Yukon/Alaska Overland & Marine Adventure

INTRODUCTION
                This truly spectacular tour is for those that seek a more intimate acquaintance with what has come to be known as, The Last Frontier --its wilderness without equal, its history, and the unique people that inhabit both. With an incredible itinerary from paddling the mighty Yukon River, to exploring firsthand remote ghost towns of the great gold rushes, to traversing the marine sanctuaries of Prince William Sound and the Kenai Fjords National Park, our most comprehensive itinerary covers a true cross section of Alaska and the Yukon. To complement these fantastic destinations, this adventure offers a wonderful variety of easy travel modes to leave the beaten path and truly discover these lands, including light hiking and kayaking/canoeing, in addition to transport by motorcoach, marine vessel and train. Participants are not expected to be proficient in the particular sports, the only requirement beyond a moderate level of physical conditioning, is a distinguishing sense of adventure, with wilderness camps accompanied by stays in comfortable lodgings. This tour is for those that wish to experience the Far North intimately and in its full grandeur. These are lands that first were and are still, the domain of those possessing a certain adventurousness of spirit. If you consider yourself of like mind, then come flirt personally with the mesmerizing power of, the "Spell of the Yukon" . . .

Abbreviated Agenda

Day  1     Anchorage; optional afternoon tour; dinner; overnight in bed & breakfast
Day  2     Anchorage-Denali National Park; lunch in Talkeetna; camp on Jack River
Day  3     Denali Park; all day natural history/wildlife tour; salmonbake; cabins
Day  4      Denali-Paxson; day hike; cross Denali Hwy w/stops; camp near glacier
Day  5      Gulkana-Eagle; stops: Tok, Chicken, Boundary; tour; overnight in cabins
Day  6      Eagle-Dawson, YT; afternoon exploration of town; overnight in B & B
Day  7      Dawson-Yukon River; canoe/kayak departure on Yukon; creekside camp
Day  8      Yukon River; paddle to gold rush ghost town of 40 Mile; exploration; camp
Day  9      Yukon River; paddle/float through Dozen Islands; optional hike; island camp
Day  10    Yukon River-Eagle, AK (showers!); optional afternoon hike; cabins
Day  11    Eagle-Copper Ctr; camp overlooking Wrangell-St. Elias Natl. Park; hike
Day  12    McCarthy/Kennicott; explore ghost town; hike onto Root Glacier; B & B
Day  13    McCarthy-Valdez; cross Thompson Pass to Valdez; overnight in B & B
Day  14    Valdez-Hope; ferry across Prince William Sound; train ride; log cabins
Day  15    Seward-Hope; all day cruise through Kenai Fjords National Park; cabins
Day 16    Hope-Anchorage; optional morning hike; stop in Girdwood; end of tour

View Detailed Itinerary

1999 Tour Dates                  Code                      $3475/person
May 29 - June 13                  16A1
June 19 - July 4                     16A2
July 7 - July 22                      16E3
July 28 - Aug 12                   16E4
Aug 19 - Sept 3                     16A5

If this sounds of interest to you, give us a call at (800) 365-7057 or E-Mail us your postal address to ADVENAK@AdvenAlaska.com and we'll send a full brochure. Thanks!

Return to Main Page