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Experience the land of bald eagles, totem poles, calving glaciers, and majestic wildlife. Tauck's Alaska travel adventure shows you the best of this stunning landscape by land, sea, and air. Half of your 15-day journey is spent cruising Prince William Sound, Glacier Bay, and the Inside Passage aboard a Princess ship. Tour Fairbanks, Juneau, Skagway, and Ketchikan, go wildlife watching in Denali National Park, and pan for gold in Fairbanks. Take a floatplane aerial tour over glaciers, two scenic rail journeys, a river paddlewheel trip, a tramway ride to a high peak, and a raft trip in a bald eagle preserve. Your Alaska travel is fully escorted from Anchorage to Vancouver.
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Day 1: Alaska travel begins
Tauck's Grand Alaska travel adventure begins at 6:30 PM at The Hotel Captain
Cook. A transfer is included from Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport to
The Hotel Captain Cook, overlooking Cook Inlet, downtown Anchorage, and the
Chugach Mountains. Join us for a welcome reception and dinner tonight.
Meals: Dinner
Lodging: The Hotel Captain Cook, Anchorage
Day 2: Alaskan traditions and a modern pipeline
Learn about the lifestyles, traditions, and crafts of Alaska's indigenous tribes
at the Alaska Native Heritage Center. Take a different Alaska travel mode today
on a flight to Fairbanks, established during the gold rush. See the Alaskan
pipeline connecting Arctic oil fields with the Port of Valdez.
Meals: Breakfast, dinner
Lodging: Fairbanks Princess Riverside Lodge, Fairbanks
Day 3: Pan for gold and find out what happens at a salmon bake
Try your luck panning for gold at a local gold mine, and visit other cultural
heritage sites in Fairbanks. Enjoy a salmon bake and musical revue at your
riverside lodge this evening.
Meals: Breakfast, lunch, dinner
Lodging: Fairbanks Princess Riverside Lodge, Fairbanks
Day 4: Paddlewheel boat trip
Cruise the Chena River on a historic paddlewheel boat, and then tour some of
Fairbanks' landmarks. Continue your Alaska travel through the state's interior
to Denali National Park; your lodge overlooks the Nenana River.
Meals: Breakfast, lunch, dinner
Lodging: Denali Princess Wilderness Lodge, Denali
Day 5: Explore Denali National Park
A highlight of any Alaska travel experience is a visit to Denali National Park,
a six-million-acre UNESCO Biosphere Reserve highlighted by North America's
highest mountain, 20,320-foot Mt. McKinley. Look for grizzly bears, moose,
caribou, and Dall sheep.
Meals: Breakfast, dinner
Lodging: Denali Princess Wilderness Lodge, Denali
Day 6: Private glacier tour by floatplane
Experience the thrill of flying over glaciers, fjords, and mountain passes in a
floatplane. Fly over the Chugach Mountains, Prince William Sound, and the
glaciers of College Fjord.
Meals: Breakfast, lunch, dinner
Lodging: The Hotel Alyeska, Girdwood
Day 7: Resort relaxation, Alaska travel "101"
During your free day, choose an optional activity through your mountainside
resort (at an additional cost) such as bear viewing, alpine trekking, river
rafting, horseback riding, fishing, or golfing. Opt for the aerial tramway to
the observation deck on Mt. Alyeska.
Meals: Breakfast, dinner
Lodging: The Hotel Alyeska, Girdwood
Day 8: Scenic rail journey
Travel the scenic Alaska Railroad in a private dome car to Seward on the Kenai
Peninsula. Then watch for orcas, seals, and sea lions on a boat cruise through
Resurrection Bay. Board your Princess ship to launch the cruise portion of your
Alaska travel adventure.
Meals: Breakfast, lunch, dinner
Lodging: Cruising aboard Princess
Day 9: Cruise Prince William Sound
Cruise through College Fjord, rimmed with 16 glaciers named for Ivy League
colleges. Spot wildlife in Prince William Sound, harboring Alaska's greatest
concentration of tidewater glaciers. By night, take in a Broadway-style show,
try your luck in the casino, check out the nightclub, or read in the library.
Meals: Breakfast, lunch, dinner
Lodging: Cruising aboard Princess
Day 10: Glorious Glacier Bay
Prepare to be awestruck by Glacier Bay National Park, an Alaska travel
highlight. View blue-tinged ice cliffs towering over the sea, and hear the roar
when they calve and crash into the water. Look for humpback whales, orcas,
seals, and seabirds.
Meals: Breakfast, lunch, dinner
Lodging: Cruising aboard Princess
Day 11: Bald eagles & vintage rail trip
Explore historic Skagway, gateway to the Klondike gold fields. Then take a ferry
cruise on Lynn Canal to Haines. Go rafting through the Chilkat Bald Eagle
Preserve, hosting the world's largest concentration of bald eagles. Ride the
exciting White Pass & Yukon Route narrow-gauge railway built in 1898 during the
gold rush. This vintage rail excursion heads up steep grades, around
cliff-hanging turns, and over high bridges.
Meals: Breakfast, lunch, dinner
Lodging: Cruising aboard Princess
Day 12: Tramway views of Juneau
Tour the capital city of Juneau, set on a narrow strip of land between the Coast
Mountains and the Gastineau Channel. Enjoy a private Tlingit presentation before
a journey aboard a tramcar decorated by Tlingit artwork takes you to the top of
Mount Roberts for views of Admiralty Island, Glacier Bay, and the Chilkat
Mountains.
Meals: Breakfast, lunch, dinner
Lodging: Cruising aboard Princess
Day 13: Totem poles & native culture
Today you'll dock in Ketchikan, the ancestral home of the Tlingit, Haida, and
Tsimshian tribes. See some of the city's numerous totem poles, and watch local
totem carvers at work. Catch a performance of traditional Tlingit and Haida
dances. If you enjoy fishing, you may want to take an optional fishing excursion
(at an additional cost).
Meals: Breakfast, lunch, dinner
Lodging: Cruising aboard Princess
Day 14: Inside Passage cruising
Enjoy spectacular views of the Inside Passage from your stateroom, or a variety
of decks and lounges. You can also swim in four pools, hear a nature
presentation, play a board game in the library, work out in the fitness center,
get a relaxing spa treatment, or check out the golf simulator.
Meals: Breakfast, lunch, dinner
Lodging: Cruising aboard Princess
Day 15: Bid Alaska farewell
Your memorable Alaska travel experience concludes as you disembark your Princess
ship in Vancouver. Grand Alaska travel days end in Vancouver. Fly home any time;
a transfer is included from the dock to Vancouver International Airport. Allow a
minimum of two hours prior to departure flight check-in.
Meals: Breakfast
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WHATS INCLUDED
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- All gratuities to Tauck Director and cruise ship staff
- Traveling with Tauck's private group and the same Tauck Director both on land and at sea aboard the ship
- Private Tauck Shore Excursions - $595 Value!
- 7 nights on land in Anchorage, Fairbanks, Denali National Park and a wilderness resort prior to a Princess cruise
- An on-tour flight from Anchorage to Fairbanks
- All-inclusive sightseeing: visit to the Alaska Native Heritage Center, Chena River paddlewheel boat trip, private floatplane over Prince William Sound, private Kenai Peninsula boat cruise, a raft adventure through Chilkat Bald Eagle Preserve and more
- Two rail journeys - White Pass & Yukon Route and Alaska Railroad
- Credit for wine with dinner aboard your Princess ship
- Arrival and departure airport transfers, service charges, applicable fuel surcharges, taxes and porterage
Airfare is additional. Tauck can book your air, to Anchorage and from
Vancouver, for travel originating in the United States, subject to availability;
inquire at time of booking for special airfares that may be available.
Land / cruise price includes private Tauck shore excursions, cruise fare,
port charges, gratuities to Tauck Directors and ship staff, applicable fuel
surcharges and a credit for wine with dinner aboard Princess ships.
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HOTELS
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ANCHORAGE - The Hotel Captain Cook
FAIRBANKS - Fairbanks Princess Riverside Lodge
DENALI - Denali Princess Wilderness Lodge
GIRDWOOD - The Hotel Alyeska
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