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Sample Itineraries - 10 Day Tour
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Anchorage/Seward/Kenai Fjords National Park/Exit Glacier/Cooper Landing and Kenai River/Homer/Mt.
Alyeska/Matanuska Valley/Talkeetna/Denali National Park/Fairbanks
Day One - Anchorage/Portage
Day Two - Seward
Day Three - Cooper Landing
Day Four - Homer
Day Five - Homer
Day Six - Girdwood,
Eklutna, Matanuska Valley
Day Seven - Talkeetna, Denali National Park
Day Eight - Denali National Park
Day
Nine - Fairbanks, North Pole
Day Ten - Sightsee Anchorage
Day Eleven - Depart for home
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10 Day Tour Full Description
DAY ONE - Arrive
in Anchorage and pick up your motorhome rental (between 1:00 p.m. and 5:00 p.m.). Drive south on a designated Scenic
Byway to Portage, watching for whales and wildlife. Take a one hour cruise to the face of Portage Glacier narrated by a Park Service employee.
Learn about the glaciers at the Beggich-Boggs Visitor Center. Overnight in the Portage area. Anchorage to Portage / 48.1 miles
DAY TWO - Depart for Seward and enjoy beautiful scenery
en-route. Take an afternoon Kenai Fjords National Park cruise Watch for seals, otters, whales, sea lions,
and other marine life abundant in this area. See several glaciers surrounded by spectacular scenery. Overnight in Seward.
(Fishing from Seward for trophy Halibut, Salmon and other species is excellent. See Day Tours for details.) Portage to Seward
/ 78.9 miles
DAY THREE - Just north of Seward, drive to Exit Glacier where you can walk
to the face of the glacier. You can actually hear the ice moan as it makes its’ gentle retreat. Continue north to the
Sterling Highway exit that takes you across the Kenai Peninsula. In Cooper Landing, take a relaxing float trip
on the emerald green water of the Upper Kenai River or spend the afternoon fishing for trophy trout or salmon. Seward to Cooper
Landing / 48.8 miles
DAY FOUR - Continue across the Kenai Peninsula with scenic stops en-route to including
the Kenai National Wildlife Refuge in Soldatna and Ninilchik’s Russian Orthodox Church. and south to Homer. Drive out
to the Homer Spit for beautiful views of Kachemak Bay. Take the Danny J boat trip over to Halibut Cove –
a very beautiful coastal community built along a boardwalk with galleries displaying works of local artists. Bird watching
and hiking are popular beginning at the Halibut Cove Lagoon.
Cooper Landing to Homer / 131.1 miles
DAY FIVE
– Full day fishing charters available for world class, or spend the day beach combing and taking in
Homer’s small town charm.
DAY SIX - Travel north toward Anchorageand stop in Girdwood
en-route. Take the tram to the 2,200 foot level of Mt. Alyeska for spectacular views of seven
glaciers and several mountain ranges. Continue north to the Matanuska Valley visit Eklutna Cemetery. Homer to Matanuska Valley
/ 251 miles
DAY SEVEN- Continue north to Talkeetna, and take an afternoon
riverboat safari where you are likely to see Mt. McKinley and a variety of wildlife. Later,
continue north to the Denali Park entrance and enjoy an evening at Cabin Nite Dinner Theater. Talkeetna
to Denali / 151 miles
DAY EIGHT - Today, travel inside Denali National Parkto the Kantishna region
via the Denali National Park Road. This full-day guided adventure takes you 95 miles through the Park and
the Wonder Lakedistrict to the picturesque Kantishna Historical District. Upon reaching Kantishna, visitors will be treated
to a hot full lunch and guided activities at the Kantishna Roadhouse. Visitors will have several options to stretch their
legs and relax or choose from an educational dog mushing or gold panning demonstration.
After lunch and activities,
get back on the bus and make your way back through the park once again – gaining additional opportunities to see wildlife,
Mt. McKinley and everything else that makes Denali National Park a once-in-a-lifetime experience.
DAY NINE - Travel north to Fairbanks today and depart on an afternoon riverboat
cruiseon the Chena and Tanana Rivers. Later, drive to North Pole and visit Santa's House! Drive out to view a section
of the Trans Alaska Pipeline that starts in Prudhoe Bay and ends in Valdez. Denali Park entrance to Fairbanks / 100 miles
DAY TEN
- Return to Anchorage today and visit downtown. Places of interest may include the Alaska Native Heritage Center; Alaska Aviation
Heritage Museum and the Anchorage Museum of History and Art. Fairbanks to Anchorage / 364 miles
DAY ELEVEN-
Return your motorhome rental this morning and depart for home. If your flight leaves later today, consider a car rental
and continue to explore the Anchorage area until your flight time.
*Ask your reservation agent at ABC Motorhome & Car Rentals
for details on the highlighted activities. We can reserve any of the above activities, or let us plan a custom itinerary for
your visit to Alaska.
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