Contact Info
- Toll-Free:
- 888-454-8828
- Phone 2:
- 801-487-7200
Basics
- Activity Type:
- Sightseeing
- Length:
- 15 Days / 14 Nights
Description
This Alaska cruise tour lets you experience the best of this wilderness wonderland by ship, floatplane, vintage railway, raft, tramway, and paddlewheel boat. Half of your 15-day journey is spent cruising the Alaska coastline highlighted by the Tracy Arm Fjord, Sawyer Glacier, Hubbard Glacier, and the Inside Passage. Your ship is the all-suite, all-balcony, 700-guest Regent Seven Seas Mariner. You’ll tour Fairbanks, Juneau, Sitka, Skagway, and Ketchikan, go wildlife watching in Denali National Park, pan for gold in the Yukon, and raft through a bald eagle preserve. Tauck's grand Alaska journey is fully escorted from Anchorage to Vancouver.
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Night 1: Hotel Captain Cook - Anchorage, Alaska
The Hotel Captain Cook is indisputably one of the very finest hotels in Anchorage, offering superior service and amenities. In tribute to Captain James Cook, who first sailed into Anchorage in 1778, the decor and ambience have a nautical flavor. The comfortable guest rooms offer inspiring views of either Cook Inlet or the Chugach Mountains.Night 2 & 3: Fairbanks Princess Riverside Lodge - Fairbanks, Alaska
The decor and ambience of the Fairbanks Riverside Lodge evoke memories of Alaska’s gold rush days. The large outdoor deck extending to the water’s edge takes advantage of the Lodge’ setting on the banks of the Chena River.Night 4 & 5: Denali Princess Wilderness Lodge - Denali, Alaska
Located just a mile from the entrance to Denali National Park, the Denali Princess Wilderness Lodge embodies the spirit of wilderness Alaska. Walking trails through fragrant forests of spruce link the various guest room buildings scattered throughout the property to the main Lodge. The expansive riverside deck is a great place to take in the lovely views.Night 6 & 7: Alyeska Prince Resort - Girdwood, Alaska
Set amidst the beauty of pristine Alaskan wilderness, the chateau-style Alyeska Prince Hotel offers all the facilities and amenities that one would expect of a fine resort. There are a wealth of enjoyable optional activities and adventures available for your enjoyment.Nights 8 - 14: Aboard Regent Seven Seas Mariner -
Luxurious Seven Seas Mariner, built in 2001, was the world’s first all-suite, all-balcony cruise ship. Spacious suites feature a separate sitting area, marble baths, walk-in closets, TV/VCR, and European king-sized beds. Four different dining venues include Signatures Restaurant, the first to offer cuisine by the famed Le Cordon Bleu of Paris at sea, and the elegant Compass Rose restaurant, with its open-seating dining. The Carita Spa provides individually tailored services and the window-walled gym features state-of-the-art equipment. Other on-board amenities include a swimming pool, three lounges, a theater, casino, and Internet cafe. A full program of activities and entertainment makes every day aboard the Seven Seas Mariner a delight.Additional Details:
* Indicates day of cruising
Day 1: Alaska arrival
Fly to Anchorage; your hotel transfer is included. Your Alaska cruise tour begins at 6:30 p.m. at the hotel. Enjoy the welcome dinner in the hotel’s award-winning rooftop restaurant with panoramic views of Cook Inlet, downtown, and the Chugach Mountains.
Meals: Dinner
Lodging: Hotel Captain Cook, Anchorage
Day 2: Native traditions, modern pipeline
Learn about the lifestyles, traditions, and crafts of Alaska’s indigenous tribes at the Alaska Native Heritage Center. Fly to Fairbanks, established during the gold rush. See the Alaska pipeline connecting Arctic oil fields with the Port of Valdez.
Meals: Breakfast, dinner
Lodging: Fairbanks Princess Riverside Lodge, Fairbanks
Day 3: Pan for gold or see the Arctic
Try your luck panning for gold at a local gold mine, and visit other cultural heritage sites in Fairbanks. Enjoy a salmon bake and musical revue at your riverside lodge. Or, take an optional full-day jet excursion to Barrow, Alaska’s largest Eskimo town, surrounded by Arctic tundra (available for an additional charge - ask at booking for details).
Meals: Breakfast, lunch, dinner
Lodging: Fairbanks Princess Riverside Lodge, Fairbanks
Day 4: Paddlewheel boat trip
Cruise the Chena River on a historic paddlewheel boat, and then tour some of Fairbanks’ landmarks. As your Alaska cruise tour continues, travel through the state''s interior to Denali National Park.
Meals: Breakfast, lunch, dinner
Lodging: Denali Princess Wilderness Lodge, Denali
Day 5: Explore Denali National Park
Venture into Denali National Park, a six-million-acre UNESCO Biosphere Reserve highlighted by North America’s highest mountain, 20,320-foot Mt. McKinley. Look for grizzly bears, moose, caribou, and Dall sheep. Enjoy a special Alaskan dinner.
Meals: Breakfast, dinner
Lodging: Denali Princess Wilderness Lodge, Denali
Day 6: Private glacier tour by floatplane
Experience the thrill of flying over glaciers, fjords, and mountain passes in a floatplane. Fly over the Chugach Mountains, Prince William Sound, and the glaciers of College Fjord.
Meals: Breakfast, lunch, dinner
Lodging: Alyeska Prince Resort, Girdwood
Day 7: Resort relaxation or activities
During your free day, choose an optional activity through your mountainside resort (at an additional cost) such as bear viewing, alpine trekking, river rafting, horseback riding, fishing, or golfing. Opt for the aerial tramway to the observation deck on Mt. Alyeska. With snow most of the time year-round, you can even take a snowmobile tour or dog sled tour.
Meals: Breakfast, dinner
Lodging: Alyeska Prince Resort, Girdwood
* Day 8: Scenic rail journey
Travel the scenic Alaska Railroad in a private dome car to Seward on the Kenai Peninsula. Then watch for orcas, seals, and sea lions on a boat cruise through Resurrection Bay. Your Alaska cruise tour heads to sea aboard the Regent Seven Seas Mariner.
Meals: Breakfast, lunch, dinner
Lodging: Cruising aboard Regent Seven Seas Mariner
* Day 9: Cruise Hubbard Glacier
Cruise along Hubbard Glacier, North America’s largest tidewater glacier. See slabs of blue ice calving and roaring into the sea. Look for seals on the icebergs. By night, try your luck in the casino, or see what’s on in the theater.
Meals: Breakfast, lunch, dinner
Lodging: Cruising aboard Regent Seven Seas Mariner
* Day 10: Discover Sitka
Tour Sitka, once a Russian fur-trading post, and see the Russian Orthodox St. Michael’s Cathedral. Look an eagle in the eye at the Alaska Raptor Rehabilitation Center. Learn about the symbolism behind totem poles at Sitka National Historic Park. If you enjoy fishing, you may want to take an optional fishing excursion (available at an additional cost; ask at time of booking for details).
Meals: Breakfast, lunch, dinner
Lodging: Cruising aboard Regent Seven Seas Mariner
* Day 11: Fjord cruise, Juneau tramway
Cruise the 30-mile-long Tracy Arm Fjord with shear rock palisades, waterfalls, icebergs, and tidewater glaciers backed by snow-capped peaks. At the head of the fjord sits Sawyer Glacier, a centuries-old blue ice mass that calves chunks the size of buildings. Then tour Juneau, the State capital. Take the tramway to the top of Mount Roberts for views of Admiralty Island, Glacier Bay, and the Chilkat Mountains. Enjoy a private Tlingit presentation.
Meals: Breakfast, lunch, dinner
Lodging: Cruising aboard Regent Seven Seas Mariner
* Day 12: Bald eagles & vintage rail trip
Explore historic Skagway, gateway to the Klondike gold fields. Then take a ferry cruise on Lynn Canal to Haines. Go rafting through the Chilkat Bald Eagle Preserve, hosting the world''s largest concentration of bald eagles. Ride the exciting White Pass & Yukon Route narrow-gauge railway built in 1898 during the gold rush. This vintage rail excursion heads up steep grades, around cliff-hanging turns, and over high bridges.
Meals: Breakfast, lunch, dinner
Lodging: Cruising aboard Regent Seven Seas Mariner
* Day 13: Totem poles & native culture Dock in Ketchikan, the ancestral home of the Tlingit, Haida, and Tsimshian tribes. See some of the city’s numerous totem poles, and watch local totem carvers at work. Catch a performance of traditional Tlingit and Haida dances.
Meals: Breakfast, lunch, dinner
Lodging: Cruising aboard Regent Seven Seas Mariner
* Day 14: Inside Passage cruising
Enjoy spectacular views of the Inside Passage from your spacious balconied suite, or a variety of decks and lounges. You can also swim in the pool, take in a guest lecture, work out in the window-walled gym, book a luxurious spa treatment, relax in the whirlpool, or visit the internet cafe. Enjoy the farewell reception and dinner.
Meals: Breakfast, lunch, dinner
Lodging: Cruising aboard Regent Seven Seas Mariner
Day 15: Disembark Vancouver
Your memorable Alaska cruise tour draws to a close as you disembark Regent Seven Seas Mariner in Vancouver, and clear Canadian Customs and Immigration. Tour ends at Vancouver International Airport at 10 a.m.
Meals: Breakfast
