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Come back from your Alaskan adventure awed, inspired, and rejuvenated!

One day hiking on the

Three days deep in Kenai Fjords National Park

One day exploring historic Talkeetna

Three days in the heart of National Park

First class Railroad train ride

Amazing food and local accommodations

INCLUDED No experience necessary!  Explore the temperate rainforest, the taiga, and alpine with a variety of superb 2-6 hour moderate – strenuous hikes.  Sea Kayak among ice, seals, otters, and in front of a tidewater or canoe in glacier lagoons.  Ride a bike in the very heart of Denali National Park.  Flightsee Denali National Park and the mountain (weather dependent).  All lodging, transportation, meals, snacks, yoga, guides, and entrance fees.

Optional Activities Add Ons Scenic raft trip, glacier landing Bear viewing at Katmailand flights, world renowned fishing, Fishing excursions dogsled demos, glacier dogsled Barrow Tour tour, zip line, and ranger-led hikes Wrangell St. Elias National Park

Get Up and Go! Tours Celebrating our 15th season in 2016! www.getupandgotours.com, 1.888.868.4147 [email protected], [email protected]

YOGA Alaska Wilderness Yoga Adventure Leigh Lubin is a seasoned naturalist, an

exceptional Alaskan guide and an E-RYT 200 DAY 1: FROM ANCHORAGE TO THE KENAI PENINSULA yoga teacher. She designed the trip to offer the We’ll meet in the morning at our Anchorage departure hotel, introduce ourselves, best possible opportunities to get out and have a brief overview of the tour, and head south to the Kenai Peninsula. We will explore the vastness of Alaska. Leigh has explore and get an introduction to the majestic glacially carved studied Iyengar, Anusara, Forrest, and landscape of . Next, a picnic lunch and 2-3 hour hike on the way PranaFlow yoga. She teaches all levels of to our quaint mountain accommodations. We’ll arrive energized from the fresh air, private and group classes and offers refresh, and enjoy our first optional yoga practice, followed by an Alaskan-style dinner and time to explore and settle in. workshops in Alaska. Expect anything from form, to flow, to energy in her dynamic, DAY 2: KENAI PENINSULA TO KENAI FJORDS NATIONAL PARK enlightening, and anatomy-based classes. Enjoy a morning yoga option followed by a short drive to Seward, Alaska. Board a Leigh has a special gift for helping people small private sightseeing boat for a four-hour tour of Kenai Fjords National Park, access their subtle bodies and optimal where you’ll gaze at amazing landscapes, scope for wildlife (humpback whales, alignment. orcas, stellar sea lions, harbor seals, puffins, murres), sit at the face of a tidewater glacier waiting for it to calve, and finally arrive at our remote lodge. You’ll have MEALS time to get oriented before you set out on an afternoon activity followed by hors All the delicious and inspiring meals are d’oeuvres, dinner, and an evening program. included (except for breakfast the first DAY 3: KENAI FJORDS NATIONAL PARK morning). Breakfasts are hot, multi-course meals or ordered off a restaurant menu. Wake up with an optional yoga practice. Today we’ll spend the day deep in the heart Lunches are buffet-picnics or packed meals of the park. Choose from half or full day excursions canoeing, kayaking, and hiking that we carry on activities. Dinners are family in the temperate rainforest, up close and personal with , glacial ice, sea style at our lodges or in local restaurants. otters, and curious harbor seals. Enjoy a spectacular meal and an evening program. Vegetarian, vegan, and most special diets can DAY 4: KENAI FJORDS NATIONAL PARK TO THE KENAI PENINSULA easily be accommodated with advance notice. Morning yoga option. Today we choose a half-day activity to explore the Please list any dietary restrictions or remote surroundings, enjoy a wonderful lunch, and head back to the Kenai preferences on your Tour Reservation Form. Peninsula hoping to spy more marine wildlife on the two-hour journey back to civilization. You’ll have a few hours to explore Seward and enjoy a gourmet ACCOMMODATIONS dinner. Then we’ll travel north to our accommodations in the mountains of the Nights are spent in twin share rooms or cabins Kenai Peninsula. at lodges or hotels. Our lodges, cabins, and hotels are not extravagant (don't expect DAY 5: KENAI PENINSULA TO TALKEETNA televisions, in-room telephones, baggage After an optional yoga session, we’ll head north to Talkeetna. We will stop along handling, or room service), but they are the way for a picnic lunch and arrive in historic Talkeetna for afternoon activities. friendly, comfortable, scenically situated, and The convergence of three major rivers with Denali as the backdrop creates quite rich with Alaskan hospitality and character. the landscape! Explore the town with a historic walking tour, gawk at the human You’re going to like them! Most feature private wildlife, go for a hike or canoe ride, admire several artists’ work, relax, or choose from a variety of optional activities with additional fees: fishing, scenic rafting bathrooms and showers, although a few are tours, dogsled demos, glacier dogsled tour, ziplining, or a jet boat tour. Enjoy a more rustic, with clean, shared facilities. The home-cooked meal and an optional quieting evening yoga practice. lodges also offer opportunities to meet local people, thus offering a slice of local color and DAY 6: TALKEETNA TO DENALI NATIONAL PARK some insight into what it's like to live in the Morning yoga option followed by travel to the entrance of Denali National Park. Enjoy a Great Land year-round. The price is based on hike, splurge at the National Geographic bookstore, or enjoy the visitor’s center before twin-share rooms. Solo lodge tour guests must we jump on our bus to take us 97 miles back into the park to our remote lodging. Along pay a $1088 single supplement, although we the way, look for wildlife and choose what areas of the park you’d like to explore for the may be able to pair you with a same-sex single next few days. if you wish, thereby avoiding the supplement. DAY 7: DENALI NATIONAL PARK Relaxed morning yoga session option followed by the opportunity to explore the NOT INCLUDED Kantishna Valley by foot or bike or jump back on a park bus and explore the park Transport to and from Anchorage, Anchorage vistas and wildlife. lodging, optional activities, personal expenses, DAY 8: DENALI NATIONAL PARK gratuities for your guides (general tipping guidelines provided in your pre-departure An early morning yoga session sets you up to have a full day in the most spectacular packet). Personal travel insurance of the park. Usually a 3-4 hour bus ride away from the entrance, you’ll be able recommended. to explore from within the park’s heart. Set up a hike with rangers, explore on your own, or bike the Park. Get Up and Go! Tours has been DAY 9: DENALI NATIONAL PARK TO ANCHORAGE operating Active, Informative, Fun! tours in Today we’ll get a real perspective of the vastness of Alaska as we enjoy an included Alaska for 15 years. To reserve your space flightsee to Denali Mountain (weather dependent) and a flight over the park back to simply give us a call at 1.888.868.4147 or the entrance. Once on the road system, you’ll take the historic railroad back to email [email protected]. We Anchorage. look forward to amazing you!