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Holland America Line Tour # 12

Who will enjoy Cruise/Tour 12 most?  The Value-Conscious Traveler: Better than just a cruise, this itinerary gives an introduction to Alaska’s vast interior— all at a great price. The Cruise Lover: A Glacier Discovery Cruise with Holland America Line offers the best frontier ports and finest onboard experience in one memorable week. You’ll appreciate our spacious, elegant ships where unobtrusive service and sophisticated five-star dining are delivered flawlessly.  The Glacier Chaser: Between Glacier Bay National Park’s spectacular scenery, College Fjord’s intimate setting and additional options like Mendenhall Glacier from Juneau, you will see more glaciers than other cruise line.

Day 1 Fairbanks Overnight in downtown Fairbanks.

Day 2 Fairbanks Your EXTRA DAY in Fairbanks offers numerous adventures — lunch included. Start your adventure on a cruise aboard the sternwheeler Discovery III. You’ll learn about the Alaskan lifestyle as you visit a replicated native village and view crafts, a fishwheel in action and a bush pilot demonstration. At Gold Dredge No. 8, browse the mining exhibits and pan for gold during your informative tour. Enjoy a second night’s stay in Fairbanks.

Day 3 Fairbanks/Denali National Park  Board your McKinley Explorer luxury domed rail car and enjoy an optional breakfast and lunch served onboard the train in the elegant dining room. Take in the sights of the Alaska Railroad, an Alaska Scenic Byway. Sit back and relax in the observation lounge and watch magnificent scenery glide by. Arrive and check into your inviting lodge. This afternoon will find you exploring Denali National Park on an informative 19-mile Natural History Tour. Note the feel of a vast landscape traversed by only a narrow ribbon of road.

Day 4 Denali /Anchorage Wake up to a morning of leisure relaxing  or exploring your surroundings on an optional tour. Then reboard the McKinley Explorer for the continuation of your rail journey. Soak in the magnificent views as you cross the Hurricane Gulch Bridge and glide from one mountain, forest or river scene to another. Arrive in Anchorage where the city backs up to a stunning skyline of mountains. This may be Alaska’s largest and most cosmopolitan city, but moose are known to wander into the suburbs and true wilderness is as close as the back door.

Day 5 Anchorage/Seward  Step aboard a luxury motor coach for the breathtaking drive along the Seward Highway, an Alaska Scenic Byway. Watch for nesting birds in Potter’s Marsh and beluga whales along Turnagain Arm as you leave Anchorage behind. Then wander through the Chugach and Kenai Mountains on your way to Seward on the shores of Resurrection Bay. You may board your cruise ship for lunch and then take some time in town to browse the shops for one last souvenir. Set sail from Seward.

Day 6 College Fjord scenic cruising  After a relaxing morning at sea, enter Prince William Sound to the only place in Alaska that surrounds you on three sides with flowing rivers of ice, named after the leading Ivy League colleges.

Day 7 Glacier Bay National Park cruising.

 Day 8 Haines/ Skagway This is the home of the Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park and today we recommend that you board the nostalgic 108-year-old White Pass & Yukon Route Railroad. Recount the trials and tribulations of the gold seekers who packed their outfits over this rugged terrain back in 1898. Your ship will linger until late evening so you’ll have ample time to fully explore this living museum of the gold rush.

Day 9 Juneau Today, explore the lush Tongass National Forest or visit the rustic shops in town. History buffs can browse the Alaska State Museum. You’ll have the day to explore Mendenhall Glacier or go whale watching, fishing or even dogsledding on a glacier!

Day 10 Ketchikan Besides the main attractions — Creek Street, the Tongass Historical Museum, Totem Bight State Park and Saxman Village — there’s one other thing we highly recommend you do. A flightseeing trip to breathtaking Misty Fjords National Monument is essential.

Day 11 Inside Passage scenic cruising Steep coastal mountains and marine wildlife will be the backdrop to a relaxing day at sea. Whether with a massage in the Greenhouse Spa, a cooking lesson in the Culinary Arts Center or a game of chance in the casino, you’ll discover exciting daily activities and elegant service.

Day 12 Disembark in Vancouver

 

Departure taxes ea: $167

 

Holland America Line Tour # 2

Who will enjoy Cruise/Tour #2 the most?

The Wilderness Enthusiast: Between Denali and Glacier Bay National Parks, the Yukon Territory and the Inside Passage, wilderness and wildlife viewing opportunities abound. The History Buff: You will retrace the route of the great Klondike Gold Rush of 1898 from the shores of Skagway to the Gold Fields of Dawson City in the Yukon Territory. The Railroad Lover: Between Holland America Line’s McKinley Explorer luxury domed railcars and the White Pass & Yukon Route’s narrow gauge trip back in time, this tour includes 3 days riding the rails.

Day 1 Anchorage  Your Tour Director will welcome you to Alaska! Overnight Anchorage.

Day 2 Anchorage/Denali National Park  Today you’ll board our McKinley Explorer, the largest domed railcars on the historic Alaska Railroad route, an Alaska Scenic Byway. Sit back and relax in the observation lounge and watch magnificent scenery glide by. Upon arrival at Denali National Park, transfer to the finest lodge and spend your afternoon and evening at leisure. Optional adventures abound.

Day 3 Denali National Park/Fairbanks  Depart your lodge for an early morning official Tundra Wilderness Tour (6-8 hours) of Denali National Park. Travel up to 53 miles of the Park Road for great wildlife viewing — caribou, moose, grizzly, wolves and Dall sheep are frequently sighted. Weather permitting, your vistas of Mt. McKinley will be unsurpassed. Later, reboard the McKinley Explorer and transfer to your downtown Fairbanks hotel.

Day 4 Explorer Coach to Tok  Depart this morning for a tour of Fairbanks. You’ll see the sights, including the TransAlaska Pipeline on your way to Gold Dredge No. 8, a National Historic Site.  View the mining exhibits, pan for gold and then enjoy a hearty miner’s lunch in the authentic dining hall. The Alaska Highway travels the deep backcountry of Alaska. Today’s discussion by your driver and Tour Director will focus on life above the Arctic Circle and the local wildlife as you sightsee to Tok, and check into your hotel.

Day 5 mv Yukon Queen II/Dawson City Travel the Taylor Highway to the Alaskan village of Eagle, a National Historic Site. Next enjoy a tour with a resident guide before you embark our mv Yukon QueenII catamaran for a cruise up the mighty Yukon River. Hear tales of river pilots, mail carriers, Mounties and prospectors as you glide through a wilderness that goes on forever. Arrive this evening in Dawson City, Yukon Territory. Enjoy an overnight stay in the heart of this, the Klondike National Historic Site.

Day 6 A Day in Dawson City or Tombstone Park There are two major excursion themes: Tombstone Park and the Klondike Gold Rush. At Tombstone Park, join local interpreters and explore marvels two billion years old. This remote region is the ancestral home of North America’s earliest peoples and a full range of wildlife roams free. Those who stay in Dawson City can enjoy a tour of the gold fields famous from the Klondike Gold Rush of 1898.

Day 7 Explorer Coach to Whitehorse  Sightsee along the Klondike Highway past Five Finger Rapids on the Yukon River. Today’s discussion by your driver and Tour Director will focus on native history and culture in the Yukon, as well as early exploration. Arriving in Whitehorse, the capital of the Yukon, you’ll check into your downtown hotel. Tonight, take a stroll into town and kick up your heels at the uproarious Frantic Follies Vaudeville Revue.

Day 8 Whitehorse/Skagway  Today’s travels take you to an amazing tapes­try of every-changing scenery. Discussion by your driver and Tour Director will focus on the region’s natural and gold rush history. Next, board the nostalgic White Pass & Yukon Route Railroad and descend through some of Alaska’s most spectacular country. In Skagway, you’ll transfer to your Holland America cruise ship and say “good-bye” to your Tour Director.

Day 9 Cruising Glacier Bay National Park Calving glaciers are the star attraction today as you spend a full day exploring Alaska’s best glacial attraction, with a backdrop of 15,000-foot mountains. On board today will be a National Park Service ranger and a local Huna native storyteller to explain the significance of this protected wilderness.

Day 10 Ketchikan Besides the main attractions – Creek Street, the Tongass Historical Museum, Totem Bight State Park and Saxman Village – there’s one other thing we highly recommend you do. A flightseeing trip to breathtaking Misty Fjords National Monument is essential.

Day 11 Inside Passage scenic cruising Steep coastal mountains and marine wildlife will be the backdrop to a relaxing day at sea. Whether with a massage in the Greenhouse Spa, a cooking lesson in the Culinary Arts Center or a game of chance in the casino, you’ll discover exciting daily activities and elegant service.

Day 12 Disembark in Vancouver