Explorer Express
Land Tour
Day 1
Your Premier Alaska Tours representative will meet you at the Fairbanks airport upon arrival. Transfer to hotel for overnight accommodations in Fairbanks.
Overnight: Fairbanks
Meals: N/A
Day 2
This morning, enjoy a city tour of Fairbanks. 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
This morning board the Wilderness Express railcar from Fairbanks to Denali National Park. Upon arrival, travel into Denali National Park on a Tundra Wilderness Tour searching for grizzly bear, moose, caribou, Dall sheep, and many others.
Overnight: Denali
Meals: N/A
Day 4
Morning at leisure to enjoy an optional activity. This afternoon, board the Wilderness Express railcar for the continuation of the journey south to Anchorage. The train rides through the mountains and along the Susitna River. Keep your eyes open for animals or a view of Mt. Denali if the weather cooperates.
Overnight: Anchorage
Meals: N/A
Day 5
Enjoy a morning Anchorage city tour. At the conclusion, transfer to the central cruise line check in point for transportation connections to the cruise ship
Overnight: N/A
Meals: N/A
Primary Hotel Listing
Primary Hotels by Destination are:
- Anchorage – Anchorage Hilton or similar
- Denali – Denali Park Village or Similar
- Fairbanks – Fairbanks Hotel 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.