Go West Tours

44 13 nights Point of interest • Parc Denali •Mont Mc Kinley • Vallée deMatanuska •Wonder Lake • Fairbanks • North Pole • Trans-Alaska Pipeline • Beaver Creek • Haines • Parc National de Kluane •Mont Logan • Skagway • Fort Williams H.Seward • LynnCanal • TotemVillage - Port Chilkoot •Whitehorse • Klondike • DawsonCity •Miles Canyon • Yukon • Tok •Chicken • Valdez • Parc National deWrangell-St Elias •Whittier Anchorage - Anchorage Day 1 : Anchorage / Arrival. Welcome by your guide and transfer to you hotel. Dinner on your own; overnight in Anchorage. Day 2 : Anchorage – Denali Park : Leave by bus via Matanuska Valley , one of the most fertile regions in Alaska where it is possible to cultivate land and grow many large vegetables. Lunch on the way to the town of Talkeetna, the departure point for excursions to Mount McKinley (6198 m), the highest peak in North America. Dinner, and overnight near Denali National Park for two nights. Day 3 : Denali National Park and Preserve : Morning drive through Denali National Park and Preserve covering 24585 sq. km. The visit is made in a park bus or shuttle with driver- narrator. You will be able to discover beautiful landscapes, Mount McKinley in particular, as well as wildlife of all sorts. The park is home to over 160 species of birds and 39 species of mammals like grizzly bears, black bears, wolves, herds of caribou, moose and elk. Picnic lunch before continuing to Wonder Lake within the park that offers exceptional views of typical Alaskan landscapes. Return to the hotel for dinner and overnight. Day 4 : Denali Park - Fairbanks : Leave for Nenana to see the Alaska Railroad Museum . Located in the original train depot, the museum houses historical artifacts and displays relative to the history of the railroad along with accounts of the construction. Lunch in Nenana before continuing to Fairbanks , known as the “Golden Heart City” as it is situated in the geographical heart of the state. City tour including the University and the Museum of the North, whose objective is to conserve and investigate specimens, with several collections relating to the natural, artistic, and cultural heritage of Alaska and the Circumpolar North. Dinner and overnight. Day 5 : Seward - Beaver Creek : Morning stop at North Pole , considered as Santa’s hometown with streets in a Christmas theme. Stop at Rika’s Landing Roadhouse located at a historical river crossing and trading post near Delta Junction. Lunch before stopping at the Trans-Alaska Pipeline , 800 miles of pipeline that conveys crude oil from the northern Alaska oil fields to the oil terminal in Valdez . Drive through the Tetlin National Wildlife Refuge (682,604 acres) that includes several types of landscapes: forests, wetlands, treeless tundra, lakes and snowcapped mountains, glacier-fed rivers descending from the Alaska Range and a major migratory bird route. Then cross the border into Canada’s Yukon