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GRAND ALASKA TOUR TEN DAYS, NINE NIGHTS Be St r i n ra g it AAA_USA_2013_01-16__ 6/20/13 5:12 PM Page 7 Yukon Flats Kanuti NWR NWR 11 Koyukuk NWR n Ri v e r YukonYuko Charley Rivers Nowitna Fairbanks Natl. Pres. NWR 3 2 Teller Featuring Anchorage, Valdez, Fairbanks and Denali National Park Meals included: (B) Breakfast, (S) Snack, (L) Lunch, (D) Dinner Nome Council Norton Sound Innoko NWR DAY 1: Arrive in Anchorage and transfer to your hotel for your overnight stay. R. wim Bethel A Denali Denali NP & Pres. S LA KA 1 GE RAN Glenallen 1 Palmer Anchorage DAY 3: Spend the morning exploring Valdez and the Valdez Museum. This afternoon, board a glacier and wildlife cruise and travel through the majestic Prince William Sound. Experience the three-mile face of the mighty Columbia Glacier and hear tales of the region as told by the Alaskan crew. Throughout the cruise, keep your eyes out for seals, sea lions, otters, whales and puffins. (B, L) DAY 4: Journey north by motorcoach to Fairbanks, where you'll spend the next two nights. The route takes you along the Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and the Trans-Alaska Pipeline. (B) DAY 5: Enjoy a sightseeing tour with a visit to the Fairbanks Museum, time for shopping and dining on your own, and a traditional riverboat cruise on the Chena River. (B) DAY 6: Travel south by motorcoach to Denali National Park, your home for the next two nights. Spend the afternoon at your leisure with a complimentary park service activity or optional tour (options include river rafting, flightseeing, a jet boat safari or a visit to an Iditarod champion's award-winning dog kennel). (B) DAY 7: Experience a six- to eight-hour narrated Tundra Wilderness Tour, and search the vast wilderness for bear, moose, caribou and Dall sheep. Early May and September tours are shortened due to road conditions. (B, S) 5 4 Denali (Mt. McKinley) Ku sk ok Yukon Delta NWR DAY 2: Travel by motorcoach to Valdez, known as "Alaska's Little Switzerland"; drive through the Matanuska-Susitna Valley and stop by Worthington Glacier along the way. Arrive in Valdez by early evening for your two-night stay. (B, D) Arctic NWR Gates of the Arctic NP Kotzebue Kobuk Bering Val. NP Land Bridge Selawik Natl. Pres. NWR 4 2 WrangellSt. Elias NP & Preserve WoodGirdwood Valdez 1 Kuskokwim Lake Clark Tikchik Cordova Bay NP & Pres. Seward SP Togiak NWR Dillingham Homer Kenai Fjords NP Katmai NP & Pres. Bristol Bay Gulf of Alaska Kodiak Alaska 0 miles 200 Peninsula Kodiak NWR 0 km 200 NWR DAY 8: Spend your morning at leisure, before boarding the world-famous Alaska Railroad to Anchorage, where you'll stay for the next two nights. Try to catch a glimpse of the majestic Mount McKinley or a black bear along the banks of the Susitna River. (B) DAY 9: Enjoy a brief city tour of Anchorage with a visit to the Alaska Native Heritage Center. Tonight, feast on an Alaskan-style dinner and share tales from the road with your traveling companions. (B, D) DAY 10: Transfer to the airport for your departure flight home. (B) TOUR DEPARTS ON THE FOLLOWING DAYS IN 2013: May 17, May 24, June 14, June 28, July 12, July 26, August 9, August 30 and September 6 Consult your travel agent for more details on this and other escorted tours. Grand Alaska Tour 7

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