Denali National Park and Kenai Fjords National Park all-inclusive tour package. Includes lodging in Denali National Park and Seward, bus and Alaska Railroad Gold Star Dome Car transportation, a narrated bus tour into Denali Park, overnight lodging at Bear Glacier Wilderness Retreat, and sea kayaking around giant icebergs in Kenai Fjords National Park.

Custom Options Are Available
Makes a great pre- or post-cruise ship tour package.
This tour package can be done in any order and can be customized with transportation options, activities options, and lodging options. You can also choose to continue on to or depart from Whittier or Fairbanks. If you have interest in a custom tour package give us a call. 907-222-1632 or toll-free 877-2159

This is an all-inclusive Denali National Park and Kenai Fjords National Park tour package. Includes lodging in Denali National Park and Seward, bus and Alaska Railroad Gold Star Dome Car transportation, a narrated bus tour into Denali Park, overnight lodging at Bear Glacier Wilderness Retreat, and sea kayaking around giant icebergs in Kenai Fjords National Park.

Getting to Denali, sit back and relax on the Alaska Railroad Gold Star Dome Car Train. On the way to Denali your dome car seating features unobstructed scenic views and some of the best views of Denali (Mt. McKinley) in the state, if weather permits. The Gold Star dome cars are lavishly appointed cars featuring custom-designed interiors highlighted with original Alaska art. Savvy rail travelers will be delighted with the features. The dome-level features a full-time bar attendant for those looking for libations, and the lower level features a dining area with 36 dining room seats with views through large picture windows. The Gold Star also features a one-of-a-kind outdoor viewing deck.

Day 2 at Denali. This tour package includes a full-day narrated bus tour into Denali Park along the restricted Denali National Park Road to a Denali Lodge in Kantishna, an old gold mind claim. This Denali Park Bus tour travels the entire length of the restricted 95-mile Denali Park Road. A trained naturalist Guide/Driver provides natural history interpretation along the way, helping guests search for bears, moose, caribou and other wildlife while pointing out the biology and geology of the region. You'll stop along the way for photos and take several rest stops where you can stretch your legs. Snacks, drinks and lunch are provided.

Lunch is served at an exclusive Denali Lodge in Kantishna. Dietary restrictions are accommodated with advance notice, and there is always a vegetarian option. Lunch consists of a sandwich bar, soups, fruits, snacks, fresh baked goods and drinks.

Some custom Denali Park add-ons options are available, adding an extra day making for a leisurely tour, river rafting on the Nenana River, ATV guided tour, dog mushing tour, heli-hike featuring a scenic helicopter flight and guided nature hike, flight seeing, and a guided interpretive jet boat tour on the Nenana River. If you have extra time adding a extra day is highly recommend. This added time will make your tour package that much more enjoyable.

After 3 days in Denali you're off to Seward, then Bear Glacier Wilderness Retreat land of giant icebergs and glaciers.

Transportation between Denali and Seward is by bus and includes a lunch break in Anchorage. This trip offers scenic views of Denali, weather permitting, and between Anchorage and Seward travels the spectacular and scenic Seward Highway, a National Scenic Byway.

You'll spend a night in Seward between Denali and Bear Glacier trips.

On day 4 a water taxi ride takes you to Bear Glacier Wilderness Retreat.

Bear Glacier is a sea kayaking mecca, and one of the most unique and scenic sea kayaking destinations in Kenai Fjords National Park. Take a minute to look at our Bear Glacier Photo Album and just imagine how amazing it would be seeing this awesome place in person. A maze of giant ice bergs awaits your arrival. Sea kayaking around the icebergs is so amazing that you'll wish you could stay all summer.

Besides sea kayaking there are a number of hiking destination available. There are glacier moraines to explore or you can hike up to one of the numerous waterfalls in the area. If you're real adventurous there is a valley and mountain ridges that have yet to be explored.

You'll finish your tour up with an amazing a scenic ride on the Alaska Railroad Seward back to Anchorage.

ITINERARY **
Arrival - Fly into Anchorage International Airport. Plan to arrive at least one day before your trip departure date. Anchorage offers many fine hotel and bed and breakfast lodging options. We can provide you a list of recommended lodging options or we can include hotel lodging in Anchorage with your tour package. If you would like us to include hotel lodging in Anchorage with your tour package just let us know.

Day 1 - Depart Anchorage at 8:15 AM. Board the Alaska Railroad's Denali Gold Star Train. Traveling first class on a Gold Star dome car you'll have unobstructed scenic views on your train ride to Denali. You'll arrive in Denali around 3:45 PM. Check into your hotel, then if you choose some add-on optional afternoon excitement, for example, go for an afternoon river rafting trip, either a whitewater or scenic trip. You can visit Iditarod champion Jeff King's dog mushing kennel or go for an ATV ride into Alaska's wilderness. Or enjoy an evening stroll or go shopping at the park entrance for that perfect Alaska gift.

Overnight in Denali. Hotel lodging in Denali is included. Meals while in Denali are not included.

Day 2 - Early 6:00 AM departure for a Denali wildlife bus tour all the way to the very end of the restricted Denali Park Road. This 13-hour bus tour is your best opportunity to see Denali's famed wildlife, including grizzly bears, moose, sheep and caribou. Your guide will narrate the drive with detailed behavior of different animals, natural history and geology of the park, and recount adventures of early explorers. We stop for photo opportunities when Mother Nature presents them. We will also stop at rest areas to enjoy the sweeping vistas. After arriving in the old gold mining district of Kantishna enjoy a lunch before heading back to the park entrance back down the park road. This trip traverses nearly 190 miles round trip through the most beautiful and rugged wilderness in Alaska.

Overnight in Denali.

**Custom option. If you have extra time adding another day is highly recommended. Adding an extra day will make for a more leisurely tour and give you more time to to relax and enjoy the scenic wonders of Denali.

Day 3 - Depart Denali at 7:00 AM. Board the Denali Seward Bus for your trip to Seward. The ride between Denali and Anchorage travels the George Parks Highway and depending on the weather features some of the best views of Mt. McKinley in the state. The buses will arrive in Anchorage at the Anchorage Museum at approximately 1:30 PM. A visit to the Anchorage Museum is highly recommend. The Museum features a fabulous cafe if you would like to enjoy lunch on your own.

At 3:00 PM board the bus to continue your journey south to Seward. The trip between Seward and Anchorage travels the spectacular and scenic Seward Highway, a National Scenic Byway. Travel through the Kenai Mountains and Turnagain Pass following along the Turnagain Arm, a body of water featuring the world's second highest tides at over 30 feet. You'll arrive in Seward around 5:45 PM.

Overnight in Seward. Hotel lodging in Seward is included. Meals while in Seward are not included.

Day 4 - In Seward breakfast on your own. Meet the water taxi boat for a scenic boat ride to Bear Glacier Wilderness Retreat.

Arriving at Bear Glacier our guides will outfit you with a dry suit life and jacket. We will also provide a dry bag for your camera if needed to help keep your camera dry between shots. After a short kayaking instructions from our guides we will head out to explore Bear Glacier icebergs.

After a family style dinner you can choose to go out for another short paddle or just hang around camp and relax. During the summer months Alaska has almost 24 hours of daylight so you will have almost unlimited time for exploring Bear Glacier giant icebergs.

Day 5 - Full day sea kayaking. Today we paddle up to the face of Bear Glacier and stop for a shore-side lunch on the glacier moraine and short walk to explore the moraine. We'll explore maze of icebergs on way to the glacier and on the way back. We'll keep and eye open for seals laying on the ice as we paddle. After dinner evening hike, paddling or go beachcombing.

Day 6 - After breakfast take the water taxi back to Seward. Over night in Seward, hotel lodging included.

Day 7 - Free morning and afternoon in Seward. Or optional add on Whale Watching Day Cruise departing at 11:30 AM. Seward activities you may want to consider include: a walking tour of Seward to visit the many shops; a harbor and sea wall walk; a guided ice climbing adventure, or visit the Seward museum. Ask our travel host about making arrangements for these special side excursions. Seward has many coffee houses and restaurants to choose from for lunch (on your own).

You can also visit the Alaska SeaLife Center. The Alaska SeaLife Center is a non-profit marine science facility. The center's research facilities and naturalistic exhibits immerse visitors in the dynamic marine ecosystems of Alaska and provide opportunities to watch animals in naturalistic habitats as well as research settings.

Seward is a small community and everything is within walking distance. From your Seward hotel you can easily walk to the small boat harbor, downtown and the SeaLife Center.

At 5:00 PM board the Alaska Railroad Train. Riding first class on the Gold Star dome car you'll have a spectacular scenic train ride back to Anchorage. You'll arrive back in Anchorage around 8:30 PM.

Backcountry Safaris P.O. Box 1397 Seward, Alaska USA 99664 1-907-222-1632 or toll-free 1-877-812-2159

**Tour Itineraries: Backcountry Safaris and other tour operators that we work with strive to give you a high quality Alaska experience. The tour itinerary shown on our web page is an example tour itinerary. The actual tour itinerary may vary some due to weather, safety, guest abilities and other conditions. Backcountry Safaris and other independent tour contractors reserve the right to change the tour itinerary and/or make substitutions at any time and without prior notice or to cancel all or part of any tour in its reasonable discretion, for the safety of its participants or due to insufficient number of participants signing up for a tour, because of weather, for the comfort and well being of our guests, for any other conditions that might affect the quality of tour, or as deemed necessary by the tour operator or trip leader.

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