Summary
From mountains to mammals, everything is bigger in Alaska. In the 20+ hours of summer sunlight a day, even the produce grows to fair-winning proportions. Of course, the 70-pound Matanuska Valley cabbage is just the beginning of the big sights this sun-soaked tour of Alaska has to offer. Just wait until you cruise along the three-mile face of the Columbia Glacier, sail by the calving tidewater glaciers of Kenai Fjords National Park and ascend into Denali National Park – home of North America’s highest peak – by way of the world-famous Alaska Railroad. Other big moments include panning for gold at Fairbanks’ Gold Dredge #8, seeing a mushing demonstration at the home of an Iditarod champion, and witnessing the grandest of wildlife from Alaska’s majestic coasts to its monumental crests. While spotting a giant whale, caribou, moose, or grizzly might be “no biggie” to the locals, we think you’ll agree, this Alaska vacation is huge.
Short Itinerary / Route
- Day 1
- Arrive In Anchorage, Alaska
- Day 2
- Anchorage–Valdez
- Day 3
- Valdez. Cruise On Prince William Sound
- Day 4
- Valdez–Delta Junction–Fairbanks
- Day 5
- Fairbanks
- Day 6
- Fairbanks–Alaska Railroad–Denali National Park
- Day 7
- Denali National Park
- Day 8
- Denali National Park–Big Lake–Anchorage
- Day 9
- Anchorage. Excursion To Seward & Kenai Fjords Nati...
- Day 10
- Anchorage
Travel Cities (5): Anchorage, Denali National Park, Fairbanks, Prince William Sound, Seward