  
Day 1: Arrive Fairbanks
Welcome to Alaska, the Great Land! You’ll be met at the airport and assisted with luggage and hotel transfers. This evening enjoy a welcome dinner. Marriott Spring Hill Suites (D)
Day 2: Fairbanks
After breakfast, this morning you will take a city tour of Fairbanks that includes the Alaska Pipeline and the University of Alaska Museum, which is the state's largest science museum and also contains many cultural artifacts. After lunch you will take an adventurous Riverboat cruise on the Sternwheeler Discovery. Relax as you cruise the Chena and Tanana Rivers with an all-Alaskan crew who will bring you back into the heart of the steamboat era. While on board you will meet the Native guides who will accompany you ashore at the Old Chena Village for a tour of an early Athabascan Indian community. You will also view a bush pilot's air show, a fish wheel and an Iditarod champion dog team in action. This evening after dinner you will visit Pioneer Park where you can glimpse into the life of Frontier Alaska. (B,L,D)
Day 3: Fairbanks to Denali
This morning, board a luxury dome car for a scenic train ride to Denali National Park. When you arrive at Denali, relax at the lodge before an exciting scenic rafting trip on the Nenana River. McKinley Chalets (B,D)
 Day 4: Denali
Early this morning explore Denali National Park’s prime wildlife habitat on your journey to Kantishna Roadhouse, once the site of intensive mining activity, dating back to 1905. Watch for moose, caribou, bear, fox, dall sheep, and other wildlife. After lunch at the Roadhouse, you will have a chance to pan for gold or see a dog sled demonstration. Take a scenic flightseeing trip back to the park entrance and, if weather permits, fly along the north face of Denali. (B,L)
Day 5: Denali to Anchorage
After breakfast, you will visit the homestead and kennel of Jeff King, who is recognized as the “Winningest Musher in the World.” He has won the 1,049 Mile Iditarod Sled dog race four times. You will meet the champion sled dogs, cuddle with newborn puppies, hear stories from the Iditarod trail and watch a training run. After lunch at your lodge, board a motor coach for your scenic, sightseeing drive to Anchorage. Hawthorn Suites (B,L) Day 6: Anchorage
After breakfast, visit the new Alaska Native Heritage Center, and learn about the five major Native ethnic groups in Alaska: Athabascan, Aleut/Alutiiq; Inupiaq/St. Lawrence Island Yup’ik; Yup’ik; Chup’ik; and Tlingit/Haidasimshian/Eyak. Learn about the Native music, arts, storytelling, and many other facets of Native life. After a free afternoon, dine in a gold mine and then see Alaska wild berry jams and chocolates being made…not to mention the world’s largest chocolate waterfall! (B,D) Day 7: Anchorage to Juneau
After breakfast you will fly to Juneau. Upon arrival in Juneau you will have time to settle into your hotel and enjoy the capital of Alaska. This evening you will enjoy an authentic dinner of Alaskan-caught salmon barbecued over an alderwood fire. Walk to the Salmon Creek waterfall and roast marshmallows over an open campfire. Goldbelt Hotel (B,D)
 Day 8: Tracy Arm Fjord
This morning after breakfast you will board your cruise ship and journey through one of the most dramatic sites in the world — Tracy Arm Fjord. This narrow fjord twists and turns for over 30 miles, culminating in a spectacular view of the twin tidewater Sawyer Glaciers. Your captain will navigate as close as the ice floe allows, stopping for an extended stay at the face of the glacier. Watch for seals relaxing on the icebergs, bald eagles soaring above the cliffs and many other animals that call this area home. Learn about the natural history of the fjord, its glaciers and the wildlife from our onboard naturalist. (B,L)
Day 9: Juneau
This morning after breakfast you may elect to join an optional fishing trip. This afternoon you will take an exciting helicopter flight and make a lading on a glacier. Enjoy a truly Alaskan adventure by visiting a glacier dog sled camp and then imagine yourself taking a ride with a team of huskies loping across a snow-capped glacier. You will feel the excitement as the team is hooked up, then….you’re off. This evening, relax and share your favorite memories of Alaska during your farewell dinner. (B, D)
Day 10: Depart Juneau
After breakfast fly home. (B) 
| Rates are per person based on a minimum of two persons sharing a room. See Terms and Conditions.
| Adult double
| $6,995 | Child double
| $6,795 | Adult triple Child triple | $6,695 $6,295 | Airfare to Fairbanks and return from Juneau is not included. GRANDTRAVEL is happy to assist in making your air travel arrangements.
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