Grand Alaska aboard Princess
Escorted Coach/Cruise Tour
This Alaska travel adventure shows you the best perspectives of this stunning landscape by land, sea and air. Half of your 15-day journey is spent cruising Prince William Sound, Glacier Bay, and the Inside Passage aboard a Princess ship. Tour Anchorage, Juneau, Skagway, and Ketchikan, go wildlife watching in Denali National Park. Take a floatplane aerial tour over glaciers, a scenic rail journey, a tramway ride to a high peak, and a raft trip on a bald eagle preserve. Tauck's tour is fully escorted from Anchorage to Vancouver.
Day 1. Arrive Anchorage. Tour begins: Hotel Captain Cook at 1830hrs. Fly into Anchorage, Alaska's largest city. A transfer is included from the airport to the Hotel Captain Cook which enjoys a magnificent location right in the heart of downtown Anchorage. Enjoy views of Cook Inlet, the Chugach Mountains, or the Anchorage cityscape. We invite you to join us this evening for a welcome dinner atop your landmark hotel. Meals D
Day 2. Anchorage / Flightseeing / Trapper Creek. After exploring Alaska's indigenous cultures at the Alaska Native Heritage Center in Anchorage, a private flight to Talkeetna precedes a drive to Mt. McKinley Princess Wilderness Lodge in Trapper Creek for a two night stay. Meals BLD
Day 3. Homestead Visit /Jetboat Cruise. Visit the homestead of Joanne Porterfield, whose gardens and farm have flourished in the wilderness for over 45 years; take a jetboat cruise this afternoon. Meals BLD
Day 4. To Denali by rail / Sled Dog Experience. Following a rail journey to Denali National Park, meet Alaskan sled dogs at Husky Homestead, run by Iditarod champion musher Jeff King and his family. Dine at a choice of restaurants at Denali Princess Lodge tonight. Meals BLD
Day 5. Explore Denali National Park The highest, most spectacular mountain in North America, Mt. McKinley soars 20,320 ft. in Denali National Park; your first glimpse of this majestic sight will last a lifetime! Rise early for a full day excursion into the park's interior on specially geared vehicles designed to handle the rugged wilderness terrain. Look for moose, Dall sheep and even a grizzly bear in the morning hours. Join us tonight for a special Alask
a dinner experience. Meals BLD
Day 6. Across the Alaskan Wilderness. Depart Denali and make your way throughthe mountain landscapes of the Alaska Range to your lodge on the Copper River next to Wrangell-St.Elias National Park. Meals BLD
Day 7. "North America's Mountain Kingdom" Wrangell -St. Elias National Park is home to more glaciers and 16,000-foot plus peaks than anywhere else on the continent; take a private tour of its visitor centre with a park ranger, and return to your lodge for time spent at leisure. Meals BD
Day 8. Catamaran Journey / Embark Cruise. Stop at Worthngton Glacier en route to Valdez; cross Prince William Sound by catamaran to Whittier, where you'll board your Princess ship to launch the cruise portion of your Alaska travel adventure. Meals BLD
Day 9. Prince William Sound - Day At Sea. Cruise through College Fjord this morning, home to 16 glaciers named for Ivy League colleges. This 
afternoon, spot wildlife in Prince William Sound, situated at the top of the Gulf of Alaska; the sound is surrounded by mountains and indented with glacier-carved fjords harboring Alaska's greatest concentration of tidewater glaciers. Attend the Captain's welcome reception. Dine when and with whom you please at mealtime. Meals BLD
Day 10. Explore Glacier Bay - Day At Sea. Awaken to the incredible sights of Glacier Bay National Park, from migrating humpback whales to a great variety of bird and animal life including seals, eagles and bears. See blue-tinged glacier ice cliffs rising from the sea; hear the roar of calving glaciers as they thunder into the sea. Linger here much of the day, enjoying this unique Alaskan spectacle. Enjoy an exclusive Tauck cocktail party with open bar and hors-d'oeuvres tonight as you sail to Skagway. Meals BLD
Day 11. Skagway / Rail Journey. Get ready for a full and busy day exploring historic Skagway, gateway to the Klondike gold fields and home to the world-renowned White Pass and Yukon Railway. Tour the town, then board a ferry for a cruise on Lynn Canal to Haines. Take a rafting adventure through the Chilkat Bald Eagle Preserve, which provides an unequaled opportunity to view America's national emblem in their natural habitat. Board the exciting narrow-gauge White Pass and Yukon Railway this afternoon for a three-hour rail excursion that takes you along the route of adventurous gold-seekers who flocked here at the end of the nineteenth century. Your ship sails from Skagway this evening. Meals BLD
Day 12. Discover Juneau & Tlingit Culture. Your Princess ship arrives this morning in Alaska's capital city of Juneau, accessible only by air or sea, set along a narrow strip of land between the Coast Mountains and the Gastineau Channel within the boundaries of the Tongass National Forest. A private cultural presentation shares insights about the indigenous Tlingit peoples, prior to a ride on a tramcar adorned with Tlingit art to the top of Mount Roberts; enjy panoramic views of the city. Meals BLD
Day 13. Explore Ketchikan / Tlingit Village. Dock in Ketchikan this morning; once the ancestral home of the Tlingit, Haida and Tsimshian, the city boasts the world's largest totem-pole collection. Experience local totem carvers and their apprentices at work sculpting totem poles, canoes, paddles and ceremonial masks and watch natives perform traditional Tlingit and Haida dances. Meals BLD
Day 14. Inside Passage Cruising. Spend the day enjoying the many amenities of your Princess ship as you cruise through the Inside Passage. Take an aerobics class, work out in the state-of-the-art gym, swim, bask in the sun, or relax in a whirlpool. Indulge in resplendent views of the Alaskan coast from the privacy of your room or from any of the comfortably appointed public lounges. Join us tonight for a farewell cocktail party prior to dinner. Meals BLD
Day 15. Vancouver / Fly Home Disembark your Princess ship and proceed through Canadian Customs and Immigration. A transfer is included from the dock to Vancouver International Airport. Allow a minimum of two hours for flight check-in. Meals B
B = Breakfast. L = Lunch. D = Dinner.
Departure Dates 2010
15 Days / 14 Nights
Begins Anchorage
Jun: 05, 12, 26
Jul: 03, 17, 24
Aug: 07, 14, 28
Additional dates may become available as these sell out. Dates in blue sail on Diamond Princess. Dates in red on Coral Princess
Prices 2010
Price Per Person
Diamond and Coral Princess
05 June-18 June Double Single Triple
Inside Double (JJ) Caribe Deck £3169 £3789 £2939
Outside Double (EE) Plaza Deck - Picture window £3485 £4219 £3219
Outside Double (BC) Baja Deck - Private balcony £3575 £4589 £3299
Outside Mini-suite (AB) Dolphin Deck - Private balcony £3759 £5005 £3459
Outside Vista Suite (VS) Dolphin Deck - Private balcony £4369 £6025 £3949
19 June-07 August Double Single Triple
Inside Double (JJ) Caribe Deck £3279 £3885 £3039
Outside Double (EE) Plaza Deck - Picture window £3589 £4319 £3319
Outside Double (BC) Baja Deck - Private balcony £3685 £4695 £3405
Outside Mini-Suite (AB) Dolphin Deck - Private balcony £3865 £5109 £3565
Outside Vista Suite (VS) Dolphin Deck - Private balcony £4469 £6129 £4049
08 August-27 August Double Single Triple
Inside Double (JJ) Caribe Deck £3229 £3839 £2989
Outside Double (EE) Plaza Deck - Picture window £3539 £4269 £3275
Outside Double (BC) Baja Deck - Private balcony £3635 £4645 £3355
Outside Mini-Suite (AB) Dolphin Deck - Private balcony £3815 £5059 £3515
Outside Vista Suite (VS) Dolphin Deck - Private balcony £4419 £6085 £4009
28 August-03 September Double Single Triple
Inside Double (JJ) Caribe Deck £3075 £3689 £2839
Outside Double (EE) Plaza Deck - Picture window £3389 £4119 £3125
Outside Double (BC) Baja Deck - Private balcony £3479 £4495 £3205
Outside Mini-Suite (AB) Dolphin Deck - Private balcony £3659 £4915 £3365
Outside Vista Suite (VS) Dolphin Deck - Private balcony £4279 £5945 £3855
40 meals included.
Airfares - Airfare to Anchorage and from Vancouver is additional. Just America will be pleased to quote fares.
Night 1 Hotel Captain Cook, Anchorage, AK
Nights 2 & 3 Mt. McKinley Princess Wilderness Lodge, Denali, AK
Nights 4 & 5 Denali Princess Wilderness Lodge, Denali, AK
Nights 6 & 7 Copper River Princess Wilderness Lodge, Copper CenterAK
Night 8 - 14 Aboard the Princess ship