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Deluxe Alaska Highlights

Deluxe Alaska Highlights, a rail journey with Vacations By Rail

Riding the Alaska Railroad, you see all the best of Alaska including Kenai Fjords and Denali National Parks.

Day by day

  1. Day 1overnight: Anchorage

    Anchorage

    Arrive in Anchorage, Alaska's largest city. Free time to explore on a sightseeing trolley, visit the Anchorage Museum or the Alaska Native Heritage Center, or head to local hiking trails. Optional add-on nights and activities such as helicopter or flightseeing are available.

  2. Day 2railovernight: Girdwood

    Spencer Glacier

    Board the Glacier Discovery Train south to Portage, viewing the Knik Arm and Chugach Mountains. Guided shuttle to the Alaska Wildlife Conservation Center, a 200-acre sanctuary for orphaned and injured animals (bears, moose, caribou, porcupines, bald eagles, wolves, wood bison). Reboard the train to Spencer Glacier Whistle Stop for a two-hour, seven-mile float trip on the Placer River to Spencer Glacier, then transfer to Girdwood's Alyeska Resort.

  3. Day 3railovernight: Seward

    Kenai Fjords National Park

    Board the Coastal Classic Train to Seward via Turnagain Arm and Grandview. In Seward, join a six-hour cruise through Resurrection Bay and Kenai Fjords National Park with a park ranger aboard, spotting orcas, seals, whales, otters, porpoises, bald eagles and puffins. Lunch served aboard the ship. Evening at leisure in Seward.

  4. Day 4overnight: Anchorage

    Seward

    Leisurely morning in Seward, then the Real Alaska Tour: sites around the 'Gateway to Alaska', Kenai Fjords National Park's Exit Glacier (the only part of the park accessible by land) via a short nature walk, lunch at Resurrection Roadhouse, and a visit to the Seavey Homestead (three-time Iditarod champion Mitch Seavey's sled dogs) with a two-mile wheeled sled ride. Board the Coastal Classic back to Anchorage in the evening.

  5. Day 5overnight: Denali National Park

    The Denali Star to Denali National Park

    Board the Denali Star north through the Chugach Mountains and Knik River, past Talkeetna with views of Mt. Denali, across the 296-foot bridge over Hurricane Gulch, and past the Alaska Range, Healy Canyon and the Nenana River, arriving at Denali National Park late afternoon.

  6. Day 6overnight: Denali National Park

    Denali National Park Sightseeing

    Guided sightseeing tour bus travels 43 miles along the park's road corridor to Murie Cabin near the East Fork River, looking for Alaska's 'Big Five' wildlife amid glacial lakes and mountain valleys.

  7. Day 7overnight: Anchorage

    At Leisure in Denali

    Free morning in Denali National Park to hike, add an excursion (scenic river float, flightseeing tour, or Denali helicopter adventure with glacier landing), or visit a wildlife corridor. Board the Denali Star for the return journey to Anchorage in the afternoon. Option to extend the stay in Denali or continue north to Fairbanks on the Denali Star.

  8. Day 8rail

    Tour Conclusion

    Journey concludes this morning; return home at leisure or discuss extension options with a Rail Specialist.

Included

  • Hotel accommodations for 7 nights
  • Rail transportation throughout including travel aboard the Glacier Discovery Train, Coastal Classic, and Denali Star Train
  • 3 meals

Not included

  • Cancellation & Travel Insurance (not included but can be arranged)

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