Alaska Discovery
Land Tour
Day 1
Arrive at the Fairbanks airport from your home city where you will be met by the Premier Alaska Tours representative. Overnight in Fairbanks.
Overnight: Fairbanks
Meals: N/A
Day 2
This morning, enjoy a city tour of Fairbanks, Alaska’s Golden Heart city. Learn about the gold rush heritage and the oil pipeline. Afternoon cruise down the Chena and Tanana Rivers aboard the Riverboat Discovery. Visit a recreated Athabaskan Indian village where Alaskan Natives will teach you about their way of life. Your evening is open for optional activities such as Pioneer Park with its museums and Salmon Bake dinner.
Overnight: Fairbanks
Meals: N/A
Day 3
Board the Wilderness Express railcar this morning as you journey from Fairbanks to Denali. This afternoon, travel into Denali National Park on the Tundra Wilderness Bus Tour. Be on the lookout for grizzly bears, moose, caribou, and Dall sheep. A snack is provided on the park tour.
Overnight: Denali
Meal: Snack
Day 4
This morning is open for optional activities such as white water rafting down the Nenana River, helicopter flightseeing over the Park, land on a glacier, or hiking. In the afternoon, you will board the Wilderness Express railcar from Denali to Talkeetna. Keep your eyes open for animals or a view of Mt. Denali if the weather cooperates. Transfer to your luxury Talkeetna hotel and overnight. Talkeetna is the town where all the mountain climbers start their ascent. Great optional boat rides are available from this quaint town that reminds you of the TV show Northern Exposure.
Overnight: Denali
Meal: N/A
Day 5
This morning enjoy the motorcoach tour from Talkeetna to Seward. Stop enroute for some free time in downtown Anchorage. The drive along Turnagain Arm is among the most beautiful drives in Alaska. Your evening is open in Seward for optional activities.
Overnight: Seward
Meal: N/A
Day 6
Your morning is open for optional activities such as a visit to a Dog Kennel tour or an Exit Glacier guided hike. In the afternoon enjoy the included tour of the Alaska SeaLife Center. After the visit, transfer to the cruise ship in Seward.
Overnight: N/A
Meal: N/A
Primary Hotel Listing
Primary Hotels by Destination are:
- Fairbanks – Fairbanks Hotel or similar
- Denali – Denali Park Village or Similar
- Seward – Seward Windsong Lodge or similar
Hotels are confirmed at 30 days prior to the start of the tour and documents for tour are forwarded electronically at that time.
- Included meals are noted on the tour itinerary.