Alaska: America’s Last Frontier
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Alaska: America’s Last Frontier
Journey through America’s last great frontier to discover awe-inspiring beauty, inviting locals, and rich cultural heritage. Learn the art of gold panning from two local sisters in Fairbanks. Tour Fairbanks and see the Trans-Alaskan Pipeline up close. Meet mushers and the dogs of the Trail Breaker Kennel. Travel the scenic Alaska Railroad from Fairbanks to Denali in a domed railcar. Head into Denali National Park on a full-day Tundra Wilderness Tour. Experience small-town Alaskan life in Talkeetna. Meet new furry friends at Musk Ox Farm. Visit the Alaska Native Heritage Center to delve into the region’s indigenous culture. Embark on a glacier cruise of Prince William Sound, narrated by an expert guide. This is Alaska – a land without parallel.
Journey through America’s last great frontier to discover awe-inspiring beauty, inviting locals, and rich cultural heritage. Learn the art of gold panning from two local sisters in Fairbanks. Tour Fairbanks and see the Trans-Alaskan Pipeline up close. Meet mushers and the dogs of the Trail Breaker Kennel. Travel the scenic Alaska Railroad from Fairbanks to Denali in a domed railcar. Head into Denali National Park on a full-day Tundra Wilderness Tour. Experience small-town Alaskan life in Talkeetna. Meet new furry friends at Musk Ox Farm. Visit the Alaska Native Heritage Center to delve into the region’s indigenous culture. Embark on a glacier cruise of Prince William Sound, narrated by an expert guide. This is Alaska – a land without parallel.
Interests
- National Parks and Preserves
8 Nights
Starting At
$5,199.00
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July 11, 2024 through July 19, 2024
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Denali, AK
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Highlights
Alaska: America’s Last Frontier
Fairbanks
A home rule city in the state of Alaska, Fairbanks is the largest city in the Interior region. The city of Fairbanks was founded by Captain E. T. Barnette in August 1901 while headed to Tanacross, where he intended to set up a trading post. Fairbanks has a history of gold mining, which dates back to when it was founded. In 1939, major infrastructure in the territory occurred for the first time, in part of a larger effort by the federal government during the New deal and World War II, which fostered an economic and population boom in Fairbanks. The city of Fairbanks is home to a number of attractions and events which draw visitors from outside of Alaska throughout the year.
Gold Mining
Museum of the North
Trans-Alaska Pipeline
Dog Mushing
Dog mushing is an iconic Alaskan sport and/or transportation method powered by dogs. A team of trained, athletic dogs are directed by a human musher on a sled, traversing snowy lands. Dog mushing has been a part of Alaskan life since long before it was even a state. This is sometimes still the best way to travel around rural communities today.
Denali National Park
In 1917, Alaska named its first national park Mount McKinley National Park and nearly 70 years later the park was expanded and renamed Denali National Park. This vast land has a fascinating ecosystem and is more than a park — it is a wildlife reserve. And perhaps its biggest claim to fame is being the home to North America’s highest peak, Denali, ascending more than 20,000 feet. This massive park is now more than 6 million acres, an area that can be compared to the size of Massachusetts. The park is home to nearly forty different varieties of mammals, but the most popular residents are moose, caribou, wolves, plus brown and grizzly bears. Denali is Alaska’s heartland and brings you up close to its majestic beauty and natural wonders.
Choice on Tour: Denali Nature Walk or Denali Sled Dog Demo with Ranger
In Denali National Park, you’ll have the choice between two activities. Your first option is to join your Tour Manager for an easy hike along one of the marked trails just outside the Visitor Center. Walk among wildflowers in bloom and discover gorgeous views in every direction. Your second option is to take a bus into the park where you’ll meet with a Ranger to meet the park’s sled dogs and tour the kennels. These working pups help Rangers reach remote parts of the park and are reflective of Alaska’s traditional wilderness transportation.Denali Nature Walk - NEO Day 4Activity Level: 3This option requires the ability to walk on an even trail for 1.5 miles. Travelers should wear comfortable shoes.Denali National Park Sled Dog Demo with Ranger - NEO Day 4Activity Level: 1Travelers will take the free shuttle from the Visitor Center to the demo, then back to the Visitor Center. The Tour Manager will not be taking them but only getting them on and off the bus, so they will do this activity on their own.
Tundra Wilderness Tour
The Tundra Wilderness Tour offers wonderful diversity for visitors. Travel 53 miles into the park to the Toklat River area where incredible scenery and some of the best opportunities to view the park’s wildlife await you. This tour also provides in-depth information about the history of the park. While we can’t promise or predict when wildlife will show, the tour allows plenty of opportunity to look for Dall sheep, moose, caribou, wolves and grizzly bears.
Talkeetna
This historic village is the go-to travel destination for avid mountain climbers. Situated at the bottom of Denali, the highest mountain peak in North America, Talkeetna serves as a base for climbers. Aside from its athletic draw, visitors can browse art galleries, local trades, and even the historic Nagley’s General Store (almost 100 years old!) With a population of less than 900 people, Talkeetna is a genuine Alaskan small town.
Musk Ox Farm
Anchorage
A young city founded in 1915, Anchorage is a vibrant city of just over 300,000 people. From its humble origins as a railroad town for the Alaska Railroad, the largest city in Alaska maintains its frontier history in an idyllic mountain setting.
Prince William Sound Glacier Cruise
Located off the Gulf of Alaska divided by a string of islands, the Prince William Sound offers ideal opportunities to see massive tidewater glaciers and the marine life that lives around them. The Sound is home to dozens of glaciers, as well as otters, seals, and sea lions.
Fairbanks
A home rule city in the state of Alaska, Fairbanks is the largest city in the Interior region. The city of Fairbanks was founded by Captain E. T. Barnette in August 1901 while headed to Tanacross, where he intended to set up a trading post. Fairbanks has a history of gold mining, which dates back to when it was founded. In 1939, major infrastructure in the territory occurred for the first time, in part of a larger effort by the federal government during the New deal and World War II, which fostered an economic and population boom in Fairbanks. The city of Fairbanks is home to a number of attractions and events which draw visitors from outside of Alaska throughout the year.
Gold Mining
Museum of the North
Trans-Alaska Pipeline
Dog Mushing
Dog mushing is an iconic Alaskan sport and/or transportation method powered by dogs. A team of trained, athletic dogs are directed by a human musher on a sled, traversing snowy lands. Dog mushing has been a part of Alaskan life since long before it was even a state. This is sometimes still the best way to travel around rural communities today.
Denali National Park
In 1917, Alaska named its first national park Mount McKinley National Park and nearly 70 years later the park was expanded and renamed Denali National Park. This vast land has a fascinating ecosystem and is more than a park — it is a wildlife reserve. And perhaps its biggest claim to fame is being the home to North America’s highest peak, Denali, ascending more than 20,000 feet. This massive park is now more than 6 million acres, an area that can be compared to the size of Massachusetts. The park is home to nearly forty different varieties of mammals, but the most popular residents are moose, caribou, wolves, plus brown and grizzly bears. Denali is Alaska’s heartland and brings you up close to its majestic beauty and natural wonders.
Choice on Tour: Denali Nature Walk or Denali Sled Dog Demo with Ranger
In Denali National Park, you’ll have the choice between two activities. Your first option is to join your Tour Manager for an easy hike along one of the marked trails just outside the Visitor Center. Walk among wildflowers in bloom and discover gorgeous views in every direction. Your second option is to take a bus into the park where you’ll meet with a Ranger to meet the park’s sled dogs and tour the kennels. These working pups help Rangers reach remote parts of the park and are reflective of Alaska’s traditional wilderness transportation.Denali Nature Walk - NEO Day 4Activity Level: 3This option requires the ability to walk on an even trail for 1.5 miles. Travelers should wear comfortable shoes.Denali National Park Sled Dog Demo with Ranger - NEO Day 4Activity Level: 1Travelers will take the free shuttle from the Visitor Center to the demo, then back to the Visitor Center. The Tour Manager will not be taking them but only getting them on and off the bus, so they will do this activity on their own.
Tundra Wilderness Tour
The Tundra Wilderness Tour offers wonderful diversity for visitors. Travel 53 miles into the park to the Toklat River area where incredible scenery and some of the best opportunities to view the park’s wildlife await you. This tour also provides in-depth information about the history of the park. While we can’t promise or predict when wildlife will show, the tour allows plenty of opportunity to look for Dall sheep, moose, caribou, wolves and grizzly bears.
Talkeetna
This historic village is the go-to travel destination for avid mountain climbers. Situated at the bottom of Denali, the highest mountain peak in North America, Talkeetna serves as a base for climbers. Aside from its athletic draw, visitors can browse art galleries, local trades, and even the historic Nagley’s General Store (almost 100 years old!) With a population of less than 900 people, Talkeetna is a genuine Alaskan small town.
Musk Ox Farm
Anchorage
A young city founded in 1915, Anchorage is a vibrant city of just over 300,000 people. From its humble origins as a railroad town for the Alaska Railroad, the largest city in Alaska maintains its frontier history in an idyllic mountain setting.
Prince William Sound Glacier Cruise
Located off the Gulf of Alaska divided by a string of islands, the Prince William Sound offers ideal opportunities to see massive tidewater glaciers and the marine life that lives around them. The Sound is home to dozens of glaciers, as well as otters, seals, and sea lions.
Hotels
Alaska: America’s Last Frontier
Pikes Waterfront Lodge
1850 Hoselton Rd, Fairbanks, AK, United States
Denali Bluffs Hotel
Mile 238.3 George Park Hwy, Denali, AK, United States
Talkeetna Alaskan Lodge
23601 South Talkeetna Spur, Talkeetna, AK, United States
Hilton Anchorage
500 West Third Avenue, Anchorage, AK, United States
Pikes Waterfront Lodge
1850 Hoselton Rd, Fairbanks, AK, United States
Denali Bluffs Hotel
Mile 238.3 George Park Hwy, Denali, AK, United States
Talkeetna Alaskan Lodge
23601 South Talkeetna Spur, Talkeetna, AK, United States
Hilton Anchorage
500 West Third Avenue, Anchorage, AK, United States
Highlights
Alaska: America’s Last Frontier
Fairbanks
A home rule city in the state of Alaska, Fairbanks is the largest city in the Interior region. The city of Fairbanks was founded by Captain E. T. Barnette in August 1901 while headed to Tanacross, where he intended to set up a trading post. Fairbanks has a history of gold mining, which dates back to when it was founded. In 1939, major infrastructure in the territory occurred for the first time, in part of a larger effort by the federal government during the New deal and World War II, which fostered an economic and population boom in Fairbanks. The city of Fairbanks is home to a number of attractions and events which draw visitors from outside of Alaska throughout the year.
Gold Mining
Museum of the North
Trans-Alaska Pipeline
Dog Mushing
Dog mushing is an iconic Alaskan sport and/or transportation method powered by dogs. A team of trained, athletic dogs are directed by a human musher on a sled, traversing snowy lands. Dog mushing has been a part of Alaskan life since long before it was even a state. This is sometimes still the best way to travel around rural communities today.
Denali National Park
In 1917, Alaska named its first national park Mount McKinley National Park and nearly 70 years later the park was expanded and renamed Denali National Park. This vast land has a fascinating ecosystem and is more than a park — it is a wildlife reserve. And perhaps its biggest claim to fame is being the home to North America’s highest peak, Denali, ascending more than 20,000 feet. This massive park is now more than 6 million acres, an area that can be compared to the size of Massachusetts. The park is home to nearly forty different varieties of mammals, but the most popular residents are moose, caribou, wolves, plus brown and grizzly bears. Denali is Alaska’s heartland and brings you up close to its majestic beauty and natural wonders.
Choice on Tour: Denali Nature Walk or Denali Sled Dog Demo with Ranger
In Denali National Park, you’ll have the choice between two activities. Your first option is to join your Tour Manager for an easy hike along one of the marked trails just outside the Visitor Center. Walk among wildflowers in bloom and discover gorgeous views in every direction. Your second option is to take a bus into the park where you’ll meet with a Ranger to meet the park’s sled dogs and tour the kennels. These working pups help Rangers reach remote parts of the park and are reflective of Alaska’s traditional wilderness transportation.Denali Nature Walk - NEO Day 4Activity Level: 3This option requires the ability to walk on an even trail for 1.5 miles. Travelers should wear comfortable shoes.Denali National Park Sled Dog Demo with Ranger - NEO Day 4Activity Level: 1Travelers will take the free shuttle from the Visitor Center to the demo, then back to the Visitor Center. The Tour Manager will not be taking them but only getting them on and off the bus, so they will do this activity on their own.
Tundra Wilderness Tour
The Tundra Wilderness Tour offers wonderful diversity for visitors. Travel 53 miles into the park to the Toklat River area where incredible scenery and some of the best opportunities to view the park’s wildlife await you. This tour also provides in-depth information about the history of the park. While we can’t promise or predict when wildlife will show, the tour allows plenty of opportunity to look for Dall sheep, moose, caribou, wolves and grizzly bears.
Talkeetna
This historic village is the go-to travel destination for avid mountain climbers. Situated at the bottom of Denali, the highest mountain peak in North America, Talkeetna serves as a base for climbers. Aside from its athletic draw, visitors can browse art galleries, local trades, and even the historic Nagley’s General Store (almost 100 years old!) With a population of less than 900 people, Talkeetna is a genuine Alaskan small town.
Musk Ox Farm
Anchorage
A young city founded in 1915, Anchorage is a vibrant city of just over 300,000 people. From its humble origins as a railroad town for the Alaska Railroad, the largest city in Alaska maintains its frontier history in an idyllic mountain setting.
Prince William Sound Glacier Cruise
Located off the Gulf of Alaska divided by a string of islands, the Prince William Sound offers ideal opportunities to see massive tidewater glaciers and the marine life that lives around them. The Sound is home to dozens of glaciers, as well as otters, seals, and sea lions.
Fairbanks
A home rule city in the state of Alaska, Fairbanks is the largest city in the Interior region. The city of Fairbanks was founded by Captain E. T. Barnette in August 1901 while headed to Tanacross, where he intended to set up a trading post. Fairbanks has a history of gold mining, which dates back to when it was founded. In 1939, major infrastructure in the territory occurred for the first time, in part of a larger effort by the federal government during the New deal and World War II, which fostered an economic and population boom in Fairbanks. The city of Fairbanks is home to a number of attractions and events which draw visitors from outside of Alaska throughout the year.
Gold Mining
Museum of the North
Trans-Alaska Pipeline
Dog Mushing
Dog mushing is an iconic Alaskan sport and/or transportation method powered by dogs. A team of trained, athletic dogs are directed by a human musher on a sled, traversing snowy lands. Dog mushing has been a part of Alaskan life since long before it was even a state. This is sometimes still the best way to travel around rural communities today.
Denali National Park
In 1917, Alaska named its first national park Mount McKinley National Park and nearly 70 years later the park was expanded and renamed Denali National Park. This vast land has a fascinating ecosystem and is more than a park — it is a wildlife reserve. And perhaps its biggest claim to fame is being the home to North America’s highest peak, Denali, ascending more than 20,000 feet. This massive park is now more than 6 million acres, an area that can be compared to the size of Massachusetts. The park is home to nearly forty different varieties of mammals, but the most popular residents are moose, caribou, wolves, plus brown and grizzly bears. Denali is Alaska’s heartland and brings you up close to its majestic beauty and natural wonders.
Choice on Tour: Denali Nature Walk or Denali Sled Dog Demo with Ranger
In Denali National Park, you’ll have the choice between two activities. Your first option is to join your Tour Manager for an easy hike along one of the marked trails just outside the Visitor Center. Walk among wildflowers in bloom and discover gorgeous views in every direction. Your second option is to take a bus into the park where you’ll meet with a Ranger to meet the park’s sled dogs and tour the kennels. These working pups help Rangers reach remote parts of the park and are reflective of Alaska’s traditional wilderness transportation.Denali Nature Walk - NEO Day 4Activity Level: 3This option requires the ability to walk on an even trail for 1.5 miles. Travelers should wear comfortable shoes.Denali National Park Sled Dog Demo with Ranger - NEO Day 4Activity Level: 1Travelers will take the free shuttle from the Visitor Center to the demo, then back to the Visitor Center. The Tour Manager will not be taking them but only getting them on and off the bus, so they will do this activity on their own.
Tundra Wilderness Tour
The Tundra Wilderness Tour offers wonderful diversity for visitors. Travel 53 miles into the park to the Toklat River area where incredible scenery and some of the best opportunities to view the park’s wildlife await you. This tour also provides in-depth information about the history of the park. While we can’t promise or predict when wildlife will show, the tour allows plenty of opportunity to look for Dall sheep, moose, caribou, wolves and grizzly bears.
Talkeetna
This historic village is the go-to travel destination for avid mountain climbers. Situated at the bottom of Denali, the highest mountain peak in North America, Talkeetna serves as a base for climbers. Aside from its athletic draw, visitors can browse art galleries, local trades, and even the historic Nagley’s General Store (almost 100 years old!) With a population of less than 900 people, Talkeetna is a genuine Alaskan small town.
Musk Ox Farm
Anchorage
A young city founded in 1915, Anchorage is a vibrant city of just over 300,000 people. From its humble origins as a railroad town for the Alaska Railroad, the largest city in Alaska maintains its frontier history in an idyllic mountain setting.
Prince William Sound Glacier Cruise
Located off the Gulf of Alaska divided by a string of islands, the Prince William Sound offers ideal opportunities to see massive tidewater glaciers and the marine life that lives around them. The Sound is home to dozens of glaciers, as well as otters, seals, and sea lions.
Hotels
Alaska: America’s Last Frontier
Pikes Waterfront Lodge
1850 Hoselton Rd, Fairbanks, AK, United States
Denali Bluffs Hotel
Mile 238.3 George Park Hwy, Denali, AK, United States
Talkeetna Alaskan Lodge
23601 South Talkeetna Spur, Talkeetna, AK, United States
Hilton Anchorage
500 West Third Avenue, Anchorage, AK, United States
Pikes Waterfront Lodge
1850 Hoselton Rd, Fairbanks, AK, United States
Denali Bluffs Hotel
Mile 238.3 George Park Hwy, Denali, AK, United States
Talkeetna Alaskan Lodge
23601 South Talkeetna Spur, Talkeetna, AK, United States
Hilton Anchorage
500 West Third Avenue, Anchorage, AK, United States
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True adventures go beyond incredible destinations or inclusive packages. Collette delivers a sense of possibility across all seven continents.
Since 1918, we have been sharing our love of travel. Today our worldwide travel collection features comprehensive land tours, river cruises, rail journeys, small group tours, family trips, garden holidays and more. With Collette, wake each morning on tour with a new experience in front of you, and when your head hits the pillow, you will know it has been an amazing day. Best of all - we seamlessly handle the details. All you have to do is enjoy the adventure.
About Collette
With Collette, the World is Within Your Reach
True adventures go beyond incredible destinations or inclusive packages. Collette delivers a sense of possibility across all seven continents.
Since 1918, we have been sharing our love of travel. Today our worldwide travel collection features comprehensive land tours, river cruises, rail journeys, small group tours, family trips, garden holidays and more. With Collette, wake each morning on tour with a new experience in front of you, and when your head hits the pillow, you will know it has been an amazing day. Best of all - we seamlessly handle the details. All you have to do is enjoy the adventure.
True adventures go beyond incredible destinations or inclusive packages. Collette delivers a sense of possibility across all seven continents.
Since 1918, we have been sharing our love of travel. Today our worldwide travel collection features comprehensive land tours, river cruises, rail journeys, small group tours, family trips, garden holidays and more. With Collette, wake each morning on tour with a new experience in front of you, and when your head hits the pillow, you will know it has been an amazing day. Best of all - we seamlessly handle the details. All you have to do is enjoy the adventure.
