There are lots of options, including a visit to Mendenhall Glacier, a river of ice measuring 1.5 miles in width and over 6 miles in length.

The great Klondike Gold Rush lives on in Skagway’s charming downtown of restored 19th-century buildings and its historic railway.

Located near the city of Hoonah, and home to a historic cannery, Icy Strait Point also offers travelers the chance to view wildlife like humpback whales, orcas, seals, eagles, and brown bears, or to explore monuments to the region’s fishing heritage.

Known as the ‘Salmon Capital of the World’, Ketchikan is also the ancestral home of the Tlingit people, who have carved the world’s largest collection of totem poles. If you’re up for an optional adventure, take a canoe and nature trail excursion through the rain forest or a wilderness exploration followed by a sumptuous crab feast you can’t resist.

You’ll sail beyond the Inside Passage into the more protected Alaska Inside Passage. Home to diverse wildlife—orca, mountain goats, bald eagles, bears, puffins, sea otters and more—the complex labyrinth of fjords and bays are where whales and sea lions find refuge during the summer months. Spend the day relaxing on the Summit.

Transfer to the airport for your return flight, followed by a motorcoach transfer back to central PA.