Wildlife and Natural History Bus Tour in Denali National Park

Historic Kennicott and McCarthy ghost town exploration and Root Glacier in heart of Wrangell-St. Elias National Park

Riverboat trip to base of remote Maclaren Glacier

Icefield flightseeing option with possible glacier landing

Ice hike (with crampons!) onto face of spectacular Matanuska Glacier

Kenai Fjords National Park whale and marine life boat tour, with calving tidewater Holgate Glacier

Two nights in the cozy, creekside Discovery Cabins in historic Hope

Complete Itinerary PDF File

Tour  Price and 2011 Dates:

Abbreviated Itinerary:

Day  1        Anchorage-Denali National Park; depart AM towards Park; visit quaint Talkeetna, Mt. McKinley/Ruth Glacier flightseeing available, glacier landing dependent on conditions; Park Visitor Center and intro visit; overnight at Healy White Moose Lodge

Day  2        Denali National Park-Maclaren River; 6 hour natural history/wildlife tour of Park (hopefully The Mountain is out . . .); travel Denali Hwy to Maclaren River; riverboat trip to base of glacier; overnight Maclaren Lodge

Day  3         Maclaren River-McCarthy; travel to Chitina; follow old railroad grade 60 miles into heart of Wrangell-St. Elias National Park (our country's largest); cross Kennicott River on footbridge (the only surface means) to reach historic McCarthy; dinner at the old McCarthy Lodge and overnight in the Ma Johnson Hotel

Day  4         Kennicott-Majestic Valley; travel four miles to abandoned town/mine of Kennicott; extensive exploration; hike to Root Glacier; lunch overlooking Kennicott and Root Glacier; travel to Majestic Valley Lodge

Day  5         Matanuska Glacier-Hope; ice walk (with crampons) on the face of the spectacular Matanuska Glacier; Palmer and Anchorage; road along Turnagain Arm to end of the road frontier town of Hope; overnight in Discovery Cabins along Bear Creek

Day  6         Seward-Hope; morning trip to Seward; board vessel for spectacular day tour of Kenai Fjords National Park to view marine life and calving tidewater glaciers; afternoon return through Moose Pass; overnight in creekside Discovery Cabins

Day  7         Hope-Anchorage; morning exploration around Hope (older than Anchorage!); optional gold panning; historical museum; Girdwood tram ride to summit of Mount Alyeska; late afternoon return to Anchorage