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ALASKA EXPLORER


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Luxury US Rail Tours

Explore Alaska on this refreshing 7-day escorted tour. Highlights include Fairbanks, the Alaska Pipeline, Denali National Park, and Anchorage City including a visit to the Alaska Native Heritage Center.


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Alaska Explorer and Images

  • Hotel accommodations for 9 nights
  • Breakfast daily, 1 dinner
  • Alaska Railroad from Denali to Anchorage
  • Sightseeing and scenic excursions per itinerary
  • Services of a professional tour guide
Scenic highlights of your trip include:
  • Fairbanks Museum
  • Alaska Pipeline
  • Denali National Park
  • Alaska Native Heritage Center

Day 1 - Fairbanks
Welcome to Fairbanks! Upon arrival, transfer to your hotel. Depending on your arrival time you may want to take time to explore Alaska's second largest city. Overnight Fairbanks.

Day 2 - Fairbanks Sightseeing
Enjoy breakfast and meet your traveling companions and guide who will be with you for the next seven days. This morning board your coach for a tour of Fairbanks including the Museum and the Alaska Pipeline. This afternoon board a sternwheeler for a cruise on the Chena and Tanana Rivers. Overnight Fairbanks. (B)

Day 3 - Fairbanks to Denali
After breakfast board your motorcoach for the drive to Denali National Park. After checking into your hotel, the afternoon is free to take advantage of the many activities in the Park. River rafting and flightseeing are examples of the things you can do. Overnight Denali. (B)

Day 4 - Denali Sightseeing
The morning is free to enjoy more optional activities in the Park. This afternoon, travel deep into Denali National Park on the Tundra Wilderness Tour. This tour is approximately eight hours and includes a snack box dinner and hot beverage. Overnight Denali. (B, Snack)

Day 5 - Denali to Anchorage
The morning is free for hiking or going to the Park's visitor center. Depart at 12:30 pm on the Alaska Railroad for your trip to Anchorage. One of the highlights today is the fertile Matanuska/Susitna Valley farming area, famous for the oversized vegetables, which result from the long hours of daylight. (B)

Day 6 - Anchorage Sightseeing
Enjoy a city tour of Anchorage including the historic downtown district and the Alaska Native Heritage Center. Tonight, feast on an Alaskan style meal and share tales from the road with your traveling companions at your Good Bye dinner. (B, D)

Day 7 - Anchorage departure
Your tour ends with a transfer to the Anchorage Airport for your flight home.

Hotels include the Rivers Edge Cottages, Denali Bluffs, and Clarion Suites Downtown.

Call 877-929-7245 today to book your Alaska Explorer vacation.
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