Alaska & Yukon Highlights

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Alaska and Yukon Highlights
14 nights 
From £2625 per person


Price includes: Flights, accommodation, car hire and overnight in Vancouver

Day 1 Fly to Whitehorse and stay for one night.

Day 2-    
Enjoy a scenic drive from Whitehorse to Haines passing by Emerald Lake, Carcross desert and the small community of Carcross. Overnight in Haines.

Day 3-    
This morning travel by ferry from Skagway to Haines. Explore Haines and the perimeter of Kluane National Park. Overnight in Haines Junction.

Day 4-    
Drive alongside the Kluane Lake to Tok. Overnight in Tok.

Day 5- Travel through mountains and forests to Glennallen, then onto Palmer/Wasilla. 
En route to Palmer you drive by the Matanuska Glacier and Matanuska River - fabulous for river rafting. Overnight in Wasilla.

Day 6- Drive towards Anchorage and onto Seward. 
Outside Anchorage travel along the scenic Turnagain Arm. Take a side trip, if you wish, to Portage Glacier and the old gold mining village of Hope and then continue through scenic landscape to Seward. In Seward visit the Exit Glacier. Overnight at Seward.

Day 7-    
We suggest you take a wildlife and glacier cruise into scenic Kenai Fjords National Park before driving back to Anchorage. Overnight in Anchorage.

Day 8-   
Drive to Denali National Park en route visit Alaska Native Heritage Center and the Eklutna Indian Village before continuing towards Denali National Park. Drive through the Matanuska-Susitna Valley to Denali State Park, making a side trip to the small gold mining community of Talkeetna. Two nights at Denali National Park.

Day 9-    
Visit Denali National Park. You may see bears, caribou, moose, mountain sheep, wolves and a variety of birds. Mount McKinley is visible if the weather is clear. 

Day 10    
Continue towards Fairbanks through beautiful forest and mountain landscape. You will drive through the communities of Healy, Nenana and Ester, an old mining camp. Overnight in Fairbanks.

Day 11    
Drive to Tok and stay for one night.

Day 12- Drive the Alaska Highway, Taylor Highway and the Top of the World Highway into Canada. 
You will enjoy incredible views, weather permitting. Before you reach Dawson City, cross the Yukon River by state ferry. Two nights in Dawson City.

Day 13    
Explore the Klondike goldfields and the old Gold Rush atmosphere of Dawson City.

Day 14- Travel the Klondike Highway to Yukon's capital city, Whitehorse. 
Take a side trip on the Silver Trail Highway to the silver mining towns of Mayo and Keno City. Overnight at in Whitehorse.

Day 15  
Return car to Whitehorse car rental station. At leisure to explore Whitehorse before your flight to the UK.
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