Day 1: Camping
-Arrive in Anchorage, AK
-Lunch, information gathering and grocery shopping
-Leave for Valdez: Driving time: 6 ½ hours (sightseeing not included)
Day 2: B & B
Browse Valdez
Night stay in Valdez
Day 3: B & B
All day Cruise of Prince William Sound
Stan Stephens Cruise: 1-800-992-1297; all day tour
Day 4: B&B
Ferry to Whittier (Ferry reservation needed); Drive to Seward (2 hours), night in Seward
Day 5: B&B
AM: Hike Exit Glacier and Harding Icefield
PM: Cruise Kenai Fjoyd National Park
•Major Marine Tour: 800-764-7300;
Day 6: Motel
Drive to Homer (3 ½ hours)
Day 7: Camping
Browse Homer
Drive to Portage (5 hours w/t traffic & sightseeing)
Night camp near Portage Glacier (national park forest near glacier visitor ctr); USFS Williwaw Creek Campground at Portage Glacier or Bertha Creek or Granite Creek Campground
Day 8: Tent Cabin
Tour Portage Glacier
Drive to Denali National Park; Driving time: 6 hours (sightseeing not included)
Night stay: Denali Grizzly Bear (907) 683-2696 tent cabin
Day 9, Sun: Tent Cabin
-Shuttle tour of Denali National Park (11 hour tour) to Wonder Lake (7:00am-6:00pm);
Day 10
Drive back to Anchorage (5 hours): Tour Anchorage
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| 1. Stan Stephens all day Cruise on Day 3 was beautiful but if you plan to take the ferry to Whittier, you can consider not taking this tour but doing a similar tour in Seward to see the tidal wave glaciers. 3. Day 4 Ferry from Valdez to Whittier is highly recommended. You no longer need to connect to train in Whittier - a tunnel has since been built but do check the tunnel open schedule. Back when I went, you had to take your car to train after getting off ferry. The train will then take you and your car and connect you to the Seward highway. Quite unique and interesting experience but with the tunnel built, it's not needed any more. 4. Drive to Seward and Homer are both beautiful. Exit Glacier in Seward brings you face-to-face to touch a glacier. 5. My favorite lodging: Day 8-9 in the tent cabin on the shore of Nenana River, sleeping in the roaring sound of the river in the middle of nowhere. would not trade it for any 5 star hotels. It is Alaskan to the core! |
