Alaska Yukon Discovery Tour: August 1 - 12, 2013

Tour Highlights Include

Trip Sign Up Deadline is January 10, 2013 - All Local Departures - Limited Space Available

For More Details, See the Tour Itinerary Below - or -  visit the Bluebird Guided Tours/ City State Bank Alaska Tour Page - or - contact Connor O’Meara with Bluebird Guided Tours by phone at 1.888.506.1276 (toll free) or via E-mail for additional information.

Tour Itinerary

Day 1: FLIGHT INTO ANCHORAGE, ALASKA

Your Alaska Yukon Tour begins! We travel together from one of our midwestern locations to Anchorage, Alaska by motor coach and airplane. You will have lunch in Anchorage then enjoy the biggest city in Alaska with a personalized guided tour of the city. We will check into our lodging and have a relaxing night as we prepare to head south tomorrow to the Kenai Peninsula. Lodging: Fairfield Inn, Anchorage

Day 2: SEWARD   *Breakfast and Lunch Included

Rise early and travel by motor coach from Anchorage to Seward; keep your eyes peeled for moose on this beautiful drive past the emerald waters of Kenai Lake and through the Chugach Mountain range. Once we arrive in this port city we board a cruise ship that will bring us up close and personal with massive calving glaciers. Enjoy an evening on your own tonight surrounded by the mountainous landscapes. Lodging: Edgewater Hotel, Seward

Mt. McKinley - DenaliDAY 3: SEWARD to DENALI NATIONAL PARK  *Breakfast Included

Wake early and travel by motor coach from Seward to Denali National Park, stopping along the way to hopefully get a view of the majestic ‘Great One,’ Mount McKinley, the tallest mountain in North America. We continue on to McKinley Park Village, the gateway to Denali National Park where we arrive to our lodging, the Denali Grizzly Bear Resort.  Take the chance to fly around Mount McKinley this evening or relax with dinner at any of the restaurant options downtown. Lodging: Denali Grizzly Bear Resort, McKinley Park

DAY 4: DENALI NATIONAL PARK  *Breakfast and Lunch Included

Take the opportunity to discover Denali National Park with the Tundra Wilderness Tour; this tour provides the best chance of seeing wildlife while in Alaska. Tours are led by certified park guides with intentions of viewing animals like grizzly bear, Dall sheep, moose, caribou and more! After the tour ends, we travel north to Fairbanks and recount the excitement of our day with a casual group social hour. Lodging: Bridgewater Hotel, Fairbanks

DAY 5: FAIRBANKS/BEAVER CREEK  *Dinner Included

Today we travel to the El Dorado Gold Mine to pan for REAL GOLD! After we’ve made our fortunes, we stop in downtown Fairbanks for lunch. This afternoon we begin to make our way to the Yukon Territory, Canada today, making stops at historic Rika’s Roadhouse and the end of the Alaska-Canada Highway in Delta Junction. Once we cross the border and arrive into Beaver Creek settle into your lodging and prepare for the ‘Rendezvous’ dinner theater, a hilarious and entertaining musical; the perfect way to end your day in Canada. Lodging: Westmark Inn, Beaver Creek

DAY 6: SKAGWAY

As we venture south, the Wrangell-St. Elias Mountain Range is on our right and Kluane Lake is on our left, both spectacular sights. Sheep Mountain will hopefully reveal Dall sheep high up on the mountain peaks, and further south the town of Whitehorse, Canada is our destination for the afternoon. After lunch, we’ll follow the Trail of ’98 into Skagway and check into our lodging at the beginning of Alaska’s famous Inside Passage!  Lodging: Westmark Hotel, Skagway

DAYS 7 and 8: INSIDE PASSAGE CRUISE

We trade in our motor coach for a deluxe cruise ship disembarking from the port of Skagway; we pass by massive fjords, Dall’s porpoise and even whales.  The next 2 days are spent sailing south through the Alaskan Inside Passage with ports of call in Wrangell, Ketchican and others. Relax and enjoy the scenery and diverse wildlife all around us while we float on by; it can’t get much better than this. Lodging: Cruise Ship Cabins

DAY 9: PRINCE GEORGE, BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA

Morning arrival in Prince Rupert, British Columbia, Canada where we once again continue our sightseeing by coach through scenic British Columbia, Canada.  Excellent highways, great views of mountain vistas (however, low elevation for driving), and unique communities to enjoy are only half the entertainment as we arrive to Prince George by sunset. Lodging: Coast Inn, Prince George, Canada

DAY 10: WHISTLER, BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA

Our tour today continues south through the heartland of British Columbia. Relax and sightsee with our expert tour manager through beautiful Williams Lake and into the mountain town of Whistler, British Columbia. We will finish the evening with dinner on your own; get ready to be back home to the United States by the end of tomorrow. Lodging: Holiday Inn, Whistler, Canada

DAY 11: VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA  *Dinner Included

The drive from Whistler to Vancouver is known as the most scenic drive in British Columbia; passing by sights like Daisy Lake and Shannon Falls makes this the perfect way to complete a great trip. Enjoy lunch in Vancouver and after some sightseeing we make our way across the border into the United States. Have an included dinner and get ready to go fly home tomorrow. Lodging: Best Western, Everett, WA

DAY 12: FLYING HOME

The gorgeous scenery of the Pacific Northwest never seems to end as we make our way through Seattle before we fly non-stop back to Minneapolis.  Say farewell to your new traveling friends and the most scenic parts of the world. We will arrive at our homes late tonight.

*All meals and tips are not included in tour cost, other than those specifically mentioned.