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. What’s bigger and better than the whales, waterways, and whopping views of Alaska? Extending your Alaska vacation to see more of them. Add a leisurely cruise through the breathtaking Gulf of Alaska and Inside Passage to your Alaska vacation to see more wondrous wilderness and charming settlements. Enjoy scenic cruising around Glacier Bay National Park and time in the frontier capital of Juneau, the tranquil towns of Haines or Skagway, and totem-pole-dotted Ketchikan. Your package price includes Holland America’s “Have It All Premium Cruise Package.”
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–Whittier
- Day 11
- Cruising: Gulf Of Alaska
- Day 12
- Cruising: Glacier Bay National Park
- Day 13
- Skagway
- Day 14
- Juneau
- Day 15
- Ketchikan
- Day 16
- Cruising: Inside Passage
- Day 17
- Vancouver, Bc
Countries (2): Alaska, Canada
Travel Cities (11): Anchorage, Denali National Park, Fairbanks, Glacier Bay National Park, Juneau, Ketchikan, Prince William Sound, Seward, Skagway, Vancouver, Whitehorse