Denali Explorer - Tour Ia5

Vancouver, Canada

Day At Sea

Ketchikan, Alaska

Juneau, Alaska

Skagway, Alaska

Glacier Bay National Park (Scenic Cruising), Alaska

College Fjord (Scenic Cruising), Alaska

Anchorage (Whittier), Alaska

Step off your ship into a waiting railcar for our exclusive Direct-to-the-Wilderness rail service to the Mt. McKinley Princess Wilderness Lodge for a 2-night retreat. Take in the sensational views with a glass of wine in the great room or on the expansive deck.

You have a full day to plan however you choose. Stop by the Tour Desk for a variety of optional excursions. Walk the nature trails around the lodge or sit and gaze at the majesty of "The Great One" from the lodge's treehouse, designed and built by Pete Nelson of Animal Planet's Treehouse Masters.

Enjoy a scenic motorcoach drive to the Denali Princess Wilderness Lodge, located just outside the national park entrance. Check in with the Guest Service Desk for help in planning your own Denali adventure. Or you may enjoy the spectacular main lodge, river view deck, and Princess Village with the popular Christmas cottage and sugar shack. Be sure to check out Fannie Q's Saloon, named after a famed local homesteader, or sit outside at a fireside patio.

Start your morning with a quick stop at Fannie Q's saloon for a hearty buffet breakfast. Explore Denali National Park on a Natural History Tour, watching for glimpses of North America?s tallest mountain as well as Denali's "Big Five"; moose, caribou, bears, wolves and Dall sheep. Later today, you may want to simply relax with a glass of wine on the deck overlooking the Nenana River.

You'll have the morning to relax, then travel by motorcoach to Fairbanks. This afternoon, take a sternwheeler Riverboat Cruise down the Chena River. Experience Gold Rush history, Native culture and colorful Alaska lifestyle of bush pilots, dog sledders and Native artisans.

Your memorable vacation ends this morning in Fairbanks.