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GLOBUS: ULTIMATE ALASKA & THE YUKON (CB)
13 days from Anchorage to Anchorage
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 Discover the unique beauty of Alaska and the Yukon during this invigorating escorted tour. Begin your vacation in Anchorage, Alaska's largest city, before boarding the historic Alaska Railroad for a scenic train journey to Denali National Park. Spend two nights in Denali National Park and enjoy a guided tour of this spectacular wilderness. Watch for majestic grizzly bears, caribou, moose, and much more. You have free time for optional adventures and tours in the park. Next, travel to Fairbanks, Alaska's second-largest city, and cruise on a sternwheeler on the Chena and Tanana Rivers. Visit the University of Alaska-Fairbanks Museum on your city tour and stop at the Trans-Alaska Pipeline. Then, head to the Yukon Territory and Dawson City, and see breathtaking scenery along the way. Step back in time at Claim #1, where the first gold strike was made, and learn how gold changed Alaska. You can even try your hand at gold panning. In Whitehorse, visit the Yukon Beringia Interpretive Centre, the SS Keno Riverboat, and the Uncommon Journeys' dogsled facilities. Head back to Alaska and travel through rugged Kluane National Park, home to 19,625-foot Mount Logan. Also travel the Alaska Highway en route to Tok; then head to Valdez and enjoy a cruise on Prince William Sound. Keep an eye out for whales, eagles, mountain goats, dolphins, and sea lions. What a perfect ending to your Alaska and the Yukon tour.
HOTELS
Anchorage Sheraton Anchorage (SF), Denali National Park Denali Bluffs (F), Fairbanks Wedgewood Resort (F), Dawson City Downtown Hotel (F), Whitehorse High Country Inn (BA), TOK Fast Eddy's/Young's Motel (BA), Valdez Valdez Hotel (F)
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| Call (800) 468-2359 for more information or to book today! Mention code 8656728 | | Globus | | Offer valid through 11/30/2009 | | | | Day | Destination | Description | | Day 1 | Anchorage | Welcome to Alaska! Meet your Tour Director this evening between 5 pm and 8 pm in the hotel reception area. | | Day 2 | Denali National Park | Traveling north into the majestic wilds of Alaska, visit the IDITAROD HEADQUARTERS, home of the world-famous dogsled race. Arrive in Talkeetna, the jumping-off point for climbers attempting to summit Mount McKinley, the highest peak in North America at 20,320 feet. Board the historic ALASKA RAILROAD for a scenic trip to Denali National Park. Enjoy a welcome dinner at the hotel this evening. (B,D) | | Day 3 | Denali National Park | This morning, a guided tour takes you into the 6-million-acre DENALI NATIONAL PARK to explore the majestic wilderness and seek out grizzly bear, caribou, moose, and other wildlife! Your afternoon is free for optional adventures such as float trips, a dogsled demonstration, a helicopter ride over the park, or a delicious dinner and rollicking musical comedy performed in a camp house reminiscent of the Gold Rush era. (B,L) | | Day 4 | Fairbanks | Travel into the heart of Alaska to Fairbanks, where you will enjoy lunch at the historic Pump House restaurant on the banks of the Chena River. The afternoon and evening are at leisure in Fairbanks. (B,L) | | Day 5 | Fairbanks | This morning, board the sternwheeler Discovery for a CRUISE on the Chena and Tanana Rivers with a stop at a recreated Chena Indian Village to learn about Athabascan native culture. Later, visit the UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA-FAIRBANKS MUSEUM during your Fairbanks city tour, and also stop at the Trans-Alaska Oil Pipeline. (B) | | Day 6 | Dawson City | Continuing the journey into Gold Rush history, motor over the Top of the World Highway and enter the Yukon. Passing through the village of Chicken, today promises to be filled with breathtaking scenery. Tonight, you have reservations at DIAMOND TOOTH GERTIE'S, featuring ragtime music, can-can girls, and an old-fashioned casino. (B) | | Day 7 | Dawson City | Today, step back in time at the site of CLAIM #1, where the first gold strike was made. Continue to an old GOLD DREDGE to learn how gold changed this land forever and to try your own hand at gold panning! Next, stop at the DANOJA ZHO CULTURAL CENTRE for a tour on the First Nations' traditions and culture over the past 100 years. (B) | | Day 8 | Whitehorse | Today, trace the trail of the gold seekers on their way to the Klondike. View the Five Finger Rapids, which once posed a major obstacle to the hordes of fortune seekers stampeding into the Yukon. Your day concludes in Whitehorse, capital of the Yukon. (B,D) | | Day 9 | Whitehorse | A city tour stops at the YUKON BERINGIA INTERPRETIVE CENTRE, where you can meet the ice-age giant mammals that once ruled the ancient subcontinent. Stop at the SS KENO RIVERBOAT and learn about its importance on the Yukon River in the Gold Rush days. Later, head to Whitehorse's premier dogsled facility, UNCOMMON JOURNEYS, where you will personally meet the huskies and their trainers. Here, learn about the training and care of Alaskan Huskies as well as the lifestyle required to race in world-famous competitions such as the Iditarod and Yukon Quest. (B) | | Day 10 | Tok | Return to Alaska, traveling through the rugged mountains of KLUANE NATIONAL PARK, home to 19,625-foot Mount Logan, Canada's highest peak. Continue on the Alaska Highway to Tok, the 'Dog Sled Capital of the World.' (B) | | Day 11 | Valdez | Head to Alaska's southernmost ice-free port, Valdez, home of the Alyeska Pipeline Terminal. As you travel toward some of the highest coastal mountains in the world, enjoy views of Thompson Pass, Worthington Glacier, and Bridal Veil Falls before arriving in the 'Switzerland of Alaska'-Valdez. Visit the unique VALDEZ MUSEUM late this afternoon. (B) | | Day 12 | Anchorage | Board a BOAT today and get a closer look at the Trans-Alaska Pipeline Terminal, the 3-mile face of Columbia Glacier, and the playful sea life of PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND. Keep your eyes open for eagles, whales, mountain goats, dolphins, and sea lions! This evening, enjoy a farewell dinner at the Alyeska Prince Hotel before returning to Anchorage. (B,L,D) | | Day 13 | Anchorage | The vacation ends this morning with guests departing on individual schedules. Airport transfers are provided. (B) |
| | US$ Price Details
Single Room Supplement: $1047Triple Room reduction per person: $260Extra nights per person in Anchorage:in single room $220; in twin room $121; in triple room $97
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Federal inspection fees for the Federal U.S. Customs and Immigrations; International Air Transportation tax; agricultural tax; other per person taxes imposed by government entities; airport taxes and fees including the September 11th Security fee up to $10 per person, Passenger facility charges up to $18 per person, Federal domestic flight segment fees up to $3.50 per segment and U.S. and International arrival and departure, and other government imposed fees up to $300 per person; port taxes; passports; visas and vaccinations; tips to your Tour or Cruise Director, Local Host, driver, Local Guides, and/or ships' crew; gratuities on ferries, trains, and cruise ships; laundry; telephone; minibar; alcohol, beverages, and food outside of the contracted Globus menu as presented at a hotel or restaurant (these extra items will be billed to you before leaving the hotel, ship, or restaurant); optional excursions; airport transfers on non-qualifying flights; porterage at airports and train stations; Travel Protection premiums; all airline imposed baggage fees (including internal flights); and all other items of a personal nature. |
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