Itinerary

Day 1: Anchorage, Alaska/Kenai Peninsula

    Arrive in Anchorage to begin your adventure, complete with glacier trekking and wildlife encounters in America’s great, unspoiled wilderness. This evening at a welcome dinner, get to know the families who share your journey.
    Hotel Alyeska D
Day 2: Kenai Peninsula

    Visit the Alaska Wildlife Conservation Center en route to the Kenai River. This nonprofit organization rehabilitates injured or orphaned animals and returns them to the wild. During your visit, you may see bear, moose, bison, elk and a variety of birds. This afternoon, take a float trip through the Kenai National Wildlife Refuge. Beaver and otter make their homes along this water, and bear and moose are commonly spied on shore. Tonight, sit down to a barbecue dinner, followed by a riverside campfire and s’mores roast.
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Day 3: Kenai Peninsula

    Cruise the Kenai Fjords National Park, and witness the crash of calving glaciers. The park occupies more than half a million acres and is covered by an ice pack extending more than 700 square miles. You may see humpback whale, orca, puffin and sea lion at close range; look to the skies for a glimpse of bald eagle soaring overhead. Ride aboard the double-decker Alaska Railroad GoldStar Dome train, which is adorned with original Alaskan art, an upper-level, open-air platform and a glass-covered observation deck offering sensational views of the countryside.
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Day 4: Kenai Peninsula/Redoubt Bay/Talkeetna

    Travel by float plane over Cook Inlet to Redoubt Bay Bear Sanctuary, where a large population of bear prowl the river in search of a meal. Watch safely from your pontoon boat as they snatch salmon from the water — sometimes even in mid-leap. Continue to the town of Talkeetna, where your lodge is poised on a hillside, with stunning views of Mount McKinley (conditions permitting).
    Talkeetna Alaskan Lodge B L
Day 5: Talkeetna

    Enjoy a morning salmon fishing trip, pausing for a riverside picnic lunch. Although you may not rake in as many fish as the bear you saw yesterday, with the supplied fishing equipment, tackle, boots and rain gear, you should have a very rewarding morning nonetheless. This afternoon, go on a geocaching adventure — a high-tech treasure hunt using handheld GPS devices — on the grounds of your lodge.
    Talkeetna Alaskan Lodge B L
Day 6: Talkeetna

    Continue your exploration of the Denali area with a kayak trip on the placid waters of Byers Lake (all equipment is provided). Take a gentle-but-invigorating hike on a well-maintained forest trail; your guide introduces Alaska’s plant and animal life along the way. This afternoon, you may explore the quaint downtown of Talkeetna, a three-square-block area centered on the Village Park; thirteen of its buildings are on the 1993 National Register of Historic Places. Step out to the banks of the Talkeetna River to look for wildlife and enjoy spectacular views of Mount McKinley and the Alaska Range. You may also visit Denali National Park’s Talkeetna Ranger Station, the last stop for climbing expeditions headed up Mount McKinley.
    Talkeetna Alaskan Lodge B L
Day 7: Talkeetna/Anchorage

    Take a thrilling flight over the peaks and glaciers of Denali National Park. Fly over Don Sheldon Amphitheater (a natural formation named for a renowned Alaskan pilot), the two-miledeep Great Gorge and the Kahiltna Glacier, a popular route for climbers attempting the summit of Mount McKinley. Your pilot, linked to you by two-way headset throughout the flight, explains the highlights you see. Land on a glacier’s surface, and disembark to experience the full scale and majesty of Alaska’s beauty, with snow-veiled peaks surrounding a vast snowfield stretching in every direction. Return to Talkeetna for lunch on your own. This afternoon, meet with four-time Iditarod champion Martin Buser, and meet his Alaskan husky team. Later, Martin hosts your farewell dinner, which includes a campfire and storytelling.
    Hotel Captain Cook B D
Day 8: Anchorage

    Board your homebound flight.
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