Majestic Landscapes and Rich History in Alaska!

Anchorage is a unique urban environment situated in the heart of the wilderness, and it’s the perfect place to spend a day at your leisure. See top landmarks including Earthquake Park, Lake Hood Harbor, and the Alaska Railroad Depot. Do some shopping or spend the afternoon at an outstanding art or history museum.

Today visit to the fascinating Native Heritage Center, which gives you an opportunity to enrich your understanding of Alaska’s indigenous cultures. Departing from Anchorage, your path takes you north to the Matanuska Valley. En route, you’ll explore the Native village of Eklutna, where you’ll witness the unique blending of Native American and Russian Orthodox traditions at a historic chapel and burial site. Then continuing on north to Wasilla, you’ll enter the Mat-Su Valley, the farming belt of Alaska.

This morning, soar through 6 zips with a guide and cross over stunning valleys on the suspension bridges. and after lunch discover the true beauty of glaciers up close as you walk on the Matanuska Glacier.

The tiny town of Talkeetna, a local gem where three Alaskan rivers meet, is home to some of the most photographed views in our state: the majestic peaks of Mt. Denali and the Alaska mountain range. Get within six miles of Denali’s summit, the highest peak in North America at 20,320 feet! and land on Ruth Glacier!

Everything about Denali National Park is larger than life: the beautiful scenery, the mountains, and the animals. In the morning, you’ll embark on the Denali Park Shuttle for wildlife viewing in an unparalleled setting. Visitors have a chance to see grizzly bears, caribou, moose, Dall sheep, foxes, and wolves. Many smaller animals also inhabit the park, such as Arctic ground squirrels, hoary marmots, pikas, snowshoe hares, and beavers. During a scenic five-hour tour, the bus stops regularly to better take in the surrounding wildlife!

Today is a day of leisure. Spend a morning at the Denali National Park headquarters, where you can watch interesting films about the region and its wildlife, or immerse yourself in nature on one of the many hiking trails in the area (which range from easy to challenging). The Murie Science and Learning Center is a treasure trove of fascinating information about this boreal forest, and informative talks with knowledgeable rangers are also available. Just tell your guide where you would like to go!

Soak in the beautiful scenery of Hatcher Pass as you visit Independence Gold Mine, built in the 1900s. We provide gold pans so you can try your hand at striking it rich! A park naturalist is often available to share the history of the mine and knowledge about the area’s unique flora and fauna.

Today you will fly 70 miles southwest of Anchorage in a flight that last a little less than an hour. You’ll arrive at the entrance of Lake Clark Wilderness Preserve, home, an excellent bear viewing. An experienced natural history guide will take you by boat through bear country, where Wolverine Creek empties into Big River Lakes.

This rail trip to Seward is among the most spectacular rail trips in the world! Ride the renowned Alaska Railroad and experience the Kenai Peninsula, a unique and scenic area of Alaska. When you arrive, board the boat to tour Kenai Fjords National Park. The fjords run down the mountains into the iconic Harding Icefield, one of the largest ice fields in the United States with 40 active tidewater glaciers flowing into it. The stunning landscape is also a wildlife watcher's dream, thanks to its abundant marine animals, birds, and other native wildlife.

Spend the morning with puppies! Then return to Anchorage via Gold Star Alaska Railroad transfer with included on-lunch dinner. Evening flight out of Anchorage