10 Day Tour Full Description
DAY ONE
- Arrive in Anchorage and pick up your motorhome (between 1:00
p.m. and 5:00 p.m.). Drive south on a designated Scenic Byway
to Portage, watching for whales and wildlife. Take a one
hour cruise ($29.00
per person) to the face of Portage Glacier narrated
by a Park Service employee. Learn about the glaciers at the Beggich-Boggs
Visitor Center. Overnight in the Portage area. Anchorage to Portage/48.1
DAY TWO
- Depart for Seward and enjoy beautiful scenery en-route. Take
an afternoon Kenai
Fjords National Park cruise ($139.00
per person). Watch for seals, otters, whales,
sea lions, and other marinelife abundant in this area. See several
glaciers surrounded by spectacular scenery. Overnight in Seward.
(Fishing from Seward for trophy Halibut, Salmon and other species
is excellent. See Day Tours for details.) Portage to Seward/78.9
miles
DAY THREE
- Just north of Seward, drive to Exit Glacier where you can walk
to the face of the glacier. You can actually hear the ice moan
as it makes its’ gentle retreat. Continue north to the Sterling
Highway exit that takes you across the Kenai Peninsula. In Cooper
Landing, take a relaxing
float trip ($49.00
per person) on the emerald green water of the
Upper Kenai River or spend the afternoon fishing for trophy trout
or salmon. Seward to Cooper Landing/48.8 miles.
DAY FOUR
- Continue across the Kenai Peninsula with scenic stops en-route
to including the Kenai National Wildlife Refuge in Soldatna and
Ninilchik’s Russian Orthodox Church. and south to Homer.
Drive out to the Homer Spit for beautiful views of Kachemak Bay.
Take the Danny
J boat trip ($50.00
per person) over to Halibut Cove – a very
beautiful coastal community built along a boardwalk with galleries
displaying works of local artists. Bird watching and hiking are
popular beginning at the Halibut Cove Lagoon.
Cooper Landing to Homer/131.1
DAY FIVE
– Full day
fishing charters available for world class halibut
($175.00 - $195.00 per person),
or spend the day beach combing and taking in Homer’s small
town charm.
DAY SIX
- Travel north toward Anchorage and stop in Girdwood en-route.
Take the tram
($16.00 per person)
to the 2,200 foot level of Mt. Alyeska for spectacular views of
seven glaciers and several mountain ranges. Continue north to
the Matanuska Valley visit Eklutna Cemetery. Homer to Matanuska
Valley/251 miles
DAY SEVEN
- Continue north to Talkeetna, and take an afternoon riverboat
safari ($55.00 per
person) where you are likely to see Mt. McKinley
and a variety of wildlife. Later, continue north to the Denali
Park entrance and enjoy an evening at Cabin
Nite Dinner Theater.($59.00
per person) Talkeetna to Denali/151 miles
DAY EIGHT
- Today, travel inside Denali National Park to the Kantishna region
via the Denali National Park Road. This full-day
guided adventure ($139.00
per person) takes you 95 miles through the Park
and the Wonder Lake district to the picturesque Kantishna Historical
District. Upon reaching Kantishna, visitors will be treated to
a hot full lunch and guided activities at the Kantishna Roadhouse.
Visitors will have several options to stretch their legs and relax
or choose from an educational dog mushing or gold panning demonstration.
After lunch and activities, get back on the bus and make your
way back through the park once again – gaining additional
opportunities to see wildlife, Mt. McKinley and everything else
that makes Denali National Park a once-in-a-lifetime experience.
DAY NINE
- Travel north to Fairbanks today and depart on an afternoon riverboat
cruise ($44.95 per
person) on the Chena and Tanana Rivers. Later,
drive to North Pole and visit Santa's House! Drive out to view
a section of the Trans Alaska Pipeline that starts in Prudhoe
Bay and ends in Valdez. Denali Park entrance to Fairbanks/100
miles
DAY TEN - Return to Anchorage today and visit downtown. Places of interest may include the Alaska Native Heritage Center; Alaska Aviation Heritage Museum and the Anchorage Museum of History and Art. Fairbanks to Anchorage/364 miles
DAY ELEVEN - Return your motorhome this morning and depart for home. If your flight leaves later today, consider a car rental and continue to explore the Anchorage area until your flight time.
*Ask your reservationist at ABC Motorhome & Car Rentals for details on the highlighted activities. We can reserve any of the above activities, or let us plan a custom itinerary for your visit to Alaska. |