Day 1 - Thursday, 8/14/2025 Fly to Anchorage
Welcome to Alaska! Arrive into Anchorage, Alaska largest city located between the Chugach Mountains and the Cook Inlet. Meet your Tour Manager and transfer to your hotel.
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Day 2 - Friday, 8/15/2025 - Breakfast - Dinner Dome Rail Journey
This morning transfer to the Anchorage Rail Depot and board a Deluxe Dome Rail-car for a full day scenic rail journey north to Denali National Park. Sit back, relax and enjoy breakfast onboard this picturesque train ride as your train guide provides expert commentary. View magnificent panoramas along the route, including the Susitna River, the longest in South Central Alaska. Enjoy incredible landscape at every turn from your glass-ceiling rail-car. Enjoy lunch on your own in the private dining car aboard. Watch for a glimpse of majestic Denali and wildlife along the way. Arrive at your Denali Hotel and check in for a two night stay. Enjoy an included Welcome Dinner this evening. |
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Day 3 - Saturday, 8/16/2025 - Breakfast Denali National Park
Awaken in Denali, a region of unspoiled beauty, home to awe-inspiring Denali, the highest peak in North America. Travel deep into Denali National Park on the 5-6 hour Tundra Wilderness Tour with an opportunity to see Denali. Search the vast wilderness for brown bear, moose, caribou, Dall sheep on the mountainsides, and eagles soaring above. This journey is narrated, allowing insight into the animals and flora of this spectacular region. A light snack is included. Return to the hotel in the afternoon with free time to relax or explore this pristine area at your leisure or join an optional tour.
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Day 4 - Sunday, 8/17/2025 - Breakfast - Lunch To Seward
Following breakfast this morning board your motor coach and travel south to the coastal community of Seward. Stops will be made enroute including a visit to a Local Farm in the Matanuska Susitna Valley area including lunch. Your day continues to Seward along scenic Seward Highway. The Seward Highway hugs the dramatic shorelines of Turnagain Arm, arguably one of the most beautiful stretches of highway in America. Each turn reveals another scenic wonder. Keep an eye out for Dall sheep up high in the cliffs along with moose, bear, and eagles. Later arrive in Seward and unpack for a three night stay.
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Day 5 - Monday, 8/18/2025 - Breakfast - Lunch Kenai Fjords National Park
Following breakfast, board a Glacier and Wildlife Cruise and travel through majestic Kenai Fjords National Park. Explore the face of a glacier and keep your eyes open for seals, sea lions, sea otters, whales, bears, eagles, and puffins throughout this half-day exploration cruise. Lunch is included on board. Return to the harbor for an evening at leisure and dinner on your own.
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Day 6 - Tuesday, 8/19/2025 - Breakfast - Dinner Seward at Leisure
Following breakfast, the entire day is free to explore Seward as you wish. An optional tour will be available today to visit the Alaska Sea Life Center, Alaska’s premier public aquarium and Alaska’s only permanent marine mammal rehabilitation facility. Enjoy a Farewell Dinner this evening.
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Day 7 - Wednesday, 8/20/2025 - Breakfast Return Home
Transfer to Anchorage and fly home**.
**Flights home might arrive Day 8 due to the transfer from Seward to Anchorage & overnight flights out of Anchorage. |
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