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Alaska: Call of the Wild
Tauck Bridges Family Travel
Alaska: Call of the Wild is an 8-day guided Tauck Bridges Family Travel tour. Explore Anchorage, Girdwood, Denali National Park, Kenai Peninsula, Seward and Talkeetna. Visit museums, fly high above the towering peaks of Denali, cruise in Prince William Sound and many other highlights.
Learn about "gold fever" at a historic gold mine dating back to 1896 and pan for this valuable mineral alongside a prospector. See orphaned animals being cared for at a non-profit wildlife conservation center. Throughout your adventure, keep a lookout for native birds and mammals in their natural habitat. The entire family will relish the challenge of a high-tech geocaching scavenger hunt. Take a fascinating ride through North America's second longest highway tunnel between Whittier and Girdwood. Choose between sea-kayaking in Resurrection Bay, a hike to Exit Glacier or a serene float trip on Kenai River. The priceless experiences & memories made on this vacation will be joyfully recounted for generations to come.
8 Days • fr. $6,590
Tour Includes
- EXPERIENCE WITH TAUCK
Flightsee over the soaring peaks of Denali National Park - Visit Alaska Native Heritage Center, a renowned cultural center & museum
- Go on a geocaching treasure hunt
- Explore Alaska Sea Life Center, a renowned marine research facility and public aquarium
- Kayaking, river rafting and hiking on the Kenai Peninsula, known as "Alaska's Playground"
- Cruise past thundering waterfalls and spectacular glaciers in Prince William Sound
- Meet sled dogs in training
- Enjoy an interpretive experience with storytelling, s'mores and more
- Take a jet boat ride in "bush" Alaska to look for bald eagles, beavers, moose and bears
- Travel to Trapper Creek & visit a private homestead nestled in the Alaska wilderness
- Explore the Alaska Wildlife Conservation Center
- Pan for gold at Crow Creek
- Attend a cultural performance at the Alaska Native Heritage Center
- Hike around Talkeetna Lake
- Airport transfers upon arrival and departure as noted
- 18 meals; service charges, taxes and porterage
- Gratuities to Tauck Director, drivers, and local guides
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
- The Hotel Captain Cook in Anchorage Alaska (1 night)
- Talkeetna Alaskan Lodge in Talkeetna, Alaska (2 nights)
- Seward Windsong Lodge in Seward, Alaska (2 nights)
- Alyeska Resort in Girdwood, Alaska (2 nights)
Day 1
WELCOME TO ANCHORAGE & MAGNIFICENT ALASKA Location Information Description
Anchorage, United States
Tour begins: 6:00 PM.
A transfer is included from Anchorage International Airport to The Hotel Captain Cook.
Join Tauck for a welcome dinner tonight.
Dinner
The Hotel Captain Cook
Day 2
HUSKIES, JET BOATS & 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 & 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.
Location Information Description
Trapper Creek, United States
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.
Location Information Description
Talkeetna, United States
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 ENALI & ON TO KENAI Location Information Description
Denali National Park, 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.
Following a tour and lunch, continue on to the wildlife-rich Kenai Peninsula and a two-night wilderness lodge in Seward on the Kenai Peninsula.
Location Information Description
Kenai Peninsula, United States
The peninsula is a gateway to Kenai Fjords National Park, where glaciers flow from an icefield into coastal fjords.
Dinner is at leisure at your lodge.
Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Seward Windsong Lodge
Day 5
HIKE, KAYAK OR RAFT ON THE KENAI PENINSULA Location Information Description
Kenai Peninsula, United States
Seward and the Kenai Peninsula provide the perfect setting for your choice of outdoor activity.
They include a guided hike to Exit Glacier, sea kayaking* in Resurrection Bay or a float trip on the Kenai River.
Later this afternoon, visit the Alaska Sea Life Center – a renowned marine research facility and public aquarium; it serves as a hub for marine research, education, and wildlife rehabilitation in the state.
You can explore exhibits showcasing Alaska's diverse marine ecosystems, including underwater viewing areas to observe marine life up close.
The center is also actively involved in wildlife conservation efforts, particularly focused on the unique marine species found in the cold waters of Alaska.
Tonight, dine at a local restaurant in Seward.
Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Seward Windsong Lodge
Day 6
PROTECTING WILDLIFE & THE WILDERNESS - AND PANNING FOR GOLD Location Information Description
Seward, United States
On today's visit to the Alaska Wildlife Conservation Center, a non-profit organization dedicated to preserving Alaska's wildlife through education, you'll be introduced to the orphaned animals being cared for at this rehabilitation center.
Think moose and musk ox, bald eagles and grizzly bears.
From here, it's a short trip to Crow Creek Gold Mine, where you'll learn about this historic mine and the art of gold panning and platinum prospecting.
At the turn of the 20th century, "gold fever" brought scads of hopeful miners to this area in search of untold riches.
You'll meet a prospector, pan for gold and enjoy a barbecue lunch.
Location Information Description
Girdwood, United States
Mid-afternoon, continue to your resort hotel in Girdwood, where you and your family will spend the remainder of the day as you please.
Breakfast, Lunch
Alyeska Resort
Day 7
WONDERS OF ALASKA BY RAIL AND CRUISING Location Information Description
Whittier, United States
Today it's all aboard the Alaska Railroad to travel along the breathtaking shores of Turnagain Arm to Whittier.
Here a boat waits to take you off on an exciting cruise on Blackstone Bay in Prince William Sound.
You'll cruise past thundering waterfalls and spectacular glaciers, some towering as high as 1,700 feet above the boat.
Listen to the sounds the glaciers make as they groan and crack; consider the colors of the ice as it reflects the light; and keep an eye out for eagles, otters and harbor seals.
En route back to your hotel, you'll travel through the Whittier Tunnel, the second longest highway tunnel in North America.
Location Information Description
Girdwood, United States
Tonight, join your Tauck hosts for a great time exchanging stories of your adventures at their farewell reception and dinner.
Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Alyeska Resort
Day 8
HOMEWARD BOUND Location Information Description
Girdwood, United States
Tour ends: Girdwood.
Fly home anytime.
Location Information Description
Anchorage International Airport, United States
A transfer from The Hotel Alyeska to Anchorage International Airport (approximately 60 minutes) is included.
IMPORTANTAllow a minimum of two hours for flight check-in.
Ask your agent at booking about additional hotel nights before or after your trip.
Breakfast
Important information:
Important Information
Cancellation Policy
- If you cancel within 10 days of initial deposit
Within the first 10 days after you place your initial deposit, you may cancel your reservation for any reason with no cancellation fees. - If you cancel more than 10 days after initial deposit
Regardless of reason, cancellations result in costly charges from our travel and hotel providers covering penalties and fees incurred by canceling confirmed bookings. These fees vary from tour to tour. Therefore, the following fees apply. - 90 days or more before departure = $350 per person
- 89-8 days before departure = $600 per person
- 7-1 days before departure = $900 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.
