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20 Day Alaska And The Yukon: Land & Sea Tour

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20 Day Alaska and the Yukon: Land Sea Style: Classic Touring Travel Months: July August Day 1: Arrive in Calgary, AB Your adventure begins as you arrive in Calgary Albertas Cowboy City. Transfer to your . .
Country: Canada
City: Calgary
Duration: 20 Day(s) - 19 Night(s)
Tour Category: Seasonal Events Tours
Departure Date: Thu 01 Jan '99
Package Itinerary

20 Day Alaska and the Yukon: Land & Sea

Style: Classic Touring

Travel Months: July & August

Day 1: Arrive in Calgary, AB

Your adventure begins as you arrive in Calgary – Alberta’s Cowboy City. Transfer to your downtown hotel and enjoy the rest of the day at leisure before starting your tour tomorrow morning.

Overnight: International Hotel

Day 2: Calgary - Grande Prairie, AB

Meet fellow passengers and your guide this morning at a welcome breakfast. Travel north and pass through Edmonton, a city that maintains its ties to the Klondike past. Watch the beauty unfold through Northern Alberta and see grandiose lakes, mighty rivers, abundant wildlife, and untapped wilderness.

Overnight: Service Plus Inns & Suites (Breakfast)

Day 3: Grande Prairie - Fort Nelson, BC

Travel through the great northern prairie region of Alberta en route to Dawson Creek, stopping at Mile 0 of the Alaska Highway. Continue into British Columbia’s picturesque Peace Country with its abundance of natural history and agricultural land.

Overnight: Lakeview Inn & Suites (Breakfast, Lunch)

Day 4: Fort Nelson - Watson Lake, YT

Journey through peaceful valleys and alpine meadows and arrive for a brief stop at Liard Hot Pools, Canada’s most spectacular natural hot springs. Be sure to dip your toes into this natural hot pool. This evening tour the Northern Lights Centre and experience the folklore and the science of the Northern Lights.

Overnight: Andrea’s Hotel (Breakfast)

Day 5: Watson Lake - Whitehorse, YT

The day begins at the world-famous Sign Post Forest that gives you a down-to-earth view of global navigation. Did you bring a sign from your home to put up? Cross the Nisutlin Bay Bridge, longest on the Alaska Highway, into Teslin, Yukon. Enjoy the reflections of the glorious mountain ranges in the crystal clear lakes that dot the area en route to Whitehorse, the capital of the Yukon. Your Whitehorse tour includes Miles Canyon, the Fish Ladder, and the SS Klondike Sternwheeler National Historic Site.

Overnight: Best Western Gold Rush Inn (Breakfast)

Day 6: Whitehorse - Dawson City, YT

Continue north on the Klondike Highway past Lake Laberge, made famous by Robert Service’s poem, “The Cremation of Sam McGee”. Stop to view the Carmacks Interpretive River Front Boardwalk and the beautiful Five Finger Rapids. Arrive in Dawson City, the heart of the Klondike Gold Rush. Tonight visit Diamond Tooth Gertie’s Gambling Hall, Canada’s oldest and most unique casino featuring can-can girls led by Diamond Tooth Gertie herself.

Overnight: Downtown Hotel (Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner)

Day 7: Dawson City, YT

Revisit history today as you experience an enormous Gold Mining Dredge, one of the largest wood hulled, bucket line dredges in North America, then pan for your own fortune in gold. This afternoon relax and enjoy a leisurely afternoon as you explore the boardwalk shops of this town and recall the gold-crazed frenzy of Dawson City’s past.

Overnight: Downtown Hotel (Breakfast)

Day 8: Dawson City – Tok, AK

North to Alaska! Today you travel over the Top of the World Highway and stop at the unique town of Chicken named after the state bird – the Ptarmigan that resembles a chicken. Then it’s on to the Village of Tok, where the Eagle Trail crosses the Tanana River and the sternwheelers once plied the river.

Overnight: Young’s Motel (Breakfast)

Day 9: Tok - Fairbanks, AK

Mail your postcards this morning at the North Pole, Alaska, and stop by Santa Claus House. Continue on to Fairbanks, the hub of Alaska’s heartland. This afternoon board the Sternwheeler Discovery for a cruise of the Chena and Tanana Rivers.

You will see a bush plane taking off from a bush-style runway, witness the wedding of the rivers, and gain insight into the ancient Athabascan Indian culture on a personalized tour of the Chena Native Village. Tonight step back in time and visit Alaska land for a delicious baked salmon dinner, followed by a musical revue at the Palace Theatre and Saloon.

Overnight: Pike’s Waterfront Lodge (Breakfast, Dinner)

Day 10: Fairbanks – Denali, AK

Incredible vistas provide a feast for the eyes today on your journey through the town of Nenana to Denali National Park & Reserve. The panoramic views of the famed Alaska Range continue to take your breath away as you see Mt McKinley – North America’s highest peak.

This afternoon experience a wildlife tour into the heart of Denali National Park. This tour offers a great opportunity to see wildlife in the park, in particular, grizzly bears, caribou, moose, and even wolves. Return to Denali early evening.

Overnight: Denali Bluffs (Breakfast, Lunch, Boxed Lunch)

Day 11: Denali – Anchorage, AK

Your destination today is Alaska’s largest city, Anchorage. Explore the past and experience the first people at the Alaska Native Heritage Centre, Anchorage’s premier cultural attraction. Hear the songs and stories and see the dancers. This evening enjoys a group dinner with your new friends.

Overnight: Hilton Anchorage (Breakfast, Dinner)

Day 12: Prince William Sound Cruise

Today experience one of the tour highlights, cruising the calm and protected waters of Prince William Sound accompanied by a National Forest Interpreter. The vessel hugs the coastline and the icebergs glide silently by. Pulling into a bay, the vessel floats right up to a 1700-foot high active tidewater glacier, a river of ice. Sea otters, eagles, puffins, sea lions, whales, and glacier wildlife. Delicious onboard lunch includes prime rib and salmon. This is wild and dramatic Alaska up close.

Overnight: Hilton Anchorage (Breakfast, Lunch)

Day 13: Board Westerdam

Transfer to Seward to board Holland America’s Westerdam for a 7-day cruise.

(Breakfast, Dinner)

Day 14: At Sea

Enjoy a full day cruising the Alaska coast.

(Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner)

Day 15: Glacier Bay, AK

With park naturalists, get up close and personal with rivers of ice flowing into the sea. Arrive at 8:30 am, depart at 6:30 pm.

(Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner)

Day 16: Haines, AK

Situated at the head of America’s longest fjord, go kayaking or fishing for the day. Arrive at 6:30 am, depart at 9:00 pm.

(Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner)

Day 17: Juneau, AK

Alaska’s capital city beckons, with excursions to Mendenhall Glacier. Arrive at 8:00 am, depart at 6:00 pm.

(Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner)

Day 18: Ketchikan, AK

Visit the town on stilts – and don’t forget the Red Light District! Arrive at 11:00 am, depart at 7:00 pm.

(Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner)

Day 19: Inside Passage, BC

Full day cruising the scenic Inside Passage of the BC Coast.

(Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner)

Day 20: Depart Vancouver, BC

Arrive in Vancouver at Canada Place at 7:00 am.

(Breakfast)

Tour Includes:

19 nights of accommodation (3.5–4 star), professional driver-guide, transportation on deluxe motorcoach, 40 meals: 19 breakfasts, 11 lunches, 10 dinners, airport transfer in Calgary, and cruise transfers in Anchorage and Vancouver (cruise must be booked through Anderson Vacations for cruise transfers to be included).

Highlights:

Alaska Highway
Mile 0 and Sign Post Forest
Liard Hot Pools
Northern Lights Centre
SS Klondike National Historic Site
Five Finger Rapids
Carmacks Boardwalk
Diamond Tooth Gerties
Gold Mining Dredge
Top of the World Highway
Alaska land
Palace Grand Theatre
Sternwheeler Discovery Cruise
Chena Native Village
Denali National Park
Alaska Native Heritage Center
Prince William Sound Cruise
7 Day Alaska Cruise

Pricing is per person(does not include 3.5% tax + port fees)

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