Coastal Odyssey
Cruise 3b + Denali National Park Tour
16 Days, 15 Nights
Vancouver B.C. to Fairbanks or reverse
Tour4B
- see Coastal Odyssey 3a, but in reverse.
DAYS 1-11CRUISE
FROM VANCOUVER TO
ANCHORAGE
Coastal
Odyssey cruise 3a
. All meals are included onboard the Spirit
of Oceanus.
DAY 12 ARRIVE IN WHITTIER
Disembark the Spirit of Oceanus
and transfer to Anchorage via motor-coach.
Included Anchorage sightseeing features the
Anchorage Museum of History and Art. Evening
dinner will be enjoyed at the Sheraton or
at your choice of restaurants. BD
DAY 13 ANCHORAGE
TO DENALI NATIONAL PARK
AND PRESERVE VIA MOTOR-COACH
AND RAIL Travel
by motor-coach
to Talkeetna, where you will board a deluxe
domed railcar for your journey to Denali National
Park. Cross the high trestle at Hurricane Gulch,
and then ascend via Broad Pass
into the Alaska Range.
The domed cars allow spectacular views on
both sides of the train. Watch for moose on the
banks of ponds and (weather permitting) sweeping
views of snowcapped peaks. Mt. McKinley, also
known as "Denali, the Great One," soars to 20,320
feet, the highest mountain in North America. Lunch
is available for purchase onboard the train.
Overnight at a comfortable Denali hotel. BD
DAY 14 DENALI EXPLORATION
Tour into the heart of Denali National Park
and Preserve. A guide
from the Park will help you search for moose,
grizzly bear, caribou, Dall sheep, and more.
Optional activities include up-close flightseeing
around Mt. McKinley, heli-hiking,
whitewater rafting or float trips. B
DAY 15 DENALI NATIONAL PARK
TO FAIRBANKS
Travel north to
Fairbanks by comfortable
motor-coach. You will
have a delightful day of sightseeing which
includes a visit to the University of Alaska
Museum of the North and a ride down the Chena and
Tanana Rivers on an authentic sternwheeler
riverboat. Riverboats have been one of the most
popular means of transportation in the north for
over a century. Overnight at Pike's Waterfront
Lodge on the banks of the clear, beautiful Chena
River. BLD
DAY 16
TRANSFER TO THE FAIRBANKS
AIRPORT FOR YOUR FLIGHT HOME.
Request: Northbound
3b or Southbound
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