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Anchorage & Talkeetna Northern Lights Getaway

Anchorage & Talkeetna Northern Lights Getaway, a rail journey with Vacations By Rail

This 4-day Northern Lights getaway from Anchorage to Talkeetna by Alaska Railroad. View aurora borealis and experience winter excursions.

Day by day

  1. Day 1overnight: Anchorage

    Arriving in Anchorage

    Anchorage, Alaska's largest city, welcomes you to America's Last Frontier. Transfer independently to your hotel and take the day to get acquainted with your new surroundings. Tonight, a coach picks you up from your hotel and takes you into the wilderness surrounding Anchorage in search of the Northern Lights, alongside a professional photographer guide who also teaches photography techniques to capture them.

  2. Day 2overnight: Anchorage

    A leisurely day in Anchorage

    A full free day to enjoy Anchorage as you please, from art galleries and the Alaska Native Heritage Center to the Anchorage Museum. An optional flightseeing tour over the glaciers, valleys and mountains of the Anchorage region is available at a supplement.

  3. Day 3railovernight: Talkeetna

    To Talkeetna on the Alaska Railroad

    Depart Anchorage's railway station this morning on the Alaska Railroad's Aurora Winter Train, crossing the Knik River with the Chugach Mountains in the backdrop. After approximately three hours, Denali comes into view and the train pulls into Talkeetna. An optional flightseeing tour can be taken to see Denali. Because Talkeetna is so remote, it is an exceptional place to experience the Northern Lights.

  4. Day 4rail

    Dog sledding in the wilderness and tour conclusion

    An excursion to the homestead of five-time Iditarod Champ Dallas Seavey to learn about dog sledding, meet sled dogs and puppies, and mush along a six-mile path through the wilderness with a guide, two people to a sled. Lunch at a local hotspot in Talkeetna follows, then an included coach transfer back to Anchorage, where the tour concludes. Speak to a Rail Specialist about booking a post-night stay in Anchorage.

Included

  • 3 nights' hotel accommodation
  • Adventure Class rail travel
  • All rail and coach travel throughout your tour
  • 1 lunch
  • All guided tours and excursions

Not included

  • Cancellation & Travel Insurance is not included in the price of the tour but can be arranged
  • Flights and Airport transfers not included

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