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Alaska Railroad Adventure

Aptly named Denali Star and Glacier Discovery, these trains make a great touring combination.

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Tour Code: 151CTA

Tour Overview

Enjoy this seven day classic rail adventure from Anchorage. You will travel on the Alaska Railroad system, experience Alaska’s scenic glaciers and shoreline, view wildlife in Denali National Park, and take a trip on a classic sternwheeler paddleboat on the Chena and Tanana Rivers in Fairbanks. After a scenic coach transfer from Anchorage to Whittier, you’ll enjoy a Glacier Cruise in Prince William Sound. Traveling aboard the Alaska Railroad will allow you to hop on and off the train to discover local highlights in each Alaska town you visit.

What's Included
  • 6 nights hotel accommodation
  • Roundtrip motorcoach transfer from Anchorage to Whittier
  • Prince William Sound 26 Glacier cruise with lunch
  • Train from Anchorage to Denali National Park and from the train from Denali to Fairbanks
  • 4-6 hour bus tour into Denali National Park (depending on weather and road conditions)
  • 3.5-hour Sternwheeler riverboat cruise in Fairbanks
  • Scheduled flight from Fairbanks to Anchorage
  • All taxes and fees
What's Not Included

Transfers in Anchorage, meals, optional excursions, and gratuities.

 

Tour Itinerary

Day 1
Anchorage Arrival

Arrive into Anchorage on your own. Transfer to your hotel on your own. Anchorage is Alaska’s largest city, nestled between the Chugach Mountains and Cook Inlet. Offering shopping, cultural attractions, and gourmet restaurants, Anchorage provides an excellent start to your vacation. Overnight in Anchorage.

Day 2
Anchorage Day Trip to Prince William Sound

Transfer to the bus departure point in Anchorage on own. At 9:15 am, depart on a scenic motorcoach transfer past Beluga Point and along Turnagain Arm to Whittier. On arrival in Whittier , board a high-speed catamaran for your cruise through Prince William Sound. Watch for sea otters, and birds as you travel through the glacier-filled fjords. This tour provides an excellent opportunity to witness glacier calving, where ice falls off into the ocean. Lunch is included on board your 5-hour Alaska cruise. Following the cruise, depart by bus to Anchorage at 6:45 pm. Upon arrival in Anchorage at approximately 8:00 pm, transfer back to your hotel on your own. Overnight in Anchorage.

Day 3
Anchorage to Denali National Park

This morning transfer to the Anchorage train station on your own. At 8:15 am, you will travel from Anchorage to Denali National Park aboard the Alaska Railroad. Upon arrival in Denali at 3:45 pm, transfer to your hotel by courtesy shuttle. With a size of over 6 million acres, Denali National Park is one of the world’s greatest wild animal preserves. Here, protected from hunting, the animals roam freely in a region dominated by the continent’s tallest mountain. Most visitor facilities are grouped near the park entrance. Your evening is free for optional activities, enjoy a fun dinner show  (see Tour Add-Ons), or just relax and enjoy some leisure time. Overnight near the Denali park entrance.

Day 4
Denali National Park

Today, depart on a narrated bus tour into Denali National Park. As you travel through the pristine wilderness, look for wildlife, such as bears, caribou, and moose, as well as views of the Mountain. Your experienced driver/guide will provide commentary. The tour is approximately 4-6 hours long and takes you approximately 30 – 43 miles into the park, depending on weather and road conditions. The rest of the day is free for optional tours, such as river rafting and flightseeing tours (see Tour Add-Ons). Overnight near the Denali park entrance. Rest of day is at leisure. Overnight near the Denali park entrance.

Day 5
Denali National Park to Fairbanks

The morning is free for optional tours in Denali, such as river rafting or flightseeing (see Tour Add-Ons). You also have time to tour the National Park Visitor Center and watch the Park Rangers’ sled dog demonstration. This afternoon, transfer to the train station via hotel courtesy shuttle. At 3:45 pm, depart on the Alaska Railroad to Fairbanks. The landscape changes as you descend from the mountains into a broad land of rivers and rolling hills. Upon arrival in Fairbanks at 8 pm, transfer to your hotel via courtesy shuttle or on your own. Overnight in Fairbanks.

Day 6
Fairbanks to Anchorage

This morning at 8:45 am, depart on a 3.5-hour cruise of the Chena and Tanana Rivers aboard the only authentic sternwheeler riverboat operating in Alaska. This narrated tour provides background on the area’s natural history and the Athabascan culture. You will see a trapper’s cabin, log homes, bush pilot performance and a championship sled dog team. A stop will be made at the historic site of Chena Village to learn about Alaska Native hunting and fishing techniques. This tour departs from the Riverboat Discovery Dock, so transfer is on your own. In the evening (between 5pm and 6pm), depart Fairbanks for Anchorage on a scheduled one-hour flight. On arrival in Anchorage, transfer to hotel on your own. Overnight in Anchorage.

Day 7
Anchorage Departure

Depending on your departure time, you might have free time for some souvenir shopping or additional excursions. Transfer on your own to the airport. Depart or start an additional program.

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2Choose Tour Program

This Tour has Two Program Levels

Standard Program Offers:

  • Hotels: moderate to standard tourist class hotels (2 and 3 star).
  • Train seating: standard rail car seating / adventure class. You have the option to upgrade your seating to dome rail car seating on selected train routes when you book the tour.

Upgraded Program Offers:

  • Hotels: good moderate to first class hotels (3 and 4 star), wherever possible. Alaska has very limited hotel choices in remote areas and small towns.
  • Train seating: deluxe dome rail car seating wherever possible.


3Room & Traveler Selection

*Child prices are valid for children 11 years and younger, sharing a room with at least 2 full paying adults with the existing bedding. Maximum of 4 people per room.

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Guests per Room

Maximum 4 people per room

Children ( 0 - 11 years )



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Tour Add-ons

Browsing optional excursions for the Alaska Railroad Adventure:
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Cabin Nite Dinner Theater

Length: 2 hours

Starting at: $96 / pp

Enjoy old-time Alaska as you enjoy a popular dinner theater performance in Denali National Park set in an authentic Alaska log-paneled roadhouse. Join heroine Fannie Quigley and an unforgettable cast of characters in this true-to-life Alaska Gold Rush tale of […]... Browse itinerary

Amazing Alaska! Seeing the aurora borealis was a bucket list item for me. I choose the tour with Alaska Tours for this reason. I could not have asked for better. The accommodations were very comfortable and the train ride from Denali to Anchorage was wonderful!

Laurie0915 | Tripadvisor

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