14-Day Alaska
Tour and Cruise
July 27-August 9, 2024
This carefully crafted Alaska “land and sea” package combines an all inclusive week-long Alaska cruise with a professionally guided Alaska land tour. The overland tour allows you to travel by domed rail train and by deluxe motorcoach deep into Alaska’s National Parks for the most comprehensive Alaska Vacation experience. Along the Inside Passage, cruise passengers can see countless wildlife in the water (whales, orcas, sea lions and seals), on the ground (bears), and in the air (eagles, raptors and many water birds). There are also more than a thousand islands, millions of trees, dozens of glaciers and a handful of Alaska’s quaint communities to explore. Royal Caribbean takes you from Denali National Park to Glacier Bay to find a bracing mix of gorgeous scenery, heart-pounding adventure, and exquisite dining and comfort.
Tour Itinerary:
Part 1 is a 6-Night Professionally Escorted Land Tour from Fairbanks to Seward as follows:
Day 1 – Fairbanks – From the airport, your transfer brings you to your hotel to meet your Adventure Specialist. The Golden Heart City, with its lively summer ambience, is then yours to explore. Overnight at Pike’s Waterfront Lodge. The tour component of your escorted Cruisetour vacation is comprised of tour guide escort, included experiences, lodging and transportation as described. Optional excursions are not included. Meals are not included unless specified as an inclusion.
Day 2 – Fairbanks & Denali (Bus Travel) – Discover local heritage and culture while cruising the Chena River on an old-fashioned sternwheeler, then board the deluxe motor coach for the scenic drive to Denali. From 4:30 p.m., Denali is yours to explore. Your Adventure Specialist can recommend optional activities, from guided hikes to adventures like flightseeing or rafting down the Nenana River. Overnight at Denali Park Village.
Day 3 – Denali National Park – Spend the day in this great national park, traveling into its unspoiled wilderness on the lookout for wildlife on the Denali Natural History Tour. Afterwards, your time is your own. Peruse the exhibits at the museum-like visitor center, stroll the trails, or relax back at the lodge.; Note: For an additional charge, upgrade the Denali Natural History Tour to the Tundra Wilderness Tour, available through your adventure specialist.
Day 4 – Denali & Talkeetna **Wilderness Express Train Travel – Enjoy more of the outdoors in Denali before boarding the glass-domed cars of the Wilderness Express for the train journey to Talkeetna. From 5:30 pm, enjoy free time in Alaska’s funkiest small town, whose historic main street is lined with roadhouse restaurants, cafes, brew pubs, and unique shops. Overnight at Talkeetna Alaskan Lodge.
Day 5 – Talkeetna & Anchorage **Wilderness Express Train Travel – Spend the day discovering Talkeetna’s spectacular setting. Take an optional flight sight seeing excursion to get close the north face of Denali Mountain, or visit Talkeetna Lakes Park, home to otters and other animals. Then in the late afternoon, board the Wilderness Express for the trip to Alaska’s big city. From 8:00 p.m., experience Anchorage’s unique nightlife: restaurants, craft breweries and city trails are abuzz in the evening sunlight. Overnight at the Anchorage Marriott.
Day 6 – Anchorage & Seward (Bus Travel) – The day begins with a guided visit of the acclaimed Anchorage Museum and a brief city tour. Then enjoy free time downtown for lunch, shopping and exploring on your own, before the deluxe motor coach takes you along the Chugach Mountains to the coast. From 5:00 p.m., the historic port town of Seward is yours to discover. Stroll the historic downtown, one of Alaska’s oldest communities, or hike a trail that is so close to a glacier, you can hear the ice crackling. Overnight at Seward Windsong Lodge.
Day 7 – Seward & Resurrection Bay – Enjoy a relaxing morning before heading to Seward’s small-boat harbor, where you’ll take the Resurrection Bay Wildlife Cruise, exploring the coastal habitats that support birds, marine life, and land animals. Bid your adventure specialist goodbye at the pier where you’ll board the ship.
Part 2: continues with a 7-Night Cruise, Seward to Anchorage
Day 7 – Depart Seward Alaska at 7:00 PM
Day 8 – Cruising Hubbard Glacier 2PM-5PM
Day 9 – Juneau 9AM-9PM
Day 10 – Skagway: 7AM-5PM & Haines: 7PM-11:59PM
Day 11 – Icy Straight Point 6:30AM-3PM
Day 12 – Ketchikan 9AM-6PM
Day 13 – Cruising Alaska’s Inside Passage – Glacier Viewing
Day 14 – Arrive Anchorage, transfer to the airport for your flight home
- PRICING:
- Inside Stateroom (4V) $5999.00 pp
- Ocean View Stateroom(4P) $6399.00 pp
- Balcony Stateroom (4H) $7639.00 pp
- **Rates are per person based on double occupancy
- *Single, triple, quad rates may be available—Call for Prices
- *$500 per person deposit required to reserve
- THIS ALASKA TOUR & CRUISE VACATION INCLUDES:
- Roundtrip motorcoach transportation to our local airport
- Roundtrip flights to Fairbanks and return form Vancouver
- Roundtrip airport transfers in Fairbanks and Vancouver
- 1-night Pre-tour hotel in Fairbanks
- 6-night escorted land tour including traveling via the McKinley Explorer Train & via motorcoach, several included land tours as listed in the itinerary
- 7-night Cruise visiting several Alaskan ports plus cruising the Inner Passage Glacier Bay, all port charges, taxes, on-ship meals and entertainment.
- ADDITIONAL COSTS: Guide Tips, shipboard gratuities, shore excursions, sodas, alcoholic drinks & WIFI.
**PASSPORT REQUIRED!
Trips Insurance is recommended and available at an additional cost.
For Reservations and Information contact Trustworthy Travel at 717-436-8978 (Heidi & Karen) or 717-440-2315 (Ardeth)