RAI 03 Alaska Highlights Railroad Tour

Anchorage Railroad Tour to Fairbanks
Explore Alaska by rail! Board the train in Seward or Anchorage and travel towards Denali National Park for a two night stay. Tickets are waiting for the wildlife bus tour into Denali National Park. The park is well known for the 20,320 ft. tall Mt. Denali, its diverse wildlife and is home to one of the last intact ecosystems of the world.

Day 1: Anchorage (Arrival Day)

Arrive in Anchorage during the day. Transfer to your hotel in downtown. Spend the remaining afternoon to visit the sights of the Alaskan city or enjoy a stroll along the Coastal Trail with views of Mt. Denali and the "Sleeping Lady". Upon request we arrange for you a guided city sightseeing tour. Overnight Anchorage.

Optional: From Seward:
Board the Alaska Railroad at 6:00 pm for a scenic journey to Anchorage. Arrive in Anchorage at 10:15 pm. Transfer to your hotel. Or: Take the motorcoach at 10:00 am to Anchorage.

Day 2: Anchorage to Denali National Park

Early morning transfer to the railroad station. Board the Alaska Railroad at the Anchorage train station.Choose between the standard rail car or the glass-domed compartments with large panorama windows ensuring unobstructed views of snowcapped mountain ranges, pristine scenery and abundant wildlife. Enjoy the scenery as the train takes you via the Matanuska Valley towards the Alaska Range and Mt. Denali.  Onboard services feature a restaurant, gift shop and snack bar. Arrive at Denali Village late afternoon where you are picked up and transferred to your hotel. Once you settled take a stroll through Denali Village, take a flightseeing tour or a wildwater rafting trip (on request).

Day 3: Denali National Park Wildlife Tour

Wildlife Tour Today experience the wildlife and wonderful sceneries of the Denali National Park. Morning transfer to the Visitor Center where your wildlife tour begins. Pick up your pre-reserved tickets and explore the center if time allows. Board the bus, sit back, enjoy the scenery and look out for wildlife. Your driver informs you about the history of Denali National Park, its diverse wildlife and flora. Once a bear, caribou or another animal has been spotted the bus will stop that everyone can watch and take pictures. Your tour runs all the way to Eielson Visitor Center, a four hour drive or to Wonder Lake - on special request. You can get off the bus anytime you wish and take a stroll, go hiking and enjoy the landscape. By hand signal the next available bus will stop for you to get on.

Day 4: Denali National Park - Fairbanks

In the morning you have time to take a short hike, watch a sled dog demonstration presented by the park rangers, enjoy a helicopter flightseeing tour or visit the shops of Denali Village for a last souvenir. Transfer to the Denali Railroad station where you board the train for a scenic ride to Fairbanks. Arrive at 8:00 pm at the railroad station in Fairbanks and transfer to the hotel. Overnight Fairbanks

Day 5: Fairbanks

Explore the "golden heart" city, take a riverboat cruise on the Chena River or visit a goldmine where you can pan for gold. Please contact us if you wish an additional night hotel accommodation in Fairbanks.