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Day 1 Dawson Creek
- We begin our tour with a welcome dinner, orientation and social gathering in Dawson Creek, British Columbia. Dawson Creek is Mile 0 of the Alaska Highway and Mile 0 of our 4,800-mile tour of British Columbia, the Yukon and Alaska.
- Our first stop is Ft. Nelson, BC. Here we will receive a Visitor Presentation and see the Heritage Center.
- Travel to Liard Hot Springs. Along the way, see mountain goats and Muncho Lake. Muncho Lake gets its deep azure color from minerals leaching from the surrounding mountains. Soak in the outdoor hot springs.
- Today we travel to Watson Lake where we tour the Sign Post Village and view an informative film about the Alaska Highway construction.
- We stop for the night on the shores of Nisutlin Lake and visit the Yukon Wildlife Gallery.
- Our staff will prepare a Wine and Cheese Party for your enjoyment.
- See the grand old sternwheeler, the SS Klondike. Visit the longest wooden fish ladder in North America, the scenic Whitehorse Dam, the Yukon Visitor Center, Miles Canyon lookout.
- Fjord Express to Juneau - Depart Haines Lynn Canal, the continent’s longest and deepest glacial fjord. Marine life abounds in these waters and will highlight your morning voyage. You’ll see hanging glaciers, nesting bald eagles, harbor seals, and humpback or killer whales.
- Upon arrival at the dock in Yankee Cove, board a motor coach and relax while your driver takes you for a scenic, winding, narrated drive through the coastal rain forest of Southeast Alaska to downtown Juneau. Your driver/guide will show you the capital building and the governor’s mansion and provide you with a walking tour map to orient you to the city’s other attractions. The bus drops you downtown on the waterfront at Marine Park, with easy access to restaurants and shopping. Enjoy a leisurely lunch and take in the sights of Alaska’s capitol. You’ll have approximately three hours of “free” time to explore downtown before reboarding the bus to take you to the boat for your return trip.
- Many things to see along the way. You may want to visit the Da Ku Cultural Center, Spruce Beetle Interpretive Trail, Ghost town of Silver City, Kluane Lake and so much more on today’s travels.
- Along the way you will have an opportunity to visit the Beaver Creek Visitor Center, Our Lady of Grace Mission, Buckshot Bettys and the Tetlin NWR Visitor Center.
- We travel to the end of the Alaska Highway in Delta Junction and on to Fairbanks which is known as "The Heart of Alaska". Stops along the way include the Alyeska Pipeline Crossing and the Santa Claus House in North Pole, Alaska.
- We take a Cruise aboard the authentic sternwheeler Riverboat Discovery.
- See the University of Alaska Museum and Botanical Gardens.
- Join the staff for an Ice Cream Social.
- Pioneer Park, a frontier theme park with many exciting attractions.
- Gold Dred #8 - Take a trip through Alaska’s gold mining history at Gold Dredge 8.
- Enjoy a close-up view of the Trans-Alaska Pipeline and a presentation about its construction and operation.
- Learn how to pan for gold, you will find gold- we guarantee it!
- Running Reindeer Ranch – guided walking tour of the Boreal Forest with live reindeer around you.
- Palace Theatre Show – The Golden Heart Revue - a lighthearted, comic look at the colorful characters from early & present-day Fairbanks.
- Travel south on the Parks Highway through Nenana and Healy to Denali National Park. Here we attend the Cabin Night Dinner Show; an evening filled with entertainment, hospitality and good food.
- Narrated bus tour takes you into the heart of Denali National Park for spectacular scenery and wildlife. See 20,320 ft. Mt. Denali, North America's tallest peak. After the bus tour, see a sled dog demonstration.
- Continue traveling south on the Parks Highway to Talkeetna, Alaska, the traditional departing place for Denali climbers. Here you will learn about the history of the local settlers and walk through the original town site.
- We will see the splendor of Denali and the great Alaska Range from a spectacular vantage point on the Susitna River by boat.
- Pizza Party at the campground. Join the staff for an Alaskan Treat of pizza from the Moose’s Tooth.
- Visit the Alaska Native Heritage Center where you will come to learn about Alaska’s first people.
- Trolley Tour - A great way to see the highlights of Anchorage.
- Anchorage Museum of History & Art.
- Along the way, see Mount Redoubt, an active volcano, and pass through many quaint fishing villages.
- Schedule your optional Fishing Trip or Bear Viewing Trip
- Travel the Seward Highway down the Kenai Peninsula to Seward, Alaska. Along the way, stop at the Chugach State Park and Kenai Peninsula Visitor Centers and Portage Glacier.
- We take a boat cruise to Kenai Fjords National Park where you will see sea life (including puffins, otters, whales and sea lions), snowcapped mountains and glaciers.
- Tour Exit Glacier, there is nothing like getting close to this slow-moving sea of ice.
- Travel up the Seward and Glenn Highway to Palmer, Alaska. Palmer is in the Mat-Su Valley, Alaska's farming center. Here the long summer days produce gigantic vegetables.
- In Palmer we will visit a Muskox Farm.
- Dessert Night with the staff.
- Continue on the Glenn Highway to Glennallen, Alaska. Stop at the Copper River Valley Visitor Information Center. View Mount Wrangell Mountain, a dormant volcano.
- Dinner at the historic Roadhouse Tavern
- Travel south on the Richardson Highway to Valdez, Alaska. Valdez is the terminus of the Trans Alaska Oil Pipeline where huge tankers transport oil to the "Lower 48".
- Attend a narrated tour of Prince William Sound on the LuLu Belle motor yacht. See the mighty Columbia Glacier, the largest tide-water glacier in the western hemisphere.
- Visit the Valdez Museum and Annex where you will see a replica of the Old Town, as it looked before the 1964 earthquake. See a documentary film that describes the impact of the earthquake.
- Visit the salmon spawning area and Duck Flats.
- Staff Prepared Dinner
- Travel to Tok, Alaska. Along the way at roadside turnouts see snowcapped Mount Wrangell, Mount Drum and Mount Sanford.
- Travel up the Taylor Highway to the famous town of Chicken, Alaska. Tour this rustic and remote town's 4 unique stores. Tour a Gold Dredge used in the Chicken Valley to mine gold or visit the Old Town of Chicken.
- Travel over “Top-Of-The-World” Highway to the rip-roaring mining town of Dawson City, Yukon. Dawson City was the epicenter of the 1898 Gold Rush where 30,000 stampeders from all over the world assembled to “make their fortune”. In the evening, we visit Diamond Tooth Gerties - Dawson City’s world-famous gambling hall is named after 1898 Gold Rush dance hall queen Diamond Tooth Gertie (who actually wore a sparkling diamond between her two front teeth).
- Robert Service Cabin – Attend a program about the life and works of Robert Service, bard of the Yukon.
- Dawson City Museum, housed in the beautifully restored Old Territorial Administration Building.
- Jack London’s Cabin – Attend a program about the life and works of this famous author.
- Tour Dredge #4 - The largest wooden hull, bucket-line dredge in North America.
- Travel to Carmacks, Yukon along the way, see Tintina Trench Viewpoint, Moose Creek Lodge, and Five Finger Rapids.
- Continue our travels south on the Klondike Highway passing majestic mountains and crystal-clear lakes to Whitehorse, Yukon.
- Ride the White Pass Railway. Take a fully narrated train and motor coach trip between Skagway, Alaska and Whitehorse, Yukon Territory. The iron trail was born during the 1898 Klondike Gold Rush and built through some of the North's most ruggedly beautiful terrain. Today, it's a comfortable ride in refurbished train cars following the original route of the hopeful Stampeders of 1898.
- The Yukon Wildlife Preserve is a unique wildlife viewing property featuring 10 species of northern Canadian mammals in their natural environment.
- Travel south on the Alaska Highway crossing the Continental Divide to Watson Lake.
- Northern Lights Centre - The spectacular dancing Northern Lights are showcased in Yukon's Northern Lights, a video that is broadcast in the NLC's domed theatre.
- Travel the Cassiar Highway to Deese Lake, British Columbia. Stop at Jade City for unique jade art.
- It's back to the Alaska border where we visit Hyder. Along the way, see the magnificent Bear Glacier nestled among beautiful snowcapped peaks.
- Tour Fish Creek Wildlife Viewing area where you will see grizzlies, black bears and bald eagles feeding on the abundant supply of salmon in the streams. Be ready to take photos.
- Bingo Night
- Along the way see Nass River Bridge – the gorge is about 400’ wide, Gitanyow Indian Reservation, Gitwangak Battle Hill National Historical Site and Kan Historical Village.
- Farewell Dinner and Social in Prince George, BC.