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1 1 5 1 4 4 2 2 11 3 A L A S K A R A N G E Denali (Mt. McKinley) Bering Land Bridge Natl. Pres. Gates of the Arctic NP Kobuk Val. NP Arctic NWR Yukon Flats NWR Koyukuk NWR Nowitna NWR Kodiak NWR Kenai Fjords NP Alaska Peninsula NWR Denali NP & Pres. Lake Clark NP & Pres. Katmai NP & Pres. Selawik NWR Kanuti NWR Innoko NWR Yukon Delta NWR Togiak NWR Wood- Tikchik SP Yukon- Charley Rivers Natl. Pres. Wrangell- St. Elias NP & Preserve Bristol Bay Norton Sound Kuskokwim Bay Gulf of Alaska Beri ng S t r a i t Yuko n R i v e r K u s k o k w i m R . Anchorage Fairbanks Nome Council Bethel Denali Seward Glenallen Homer Girdwood Palmer Valdez Cordova Kodiak Teller Dillingham Kotzebue 0 200 miles 0 200 km 6 Alaska Explorer Tour Photo courtesy of Alaska Tourist Board ALASKA EXPLORER TOUR SEVEN DAYS, SIX NIGHTS Featuring Fairbanks, Denali National Park and Anchorage Meals included: (B) Breakfast, (S) Snack, (D) Dinner DAY 1: Welcome to Fairbanks! Transfer to your hotel for your two-night stay. DAY 2: Enjoy a sightseeing tour with a visit to the Fairbanks Museum; spend some time shopping and dining on your own; and cruise the Chena River on a traditional riverboat. (B) DAY 3: Head south by motor coach to Denali National Park, which will be your home for the next two nights. Enjoy the afternoon at your leisure with a complimentary park service activity or optional tour (options include river rafting, flight-seeing, a jet boat safari or a visit to an Iditarod champion's award-winning dog kennel). (B) DAY 4: Today, you'll experience a six- to eight-hour narrated Tundra Wilderness Tour, and search the vast wilderness for bears, moose, caribou and Dall sheep. Early May and September tours are shortened due to road conditions. (B, S) DAY 5: 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 6: Enjoy a brief Anchorage city tour 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 7: Transfer to the airport for your departure flight home. (B) TOUR DEPARTS ON THE FOLLOWING DAYS IN 2014: May 19, May 26, June 16, June 30, July 14, July 28, August 11, August 25, September 1 and September 8 Pre- and post-night stays available for this tour. Cruise alignment option available. Consult your travel agent for more details on this and other escorted tours.