A truly comprehensive tour of Alaska and the Yukon Territory of Canada!

Four days canoeing the Yukon River

Denali National Park wildlife and natural history bus tour

Camping on our private land in Wrangell-St. Elias National Park

Overnights in the Gold Rush town of Dawson City, Canada

Kenai Fjords National Park Boat Tour

Exploring the former copper mining town of Kennicott

Alaska State Ferry transport across the Prince William Sound

Exploring the gold rush town of Hope
  - Two nights in creekside Discovery Cabins

Optional rainforest hike or aerial tram ride to the top of Mt. Alyeska in Girdwood

Complete Itinerary PDF File 

Tour  Price and 2008 Dates:

Abbreviated Itinerary:

Day   1     Anchorage - Denali: travel north towards Denali Park; afternoon hike in the Alaska Range, near Denali State Park; private camp overlooking Jack River

Day   2     Denali Natl. Park: full day natural history and wildlife tour into the center of the Park; late afternoon hike on the outskirts, Jack River camp

Day   3     Denali - Meier's Lake: traverse spectacular Denali Hwy (gravel); afternoon hike alpine ridge of Maclaren Summit; optl. hike to Gulkana Glacier; cabins and showers!

Day   4     Meier's Lake-Eagle: Travel to Eagle on the Yukon; stops at Delta Junction; Tok and Chicken; visit abandoned gold dredge; overnight in the historic cabins in Eagle where famous Norwegian explorer Roald Amundsen spent the winter.

Day   5     Eagle-Dawson City, YT: Morning tour of Eagle and Fort Egbert; cross spectacular "Top of The World Highway" to Dawson City with a stop in Boundary; ferry across the Yukon River; dinner on the town; overnight in a B &B.

Day   6     Dawson-Yukon River: Morning Robert Service reading (optional); museum visits; late afternoon canoe/kayak departure on the mighty Yukon River; float past steamboat graveyard; three hour paddle/float to river camp.

Day   7     Yukon River: AM river departure; explore abandoned homestead; working subsistence homestead visit; overnight at abandoned Gold Rush town of Forty Mile.

Day   8     Yukon River: River travel through "Dozen Islands", past subsistence fish camp; arrival at island camp near Canadian-US border; short hikes recommended

Day   9     Yukon River-Eagle, AK: Morning river departure, arrive Eagle, Alaska (showers!); optional hike to top of Eagle Bluff; dinner; overnight in Amundsen cabins in Eagle

Day   10     Eagle-Gakona: Travel to the Copper River Basin via Mentasta Pass; great bluff camp on Copper River overlooking volcanoes of Wrangell-St. Elias Park.

Day   11     Gakona - McCarthy: Leave Alaska Range and head into Wrangell-St. Elias National Park; cross Kennicott River to reach private riverside camp; afternoon hike over glacial terminal moraine; explore McCarthy

Day   12     McCarthy/Kennicott: travel four miles to abandoned town/mine of Kennicott; exploration; hike to the Root Glacier; picnic lunch; evening hike w/flightseeing optional; riverside camp.

Day   13     McCarthy-Valdez:  morning open for hiking or just plain relaxation; late afternoon park departure to cross alpine beauty of Thompson Pass, descending to Valdez on Prince William Sound; dinner on the town; overnight B & B

Day   14     Valdez-Hope: board ferry for spectacular trip across Prince William Sound to Whittier, passing Columbia Glacier; drive through mountain tunnels; road through Kenai Mtns. to end of the road frontier town of Hope; overnight in Discovery Cabins along Bear Creek

Day   15     Seward-Hope: morning trip to Seward; board vessel for spectacular day tour of Kenai Fjords National Park to view marine life and glaciers; afternoon return through Moose Pass; overnight in creekside Discovery Cabins

Day   16     Hope-Anchorage:   Optional goldpanning; travel to Girdwood; rainforest hike along Winner Creek or optional tram ride to top of mountain; lunch at Alyeska Bakery; late afternoon return to Anchorage