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| Grand Alaska aboard Princess Cruises
A 15-Day tour starting from $5,640
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| Experience the land of bald eagles, totem poles, calving glaciers, and majestic wildlife. Tauck's Alaska travel adventure shows you the best of this stunning landscape by land, sea, and air. Half of your 15-day journey is spent cruising Prince William Sound, Glacier Bay, and the Inside Passage aboard a Princess ship. Tour Fairbanks, Juneau, Skagway, and Ketchikan, go wildlife watching in Denali National Park, and pan for gold in Fairbanks. Take a floatplane aerial tour over glaciers, two scenic rail journeys, a river paddlewheel trip, a tramway ride to a high peak, and a raft trip in a bald eagle preserve. Your Alaska travel is fully escorted from Anchorage to Vancouver. |
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Meals:
14 Breakfasts, 10 Lunches, and 14 Dinners
Night 1- Hotel Captain Cook Anchorage, Alaska Night 2,3- Fairbanks Princess Riverside Lodge Fairbanks, Alaska Night 4,5- Denali Princess Wilderness Lodge Denali, Alaska Night 6,7- Hotel Alyeska Girdwood, Alaska Night 8-14- Aboard Princess Tour prices are per person in U.S. dollars. All hotel accommodations, motor coach transportation, sightseeing, admissions, luggage handling, gratuities, and the services of the Tauck Director, local guides and drivers are included. Tour Director who will remain with the group throughout the duration of the tour. Your Tauck Director is a professional, fully trained employee of Tauck. No Options Sold - Tauck Directors sometimes assist with information on free-time activities based on honest opinion and guidance, but they will not sell you anything. This means better value and a more relaxed, pleasant experience for you.
1. Arrive Anchorage
Tour begins: Hotel Captain Cook at 6:30 PM. A transfer from Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport to Hotel Captain Cook is included. Please join us this evening for a welcome reception and dinner. Meals D
2. Anchorage / Fairbanks Visit the Alaska Native Heritage Center, then take a short flight to Fairbanks. See the Alaska pipeline; your hotel is located along the banks of the Chena River. Meals BD 3. Fairbanks / Optional Barrow Excursion Try your hand panning for gold on a visit to a gold mine. Alternatively, take an optional round-trip jet excursion to the Arctic community of Barrow (additional $490 per person – ask for details at time of booking). Join us tonight for a salmon bake and entertaining musical revue. Meals BLD 4. Chena River / Denali National Park A paddlewheel boat ride on the Chena River precedes a brief Fairbanks sightseeing tour. Travel to Denali National Park for a two-night stay at a hotel close to the entrance. Meals BLD 5. Explore Denali National Park Discover the natural treasures of Denali, home to moose, Dall sheep, and grizzly bears, on a full-day tour aboard a specially-geared bus with narration by a park guide. Meals BD 6. Private Floatplane A 3-hour adventure by floatplane takes you over the Chugach Mountains to Prince William Sound and the spectacular glaciers of College Fjord. Meals BLD 7. Alyeska Resort – Day at Leisure Enjoy a day of leisure at your resort in Girdwood; activities (at an additional charge) include whitewater rafting, guided wildlife walks, fishing and optional wilderness adventures such as kayaking, fly-in fishing and bear-watching. Meals BD • 8. Rail Journey / Embark Cruise Ride in a panoramic dome car aboard the great Alaska Railroad to Seward, on the Kenai Peninsula, for an exclusive boat cruise through Resurrection Bay. Travel north to Whittier, and board your ship before dinner. Meals BLD • 9. Day at Sea – Prince William Sound Cruise through College Fjord, a glacier-lover’s paradise comprised of 16 shimmering glaciers, and Prince William Sound, one of the best places in Alaska to spot wildlife. Meals BLD • 10. Glacier Bay Cruising – Day at Sea Awaken to the incredible sights of Glacier Bay National Park, from migrating humpback whales to a variety of bird and animal life. Join us tonight for a cocktail party. Meals BLD • 11. Skagway / Rafting / Rail Excursion Tour historic Skagway, then board a ferry for a cruise on Lynn Canal to Haines. A rafting adventure through the Chilkat Bald Eagle Preserve provides a chance to view America’s national emblem in their natural habitat. Board the exciting narrow-gauge White Pass & Yukon Route for a rail excursion; return to Skagway and reboard the ship. Meals BLD • 12. Discover Juneau Cruise to Juneau, accessible only by air or sea; it’s set on a narrow strip of land between the Coast Mountains and the Gastineau Channel within the boundaries of the Tongass National Forest. Attend a private Tlingit presentation before boarding a tramcar adorned in colorful Tlingit art for an exhilarating ride to the top of Mount Roberts. Meals BLD • 13. Ketchikan / Tlingit Village Dock in Ketchikan this morning. Once the ancestral home of the Tlingit, Haida and Tsimshian, the city boasts the world’s largest totem-pole collection; see local totem carvers at work, and watch traditional dances. Fishermen may want to take advantage of a charter boat fishing excursion (additional charge of approx. $220 per person). Meals BLD • 14. Inside Passage Cruising – Day at Sea Spend the day cruising the Inside Passage. Take an aerobics class, work out in the state-of-the-art gym, swim, relax in the sun, or perhaps the whirlpool. Daily entertainment options, as well as exclusive Tauck special events and a presentation by a naturalist, ensure a memorable day at sea. Meals BLD 15. Disembark Vancouver / Fly Home Disembark the ship in Vancouver and go through Canadian Customs and Immigration. Tour ends: Vancouver Airport at 10:00 AM. Allow a minimum of two hours for flight check-in. Meals B
Traveling with Tauck’s private group and the same Tauck Director both on land and at sea
Private Tauck Shore Excursions and 7 days sightseeing on land – $510 Value! An included on-tour flight from Anchorage to Fairbanks All-inclusive sightseeing including the Alaska Native Heritage Center, Chena River Paddlewheel Boat trip, Private Floatplane over Prince William Sound, Private Kenai Peninsula boat cruise, and a raft adventure through Eagle Reserve Two rail journeys – Alaska Railroad and White Pass & Yukon Route Credit for wine with dinner aboard your Princess ship All gratuities to cruise ship staff Mondays – Coral Princess
Inside Double (JJ) Caribe Deck Double $6190 Single $7474 Triple $5909 Outside Deluxe (DD) Baja Deck – Picture window Double $6800 Single $7983 Triple $6686 Outside Double (BC) Baja Deck – Private balcony Double $7020 Single $9216 Triple $6720 Outside Mini-Suite (AA) Baja Deck – Private balcony Double $7570 Single $9787 Triple $7115 Outside Vista Suite (VS) Dolphin Deck – Private balcony Double $8720 Single $10,638 Triple $7881 Saturdays – Sapphire & Diamond Princess Inside Double (JJ) Caribe Deck Double $6140 Single $7424 Triple $5492 Outside Double (EE) Plaza Deck – Picture window Double $6740 Single $7933 Triple $6099 Outside Double (BC) Baja Deck – Private balcony Double $7040 Single $9166 Triple $6330 Outside Mini-Suite (AB) Dolphin Deck – Private balcony Double $7440 Single $9737 Triple $6652 Outside Vista Suite (VS) Dolphin Deck – Private balcony Double $8640 Single $10588 Triple $7425 Airfare is additional. Please ask at time of booking about additional hotel nights before your tour begins and about our comprehensive Cruise Protection Plan. |
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| Note: All prices are per person, double occupancy, subject to availability. These pages are not endorsed or supported by the tour operator in any way. All information presented is based on promotional material provided by the tour operator. All prices, itineraries, accommodations and dates are subject to change without notice and at any time by the tour operators. Availability is limited and must be reconfirmed at time of booking. The prices on this website are not guaranteed. We are not responsible for errors, omissions, or changes in pricing. Please call us toll free at 1-800-942-3301 to confirm availability and pricing. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
