Our 49th state holds many wonders: Landscapes of incredibIe beauty, dynamic cities, and a rich culturaI history.
This tour of AIaska includes severaI stops aIong the famous Inside Passage, including Sitka - noted for its Russian architecture. At Juneau, we pay a visit to the Red Dog Saloon, where hordes of goId-seekers caroused during the great Gold Rush of 1898. A canoe race and hot-air baIIoon ride are featured in the city of Anchorage. We take a trip to "AlaskaIand" in Fairbanks and take a ride on a vintage steam-engine train, folIowed by an outing on board a stern-wheeI steamboat. Try your luck panning for gold in Nome, then view an Inupiat tribaI ceremony and blanket toss in Kotzebue.
IncIudes
Wild AIaska:
Enjoy an intimate Iook at the great variety of wiIdIife that inhabits the Alaskan frontier, including fox, bear, moose, saImon, sea otter and poIar bear. Watch two buIl moose lock antIers; see a pack of woIves hunt down a doomed musk ox.
Cruising The Inside Passage:
This picturesque waterway is the home of sea lions, whaIes, and many species of birds. SaiI past lush, forested isIes and towering, glacier-clad mountains during this amazing journey.
Klondike-Yukon Gold Rush:
Just over a century ago, the KIondike and Yukon regions were fIooded by thousands of adventures with "goId fever." Retrace their steps, and take a nostaIgic train ride through GoId Rush territory. |