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Alaska: Call of the Wild
Tauck Bridges Family Tours
Embark on a thrilling journey with this 8-Day, Alaska: Call of the Wild tour. This family vacation offers something for everyone as you travel through Anchorage, Talkeetna, Denali National Park, Trapper Creek, Kenai, Turnagain Arm, Prince William Sound and Girdwood. Experience some of Alaska's best by land, air, rail and water as you make priceless memories with your loved ones.
8 Days • fr. $5,690
Tour Includes
- FLIGHTSEEING over Denali National Park (weather permitting)
- PAN FOR GOLD at Crow Creek Gold Mine
- MEET champion Iditarod sled dogs
- NATURALIST guided jet boating to look for bald eagles, beavers, moose and bear
- NATURE hike in Talkeetna surrounded by wildflowers and wildlife
- SPOT Alaska’s magnificent wildlife
- LEARN about native Alaskans and their rich cultural heritage
- KAYAKING river rafting and hiking on the Kenai Peninsula, known as "Alaska's Playground"
- GUIDED nature walk in Alaskan bush
- SEE a turn-of-the-century trapper's cabin
- GEOCACHING treasure hunt game
- OLD-FASHIONED campfire with stories and s'mores
- VISIT to the Alaska Native Heritage Center
- RIDE the rails on Alaska Railroad along the spectacular shoreline of Turnagain Arm
- CRUISE along Prince William Sound
- VISIT Alaska Wildlife Conservation Center, meeting moose, bison, elk and other orphaned or injured animals
- Airport transfers upon arrival and departure as noted
- All customary gratuities for hotel and restaurant staff and local guides are included.
Not Included
- The customary gratuities for the Tauck Director and local drivers are not included. We ask that gratuities be extended on a voluntary, individual basis and not as a group.
- All items of a personal nature (room service, beverages, telephone charges, laundry, dry cleaning, special food requests, etc.) and meals not specified on the tour itinerary are not included and must be paid by the client.
- Airline excess luggage charges, vaccinations, visa fees and services, airport arrival and departure taxes, individual airport transfers (when applicable), and other optional or incidental extras are not included.
- All rates exclude airfare unless expressly noted.
Meal Inclusions
Hotel Details
- Hotel Captain Hook in Anchorage, Alaska (1 night)
- Talkeetna Alaskan Lodge in Talkeetna, Alaska (2 nights)
- Kenai Princess Wilderness Lodge in Cooper Landing, Alaska (2 nights)
- Hotel Alyeska in Girdwood, Alaska (2 nights)
Day 1
WELCOME TO ANCHORAGE AND MAGNIFICENT ALASKA Location Information Description
Anchorage, United States
Tour begins: 6:00 PM, The Hotel Captain Cook. A transfer is included from Anchorage International Airport to The Hotel Captain Cook. Join your fellow travelers and hosts for a welcome dinner tonight.
Dinner
Hotel Captain Hook
Day 2
HUSKIES, JET BOATS AND MORE IN TALKEETNA Location Information Description
Anchorage, United States
In Alaska, dog sledding is both a very popular sport and an important mode of transportation to remote places where roads still don't go. Drive from Anchorage this morning to Big Lake for a visit to a facility where Alaskan huskies train to become sled dogs.
Location Information Description
Talkeetna, United States
Continue on to Talkeetna for a jet boat* ride with a naturalist guide to look for bald eagles, beavers, moose and even bears that live along the river, and a nature walk in the Alaskan bush to see a turn-of-the-century trapper's cabin. If the weather is good, you'll have an incredible view of Alaska's famous Denali en route to your wilderness lodge for a two-night stay.
Once there, you and your family can compete in a high-tech treasure-hunting game – known as geocaching – where you'll use a GPS system to find hidden treasures.
Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Talkeetna Alaskan Lodge
Day 3
A HIKE AND A HOMESTEAD VISIT IN TRAPPER CREEK Location Information Description
Talkeetna, United States
Nature is everywhere on a morning hike* at Talkeetna Lake, with loons and kingfishers above you, and a forest brimming with wildflowers and wildlife surrounding you. As you walk, your local guide shares stories about how the first native peoples survived in this beautiful but wild land, and about life in Talkeetna today – and, of course, about amazing encounters with wildlife.
After lunch at your lodge, travel to Trapper Creek to visit the private homestead of Joanne Porterfield, nestled in the Alaska wilderness; her family's gardens and farm have flourished here in the shadow of Denali for more than four decades. Later, back at your lodge in Talkeetna, enjoy an interpretive experience with storytelling, s'mores and more around an old-fashioned campfire tonight.
Breakfast, Lunch
Talkeetna Alaskan Lodge
Day 4
FLIGHTSEEING NEAR DENALI AND ON TO KENAI Location Information Description
Talkeetna, United States
Depart your lodge in Talkeetna and soar over the Denali foothills in a small plane (weather permitting) for a breathtaking bird's-eye view of towering Denali, the tallest mountain in North America.
Location Information Description
Anchorage, United States
After your flight, you'll travel to Anchorage for a visit to the Alaska Native Heritage Center, a renowned cultural center and museum where you'll come away with a greater understanding of Alaska's indigenous people.
Location Information Description
Kenai Peninsula, United States
Following a tour and lunch, continue on to the wildlife-rich Kenai Peninsula and a two-night wilderness lodge stay in Cooper Landing, nestled within Chugach National Forest.
Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Kenai Princess Wilderness Lodge
Day 5
HIKE, KAYAK OR RAFT ON THE KENAI PENINSULA Location Information Description
Kenai Peninsula, United States
Today, you can choose how you and your family will experience the wonders of the Kenai Peninsula, as your Alaska family vacation continues at your lodge in this wilderness wonderland between Cook Inlet and the Gulf of Alaska. You can choose to go kayaking*, take a scenic river-rafting trip*, or embark on a hike into the wilderness with a local guide – they're included with Tauck Bridges!
Location Information Description
Kenai Princess Wilderness Lodge, United States
You might also want to take advantage of optional opportunities for fishing or horseback riding that may be available at an additional cost. (Note: Tours of June 5, 19, 23; July 3, 5, 17, 19, 31; August 2, 14 and 18, which stay at the Seward Windsong Lodge nights 4 & 5, will visit the Alaska Sealife Center.)
Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Kenai Princess Wilderness Lodge
Day 6
MEET SPECIAL WILDLIFE AND MORE ON TURNAGAIN ARM Location Information Description
Girdwood, United States
Get a close-up glimpse of Alaskan wildlife on a visit to the Alaska Wildlife Conservation Center on Turnagain Arm, meeting moose, bison, elk and other orphaned or injured animals being rehabilitated by this non-profit organization.
Next, head to the Crow Creek Mine in Alaska's historic gold rush country, where you'll meet a "prospector," pan for gold and dig into a barbecue lunch.
Then it's on to your resort in Girdwood; your evening includes an entertaining mountaineering demonstration where you'll learn about the latest gear required for safe mountain climbing.
Breakfast, Lunch
The Hotel Aleskya
Day 7
BY RAIL TO A GLACIER CRUISE IN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND Location Information Description
Prince William Sound, United States
Hop aboard an Alaska Railroad self-propelled rail car for a trip along Turnagain Arm to Whittier; there you'll board a boat that takes your family on a glacier adventure cruise on Blackstone Bay in Prince William Sound! With an expert wildlife guide aboard, you'll sail past thundering waterfalls and tidewater glaciers (your cruise includes lunch). Keep your ears ready for sounds the glaciers make as they groan and crack – and keep an eye out for eagles, otters and harbor seals along the way.
Location Information Description
Girdwood, United States
En route back to your hotel, you’ll travel through the Whittier Tunnel, the second longest highway tunnel in North America. Tonight, join us back at the hotel in Girdwood for our farewell dinner, where your family shares memories of your Alaska family vacation with your newfound friends.
Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
The Hotel Aleskya
Day 8
HOMEWARD BOUND Location Information Description
Girdwood, United States
Tour ends: Girdwood, Alaska. Fly home anytime. A transfer from the Hotel Alyeska in Girdwood to Anchorage International Airport (approximately 75 minutes) is included for your flight home. Allow a minimum of two hours at the airport for check-in.
Breakfast
Important information:
Important Information
Cancellation Policy
- 60 days or more before departure: $350.00 per person
- 59-8 days before departure: $600.00 per person
- 7-1 days before departure: $900.00 per person
- On departure day and later: 100% of total price
- Any changes or cancellations to airline reservations made through Tauck either before or after departure are subject to the cancellation / change policies of the individual airlines. In n some instances these cancellation / change fees may be up to 100% of the ticket price.
- Cancellation fees may also apply to any additional services, including extra night accommodations, independently supplied services, and optional excursions reserved prior to, during, and after the tour. If flight changes, including, but not limited to, flight cancellations or name changes, are requested after full land and air deposits are received, revision fees, change fees, or airline cancellation fees will apply.
- All cancellations must be received in writing prior to tour departure. The cancellation policy will apply according to the date that the cancellation notification is received. The MINIMUM cancellation penalty is the deposit amount.
- The purchase to trip cancellation insurance is strongly recommended.
Terms and Conditions
- Land only “from price” is per person based on two people sharing a room together and does not include airfare unless expressly stated.
- All prices are in US Dollars.
- A $350 non-refundable, non-transferable, per-person, per-vacation deposit is required to reserve space for you. Payment of the deposit indicates you have read and accepted all Terms & Conditions. Your booking is not confirmed until the deposit payment is processed and you receive a confirmation invoice.
- Final payment is due 75 days prior to departure. Within the final payment date, payment in full is required at time of booking to reserve space. Reservations (land, cruise, and air) are canceled if final payment is not received by the due date.
- Additional deposits or payments are required for international air added to the start and/or end of your vacation.
