Fairbanks Trip Overview
The Denali Winter Drive provides a one day guided round trip journey by land from Fairbanks into Denali National Park. Guests will meet an informative and friendly Alaskan guide who is certain to make the day a memorable one by learning about the Tanana Valley and Denali National Park. Along the way the guide will share the history of the region and who lives here and how they make their home – both humans who live here and wildlife.
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Duration: 10 hours
Starts: Fairbanks, United States
Trip Category: Cultural & Theme Tours >> Cultural Tours
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What to Expect When Visiting Fairbanks, Alaska, United States
The Denali Winter Drive provides a one day guided round trip journey by land from Fairbanks into Denali National Park. Guests will meet an informative and friendly Alaskan guide who is certain to make the day a memorable one by learning about the Tanana Valley and Denali National Park. Along the way the guide will share the history of the region and who lives here and how they make their home – both humans who live here and wildlife.
Stop At: George Parks Highway, Alaska
The ground tour will be south from Fairbanks on the George Parks Highway.
Duration: 5 hours
Stop At: Nenana, Nenana, Alaska
The tour will visit the rural community of Nenana situated on the south bank of the Tanana River – Nenana serves as a regional transportation hub with river, rail, highway and air access. The strong threads of Tanana Athabascan culture and subsistence lifestyle running through the community lend Nenana the special feel of a “bush” village located on the road system.
Duration: 1 hour
Pass By: Healy, Healy, Denali National Park and Preserve, Alaska
Pass through Healy – nestled on the northern edge of the Alaska Range, Healy serves as the gateway community for Denali National park.
Stop At: Denali National Park and Preserve, Denali National Park and Preserve, Alaska
Arrive at Denali National Park — the Murie Science and Learning Center provides the perfect base camp for exploring Alaska’s best known national park (access is limited currently during covid – but is used as a resting point with what we can access).
Enjoy the quiet beauty and solitude of a winter landscape blanketed in snow. Learn h ow plants, animals, and humans adopt creative strategies to survive the extreme winter cold of Alaska’s Interior.
Enjoy a short nature walk or snowshoe to see up close the beauty of the park on a short nature trail. This is a soft tour experience not an adventurous hike.
Duration: 4 hours
