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Alaska Cruise and Land Tours

Those of you looking for a more in-depth experience of Alaska have the chance to combine your 7 day Vancouver to Anchorage cruise with a land tour of three to nine days. In selecting your land tour there are two things you need to consider: how many days you want for the land portion of your vacation and what part of Alaska's interior you want to see.

How many days would you like for your Alaska land tour?
1. Three Days. These tours will let you see the highlights of Alaska's interior in a short amount of time.
2. Four Days. Add a day at your favorite destination, for example a full day in Denali National Park.
3. Five Days. The most popular tour choice adds more time to fully explore at a comfortable pace.
4. Six to Nine Days. Leisurely tours that add places such as Kenai, the Arctic Circle, and other.

What would you like to see and do in Alaska?

1. Denali National Park. By far the most popular destination in Alaska's interior, Denali covers more than six million acres of very diverse terrain and a complete sub-arctic eco-system. The highest mountain in North America, the 20,320 feet high Mt. McKinley, rises majestically over the landscape and is the center of attention. Wildlife in the park includes bears, Dall sheep, moose, and more. A 3-hour Natural History tour is included in many cruisetours and will give you a good overview, but our recommendation is that you choose a cruisetour that includes the longer 6-hour Tundra Wildlife tour. The Tundra Wildlife tour will take you much deeper into the park through the best wildlife viewing areas and to the best view of Mt. McKinley.

There are many optional excursions offered during your stay in the Denali and Mt. McKinley area. While these differ depending on the cruise line, a sample of excursions would be: whitewater river rafting, midnight sun golfing, helicopter flightseeing, horse trail adventures, back country hiking, jeep safari, sport fishing, kayaking, and nature walks.

2. Fairbanks. After Felix Pedro's strike in 1902 and with key discoveries in the surrounding hills and creeks, prospectors spread out to pan and sluice, followed by small manual drift mines and then the monster floating dredges and lode mines. Fairbanks grew as the center for Alaska's second century of gold, and became a supply center attracting retailers and service providers. It has continued as the hub and gateway to Alaska's Interior and the Arctic for over 100 years. Fairbanks has become the second most visited place in Alaska's interior, with many cruisetour visitors flying in to Fairbanks to start their Alaska adventure. Attractions center around era of gold mining. Optional excursions include the El Dorado Gold Mine where you can pan for gold, the riverboat Discovery tour with stops along the Chena and Tanana rivers, golf tours, salmon bakes and saloon shows.

3. The Kenai Peninsula and Alyeska. The Kenai Peninsula is a wonderful area where you can combine excellent sightseeing with many opportunities for recreation. It's location close to where your ship docks in Whittier or Seward makes it even more attractive as a leisurely place to experience Alaska. Optional excursions and activities generally include nature hikes, horseback trail rides, mushing and helicopter flightseeing, Kenai River sport fishing, saltwater fishing, Resurrection Bay wildlife boat tour, Kenai River scenic river float, Kenai Canyon river rafting, and kayaking.

4. Copper River: Wrangell-St. Elias National Park. This is America's largest national park, boasting nine of the sixteen highest peaks in the United States. Like Kenai and Alyeska, this area offers excellent sightseeing and many opportunities for recreation. Optional tours include the old copper boomtowns Kennicott and McCarthy, the copper valley, 4-wheel motorbike trail rides, horseback trail rides, Wrangell Mountains nature hike, river walk, dog sled ride, flightseeing, glacier kayaking, scenic or whitewater rafting, and salmon fishing (fishing tours run from mid June through early September). Wrangell-St. Elias and Copper River is currently offered exclusively by Princess Cruises.

More Time in the Best Places: Your Personal Wilderness
To appreciate the immense scope and sublime majesty of the Great Land, take a cruisetour with Holland America Line. They have been preparing for your visit for over 50 years with vacations that surpass all others for content, luxurious transportation, excellent hotels and inns, attentive Tour Director services, and small, intimate size.

18 itineraries feature "Double Denali”, an additional day for adventures in Denali National Park

4 itineraries feature Kluane National Park in the Yukon, a World Heritage Site and home of five of the seven tallest mountains in North America

Most cruisetours feature the Tundra Wilderness Tour in Denali National Park for better chances to view wildlife and Mt. McKinley

The diverse itineraries also feature more remote destinations such as Prudhoe Bay in the Arctic, Homer on the Kenai Peninsula and Alyeska Resort in Girdwood.

Holland America is the only major cruise line to also offer
Alaska and Yukon Territory Cruise Tours:

Featuring Dawson City, a Klondike National Historic Site, where the gold rush comes alive

Offering exclusive trips to Tombstone Park, where you can step into the natural world and experience the awesome beauty of a northern tundra wilderness

Cruising aboard the mv Yukon Queen II, a spectacular 102 miles of stunning, remote scenery along the Yukon River

Yukon Territory is offered on many Holland America Cruise Tours