2026 – “Grand Yukon & Alaska” – Bookings now open.

Depart from Australia for Whitehorse, Alaska and due to time difference, arrive on the same day.  On arrival, transfer to hotel and explore the local area.

A tour of the historic and yet trendy city today visiting the SS Klondike National Historic Site with buildings and machinery dating back to the 1950’s including the last of the great paddlewheelers.  

Board a coach at the White Pass Depot in Whitehorse for a trip along the scenic South Klondike Highway to Fraser BC, where you will connect with the world famous narrow gauge White Pass & Yukon Route Railway for our journey on this historic railway with time to explore in Skagway.

This legendary boomtown was epicentre of the famous Klondike Gold Rush of 1898.  You can immerse yourself in Dawson’s history and try your luck panning for gold.  Stroll around the town and meet the friendly locals.  In the evening we enjoy an evening of entertainment complete with can-can girls at Diamond Tooth Gertie’s Gambling Hall.

Off early this morning along the Dempster Highway to explore the remote town of Inuvik and The Arctic Ocean.  We’ll go as far as Tombstone Territorial Park where the mountains are dark and rugged and the vast Arctic tundra begins.  Back in Dawson City we’ll drive up The Midnight Dome and enjoy the night sky.

This morning we will cross the Yukon River by ferry.  We will soak up the raw beauty of the drive into the central Alaska Range arriving at our destination for the day, Tok.

This morning we hit the road headed north to Delta Junction where we’ll re-join the Alaska Highway and stop at the local visitor centre. On arrival at Fairbanks we will take a stroll through the downtown area and view the Chena River. Fairbanks is a unique northern town about 320 kilometres south of the Arctic Circle.

We head North today to Chena Hot Springs where you can take advantage of the natural outdoor hot springs, hot tubs or indoor pool.  Tonight an Aurora viewing tour in the hope to see the Northern Lights.

A highlight today as we board the Denali Star Railway for a spectacular rail journey to Denali.  The glass dome ceilings allow  magnificent panoramic views as Alaska unfolds along the tracks.

Denali is without a doubt one of the highlights of the “Great Land” and this morning we will enjoy a wildlife tour in search of wolves, dall sheep, moose, caribou and grizzly bears.  We will admire Wonder Lake, the largest lake in the area which is often teaming with wildlife.

Today we travel to the historic village of Talkeetna.  This rustic town, founded a century ago as the district headquarters for the new railroad, sits at the confluence of three rivers and enjoys a striking panorama of Denali and adjacent peaks.  We will visit ‘Happy Trails Kennels’ where we will get to meet and learn about the sled dogs.  The buildings in downtown Talkeetna date back to the early 1900’s and are designated a National Historic Site.

Enjoy a day at leisure in Talkeetna to explore at your own pace.

Leaving Talkeetna we drive today to Anchorage and on arrival we will enjoy an orientation tour of the city before checking in to our hotel.  

Today we set off on an adventure to Seward and Kenai Fjords.  Departing from Seward, this cruise glides past seals, whales and puffins as we explore coastal rainforests, tidewater glaciers and remote Alaskan islands.  Experienced and engaging captains narrate the trip, so you walk away knowing a whole lot more about Kenai Fjords National Park and its wonders.

This morning following breakfast we depart on a full day tour from Anchorage with includes a local guide, an aerial tram ride up Mt. Alyeska, a tour of the Alaska Wildlife Conservation Centre, lunch at a local eatery, a drive down Portage Valley and through the Anton Anderson Memorial Tunnel before arriving at the Whittier Cruise ship Terminal where we will board MS Westerdam for our 7 night Alaska Glacier Discovery cruise that will take us from Whittier, Alaska, to Vancouver, Canada.

Cruising Hubbard Glacier:  An Alaska cruise toward Hubbard Glacier feels like you’re approaching another planet in a tiny space craft. It is that big and that otherworldly. Among all the vanishing Alaska glaciers, Hubbard has a rapidly advancing ice margin— up to seven feet in one day—earning it the nickname, “the Galloping Glacier.”

This glacier dwarfs the other glaciers in Alaska. It is the longest tidewater glacier in North America pouring down off the shoulder of Mt. Walsh. It has an impressive terminal face that is 11 kilometres long and 106 metres above the water line, making its regular audience of Alaska cruise ships look like toy boats.

Glacier Bay:  On your cruise to Glacier Bay, close your eyes and take in the sounds—the creaks and groans of “living” ice, the shrill cries of gulls and soaring eagles, the splash of a breaching humpback whale. Frosted peaks towering over mossy forests, wide tidewater glaciers (there are seven in the park), and marine wildlife are givens on Glacier Bay cruises, but every experience in this changing biosphere is unique.

Skagway:  At the height of the Klondike Gold Rush, the port town of Skagway served as the primary gateway to the legendary gold fields, and quickly grew into Alaska’s largest settlement. It was then a raucous frontier hub packed with trading posts, saloons and guesthouses. As the gold rush faded into the 1900s, so did Skagway—but today it has been reinvigorated as a gateway for a new kind of visitor: those looking to explore Alaska’s colourful history, pristine wildlife and unrivalled natural beauty.

Juneau, Alaska: Cruise to Juneau, Alaska and visit the most remote, most beautiful and strangest state capital in the United States. Surrounded by water, forest and mountain sights, visitors seeking things to do in Juneau indoors and outdoors can hike a glacier, eat fresh-caught fish on a seaside patio and tour a grand capitol building all in one day.

Ketchikan, Alaska:  Take an adventure and cruise to Ketchikan, Alaska. Alaska’s “First City” of Ketchikan is so named because it’s the first major landfall for most cruisers as they enter the picturesque fjords of the Inside Passage, where the town clings to the banks of the Tongass Narrows, flanked by green forests nurtured by abundant rain.

Scenic cruising Inside Passage:

Alaska’s Inside Passage is a renowned cruising route through a protected network of waterways, featuring glacier-cut fjords, lush rainforests, and diverse wildlife. Stops along the route showcase Alaska’s rich history, including Native Alaskan culture in Ketchikan and Skagway’s Gold Rush era legacy.  

We disembark our ship and transfer to our hotel in Vancouver for the next adventure.  The perfect combination of urban meets nature, Vancouver is a hub for lovers of the great outdoors.

Today we explore Vancouver using our Hop-On-Hop-Off Pass.

After breakfast enjoy a morning tour of Capilano Suspension Bridge and Grouse Mountain before our arrival at Vancouver International Airport for our homeward flight.