YUKON & BRITISH COLUMBIA
    
THE GOLDEN NORTH - FLY DRIVE FROM ANCHORAGE TO VANCOUVER
(OR VICE VERSA)
15 nights
Departures on Fridays or Tuesdays from mid-May to the end of August
Note:  This itinerary may be done in reverse from Vancouver to Anchorage.  Departures on Fridays mid May to the end of August.
Itinerary - Anchorage to Vancouver
Day 1 Fly to Anchorage.
Day 2 Pick up your car and drive to Talkeetna a small gold mining community.  (113 miles)
Day 3 Drive to the Denali National Park for two nights.  (153 miles)
Day 4 Visit Denali National Park on a bus tour.  You may see bears, caribou, moose, mountain sheep, wolves and a variety of birds.  Mount McKinley is visible if the weather is clear.  A snack lunch is included.
Day 5 Drive to Fairbanks and stay for two nights.  (125 miles)
Day 6 At leisure in Fairbanks.  Fairbanks is the hub for Alaska's interior and Arctic with good restaurants, museums, galleries and specialty stores, historic sites and Alaska Native culture.
Day 7 Follow the Richardson and Alaska Highways to Tok.  (206 miles)
Day 8 Drive the Alaska Highway, Taylor Highway and the Top of the World Highway to Canada/Yukon and the gold mining town of Dawson City for two nights.  (185 miles)
Day 9 At leisure to explore the Klondike goldfields and enjoy the old Gold Rush atmosphere of Dawson City.
Day 10 Travel the Klondike Highway to Yukon's capital city, Whitehorse.  Take a side trip on the Silver Trail Highway to the silver mining towns of Mayo and Keno City.  (333 miles)
Day 11 Drive to Skagway on the Klondike Highway for one night and return your car.  (109 miles)
Day 12 Take the Ferry from Skagway through the inside passage to Bellingham, the cruise will take three nights.
Days 13
 & 14
Cruising the inside passage.
Day 15 Arrive in Bellingham and transfer to Vancouver for your flight to the UK - extra nights may be spent in Vancouver.
Please note:  Hotels are subject to change and in itineraries which include a ferry segment are subject to change dependant on the ferry schedule.
Departure Dates and Prices
Prices are per person sharing twin room for 15 nights.  Single supplement available on request.
 Northbound - Vancouver to Anchorage
 Departure Date (Fridays) Price
 20 to 31 May 08 £1950
 1 June to 24 August 08 £3055
 25 August to 2 September 08 £3225
 Southbound - Anchorage to Vancouver
 Departure Date (Tuesdays) Price
 21 to 31 May 08 £1830
 1 June to 27 August 08 £2060
Price Includes:
Accommodation as listed, compact car rental including unlimited mileage, bus tour in Denali National Park with snack, private transfer between the ferry terminal in Bellingham and Vancouver.  3 nights ferry sailing.  Based on 2 people in a car.  Reduced prices for 3 and 4 people sharing the car.  Please ask for details.
Price Excludes:
Flights, transfers in Vancouver and Anchorage, meals, gratuities and items of a personal nature.
  
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