Alaska Holidays
Sample itineraries
Alaska: Call of the Wild - A Tauck Escorted Tour for the family
From £3565
Journeys by land, sea and air are the best ways to experience the natural treasures of America's 49th state on Tauck Bridges' family Alaska travel adventure. Spend your first night in Anchorage at the Hotel Captain Cook. Then it’s off to the northern interior for a jet boat ride, a wilderness hike and two nights at a wilderness lodge in Trapper Creek. Meet Alaskan huskies at a dog sled training facility and soar above the foothills of Mt. McKinley on a flightseeing adventure. Travel to Alaska’s alpine playground in Kenai for two-night wilderness lodge stay in Cooper Landing. A choice of activities, including kayaking, river rafting and a guided wilderness hike, offers in-depth discoveries of the Kenai River region. A cruise through the Kenai Fjords coastal region with a naturalist who points out any wildlife along the way is a great introduction to Alaska’s marine animals. Your final destination is the Hotel Alyeska for a two-night stay; visit the Alaska Wildlife Conservation Center to meet orphaned animals, from moose to bald eagles to grizzly bears bring rehabilitated, and pan for gold at the Crow Creek Mine.
Alaska: Call of the Wild - A Tauck Escorted Tour for the family
From £3565 per adult
From £2439 per child
Yourr Tauck Tour Includes:
- Return flights from the UK to Anchorage
- 7 nights superior accommodation in sort after locations
- Jet boat ride in bush Alaska, a look inside a fur trapper’s cabin & a cultural presentation
- "Geocaching” treasure-hunting competition at Trapper Creek
- Meeting and learning about dogs in training for the Iditarod race
- Flightseeing over the wilderness
- Kayaking, river rafting and hiking on the Kenai Peninsula
- Visit to the Alaska Wildlife Conservation Center and gold panning at Crow Creek Mine
- Rail journey and glacier cruise in Prince William Sound
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Airport transfers on arrival and departure
- 17 meals (7 breakfasts, 5 lunches, 5 dinners); all gratuities to Tauck Director, local guides & drivers, service charges, taxes & porterage
Tour Departure Dates: (subject to availability)
June 9th, 16th, 30th
July 7th, 14th, 21st, 28th
August 4th, 1tth, 18th
Day 1 Welcome to Anchorage and awesome Alaska
Tour begins: 6:00 PM at the Hotel Captain Cook. A transfer is included from Anchorage International Airport to the Hotel Captain Cook. Meet the new friends who will share this memorable Alaska tour with you and your family at our welcome dinner tonight.
Meals: Dinner
Accommodation: Hotel Captain Cook, Anchorage, AK
Day 2 Jet boat adventures in the Alaskan wilderness
Your family's Alaska tour begins as you ride a jet boat with a naturalist guide to look for bald eagles, beavers, moose and even bears that live along the river. Then, hike into the Alaskan bush to see an authentic, turn-of-the-century trapper's cabin. If the weather is good, you'll have an incredible view of Alaska's famous Mount McKinley - which the Athabascan Indians called Denali, meaning "the Great One" - en route to your wilderness lodge. Once there, you and your family can compete in a high-tech treasure-hunting game – known as geocaching – where you'll use a GPS system to find hidden treasures... for Tauck Bridges guests only!
Meals: Breakfast, lunch, dinner
Accommodation: Mt. McKinley Princess Wilderness Lodge, Trapper Creek, AK
Day 3 Mush!
In Alaska, dog sledding is both a very popular sport and an important mode of transportation to remote places where roads still don't go. Meet the mighty dogs that respond to the cry of "Mush!" by racing off into the wild, pulling heavy sleds over the snow – along with an Iditarod "musher" – at a summer training facility where Alaskan huskies learn how to be sled dogs, sure to be a highlight of your family's Alaska tour. Later, take a guided hike through the wilderness around Byers Lake – look for loons, swans and eagles – and enjoy an old fashioned campfire tonight.
Meals: Breakfast, lunch
Accommodation: Mt. McKinley Princess Wilderness Lodge, Trapper Creek, AK
Day 4 A bird's-eye view of Mount McKinley
Depart your lodge in Trapper Creek and soar over the Denali foothills in a small plane (weather permitting) for a breathtaking bird's-eye view of towering Mount McKinley, the tallest mountain in North America. After your flight, you'll have some free time to explore Anchorage, Alaska's largest city, before continuing on to the wildlife-rich Kenai Peninsula and a two-night wilderness lodge stay in Cooper Landing, nestled within Chugach National Forest.
Meals: Breakfast, dinner
Accommodation: Kenai Princess Wilderness Lodge, Cooper Landing, AK
Day 5 Rafting on the Kenai River
Today, you can choose how you and your family will experience the wonders of the Kenai Peninsula, as your Alaska tour continues to this wilderness wonderland between Cook Inlet and the Gulf of Alaska. Go kayaking*; take a scenic river-rafting trip*; or take a five-mile hike into the wilderness with a local guide – they're included with Tauck Bridges! You can also take advantage of optional opportunities to do some fishing, available at an additional cost.
Meals: Breakfast, lunch, dinner
Accommodation: Kenai Princess Wilderness Lodge, Cooper Landing, AK
Day 6 Meet special wildlife and pan for gold
Get a close-up glimpse of Alaskan wildlife on a visit to the Alaska Wildlife Conservation Center on Turnagain Arm, meeting moose, bison, elk and other orphaned or injured animals being rehabilitated here. Then head to the Crow Creek Mine in Alaska's historic gold rush country, where you'll meet a "prospector," pan for gold and dig into a barbecue lunch. Arrive this evening at your resort in Girdwood, and spend the rest of the day enjoying its many amenities.
Meals: Breakfast, lunch
Accommodation: Hotel Alyeska, Girdwood, AK
Day 7 Explore the wilderness by rail and sea
Hop aboard an Alaska Railroad self-propelled rail car for a trip along Turnagain Arm to Whittier; there, a boat awaits to take your family on a glacier adventure cruise! With an expert wildlife guide aboard, you'll sail past thundering waterfalls and two tidewater glaciers... and touch part of a real glacier. Tonight, join us back at the hotel for our farewell dinner, where you'll share memories of your family's Alaska tour experience with your new-found friends.
Meals: Breakfast, lunch, dinner
Lodging: Hotel Alyeska, Girdwood, AK
Day 8 Homeward bound
Tour ends: Anchorage, Alaska. As your Alaska tour comes to an end, fly home anytime. A transfer from the Hotel Alyeska to Anchorage International Airport (approximately 75 minutes) is included for your flight home. Allow a minimum of two hours at the airport for check-in.
Meals: Breakfast
