Getting ready for Alaska and the Yukon

Our August 2009 tour of Alaska and the Yukon, the Globus Ultimate Alaska & The Yukon bus tour. We fly into Anchorage, Alaska on Tuesday, Aug. 25, 2009 and return to Halifax, Nova Scotia on Sept. 6.

Overview: 13 days Anchorage to Anchorage.

Anchorage, Denali National Park, Fairbanks, Dawson City, Whitehorse, Tok, Valdez.

"Discover the unique beauty of Alaska during this 13-day Regional Discovery holiday. Begin in Anchorage, and then visit the Iditarod Headquarters before boarding the historic Alaska Railroad for a scenic train journey to Denali National Park. Here, enjoy a guided tour of this spectacular wilderness. Next, travel to Fairbanks, where you cruise on the Chena and Tanana Rivers, visit the University of Alaska Fairbanks museum, and stop at the TransAlaska Oil Pipeline. Then head to Dawson City to see Diamond Tooth Gerties, Claim #1, a Gold Dredge, and the Danoja Zho Cultural Centre. In Whitehorse, visit the Yukon Beringia Interpretive Centre, the SS Keno, and Uncommon Journeys dogsled facilities. Travel through rugged Kluane National Park en route to Tok, and then head to Valdez, where a cruise on Prince William Sound is the perfect ending to your Alaska holiday."