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Click here to book or scroll to the bottom of the page! The 10 Day ~ Heart of Gold The Best of the Great North Adventures- Visit all of the Inside Passage's most popular towns: Ketchikan, Wrangell, Petersburg, Juneau, and Skagway. Includes a stop at Glacier Bay National Park. The tour continues north from Skagway to Whitehorse in the Yukon to Fairbanks, Denali National Park, and Anchorage, for one exciting adventure after another. Day 1 Depart Prince Rupert, BC or Ketchikan, Alaska on the Alaska Marine Highway Ferry. Cabin Accommodations included on the ferry. Day 2 Wrangell & Petersburg - A short stop in each port for passenger and vehicle loading, 1-3 hours port time. You are welcome to get off the ship and sightsee while in port. Day 3 Juneau Stop - Capital of Alaska--a fun and beautiful place to stop on the Inside Passage. Overnight downtown lodging included. Day 4 Glacier Bay Nationl Park Flight-see charter from Juneau to Gustavus, a fascinating half-hour flight around steep snow-capped mountains and ice fields. Lodging included. Day 5 Glacier Bay Adventure Cruise Observe humpback and orca whales, stellar sea lions, and sea otters.... See chunks of ice as "big as the governor's mansion" peel off the glacier sounding like fire crackers as they shatter on impact with the bay's surface. This 8-hour cruise offers full view windows and is often accompanied by a park service ranger/cultural interpreter. Lunch is included. Evening flight back to Juneau and overnight lodging included. Day 6 Skagway This is the top of the Inside Passage, known as the staging area for 20,000 prospectors during the 1898 Klondike Gold Rush. The era's history in this town is well preserved, fun, and offers something exciting to do for everyone.
Day 7 White Pass & Yukon Railroad to Whitehorse Day 8 Whitehorse Yukon to Fairbanks Depart Whitehorse early in the morning on a van shuttle-bus in route to the Alaskan border. A stop for lunch, and a van shuttle transfer in Tok, arriving in Fairbanks in the early evening. Overnight included Day 9 Denali Star Train from Fairbanks to Denali Day 10 Denali Backcountry Adventure Denali Star Train - Denali to Anchorage
Additional stops and activities can be added at any port of call along the way - price will be adjusted accordingly.
Above Photo's courtesy of Teri Grannan - Alaska Ferry Adventures |
The Heart of Gold Tour
Photo's courtesy of Julie & Susan - All pictures taken while traveling on the "Heart of Gold" 2008 |