Dates for 2021: 29 May to 12 June, 12 June to 26 June, 26 June to 10 July, j10 July to 24 July, 24 July to 7 August, 7 August to 21 August, 21 August to 4 Sept, 4 Sept to 18 Sept.

Day 1: Arrival in Anchorage

Welcome to Alaska! Your tour guide will meet you at the airport and transfer you to your hotel, where you will meet your fellow travellers. Your guide will lead you through a brief orientation.

(Overnight hotel accommodation in Anchorage)

Day 2: Anchorage - Denali

After breakfast you will leave Alaska’s largest city and travel north along the George Parks Highway to Denali National Park. The drive offers sweeping panoramic views and glimpses of beaver dams in the nearby river. Late afternoon, there is an opportunity for an optional one-hour glacier flight to Denali (Mount McKinley), which, at 6193 metres high, is the tallest mountain in North America. Weather permitting, this is a spectacular adventure which we highly recommended.

(Overnight hotel accommodation close to the park)

Day 3: Denali National Park

In the morning you’ll take a park-owned shuttle bus deep into one of the most scenic landscapes in North America. Without a doubt, this is a highlight of most visitors’ experience. Weather permitting, you’ll get a view of soaring Denali, and with a little luck you will see wolves, Dall sheep, moose, caribou, and grizzly bears along the scenic loop.

(Overnight hotel accommodation close to the park)

Day 4: Denali National Park - Fairbanks

Back on the George Parks Highway, we’ll reach the city of Fairbanks early in the afternoon, the city of the midnight sun. Fairbanks is a unique northern town about 320 kilometres south of the Arctic Circle, and the rest of the day is free to explore places of interest in and around it. Fairbanks offers everything you need for a true city experience. You can visit a variety of museums and learn more about the geology and history of Alaska or take a walk along the Chena River and downtown. In addition you could take a sternwheeler cruise on the Chena River (optional).

(Overnight hotel accommodation in Fairbanks) 

Day 5: Fairbanks - Dawson City

You’ll hit the road again headed south to Delta Junction. Here you’ll re-join the Alaska Highway and stop at the local visitor centre. The next leg of your journey takes you through the open tundra along the Top of the World Highway. You’ll pass through quirky northern towns like Chicken and Action Wade Camp, and cross the international border again at Little Gold Creek, the highest checkpoint on the continent. In the late afternoon, you will cross the Yukon River by ferry to reach Dawson City.

(Overnight hotel accommodation in Dawson City)

Day 6: Dawson City

This legendary boomtown was epicentre of the famous Klondike gold rush of 1898, and gold still animates the place. Immerse yourself in Dawson’s history, and try your luck panning the creeks. Here you can go back in time, visit the Jack London cabin or go to the Dawson City museum. You’ll also want to take some time to simply stroll around the town, with its garish Gold Rush architecture and friendly locals. In the evening, turn-of-the-century style, and can-can girls kick up their skirts for an evening of entertainment at Diamond Tooth Gertie’s Gambling Hall.

(Overnight hotel accommodation in Dawson City)

Day 7: Dempster Highway

An early start puts you on the Dempster Highway with plenty of time to explore. This highway is Canada’s only connection by road to the remote town of Inuvik and the Arctic Ocean. You will go as far as Tombstone Territorial Park, where dark and rugged mountains give the region its name and the vast arctic tundra begins. Back in Dawson City you will drive up the Midnight Dome and enjoy the beautiful vistas.

(Overnight hotel accommodation in Dawson City)

Day 8: Dawson City - Whitehorse

Today you’ll head south along the Klondike Highway to the Territorial capital of Whitehorse. Along the way you’ll catch frequent views of the Yukon River, which, at about 3200 kilometres long, is one of the longest waterways in North America. You’ll stop at the infamous Five Finger Rapids and stretch your legs at some of the old post offices, roadhouses and villages that give the area its unique northern character. Late afternoon you will arrive in Whitehorse where you have the opportunity to visit Miles Canyon. The most dramatic natural feature, where the Yukon River has cut its way down through a flow of basaltic lava.

(Overnight hotel accommodation in Whitehorse)

Day 9: Whitehorse - Skagway

A day tour takes you down the Klondike Highway. Along the way we will have several exciting photo opportunities, like the Carcross desert or famous Emerald Lake. In just 175km, we will pass through a wonderful variety of ecoregions and alpine landscapes as we cross over the continental divide to the seaport of Skagway. Like Dawson, Skagway is a legendary gold rush town, full of attractions. For an up-close experience of the infamous White Pass, try taking an optional train ride along the narrow-gauge railway to Carcross.

(Overnight hotel accommodation in Whitehorse)

Day 10: Whitehorse - Haines Junction

After breakfast you will get a general view of the Yukon's capital. Part of it may be a visit to the restored sternwheeler SS Klondike next to the Yukon River. The big roundtrip will begin with a first short stage on the Alaska Highway westbound. You will encounter scenic points of interest inviting you to stop before reaching Haines Junction - situated right next to Kluane National Park - early in the afternoon. Kluane National Park not only is Canada's biggest national park, here you will find apart from a variety of wildlife the largest glacier area of the world outside North and South Pole. Even today, most of this huge national park is still unexplored and pristine. Depending on the weather and the group wishes a guided small hike into the national park can take place. Another possible attraction is a flight with a bush plane to the impressive glaciers within the park over deserted areas (optional).

(Overnight accommodation in Haines Junction).

Day 11: Haines Junction - Tok

Today we’ll follow the scenic shore of eighty-kilometre-long Kluane Lake, then continue along the Alaska Highway to Tok. Our first stop is the Sheep Mountain Visitor Center in Kluane National Park, where chances to see some of the snow-white Dall sheep that make their home high in the surrounding mountains are good. Shortly after, you will stop at Soldier Summit. This site will give you more information about the construction of the Alaska Highway and it commemorates a ceremony that took place on 20 November 1942. Further on the Alaska Highway, you will reach the Alaska-Canada (ALCAN) border in the afternoon.

(Overnight hotel accommodation in Tok)

Day 12: Tok - Valdez

The first part of today’s leg of the journey leads you along the Glenn Highway, passing countless rivers, lakes, glaciers, and finally the spectacular Wrangell-St. Elias National Park. From here you’ll take the Richardson Highway southbound to the small seaport of Valdez at the Pacific coast, crossing of the Coast Range via the Thompson Pass, where waterfalls thunder right next to the road. Valdez, known as “Little Switzerland” to locals, is surrounded by snowy mountains. It is also the end point of the world-famous Trans Alaska Pipeline, where enormous oil tankers come and go.

(Overnight hotel accommodation in Valdez)

Day 13: Valdez - Whittier - Seward

Today you’ll cross the Prince William Sound via ferry. Without a doubt this is a highlight, even by Alaskan standards. The ferry gives you breathtaking vistas of the fjords and glaciers along the Pacific Coast, and with a bit of luck you’ll have the chance to spot otters, puffins, sea lions, and even whales. Once ashore you continue overland through the scenic Chugach mountain range, the glacier lakes and rivers to the coastal town of Seward. In this lively town, take the chance to treat yourself with Alaskan king crab at one of the numerous restaurants and go for a private lovely walk on the coast. (Overnight hotel accommodation in Seward)

Day 14: Seward - Anchorage

Seward is world-famous for the nearby Kenai Fjords National Park, which offers some of the best marine life viewing in the world. We highly recommend taking the optional motorboat tour into the park this morning. The rest of our day begins with a drive through the Kenai mountains and later along the Turnagain Arm to Anchorage. Keep an eye out for the beluga whales that hunt in the tidal waters along the way. Back in Alaska's biggest city you can enjoy a nice dinner together in the evening. You can also check out Lakes Hood and Spenard, where up to 800 floatplanes take off and land daily. The aviation museum is nearby, a great place to gain an appreciation for this important part of Alaskan life. (Overnight hotel accommodation in Anchorage)

Day 15: Departure from Anchorage

Chances are, there’s still plenty to do and see in Anchorage, and the last day of your trip offers one last chance. Ruby Range will provide a transfer to the airport or a connecting program. (End of tour services)

(Due to the nature of this tour, last-minute changes to the itinerary are a possibility and are left to the discretion of the guide.