ALASKA: A FAMILY ADVENTURE ITINERARY:
DAY 1: Anchorage, Alaska/Kenai Peninsula
You are met and transferred to your hotel for a welcome
dinner with the official artist of the Iditarod Dogsled Race,
Jon Van Zyle, and his wife Jona. Hotel Alyeska D
DAY 2: Kenai Peninsula
Join the caretakers at the Alaska Sealife Center for hands-on
activities that teach you about marine mammals and birds. Later,
cruise the Kenai Fjords National Park to witness the crash of
calving glaciers and a chance to see humpback whale, orca and
sea lion at close range. Hotel Alyeska B L
DAY 3: Kenai Peninsula
Visit the Alaska Wildlife Conservation Center en route to the
Kenai River. An afternoon fl oat trip runs through the Kenai
National Wildlife Refuge and includes short stretches of mild
rapids. Later, sit down to a barbecue dinner, followed by a
riverside campfire and s'mores roast. Hotel Alyeska B D
DAY 4: Kenai Peninsula/Redoubt Bay/ Talkeetna
Travel by charter flight over Cook Inlet to the Redoubt Bay
Bear Sanctuary, where you board pontoon boats to observe bear
feeding on spawning salmon in the creeks. Talkeetna Alaskan
Lodge B L
DAY 5: Talkeetna
Enjoy a morning salmon fishing trip, complete with a
riverside picnic lunch. This afternoon walk with your guide
through Talkeetna and visit the base for Mount McKinley
climbers. Return to your lodge for an evening at leisure.
Talkeetna Alaskan Lodge B L
DAY 6: Talkeetna/Denali National Park
Participate in geocaching, an entertaining adventure game
using hand-held GPS devices. Then board the Alaska Railroad Gold
Star Dome Train to Denali National Park with spectacular scenery
and an opportunity to glimpse wildlife en route. Grand Denali
Lodge/McKinley Chalets B D
DAY 7: Denali National Park
Explore the heart of Denali National Park. Be on the lookout
for moose, caribou and even grizzly as you travel deep into the
backcountry to Kantishna. After lunch, pan for gold on Moose
Creek in the historic Kantishna Mining District. Fly to the park
entrance by bush plane for magnificent aerial views of Mount
McKinley. Grand Denali Lodge/McKinley Chalets B L
DAY 8: Denali National Park/Anchorage
Continue your exploration of the Denali area on a hike and
kayak trip around Byers Lake. Meet with four-time Iditarod
Champion Martin Buser and receive a special introduction to his
Alaskan husky dog team. Later, Martin hosts your farewell
dinner, complete with campfire and story telling. Hotel Captain
Cook B, D
DAY 9: Anchorage
Board your homebound flight. B
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