ALASKA & ARCTIC CIRCLE 9 DAYS GRAND TOUR

Exquisite Tours

*Includes: Airfare, hotels, train ticket, scenic cruise admissions, transportation and Chinese tour guide

*Excludes: Airport tax, meals and service tips

*Note: Seattle deducts $50, Mountain Time zone adds $150, Central time zone adds $250 and

East Coast time zone adds $350

Departures:	Double Bed	Child	Triple	Single Sup.
7/2, 30      8/6, 13, 20	$ 1999	$ 1839	$ 1949	+500

Departure cities: Los Angeles, San Francisco

  DAY 1   HOMETOWN – ANCHORAGE

Depart in the morning and arrive in Anchorage in the afternoon. A motor coach will transfer you to downtown Anchorage upon arrival for a walking tour and the orientation.

  DAY 2   ANCHORAGE – KENAI FJORS – SEWARD

Today you will board a motor coach for the Kenai Peninsula and drive along the scenic Turnagain Arm and Kenai Mountain Range that is rated as one of the top 10 scenery spots in the United States.  Then we will head on board the Kenai Fjords Wildlife & Glacier Cruises to view whales, puffins, sea otters, sea lions and more.

  DAY 3   SEWARD – ANCHORAGE

This morning we will visit Exit Glacier walking along the trail where the traces of glacier movements are still vivid. Then off to Big Game Alaska to visit the reindeers, moose and buffalo and on our way back we will stop by Crow Creek Mine for a stroll along the old buildings to view a miner’s life and pan for gold along the creek.

  DAY 4   ANCHORAGE

Today we will go downtown and to Ship Creek. Then we will continue on to Alaska’s agricultural center Matanuska Valley to see the gigantic cabbage and visit the headquarters of Iditarod. You can take an optional tour by sleigh dogs.

  DAY 5   ANCHORAGE – PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND (26 COLLEGE GLACIERS)

Full day tour of Prince William Sound on 26 Glacier Cruise where we will get within 400 feet of the towering walls of ice and you can actually “hear” the glacier moving and see them caving into the sea. You will also see the pristine areas of Barry Arm College and Hariman Fjords where there are 26 “named” glaciers and many more unnamed.

  DAY 6   ANCHORAGE – DENALI PARK

Today we will go northbound heading towards Denali Park. When we arrive at Denali National Park in the afternoon we will transfer to the hotel and the rest of the day is free at leisure to explore this national park. You might even get to see the peak of Mt. Mc Kinley that is 20320 ft. high and if the weather permits.

  DAY 7   DELANI PARK – FAIRBANKS

This morning is leisure to explore this 6 million acre wildlife park and watch for moose, grizzly bears, Dall’s sheep and caribou. Enjoy the lush assembly of flowers, grass and fern, which form a wealth of colorful meadows around you. Then onboard Alaska Railroad for a scenic drive up north to Fairbanks, the largest Arctic area city. You will arrive in the evening and transfer to the hotel.

  DAY 8   FAIRBANKS – BARROW - FAIRBANKS

You will take a morning flight to Barrow the northernmost point of the continent and Alaska’s largest Eskimo village. There will be a traditional blanket toss, native dance, tour to examine the unique flora of the tundra and a chance to learn about the ceremonies and traditions of the Inupiat Eskimo culture. Then you will fly back to Fairbanks in the afternoon.

  DAY 9   ANCHORAGE – HOMETOWN

Farewell to the “Last Frontier” and onboard a midnight flight home.