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Alaska’s Scenic Byways
This delightful tour offers a comprehensive
taste of Alaska’s highlights and gives you the
opportunity of driving along some of the state’s
most scenic roads.
Day 1
Arrive in Anchorage for your
overnight stay.
Collect your hire car and drive along
the Glenn Highway to Glennallen.
Continue your drive to Chitina
where you board a light aircraft for
the sensational flight to the small
town of McCarthy.
Day 2
Alaska’s Inside Passage
Creek Street, Ketchikan
Day 3
Day 4
Spend a whole day exploring
McCarthy and the fascinating
former mining town of Kennicott.
Day 5
You will be taken back to Chitina by
plane or minivan. Return to your car
and drive south to Valdez.
Day 6
The day is yours to explore Valdez
at your leisure.
Day 7
Your drive today leads you north,
back across the Chugach Mountains
to Glennallen.
Day 8
Today you head north along
the scenic Richardson Highway
to Fairbanks.
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Ketchikan
Clinging to a narrow ledge of land between the
water and the striking steep-sided mountains is
the port city of Ketchikan. Once known as the
‘canned salmon capital of the world’, this was
the city’s ambition when it was founded in 1885
and fishing is still an important industry. Today it
is a principal port for visiting cruise ships and the
Alaska Marine Highway. The town’s Totem
Heritage Centre exhibits a display of totem poles
salvaged from deserted Tlingit villages whilst the
Deer Mountain Tribal Hatchery and Eagle Centre
raises 350,000 salmon and trout every year and
is a great place to learn all about their life-cycle.
All over the city there are wooden stairways
leading somewhere higher, especially on Edmond
Street, known as the ‘Street of Stairs’. Picturesque
Creek Street is the former red light district and
Thomas Basin is particularly photogenic, being
home to Ketchikan’s fishing fleet and you can
watch the fishermen unload their catch before
following them in to the nearby Potlatch Bar, a
classic fisherman’s pub. Although you may wish
to spend a day or two in Ketchikan itself, there
are plenty of intriguing destinations just a short
flight or ferry trip away. One of the highlights of
the region is the vast Misty Fiords National
Monument, an awe-inspiring series of sheer,
glacially-scarred granite fjords draped in
dense rainforest.
CAPE FOX LODGE, KETCHIKAN
Located in Ketchikan in the midst of the Tongass
National Forest, Cape Fox Lodge is built on a
mountain and accessed by a scenic tram ride.
Inside it is a classic cosy mountain lodge, with a
river rock fireplace, pine-beamed ceilings and
overstuffed furniture. The lodge reflects the area’s
First Nations heritage from the totem poles at
the hotel entrance to a stunning carved screen
and other artefacts on display throughout the
hotel. There are 70 rooms with views of either
the mountains or the harbour, and the Heen
Kahidi restaurant and lounge specialises in
delicious local seafood.
Day 9
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Day 13
Day 14
Day 15
After a night in Fairbanks, drive
south on George Parks Highway
to Denali National Park.
Included today you have a full day
in Denali National Park.
From Denali your drive takes you
south along the spectacular George
Parks Highway, arriving at the Knik
Glacier for your overnight stay.
Drive south along the Seward
Highway to Seward.
Enjoy a whole day to explore
delightful Seward.
Drive north back to Anchorage for
the last night of your tour.
Your tour ends today in Anchorage.
TAILOR-MADE TRAVEL
Our private tailor-made journeys offer
complete freedom of choice. The itineraries and
accommodation shown are designed to give you a
flavour of what is possible and can be tailored to suit
your preferences. Prices vary according to selected
accommodation and season, please telephone us
to discuss your individual requirements.
Alaska
Telephone: 01993 838 700
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