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Discover a frontier little changed by time.
Experience the dramatic thunder of calving glaciers in Glacier Bay National Park or Tracy Arm. Delve into the fascinating history of the Klondike Gold Rush at Skagway, Whitehorse and Dawson City. Be among the few to witness the grandeur of the Yukon's Tombstone Park and the towering mountain peaks in Kluane National Park. Watch in wonder as bear, moose and caribou cross your path in Denali and Tok. All this while enjoying our 5-star service, plush accommodations and first class transportation.
All six Great Land Klondike CruiseTour vacations meet Your Personal Wilderness criteria and include travel aboard our new Explorer Coaches™ and exclusive McKinley Explorer® domed railcars, and accommodations at Westmark Hotels.
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Begins with a 4-Day Glacier Bay Inside Passage from Skagway to Vancouver
followed by a 10-Day Land Tour
Land Tours: ANCHORAGE, ALASKA; DENALI NATIONAL PARK, ALASKA; FAIRBANKS, ALASKA; TOK, ALASKA; WHITEHORSE, YUKON TERRITORY.
Cruise Ports: Skagway, Alaska; Glacier Bay Scenic Cruising; Ketchikan, Alaska; Vancouver, British Columbia
2010 Departure Dates: May through August.
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Begins with a 4-Day Glacier Bay Inside Passage from Skagway to Vancouver
followed by a 10-Day Land Tour
Land Tours: ANCHORAGE, ALASKA; DENALI NATIONAL PARK, ALASKA; FAIRBANKS, ALASKA; TOK, ALASKA; WHITEHORSE, YUKON TERRITORY.
Cruise Ports: Skagway, Alaska; Glacier Bay Scenic Cruising; Ketchikan, Alaska; Vancouver, British Columbia
2010 Departure Dates: May through August.
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Anchorage, beautifully situated on Cook Inlet and surrounded by the Chugach Mountains, is a hub of activity with everything from fine restaurants and frontier saloons to museums and art galleries. Extend your stay in this cosmopolitan city and take advantage of the many optional tours that spotlight Alaska's history, culture and outdoors lifestyle.
Sample Excursions:
- Anchorage Highlights Tour: Explore the historic points of interest in downtown Anchorage. Then continue your experience with a visit to the 25-acre Alaska Native Heritage Center. View historic displays, tour five traditional village settings set around a scenic lake and spotlighting ancient traditions. You'll also enjoy presentations and stories from the past, and watch native artisans at work on this cultural heritage tour.
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As Biosphere Reserve and UNESCO World Heritage Site, Glacier Bay National Park; protects a unique ecosystem of plants and animals living in concert with an ever-changing glacial landscape. How does it feel when a monumental chunk of ice splits off a glacier and crashes into the sea? The sound is like thunder. The impact shoots water hundreds of feet into the air. You hold your breath as you catch the moment on film. Then you wait for it all to happen again. And it does. Glacier Bay has more actively calving tidewater glaciers than anyplace else in the world.
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Dawson City, now a National Historic Site, is where the search for gold transformed a small fishing camp at the confluence of the Yukon and Klondike rivers into the largest city west of Winnipeg and north of Seattle. Jack London came here as a 21-year-old prospector. A replica of his original cabin, with his famous signature on the back wall, is part of the flavor of a town that has turned back the clock to preserve a rich living history.
Meander the wooden boardwalks with costumed townsfolk ready to share their home and its national historic treasures. There are interpretative programs to join, Klondike Gold Fields tours where you can see where it began. And, in the evening, you can stake your poke in a blackjack game at Diamond Tooth Gertie’s Gambling Hall. Nearby, visit Tombstone Territorial Park, part of the original North American continent, dating back two billion years. The vistas are endless, the valleys broad and rugged. This land remains the ancestral home of the Tr'ondek Hwech'in First Nation. It is also the realm of a full range of wildlife, from grizzlies and moose to peregrines and plovers.
Sample Excursions:
- Tombstone - Chapman Lake Coach Tour: Enjoy a scenic drive from the Tombstone Visitor Center via deluxe motor coach to Chapman Lake. Along the way, your guide will fill you in on the history of the area. At Chapman Lake you'll see the area commemorated to the Royal North West Mounted Police and the sled dogs who assisted them. You also have the option of an interpretive walk around the visitor center and river trail.
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Get to know Alaska as few ever do. Denali National Park and Preserve is a park of international significance. It features North America's highest mountain, 20,320-foot tall Mount McKinley. The Alaska Range also includes countless other spectacular mountains and many large glaciers. The park was established as Mount McKinley National Park on Feb. 26, 1917. The original park was designated a wilderness area and incorporated into Denali National Park and Preserve in 1980. It the largest continually protected natural ecosystem in the world. Watch for moose, sheep, caribou and bear and marvel at massive icefields. Land on a glacier to see ice falls, moraines, ice bridges and glacier streams.
Every turn on the Park Road brings a new wonder as you journey miles into this astounding wilderness preserve with your knowledgeable driver/guide. Watch for ptarmigan, Alaska's state bird, in the open valleys. See golden eagles patrolling the higher elevations and ridge tops. And listen to ravens, magpies and gray jays chattering in the brush. With any luck, you’ll see grizzlies crossing braided streams, Dall sheep traversing rugged cliffs and moose foraging in upland meadows. And this unfolding adventure leads to the lofty, isolated grandeur of Mt. McKinley itself - a wonder to behold.
Sample Excursions:
- River Rafting - Canyon Run Tour: Hang on! It's whitewater ahead! You'll get splashed and enjoy every minute of this 11 mile, Class III-IV whitewater adventure on the Nenana River. Your experienced guides will navigate through such rapids as "Razorback," "Two Rocks" and "Cable Car" while you enjoy the ride and take in the stunning scenery. Minimum age is 11 years.
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Beautifully situated between the Tanana River and the spectacular peaks of the Alaska Range, Tok is a small Alaska community in the land of the Midnight Sun. Rich in dog sledding tradition, Tok is a center for husky breeding, training and mushing and home to the Alaska Dog Mushers Association. Explorer Coach™ tour and overnight stay.
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Kluane National Park, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, is so wild and remote few even know its name. Located in the southwestern corner of the Yukon, the park's northern boundary is made up of the Alaska Highway and the Haines Road. The Alsek River is known for its huge rapids, created by the volume of water from the St. Elias Mountains.
The largest subspecies of moose in the world can be found in the park's lower alpine region. Other species include the grizzly bear, caribou, wolverine, lynx, mink, marmot, snowshoe hare and more. The park also boasts more than 150 species of birds. Wonders like towering Mt. Logan, the continent's second-tallest peak, and the spectacular Lowell Glacier are yours to explore.
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