Alaska and the Yukon
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Start Location Visited Location
Plane End Location
Cruise Train
Over night Ferry
Day 1 Trace the steps of famous Klondike Gold Rush prospectors, journeying south Arrive Anchorage following the Klondike Highway. Learn about the colourful characters who embarked on a frenzied journey to seek their fortune in this unforgiving Anchorage stands as proud gateway to the wilderness of Alaska and it is your wilderness before arriving in the Yukon capital of Whitehorse where we'll spend launch pad to a rugged adventure that will take you to the Yukon and back again. the next three nights surrounded by the peaks of Grey Mountain, Haeckel Hill and This evening, you'll join your Travel Director and fellow expeditioners for a Golden Horn. Welcome Reception at 6 p.m. at your hotel. Hotel - Best Western Gold Rush Inn Hotel - Hilton Downtown Anchorage Hotel Included Meals - Breakfast Included Meals - Welcome Reception Day 8 Day 2 Skagway Sightseeing Anchorage – Matanuska Susitna Valley Immerse yourself in the intoxicating stories of the 1890s Yukon Gold Rush as you – Valdez (2 Nights) journey to the port community of Skagway, Alaska. Consider joining an optional
Today, we slice through the natural splendour of Alaska's Matanuska Susitna tour and ride the narrow-gauge White Pass Railroad, which once ferried Valley, driving along scenic country roads and past towns bathed in sunlight all prospectors into the Klondike goldfields. We return to Whitehorse later. day and night in summer. Bound for the Switzerland of Alaska, we'll stop at Included Meals - Breakfast Worthington Glacier easily accessed along Thompson Pass, which holds the distinction of being Alaska's snowiest place. Arriving in Valdez, we'll enjoy an Day 9 evening at leisure to explore this 'Little Switzerland' against the backdrop of the Whitehorse Sightseeing mighty Chugach Mountains. We'll spend a leisurely day exploring Whitehorse together. Meet your local guide Hotel - Totem Inn for the SS Klondike Sternwheeler, one of the old ferries that used to run along the Yukon River. Next is a visit to the Yukon Beringia Interpretive Center where you'll Included Meals - Breakfast, Regional Dinner learn about Alaska's First Peoples. We'll journey to the Yukon Wildlife Preserve this Day 3 afternoon to see if we can spot any of its resident moose, bison, elk and foxes. This evening, we'll enjoy a memorable BBQ Regional Meal in the midst of this Prince William Sound – Valdez wilderness before returning to Whitehorse. Delve into the rich heritage of Valdez, the Copper River Valley and Prince William Included Meals - Breakfast, Regional Dinner Sound, from the days when Native Alaskans first occupied the area to present day. Discover the city's role in the area's fur trading, salmon canning and mining Day 10 eras during your morning's visit to the Valdez Museum. Then, board a glacier and Whitehorse – Tok wildlife cruise for your journey through the icy grips of Prince William Sound with the densest concentration of tidewater glaciers in the world. Keep a keen eye out Return to Alaska today, skirting the snowcapped Saint Elias peaks, along the for seals, sea lions, otters, whales and puffins as you journey past towering ice Alaska Highway, en route to Tok, where we'll stay tonight. Driving beneath the cliffs throughout your half-day exploration which includes lunch on the boat. towering peaks of the Kluane Front Range look for Look for Mt. Logan, the tallest peak in the Yukon Territory, located in Kluane National Park. Included Meals - Breakfast, Lunch Hotel - Young’s Motel Day 4 Valdez – Chicken, Alaska – Dawson City, Included Meals - Breakfast Canada (3 Nights) Day 11
Contemplate a protected wilderness larger than any other in the United States Tok – Denali Highway – Denali National with a view of Wrangell St. Elias National Park. Journey into the clouds, winding Park (2 Nights) along the Top of the World Highway bound for the Yukon. Stop in Chicken, Alaska, an Alaskan Frontier town with a colourful Gold Rush history before crossing the Admire the epic mountain and glacier backdrop of one of the world's most scenic border into Yukon Territory. This evening, the colourful frilly skirts of Diamond drives as you journey along the Denali Highway en route to Denali National Park. Tooth Gerties' cancan girls take centre stage as you enjoy a foot-tapping Klondike See the snow-capped Eastern Alaska Range and Mt. Denali before arriving in a true performance. (Important Note: All guests must have a valid passport to travel into wilderness that is home to North America's tallest peak. Canada's Yukon Territory from Alaska.) Hotel - Denali Park Village Hotel - El Dorado Hotel Included Meals - Breakfast Breakfast Included Meals - Day 12 Day 5 Denali National Park
Dawson City Sightseeing Tune into your unfettered surrounds - a free day to connect with Denali on your Spend a leisurely day exploring the Gold Rush heritage of Dawson City. Take a terms. Be present amidst the sounds of Snow Buntings and Gray Jays, hike step back in time, walking in the footsteps of hopeful prospectors as they trudged through the wilderness or consider a whitewater rafting adventure. Today is yours to Discovery Claim #1, the site where Gold was first discovered marking the to indulge in the contemplative solitude offered by this national park. This beginning of the Klondike Gold Rush. Tame Lady Luck and pan for gold yourself, evening, we'll join our Travel Director and fellow expeditioners for a memorable then visit a historic gold dredge seeing first-hand how it altered the landscape in Farewell Dinner. its pursuit for gold. This afternoon, you'll meet a gold miner and Local Specialist to Included Meals - Breakfast, Farewell Dinner gain insights into the past and present value of gold and its influence on the region. Day 13
Included Meals - Breakfast Denali National Park – Talkeetna –
Day 6 Anchorage Tombstone Territorial Park Enjoy a morning at leisure to Denali before boarding a Deluxe Dome Rail car for a scenic Alaska Railroad journey through valley landscapes to the frontier town of We journey deep into the Yukon wilderness today and make our way to the Talkeetna. Transfer to your deluxe motorcoach bound for Anchorage, where we'll Tombstone Territorial Park, winding our way along the Dempster Highway stay overnight. towards the Arctic Circle and through the traditional lands of the Gwich'in First Nations. We begin our encounter with Tombstone Interpretive Center where we Hotel - Hilton Downtown Anchorage Hotel will get to enjoy the park's wildlife and tundra before we continue along our scenic drive past rugged peaks and landscapes forged by frost. We return to Dawson City Included Meals - Breakfast where we'll stay overnight. Day 14 Included Meals - Breakfast, Lunch Depart Anchorage
Day 7 Our epic journey through an untamed wilderness at its end, we take a transfer to Dawson City – Klondike Highway – the Anchorage Airport for flight connections home. Whitehorse (3 Nights) Included Meals - Breakfast Alaska and the Yukon
Your itinerary
Start Location Visited Location
Plane End Location
Cruise Train
Over night Ferry
Day 1 Trace the steps of famous Klondike Gold Rush prospectors, journeying south Arrive Anchorage following the Klondike Highway. Learn about the colourful characters who embarked on a frenzied journey to seek their fortune in this unforgiving Anchorage stands as proud gateway to the wilderness of Alaska and it is your wilderness before arriving in the Yukon capital of Whitehorse where we'll spend launch pad to a rugged adventure that will take you to the Yukon and back again. the next three nights surrounded by the peaks of Grey Mountain, Haeckel Hill and This evening, you'll join your Travel Director and fellow expeditioners for a Golden Horn. Welcome Reception at 6 p.m. at your hotel. Hotel - Best Western Gold Rush Inn Hotel - Hilton Downtown Anchorage Hotel Included Meals - Breakfast Included Meals - Welcome Reception Day 8 Day 2 Skagway Sightseeing Anchorage – Matanuska Susitna Valley Immerse yourself in the intoxicating stories of the 1890s Yukon Gold Rush as you – Valdez (2 Nights) journey to the port community of Skagway, Alaska. Consider joining an optional
Today, we slice through the natural splendour of Alaska's Matanuska Susitna tour and ride the narrow-gauge White Pass Railroad, which once ferried Valley, driving along scenic country roads and past towns bathed in sunlight all prospectors into the Klondike goldfields. We return to Whitehorse later. day and night in summer. Bound for the Switzerland of Alaska, we'll stop at Included Meals - Breakfast Worthington Glacier easily accessed along Thompson Pass, which holds the distinction of being Alaska's snowiest place. Arriving in Valdez, we'll enjoy an Day 9 evening at leisure to explore this 'Little Switzerland' against the backdrop of the Whitehorse Sightseeing mighty Chugach Mountains. We'll spend a leisurely day exploring Whitehorse together. Meet your local guide Hotel - Totem Inn for the SS Klondike Sternwheeler, one of the old ferries that used to run along the Yukon River. Next is a visit to the Yukon Beringia Interpretive Center where you'll Included Meals - Breakfast, Regional Dinner learn about Alaska's First Peoples. We'll journey to the Yukon Wildlife Preserve this Day 3 afternoon to see if we can spot any of its resident moose, bison, elk and foxes. This evening, we'll enjoy a memorable BBQ Regional Meal in the midst of this Prince William Sound – Valdez wilderness before returning to Whitehorse. Delve into the rich heritage of Valdez, the Copper River Valley and Prince William Included Meals - Breakfast, Regional Dinner Sound, from the days when Native Alaskans first occupied the area to present day. Discover the city's role in the area's fur trading, salmon canning and mining Day 10 eras during your morning's visit to the Valdez Museum. Then, board a glacier and Whitehorse – Tok wildlife cruise for your journey through the icy grips of Prince William Sound with the densest concentration of tidewater glaciers in the world. Keep a keen eye out Return to Alaska today, skirting the snowcapped Saint Elias peaks, along the for seals, sea lions, otters, whales and puffins as you journey past towering ice Alaska Highway, en route to Tok, where we'll stay tonight. Driving beneath the cliffs throughout your half-day exploration which includes lunch on the boat. towering peaks of the Kluane Front Range look for Look for Mt. Logan, the tallest peak in the Yukon Territory, located in Kluane National Park. Included Meals - Breakfast, Lunch Hotel - Young’s Motel Day 4 Valdez – Chicken, Alaska – Dawson City, Included Meals - Breakfast Canada (3 Nights) Day 11
Contemplate a protected wilderness larger than any other in the United States Tok – Denali Highway – Denali National with a view of Wrangell St. Elias National Park. Journey into the clouds, winding Park (2 Nights) along the Top of the World Highway bound for the Yukon. Stop in Chicken, Alaska, an Alaskan Frontier town with a colourful Gold Rush history before crossing the Admire the epic mountain and glacier backdrop of one of the world's most scenic border into Yukon Territory. This evening, the colourful frilly skirts of Diamond drives as you journey along the Denali Highway en route to Denali National Park. Tooth Gerties' cancan girls take centre stage as you enjoy a foot-tapping Klondike See the snow-capped Eastern Alaska Range and Mt. Denali before arriving in a true performance. (Important Note: All guests must have a valid passport to travel into wilderness that is home to North America's tallest peak. Canada's Yukon Territory from Alaska.) Hotel - Denali Park Village Hotel - El Dorado Hotel Included Meals - Breakfast Breakfast Included Meals - Day 12 Day 5 Denali National Park
Dawson City Sightseeing Tune into your unfettered surrounds - a free day to connect with Denali on your Spend a leisurely day exploring the Gold Rush heritage of Dawson City. Take a terms. Be present amidst the sounds of Snow Buntings and Gray Jays, hike step back in time, walking in the footsteps of hopeful prospectors as they trudged through the wilderness or consider a whitewater rafting adventure. Today is yours to Discovery Claim #1, the site where Gold was first discovered marking the to indulge in the contemplative solitude offered by this national park. This beginning of the Klondike Gold Rush. Tame Lady Luck and pan for gold yourself, evening, we'll join our Travel Director and fellow expeditioners for a memorable then visit a historic gold dredge seeing first-hand how it altered the landscape in Farewell Dinner. its pursuit for gold. This afternoon, you'll meet a gold miner and Local Specialist to Included Meals - Breakfast, Farewell Dinner gain insights into the past and present value of gold and its influence on the region. Day 13
Included Meals - Breakfast Denali National Park – Talkeetna –
Day 6 Anchorage Tombstone Territorial Park Enjoy a morning at leisure to Denali before boarding a Deluxe Dome Rail car for a scenic Alaska Railroad journey through valley landscapes to the frontier town of We journey deep into the Yukon wilderness today and make our way to the Talkeetna. Transfer to your deluxe motorcoach bound for Anchorage, where we'll Tombstone Territorial Park, winding our way along the Dempster Highway stay overnight. towards the Arctic Circle and through the traditional lands of the Gwich'in First Nations. We begin our encounter with Tombstone Interpretive Center where we Hotel - Hilton Downtown Anchorage Hotel will get to enjoy the park's wildlife and tundra before we continue along our scenic drive past rugged peaks and landscapes forged by frost. We return to Dawson City Included Meals - Breakfast where we'll stay overnight. Day 14 Included Meals - Breakfast, Lunch Depart Anchorage
Day 7 Our epic journey through an untamed wilderness at its end, we take a transfer to Dawson City – Klondike Highway – the Anchorage Airport for flight connections home. Whitehorse (3 Nights) Included Meals - Breakfast Alaska and the Yukon
Your itinerary
Start Location Visited Location
Plane End Location
Cruise Train
Over night Ferry
Day 1 Trace the steps of famous Klondike Gold Rush prospectors, journeying south Arrive Anchorage following the Klondike Highway. Learn about the colourful characters who embarked on a frenzied journey to seek their fortune in this unforgiving Anchorage stands as proud gateway to the wilderness of Alaska and it is your wilderness before arriving in the Yukon capital of Whitehorse where we'll spend launch pad to a rugged adventure that will take you to the Yukon and back again. the next three nights surrounded by the peaks of Grey Mountain, Haeckel Hill and This evening, you'll join your Travel Director and fellow expeditioners for a Golden Horn. Welcome Reception at 6 p.m. at your hotel. Hotel - Best Western Gold Rush Inn Hotel - Hilton Downtown Anchorage Hotel Included Meals - Breakfast Included Meals - Welcome Reception Day 8 Day 2 Skagway Sightseeing Anchorage – Matanuska Susitna Valley Immerse yourself in the intoxicating stories of the 1890s Yukon Gold Rush as you – Valdez (2 Nights) journey to the port community of Skagway, Alaska. Consider joining an optional
Today, we slice through the natural splendour of Alaska's Matanuska Susitna tour and ride the narrow-gauge White Pass Railroad, which once ferried Valley, driving along scenic country roads and past towns bathed in sunlight all prospectors into the Klondike goldfields. We return to Whitehorse later. day and night in summer. Bound for the Switzerland of Alaska, we'll stop at Included Meals - Breakfast Worthington Glacier easily accessed along Thompson Pass, which holds the distinction of being Alaska's snowiest place. Arriving in Valdez, we'll enjoy an Day 9 evening at leisure to explore this 'Little Switzerland' against the backdrop of the Whitehorse Sightseeing mighty Chugach Mountains. We'll spend a leisurely day exploring Whitehorse together. Meet your local guide Hotel - Totem Inn for the SS Klondike Sternwheeler, one of the old ferries that used to run along the Yukon River. Next is a visit to the Yukon Beringia Interpretive Center where you'll Included Meals - Breakfast, Regional Dinner learn about Alaska's First Peoples. We'll journey to the Yukon Wildlife Preserve this Day 3 afternoon to see if we can spot any of its resident moose, bison, elk and foxes. This evening, we'll enjoy a memorable BBQ Regional Meal in the midst of this Prince William Sound – Valdez wilderness before returning to Whitehorse. Delve into the rich heritage of Valdez, the Copper River Valley and Prince William Included Meals - Breakfast, Regional Dinner Sound, from the days when Native Alaskans first occupied the area to present day. Discover the city's role in the area's fur trading, salmon canning and mining Day 10 eras during your morning's visit to the Valdez Museum. Then, board a glacier and Whitehorse – Tok wildlife cruise for your journey through the icy grips of Prince William Sound with the densest concentration of tidewater glaciers in the world. Keep a keen eye out Return to Alaska today, skirting the snowcapped Saint Elias peaks, along the for seals, sea lions, otters, whales and puffins as you journey past towering ice Alaska Highway, en route to Tok, where we'll stay tonight. Driving beneath the cliffs throughout your half-day exploration which includes lunch on the boat. towering peaks of the Kluane Front Range look for Look for Mt. Logan, the tallest peak in the Yukon Territory, located in Kluane National Park. Included Meals - Breakfast, Lunch Hotel - Young’s Motel Day 4 Valdez – Chicken, Alaska – Dawson City, Included Meals - Breakfast Canada (3 Nights) Day 11
Contemplate a protected wilderness larger than any other in the United States Tok – Denali Highway – Denali National with a view of Wrangell St. Elias National Park. Journey into the clouds, winding Park (2 Nights) along the Top of the World Highway bound for the Yukon. Stop in Chicken, Alaska, an Alaskan Frontier town with a colourful Gold Rush history before crossing the Admire the epic mountain and glacier backdrop of one of the world's most scenic border into Yukon Territory. This evening, the colourful frilly skirts of Diamond drives as you journey along the Denali Highway en route to Denali National Park. Tooth Gerties' cancan girls take centre stage as you enjoy a foot-tapping Klondike See the snow-capped Eastern Alaska Range and Mt. Denali before arriving in a true performance. (Important Note: All guests must have a valid passport to travel into wilderness that is home to North America's tallest peak. Canada's Yukon Territory from Alaska.) Hotel - Denali Park Village Hotel - El Dorado Hotel Included Meals - Breakfast Breakfast Included Meals - Day 12 Day 5 Denali National Park
Dawson City Sightseeing Tune into your unfettered surrounds - a free day to connect with Denali on your Spend a leisurely day exploring the Gold Rush heritage of Dawson City. Take a terms. Be present amidst the sounds of Snow Buntings and Gray Jays, hike step back in time, walking in the footsteps of hopeful prospectors as they trudged through the wilderness or consider a whitewater rafting adventure. Today is yours to Discovery Claim #1, the site where Gold was first discovered marking the to indulge in the contemplative solitude offered by this national park. This beginning of the Klondike Gold Rush. Tame Lady Luck and pan for gold yourself, evening, we'll join our Travel Director and fellow expeditioners for a memorable then visit a historic gold dredge seeing first-hand how it altered the landscape in Farewell Dinner. its pursuit for gold. This afternoon, you'll meet a gold miner and Local Specialist to Included Meals - Breakfast, Farewell Dinner gain insights into the past and present value of gold and its influence on the region. Day 13
Included Meals - Breakfast Denali National Park – Talkeetna –
Day 6 Anchorage Tombstone Territorial Park Enjoy a morning at leisure to Denali before boarding a Deluxe Dome Rail car for a scenic Alaska Railroad journey through valley landscapes to the frontier town of We journey deep into the Yukon wilderness today and make our way to the Talkeetna. Transfer to your deluxe motorcoach bound for Anchorage, where we'll Tombstone Territorial Park, winding our way along the Dempster Highway stay overnight. towards the Arctic Circle and through the traditional lands of the Gwich'in First Nations. We begin our encounter with Tombstone Interpretive Center where we Hotel - Hilton Downtown Anchorage Hotel will get to enjoy the park's wildlife and tundra before we continue along our scenic drive past rugged peaks and landscapes forged by frost. We return to Dawson City Included Meals - Breakfast where we'll stay overnight. Day 14 Included Meals - Breakfast, Lunch Depart Anchorage
Day 7 Our epic journey through an untamed wilderness at its end, we take a transfer to Dawson City – Klondike Highway – the Anchorage Airport for flight connections home. Whitehorse (3 Nights) Included Meals - Breakfast