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9-Nights Majestic Alaska from $5,495
Trafalgar
OFFER ID 1632919
Majestic Alaska
A wild escape brings your dream of Alaska to life. When you’re not traversing Denali National Park's tundra or sailing past humpback whales and icebergs on an Alaska cruise in Kenai Fjords National Park, you’ll find yourself panning for gold and riding a dome car on the Alaska Railroad.
Dining Summary
- 4 Dinner (D)
- 9 Breakfast (B)
- 1 Lunch (L)
- Fairbanks: To conclude your day, enjoy a special visit to the home of Dave Monson, a local Dog Mushing celebrity to learn about the sport of Dog Mushing in Alaska. Join him and his dogs for a Be My Guest dinner experience.
- Denali National Park: Explore Denali’s vast wilderness on a guided journey with a Local Specialist. Visit the historic Murie Cabin, where naturalist Adolf Murie once lived and studied the park’s wildlife. Traveling along this storied route offers a chance to spot animals in their natural habitat and follow a tradition that began with park tours in 1923.
- Denali National Park: Travel aboard a Dome Railcar on the Alaska Railroad to the Golden Heart City of Fairbanks. Enjoy a spectacular journey over swift-rushing streams towards Fairbanks.
- Fairbanks: Pan for gold with Fairbanks’ own Gold Daughters and learn the process of panning for gold as well as ice age fossils and cool minerals.
- Valdez: Discover the rich history and heritage as you visit the Valdez Museum.
- Valdez: Enjoy a cruise across Prince William Sound where you will have the chance to spot sea lions, otters and seals.
- Gulf of Alaska: Enhance your visit to The Alaska Native Heritage Center, a living cultural center that promotes active observance of Alaska Native culture and traditions, on an Indigenous Plants Tour. This immersive educational program promotes understanding of diverse Cultures. Uncover the indigenous plant life encircling Lake Tiulana and gain knowledge about the nutritional and health benefits these plants provide. You’ll leave with a heightened awareness of the deep connection we share with the natural world. This experience supports United Nations Sustainable Development Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities.
- Valdez: Take a guided tour to learn about the farm's commitment to the gentle and sustainable husbandry of musk oxen and their sustainable production of qiviut (wool). This experience directly supports United Nations Sustainable Development Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities.
- Anchorage: Venture along the Scenic Seward Byway to Portage to visit the Alaska Wildlife Conservation Center. Team up with a Local Specialist who will guide you through this non-profit, wildlife rehabilitation center dedicated to preserving Alaska’s wildlife through conservation, education, research, and quality animal care. Unlock the information about the resident wildlife from moose, elk, deer, reindeer and black and brown bears to lynx, foxes and the great-horned owl. This experience supports United Nations Sustainable Development Goal 15: Life on Land.
- Explore Denali National Park were you'll learn about the park's flora and fauna before embarking on a guided journey through its vast wilderness. Fairbanks, where you'll master the art of gold planning.
- Discover Anchorage, Fairbanks
- Visit Denali National Park Visitor Center, Big Delta State Historical Park, Rika Roadhouse, Wrangell St Elias Visitor Center, Valdez Museum
- View Alaska Range
- Scenic Cruise Cruise through Prince William Sound, cruise Kenai Fjords National Park, travel via Dome Railcar on the Alaska Railroad
- Scenic Drive along the Scenic Seward Byway
- Iconic Train journey through Alaska's wilderness aboard the Alaska Railroad
- Denali National Park: Located just seven miles from the Southern entrance to Denali National Park along the banks of the Nenana River, Denali Park Village is among the closest accommodations to the National Park. From your lodge within this wild and rugged landscape, you can choose to take to the hiking trails, unlock awe-inspiring views and enjoy fine dining.
- Denali National Park: This morning, enjoy a "Welcome to Sub Arctic" Presentation by a Local Specialist to learn about the Flora and Fauna of Denali National Park.
9 nights from $5,495 per person
Trafalgar Tours: Majestic Alaska
Day 1 - Start Your Adventure In Anchorage
Welcome to the edge of the wilderness – to a city surrounded by uninhabited landscapes and the perfect springboard to an epic adventure through Alaska. Spend the day recovering from your journey before joining your Travel Director and fellow travelers this evening for dinner.
Accommodations: Hilton Anchorage
Meals: Dinner
Day 2 - Step Into The Wilderness Of Denali National Park Stays with Stories Make Travel Matter
Kickstart your day with a brief Anchorage City Tour before your MAKE TRAVEL MATTER®?Experience visiting the Alaska Native Heritage Center. You’ll love learning about the traditional and contemporary ways of Alaska’s Indigenous cultures, journeying through 10,000 years of Alaska Native history and culture through art, dance, exhibits, traditional Native dwellings, films and more. Unlock more local secrets at the Center on an Indigenous Plants Tour MAKE TRAVEL MATTER®?Experience where you’ll discover plants’ nutritional and health benefits. The evening is then yours to spend as you like.
Accommodations: Denali Park Village
Meals: Breakfast
Day 3 - Uncover The Natural History Of Denali
This morning, your Local Specialist reveals the rare subarctic world of Denali National Park and Preserve, sharing insights into the plants and wildlife that thrive in this vast wilderness. Later, join a naturalist through boreal forest and tundra, where you’ll uncover Denali’s geology and glacial history and learn how life adapts to the extremes of the far north. Look out for signs of wildlife as you experience this remarkable landscape from a fresh perspective. The evening is yours to enjoy at leisure, or you may choose to join an Optional Experience at the Alaska Cabin Nite Dinner Theater.
Accommodations: Denali Park Village
Meals: Breakfast
Day 4 - Explore Denali And Venture To Fairbanks
Spend the morning at leisure in Denali, or choose from a range of Optional Experiences to see more of Alaska’s wilderness your way. You might head out on an ATV adventure, join a guided wilderness walk, soar through the treetops on a zipline or take to the skies on a flightseeing experience, with glacier or tundra landings available on select departures. Later, board your Alaska Deluxe Railcar bound for Fairbanks. Settle into your glass-domed carriage for views of the passing landscape, with an outdoor viewing platform offering an even closer look. On a clear day, you may even catch a final glimpse of Denali.
Accommodations: River's Edge Resort
Meals: Breakfast, Dinner
Day 5 - Dig Deep Into Alaskan Culture Dive into Culture Connect with Locals
After breakfast, you will enjoy a city tour of Fairbanks. Then you'll be digging into insights of Alaska's Gold Rush. Dive Into Culture with Fairbanks’ own Gold Daughters who will guide you through the process of panning for gold in real Alaskan paydirt. To conclude your day, Connect With Locals and enjoy a special visit to the home of David Monson, a local Dog Mushing celebrity, to learn about the sport of Dog Mushing in Alaska. Join him and his dogs for a Be My Guest experience.
Accommodations: River's Edge Resort
Meals: Breakfast, Dinner
Day 6 - Take A Scenic Journey To Valdez
Journey south to the port community of Valdez located along Prince William Sound. As you carve your way through this rugged state you'll view the snow-capped summits of the Alaska Range. Stretch your legs with a brief stop at Meier’s Lake Roadhouse Lodge, an important crossroads for travelers, before continuing on to Wrangell–St. Elias National Park. Here, you’ll visit the Wrangell–St. Elias Visitor Center to explore the engaging exhibit hall and take in the scenic overlooks.
Accommodations: Totem Hotel & Suites
Meals: Breakfast
Day 7 - Spot The Wildlife Of Valdez
Delve into the heritage and culture of Valdez, the Copper River Basin and Prince William Sound during this morning’s visit to the Valdez Museum. Keep a keen eye out for seals, otters, sea lions and porpoises as you cruise around Prince William Sound, admiring the plunging ice cliffs of Columbia Glacier which have calved giant icebergs into the bay. Enjoy lunch against the backdrop of your wild surrounds before returning to Valdez.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
Day 8 - Travel Back To Anchorage Make Travel Matter
We begin our return journey to Anchorage this morning, crossing Thompson Pass. Enjoy a MAKE TRAVEL MATTER® Experience during your afternoon stop at the Musk Ox Farm. Here you’ll join a Local Specialist for a guided tour to view the Artic Musk Oxen and learn how this non-profit organization promotes sustainable agriculture practice. Continuing your journey west, arriving in Anchorage later today where you’ll toast to new friends over a memorable dinner at a local restaurant.
Accommodations: Hilton Anchorage
Meals: Breakfast, Dinner
Day 9 - Glance At Glaciers Make Travel Matter
Start the day with a MAKE TRAVEL MATTER® Experience at the Alaska Wildlife Conservation Center, where a Local Specialist shares the important role this rehabilitation center plays in protecting Alaska’s wildlife as you drive through the grounds. Continue to Seward and enjoy an afternoon at leisure to explore this scenic coastal town. You may also choose to join an Optional Experience, from a Kenai Fjords National Park Cruise to heli flightseeing or a visit to the Alaska SeaLife Center.
Accommodations: Hilton Anchorage
Meals: Breakfast
Day 10 - Depart Anchorage
Your adventure through the rugged Alaskan wilderness has come to an end. Depart Anchorage at leisure.
Meals: Breakfast
Vacation Details
* This departure has been designated a guaranteed departure by the operator, meaning that the minimum number of guests has been met, although still subject to weather and other conditions.
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