Alaska & Yukon explorer

Spend a day at leisure in Anchorage, perhaps visiting the Captain Cook memorial, the Alaska Native Heritage Center, or walking or cycling around part of Cook Inlet.

Collect your hire car and drive north to Talkeetna. This scenic drive takes you around Knik Arm and along Susitna River and has plenty of scenic spots to stop at en route. Arrive and relax in this pretty town for the rest of the afternoon.

Enjoy an incredible tour by light aircraft over the mountain peaks and glacier-filled valleys of Denali National Park. Your flight will take you within six miles of the summit of Mount Denali, the highest peak in North America, and includes a thrilling landing on a glacier. Spend the rest of the day at leisure.

Today your route takes you north past Denali National Park to the little town of Fairbanks. The afternoon is free to explore the town.

Enjoy a day at leisure in Fairbanks. There is a variety of activities to do including discovering the gold mining history of the region at one of the nearby gold dredges. Alternatively, Pioneer Park is worth visiting to explore the SS Nenana Sternwheeler Riverboat.

From Fairbanks drive south to Tok along the magnificently scenic Richardson Highway.

Drive from Tok, over the Canadian border and skirt the sensational Kluane National Park mountain ranges before reaching Haines Junction.

Today your route takes you from Haines Junction to Whitehorse, the capital of the Yukon.

Spend a day at leisure in Whitehorse. You may wish to explore the town or opt to go white-water rafting. Alternatively, the fascinating Beringia Museum documents the history of the Yukon.

From Whitehorse, drive north on the Klondike Highway to Dawson City, the legendary gold mining city.

Enjoy a day at leisure exploring Dawson City. The city is wonderful to stroll around, exploring the unpaved streets, wooden sidewalks and historic wooden buildings.

Today, you may wish to visit the world-famous Bonanza Creek, where gold was struck in 1896. Gold is still mined today, and you can tour one of the historic gold dredges.

From Dawson City drive along the scenic Top of the World Highway and back into Alaska. Overnight at Tok.

Your drive today takes you from Tok, through Glennallen to the small port town of Valdez.

Today take a scenic cruise in Prince William Sound to see the face of the Columbia Glacier. Cascading waterfalls and icebergs form a very scenic backdrop and whales and sea lions are plentiful.

Today you will take the ferry across Prince William Sound to Whittier and then drive south to Seward.

Enjoy a full-day cruise among the spectacular coastal scenery of Kenai Fjords National Park. Your guide will point out the scenic highlights and the wildlife that you will encounter on the way. A delicious lunch is included.

Drive back to Anchorage Airport today stopping at Cooper Landing or the town of Girdwood en route. On your arrival at the airport, drop off your hire car and make your way to your airport hotel where the rest of the day will be at leisure.

Make your way to the airport this morning for your onward flight.

Arrive home today to complete your journey.