Anchorage Trip Overview
Discover the untouched landscapes of the Alaskan frontier on this unforgettable adventure. Visit Lake Clark National Park where you will have guaranteed brown bear viewing. On these shores, you will safely view brown bears grazing like cattle on grass as they also hunt for oysters.
Guests will cruise through Kenai Fjords National Park and the Prince William Sound where ocean wildlife abounds. Ocean wildlife seen often includes orcas, humpback whales, dolphins, puffins, and seals.
You’ll explore the vast and unforgettable Wrangell St. Elias National Park, and view North American wildlife in Denali National Park. After a visit to the quaint Alaskan village of Talkeetna, Alaska, you’ll return home with life-long memories of your wildlife adventure in Alaska!
Additional Info
Duration: 9 days
Starts: Anchorage, United States
Trip Category: Outdoor Activities >> 4WD, ATV & Off-Road Tours
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What to Expect When Visiting Anchorage, Alaska, United States
Discover the untouched landscapes of the Alaskan frontier on this unforgettable adventure. Visit Lake Clark National Park where you will have guaranteed brown bear viewing. On these shores, you will safely view brown bears grazing like cattle on grass as they also hunt for oysters.
Guests will cruise through Kenai Fjords National Park and the Prince William Sound where ocean wildlife abounds. Ocean wildlife seen often includes orcas, humpback whales, dolphins, puffins, and seals.
You’ll explore the vast and unforgettable Wrangell St. Elias National Park, and view North American wildlife in Denali National Park. After a visit to the quaint Alaskan village of Talkeetna, Alaska, you’ll return home with life-long memories of your wildlife adventure in Alaska!
Itinerary
Day 1: Your Adventure Begins in Anchorage
Stop At: Anchorage, Anchorage, Alaska
When your flight (booked on your own) arrives at the Anchorage International Airport, our guide will greet you at Baggage Claim to assist you with your luggage. You’ll head to your hotel in then enjoy dinner at a local restaurant and turn in for the night.
Duration: 4 hours
Meals included:
• Dinner
Accommodation included: Alyeska Resort (or similar)
Day 2: Fly to Bear Mountain Lodge for Brown Bear Viewing!
Stop At: Lake Clark National Park and Preserve, Lake Clark National Park and Preserve, Alaska
You’ll depart with your guide by plane and fly through the beautiful Cooke Inlet where we will see grand views of volcanoes, ocean and mountains. You’ll check into the Bear Mountain Lodge, then enjoy the day with short walks, bear viewing and sitting by the fire in one of the best places in the world to see brown bears.
Duration: 6 hours
Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
• Dinner
Accommodation included: Bear Mountain Lodge on Chinitna Bay
Day 3: Lake Clark National Park Brown Bear Viewing
Stop At: Lake Clark National Park and Preserve, Lake Clark National Park and Preserve, Alaska
Wake up to one of the most beautiful and remote places in the world, Lake Clark National Park. We will be the only guests in the area viewing bears and the scenery around our remote and comfortable lodge. Our Alaskan guides will take you around the area for the best bear, salmon and wildlife viewing to be had in the area. You may see as many as 40 different bears in a day!
Duration: 1 day
Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
• Dinner
Accommodation included: Bear Mountain Lodge on Chinitna Bay
Day 4: Lake Clark National Park to Seward, Alaska
Stop At: Seward, Seward, Alaska
We say goodbye to Bear Mountain Lodge by flying out through the Cooke Inlet and back to Anchorage. You will then take a beautiful scenic drive to Seward, where we will spend the night. Time permitting; we will visit the Alaska Sealife Center, Alaska’s only public aquarium and ocean wildlife rescue center. On the shores of Resurrection Bay, visitors to this “window on the sea” have close encounters with puffins, octopus, sea lions and other sea life.
Duration: 1 day
Meals included:
• Breakfast
Accommodation included: Hotel Seward/Holiday Inn Seward (or similar)
Day 5: Kenai Fjords and Free Day to Choose Activities
Stop At: Kenai Fjords National Park, Seward Highway, Seward, AK
Day 5 includes the breathtaking scenery Kenai Fjords National Park boasts, including abundant wildlife as well as alpine and tidewater glaciers. Orcas, humpback whales, harbor seals, sea otters, Steller sea lions, Dall’s porpoise, black bears, brown bears, bald eagle, mountain goat, puffins, along with countless other species of marine birds can all be seen within this picturesque national park.
ACTIVITIES TO CHOOSE FROM:
Sea kayaking
Kenai Fjords day cruise
Kenai Fjords dinner cruise
Glacier hikes
Ocean fishing trip
Helicopter tours
Horseback rides
Duration: 1 day
Meals included:
• Breakfast
Accommodation included: Hotel Seward/Holiday Inn Seward (or similar)
Day 6: Seward to Denali National Park
Stop At: Denali National Park and Preserve, Denali National Park and Preserve, Alaska
Day 6 we travel up from the beautiful Kenai Peninsula to Alaska’s famed interior. Along the way, we will stop for scenic pull-outs to see the Susitna River, North America’s highest mountain, Denali, and the tiny Alaska town of Talkeetna for shopping and lunch!
Duration: 12 hours
Meals included:
• Breakfast
Accommodation included: Grande Denali (or similar)
Day 7: Denali National Park Activity Day
Stop At: Denali National Park and Preserve, Denali National Park and Preserve, Alaska
Choose your FUN!! Guests may book on their own one of the many activities listed below:
Half-Day or Full-Day Guided Hike
Guided Rafting
Scenic Flights
Guided Fishing
Scenic Flights with glacier landing
Duration: 1 day
Meals included:
• Breakfast
Accommodation included: Grande Denali (or similar)
Day 8: Denali National Park Interior
Stop At: Denali National Park, AK
We’ll catch an early bus into the park to see wildlife in the pristine wilderness known as Denali. Weather permitting, we may see North America’s tallest mountain topping off at 20,237 feet. Common sightings may include wolves, grizzly bears, red fox, coyote, moose, Dall sheep, caribou, ptarmigan, sandhill cranes, and bald eagles!
Duration: 1 day
Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
Accommodation included: Grande Denali (or similar)
Day 9: Denali National Park, Talkeetna, Anchorage *Tour END*
Stop At: Anchorage, Anchorage, Alaska
As we end our tour of the Alaska wilderness, we’ll enjoy lunch and shopping in the historic village of Talkeetna, nestled at the base of Mt. McKinley. This charming town provides a stellar panoramic view of the Alaska Range before returning to Anchorage where we will say our goodbyes.
Duration: 1 day
Meals included:
• Breakfast
No accommodation included on this day.
