12 Day Denali Explorer Alaska Cruise Tour

TRANSFER FROM FAIRBANKS AIRPORT TO YOUR HOTEL. YOU'LL GET LUGGAGE INFORMATION AND EXPENSES ON LAND INFORMATION. YOUR LODGING & ALL THAT'S LISTED IN THE ITINERARY IS INCLUDED ON LAND. THE THINGS NOT INCLUDED ON THE LAND PORTION ONLY IS YOUR FOOD EXPENSE ON LAND AND ANY EXTRA EXCURSIONS YOU CHOOSE TO DO. PER PERSON, YOU'RE ALLOWED TO BRING 2 LUGGAGE AND 1 CARRY ON BACKPACK. YOU'LL BE GIVEN 2 LUGGAGE TAGS THAT SAYS " MEET ME TONIGHT" AND "MEET ME ON CRUISE". THE MEET ME TONIGHT LUGGAGE WILL BE HANDLED FOR YOU EVERYWHERE YOU GO! WHEN YOU'RE LEAVING ONE LODGE/HOTEL- YOU WILL ONLY HAVE TO PACK YOUR LUGGAGE AND LEAVE IT FOR THE CRUISE SUPPLIER TO PICK UP AND TAKE TO YOUR NEXT ADVENTURE! THE MEET ME ON THE SHIP LUGGAGE WILL ALWAYS BE CLOSE BY YOU. THE CARRIERS STAY IN CLOSE RANGE OF EACH LOCATION YOU'RE AT SO ON THE FINAL DAY TO EMBARK YOUR CRUISE SHIP, THEY WILL HANDLE GETTING YOUR LUGGAGE ONBOARD. YOUR FIRST NIGHT, YOU'LL ENJOY A NIGHTS STAY AT A BEAUTIFUL RIVERSIDE LODGE FOR 1 NIGHT.

BEGIN ON A MORNING RIVERBOAT WHERE YOU'LL ARRIVE IN DENALI LATER TO STAY 2 NIGHTS IN A WILDERNESS LODGE. YOU'LL HAVE AN AFTERNOON AT LEISURE.

BEGIN YOUR DAY WITH A NATURAL HISTORY TOUR IN DENALI NATIONAL PARK, FOLLOWED BY AN AFTERNOON AT LEISURE WHERE YOU CAN CHOOSE TO BOOK YOUR OWN EXCURSION, OR JUST RELAX AT THE BEAUTY THAT SURROUNDS YOU AT THE LODGE.

GET READY FOR AN AMAZING RIDE AND VIEW ONBOARD A GLASS DOMED TRAIN THAT WILL TAKE YOU TO YOUR NEXT WILDERNESS LODGE IN MT MCKINLEY. THIS TRAIN GIVES YOU AMAZING VIEWS THAT YOU'LL BE TALKING ABOUT FOR YEARS! YOU'LL ENJOY AN EVENING AT LEISURE WHILE ENJOYING THE BEAUTY OF YOUR LODGE AND THE FABULOUS TALKED ABOUT MT MCKINLEY.

ENJOY AN AFTERNOON OF LEISURE WHEN YOU ARRIVE AT YOUR HOTEL FOR THE NIGHT BEFORE YOU MAKE YOUR WAY TO YOUR 7 DAY CRUISE THE NEXT DAY.

ENJOY HEADING TO THE ALASKA WILDLIFE CONSERVATION BEFORE YOU HEAD ON YOUR COACH TOUR TO WHITTIER TO BEGIN YOUR JOURNEY ON YOUR 7 DAY CRUISE! YOU ALREADY HAVE HAD SOME BEAUTIFUL MEMORIES AND PHOTOS, AND IT'S ONLY THE BEGINNING! GET READY TO BOARD YOUR CRUISE SHIP!

HUBBARD GLACIER'S PHENOMENAL BLUES ARE ENCHANTING, EVEN FROM AFAR BUT JUST WAIT UNTIL YOUR CRUISE SHIPS DRAWS CLOSER TO HUBBARD GLACIER. IT'S TOWERING SURFACE REALLY IMPRESSES DWARFING EVEN THE UTMOST DECK ON YOUR SHIP IT'S ALSO KNOW FOR ITS RENOWNED WILDLIFE: IT'S WHERE WHALES, HARBOR SEALS AND OTTERS SWIM; BROWN BEARS, MOOSE AND BLACK-TAILED DEER ROME ASHORE, AND A WIDE VARIETY OF SEABIRDS SOAR GRACEFULLY ACROSS THE SKY.

TAKE IN AWE-INSPIRING SCENERY AS YOU ENJOY AN UNFORGETTABLE DAY OF SAILING THROUGH THIS DAZZLING PARK, WHERE YOU'LL GLIDE ALONG EMERALD WATERS AND PAST CALVING ICEBERGS, AND CAN BREATHE IN THE CRISP, FRESH AIR TO YOUR HEART'S CONTENT. DURING YOUR SCENIC CRUISE, FRIENDLY PARK RANGERS WILL JOIN THE SHIP TO SHARE THEIR KNOWLEDGE OF THIS AMAZING PLACE AND HOST A FUN JUNIOR RANGER PROGRAM FOR KIDS. THEY MAY EVEN HELP YOU IDENTIFY GLACIER BAY'S ABUNDANT WILDLIFE, INCLUDING HUMPBACK WHALES, SEA OTTERS, PORPOISES, HARBOR SEALS, BLACK BEARS, MOUNTAIN GOATS, BALD EAGLES AND LARGE COLONIES OF SEABIRDS.

SKAGWAY IS A CHARMING TOWN. YOU CAN WALK AROUND OR BOOK MANY DIFFERENT EXCURSIONS, OR HEAD BACK TO THE SHIP TO ENJOY ALL THAT IT HAS TO OFFER.

JUNEAU IS A COASTAL COMMUNITY AND A MOUNTAIN TOWN. VISIT MENDENHALL GLACIER, GO WHALE WATCHING, EAT SOME SALMON BAKE AND MORE. DEPENDING ON THE CRUISE LINE, LIBBY RIDDLES SOMETIMES COMES ON BOARD TO TELL HER STORY. SHE'S THE FIRST WOMAN TO WIN THE IDITAROD TRAIL SLED DOG RACE IN 1985. HER LIFE STORY IS INCREDIBLE!

THERE'S SO MANY EXCURSIONS TO MATCH ANYONE'S ITINERARY IN KETCHIKAN. GO ZIPLINING, GO ON A WILDLIFE TOUR, VISIT THE TOTEM PARKS, SEE MISTY FJORDS ON AN EXPEDITION.

TODAY'S A PERFECT DAY TO EXPLORE THINGS YOU HAVE WANTED TO BUT HAVE BEEN SO BUSY IN PORTS EXPLORING! HOW ABOUT CHECKING OUT THE ACTIVITIES AND ENTERTAINMENT HAPPENING TODAY? HAVE YOU TRIED A SPECIALTY RESTAURANT? WHAT ABOUT THE HOT TUBS AND POOLS?(IF IT'S NOT TOO COLD WHEN YOU GO) DID YOU CHECK OUT THE SHOPPING ON BOARD? USUALLY THERE ARE SOME GOOD SALES GOING ON THAT YOU CAN GRAB A SOUVENIR!

DISEMBARK IN VANCOUVER, B.C. AND HAVE SAFE TRAVELS HOME...OR...WHY NOT ASK ME ABOUT ADDING AN EXTRA DAY OR TWO TO EXPLORE VANCOUVER? WHAT IF I GAVE YOU OPTIONS(IF TIME IS NOT AN ISSUE) TO ADD SOMETHING EXTRA SPECIAL TO YOUR VACATION? ASK ME ABOUT TAKING A LUXURY DOMED TRAIN THROUGH THE CANADIAN ROCKIES WHERE BY DAY YOU GET TO EXPLORE EVEN MORE BEAUTIFUL LANDSCAPES WITH AN OPPORTUNITY TO SEE MORE WILDLIFE, EACH LUXURIOUS MEALS ON THE TRAIN, TRAVEL TO BANFF, WHERE AT THE END OF THE DAY YOU GET TO STAY IN A HOTEL BECAUSE THE TRAIN RUNS IN DAYLIGHT HOURS ONLY TO GIVE YOU ALL THE SCENERY POSSIBLE. NO MATTER WHAT YOU CHOOSE, BEYOND BLUE HORIZONS TRAVEL LLC IS HERE TO PLAN YOUR NEXT ADVENTURE, AND I APPRECIATE BEING A PART OF YOUR FABULOUS VACATION!