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.
Day 2 Ft. Nelson
Our first stop is Ft. Nelson, BC. Here we will receive a Visitor Presentation and see the Heritage Center.
Day 3 Liard Hot Springs
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.
Day 4 Watson Lake
Today we travel to Watson Lake where we tour the Sign Post Village and view an informative film about the Alaska Highway construction.
Day 5 Teslin
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.
Day 6 - 8 Whitehorse
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 and Beringia Interpretive Center.
Day 9 Koidern, Yukon
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.
Day 10 Tok
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.
Day 11 - 14 Fairbanks
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.
Day 15 - 17 Denali NP
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.
Day 18 – 19 Talkeetna
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.
Day 20 - 24 Anchorage
Pizza Party at the campground. Join the staff for an Alaskan treat of pizza from 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.
Day 25 - 28 Seward
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.
Day 29 - 32 Homer, Alaska.
Along the way, see Mount Redoubt, an active volcano, and pass through many quaint fishing villages.
Schedule your optional Fishing Trip for a day and Bear Viewing Trip for a day
Day 33 - 34 Palmer
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.
Day 35 Glennallen
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
Day 36 - 39 Valdez
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
Day 40 Tok
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.
Day 41 Koidern, Yukon
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.
Day 42 - 44 Whitehorse
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.
Day 45 Watson Lake
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.
Day 46 Deese Lake
Travel the Cassiar Highway to Deese Lake, British Columbia. Stop at Jade City for unique jade art.
Day 47 - 48 Hyder / Stewart
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
Day 49 Hazelton
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.