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22 day Alaskan Adventure - ex Anchorage
From $2565 AUD
Ends In: Anchorage
Duration: 22 Days.
Departs: Selected Saturdays
Group Size: max 13
Transport: Private van, ferry, walking
Accommodation: Hostel (1 nt), camping (20 nts)
Activity: Adventure Tour
Ages: 18+
Tour Code: SOAA
Operator Code: SUNTRK
Canada
- Explore one of the world’s last frontiers
- Admire mammoth Mt McKinley
- Spot elk one day and whales the next
- Have a close-encounter with the US emblem
- Pan for gold in Whitehorse
- Discover the legend of the White Pass & Yukon Route Railway
- Soak in Takhini’s mineral springs
- Experience the grandeur of Mt St Elias
- Survey creaking tidewater glaciers
Day 1 Anchorage
Spend free time exploring this old railroad-construction port.
Days 2-4 Denali National Park
Hike, raft or take a scenic flight over Denali. Visit mammoth Mt McKinley - at a formidable 6,154 m, it's North America's tallest mountain.
Day 5 Delta Junction
Spend a day travelling through Fairbanks, Alaska's second largest city, then set up camp at scenic Delta Junction.
Day 6 Kluane National Park
Farewell Alaska and enter Canada's Yukon. Camp against a backdrop of gleaming lakes and snow-capped mountains.
Days 7-8 Skagway
Experience a close encounter with the USA's national emblem at the Chilkat Bald Eagle Preserve at Haines. Take the ferry to Skagway, a historically significant port town from the gold-rush era.
Day 9 Takhini Hot Springs
Relive the glory days at the White Pass Yukon Route Station - former terminus of the White Pass and Yukon Route Railway - and in free time, try panning for gold. Head to Takhini's springs for a relaxing mineral soak.
Days 10-11 Dawson City
Travel to the heart of the Klondike and learn about the gold rush at Bonanza Creek.
Day 12 Tok
Roll along the Top of the World Highway to head back to Alaska. Camp in the dog-sledding town of Tok.
Days 13-14 Wrangell-St Elias National Park
This park boasts the continent's largest assemblage of glaciers, mountain ranges and peaks above 4,870 m. There is an option to cycle, hike, fish or take a scenic flight. Spend the night camping in nearby Macarthy, which serves as the base for exploration into the park.
Days 15-16 Valdez
Fish, hike, bike, trek or cruise the Prince William Sound to view the Columbia Glacier.
Day 17 Anchorage
There's time to explore Alaska's largest city at night or simply rest at the campsite.
Days 18-19 Seward
Look out for the blue ice of Portage Glacier en route to Seward. Grab the option to take a cruise around the glaciers of Kenai Fjords National Park, admiring the Harding Icefield and tidewater glaciers, before following the road up to spectacular Exit Glacier. In free time, whiz through the cold air on a dog sled or try halibut fishing.
Day 20 Homer
Be enchanted by the beauty of the Kenai Peninsula.
Days 21-22 Anchorage
Keep an eye out for beluga whales on the way back to Anchorage, where the adventure concludes.
meals included: The kitty covers some breakfasts & dinners while camping on this trip. The kitty is an optional payment of US$70 per week of your trip and is used to pay for some group meals.
important notes: Please bring your own sleeping bag. Recommended earliest possible flight departure time is 8:00am on day 22.
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