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Alaska Vacation Packages


Alaska is favorite tourist vacation spot It has many exciting places to offer

Alaska is favorite tourist vacation spot. It has many exciting places to offer. There are numerous Alaska vacation packages that suit everyone.

Alaska is known for its historic sites, scenic grounds and wonderful national parks like the Wrangell St. Elias National Park and the Denali National Park among others. This state is also called ?Seward''s Icebox?, ?Land of the Midnight Sun? and ?The Last Frontier?.

Alaska Vacation Packages
In this state, there''s truly something for everyone ? assuring guests a memorable Alaska vacation. Hotels even offer combo packages to ensure you experience a great time. Here are some of them:

Denali Park and Kenai Fjords Combo Package - This is a 7-day Alaska vacation package that featured travel by motorcoach and train to Seward, Anchorage, South Denali and the Denali Park. The tour package starts at Anchorage because it''s the largest city in Alaska.

While in Anchorage, you''ll be staying overnight at the Inlet Tower then you''ll board the Alaska Railroad the following day for your trip to Seward. In Seward, you''ll get a self-guided tour to the Alaska Sea Life Center. Afterwards, you''ll be staying at the Seward Windsong Lodge for two nights. The following day, you''ll be cruising from Seward towards Kenai Fjords National Park. Then, you''ll travel from Seward to Talkeetnat via a motorcoach through the National Scenic Byway route. While staying in Talkeetna, you''ll see Mt. McKinley and have an overnight stay at the Talkeetna Alaskan Lodge. After this, from Talkeetna you''ll head on to Denali Park via a motorcoach. You''ll be staying for 2 nights at the Denali Bluffs Hotel. You''ll be taking a deluxe wilderness bus tour through the Denali National Park and head down the Nenana River via a whitewater raft trip. From Denali National Park, the tour ends with your trip back to Anchorage via the Alaska Railroad.

This tour package is operational from mid-May towards mid-September. For other dates, there may be minor itinerary substitutions. During peak season, the package rate is $1,695 for each person but this is based on double occupancy and tax is not yet included. There are also significant discounts and travel specials, depending on any alteration for the hotel or services used.

Alaska Highlights Package ? This is a 9-day vacation package that features travel by motorcoach or train to Anchorage, Fairbanks, South Denali, Seward and Denali Park. The journey starts in the largest city of Alaska ? Anchorage.

In Anchorage, you''ll have an overnight stay at the Comfort Inn. The next day, you''ll board the Alaska Railroad and journey to Talkeetna, South Denali. Through your journey, you''ll see Mt. McKinley and all its wonders.

In Talkeetna, you''ll be staying for another night at the Talkeetna Alaskan Lodge. Then, you''ll be heading north, to Fairbanks, via railroad.

In Fairbanks, you''ll be staying for 2 nights at the River''s Edge Resort Cottages. From here, you''ll cruise through the Tanana and Chena Rivers via a 3 ? hour trip aboard Riverboat Discovery. This experience allows you to ?pan for gold? and learn more about the past as well as present mining conditions in Alaska. Then, you''ll depart from Fairbanks to Denali Park via rail; head through the river via a whitewater raft trip and stay for another 2 nights at the Denali Princess Wilderness Lodge. Through a deluxe wilderness bus tour, you''ll be able to travel deep in Denali National Park before going to Seward via motorcoach.

In Seward, you''ll be staying for 2 nights at the Windsong Lodge. Then, you''ll be cruising through Kenai Fjords National Park. Afterwards, you''ll have a self-guided tour to the Alaska Sea Life Center. The trip ends as you board the Alaska Railroad and head back to Anchorage.

Similar to other tour packages, this is operational from mid-May towards mid-September. For other dates, there may be minor itinerary substitutions. During peak season, the package rate is $2,075 for each person but this is based on double occupancy and tax is not yet included. There are also significant discounts and travel specials, depending on any alteration for the hotel or services used.

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Date:Nov 26, 2009
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