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DAY 1, Saturday - Arrive in Fairbanks
Arrive in Fairbanks, Alaska and transfer independently to your hotel. Balance of the day is at leisure. Your tour will begin with an orientation meeting with your Tour Manager at approximately 7 PM. We recommend that you select flights which arrive no later than 5 PM
Overnight: Fairbanks
DAY 2, Sunday - City Tour of Fairbanks
Begin with a city tour of Fairbanks featuring the 48-inch wide trans-Alaska oil pipeline. Continue with a visit to Gold Daughters, to learn about the gold rush in Fairbanks. Experience real Alaska gold panning and get a chance to pan for gold. Tonight, enjoy dinner at a local musher's where you gain knowledge about the legendary Iditarod, and meet his sled dog team
Overnight: Fairbanks
Meals: Breakfast, Dinner
DAY 3, Monday - Deluxe Dome Rail to Denali
Beautiful vistas lie ahead today as you travel on world-famous deluxe dome rail on a scenic journey to Denali National Park. After breakfast on board, enjoy the relaxing ambiance and panoramas of untamed wilderness. Arrive in Denali and visit the Denali Visitor Center. Later, check into your hotel
Overnight: Denali
Meals: Breakfast
DAY 4, Tuesday - Denali National Park, Tundra Wilderness Tour
The day begins deep in Denali National Park on the Tundra Wilderness Tour. On a clear day, you can see Denali up-close! Look out for the most impressive animal in the park - the Alaskan moose, weighing up to 1,600 pounds. As you travel over mountain passes; the high point offers expansive views of the Alaska Range on the horizon. A snack will be provided during the tour, afterward lunch on your own
Overnight: Denali
Meals: Breakfast
DAY 5, Wednesday - Talkeetna en route to Anchorage
Depart Denali this morning, and head south towards Anchorage. En route, visit the old mining town of Talkeetna. Stroll down Main Street with its historic buildings, restaurants, shops, art galleries and a brewery. After lunch on your own, continue to Anchorage. Upon arrival, check into your hotel, and spend the evening at leisure
Overnight: Anchorage
Meals: Breakfast
DAY 6, Thursday - Alaska Wildlife Conservation Center, Prince William Sound Cruise
This morning, visit the Alaska Wildlife Conservation Center. Its mission is to provide refuge for orphaned, injured and ill animals that cannot survive in the wild and educate visitors about Alaskan wildlife. Afterward, continue to Whittier and embark on a cruise into Prince William Sound. Glide through the calm waters of the sound, and keep an eye out for bald eagles, otters, seabirds and occasionally whales. Enjoy lunch during your cruise. Afterward, return back to Anchorage
Overnight: Anchorage
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
DAY 7, Friday - Anchorage
Today, tour the Matanuska-Susitna Valley area, which was carved by glaciers creating thousands of lakes. Visit a local farm and the Palmer Visitor Center before lunch on your own. Afterward, visit a Reindeer Farm, where you can view the beautiful animals up close. This evening, on your final night in Alaska, bid farewell to your Tour Manager during dinner
Overnight: Anchorage
Meals: Breakfast, Dinner
DAY 8, Saturday - Return Home
Transfer independently to the airport for your departure flight
Meals: Breakfast
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