MC01 Alaska Highlights Guided Motorcoach Tour

Join our Alaska Group Vacation from Anchorage and visit many highlights of central Alaska: majestic Wrangell-St.Elias National Park, a whale watching and glacier cruise in Prince William Sound, the fishing town of Valdez, Trans-Alaska Pipeline Viewpoint north of Fairbanks, Wilderness Bus Tour deep into Denali National Park, Mt. Denali Flightseeing Tour from Talkeetna and a Anchorage City Sightseeing Tour.  

Anchorage (Arrival Day)

Upon arrival in Anchorage, check in to your downtown hotel. Remaining day at leisure. Anchorage, Alaska’s largest city is scenically located between the Chugach Mountains and the Cook Inlet. Take a stroll along 5th Avenue, check out one of the museums or take a short walk on the Coastal Trail with a breathtaking view across the inlet. In the evening you may enjoy a seafood dinner with fresh crab, halibut or salmon in one of Anchorage’s excellent restaurants.  

Anchorage - Valdez

Enjoy your breakfast at the hotel. Meet your tour guide and fellow travelers for a tour orientation briefing. After boarding a deluxe motor coach enjoy an included local city tour of Anchorage featuring the historic downtown area, Lake Hood, Earthquake Park and the Alaska Native Heritage Center. Later, travel south along the scenic Seward Highway to the port town of Whittier. Upon arrival into Whittier, board your marine vessel for a scenic journey through Prince William Sound to the town of Valdez. Enjoy the pristine waters as you look out for marine animals, glaciers, and towering mountains. Overnight Valdez 

Valdez - Fairbanks

Enjoy your breakfast at the hotel. Board the motor coach for the scenic drive along the Alaska Pipeline to Fairbanks. Stopover in Copper Center to visit a historic roadhouse dated back to 1898 and the first lodging place in the Copper River Valley. Watch out for moose and bears along the road. Arrive later during the day in Fairbanks with almost 24 hours daylight during the summer months. Visit the 44-Acre Alaskaland Theme Park for a delicious salmon dinner event. 

Fairbanks

Enjoy your breakfast at the hotel. Today we explore the many sights of the former gold rush capital on a city tour including a visit in one of the best museums of the State - at the Alaska University. In the afternoon we take a scenic cruise on the Chena River aboard a grand sternwheeler – the Riverboat Discovery III. During the cruise you’ll learn about Alaska Native Cultures on a tour of an authentic Athabascan Indian village, receive background information from a professional dog musher and see a bush pilot take off and land.  

Fairbanks - Denali National Park

Enjoy your breakfast at the hotel. We travel south along the Parks Highway to Denali National Park with a stopover in Nenana – an early trading center for Athabascan Indians and famous for its winter Ice Classics. In the afternoon you may spend some time with outdoor activities such as: rafting, helicopter flightseeing, hiking, a first short trip into the national park or on one of the Park Service interesting interpretive wilderness programs or slide shows.  

Denali National Park

Enjoy your breakfast at the hotel. Morning at leisure. Afternoon departure for the Tundra Wilderness Tour in the shadows of North America’s highest mountain - 20.320 ft. Mt. Denali. Watch for free roaming Grizzly Bears, Moose, Caribou, Wolf and Dall Sheep along the ridges and river beds or observe one of the 150 different bird species inheriting the park area. The tour includes a snack box and water. 

Denali National Park - Anchorage

Enjoy your breakfast at the hotel. Morning at leisure or for additional park/wildlife tours.  Later, you will be transferred to the Denali Rail Depot where you will board a deluxe dome railcar for a scenic transfer south to the climbing town of Talkeetna. Watch for a glimpse of Denali (formerly Mt. McKinley) or black bear along the banks of the Susitna River. Upon arrival into Talkeetna, board your deluxe motorcoach for a scenic transfer south to Anchorage. Tonight, share stories of your Alaskan Adventure with your fellow travelers at an included closing night dinner.

Anchorage

Breakfast will be included this morning. Your motor coach comes to an end with a hotel courtesy transfer to the airport.