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✓ Travel with Australian Pacific Touring
✓ Freedom of Choice Inclusions
✓ Luxury dining - a total of 48 meals
✓ Expert APT tour director and cruise liaison
✓ Denali Suite at McKinley Chalet Resort
✓ GoldLeaf service on the Rocky Mountaineer
✓ Guaranteed verandah on your cruise
✓ Transfers, porterage, port charges and gratuities
✓ Set off on a Tundra Wilderness Tour in Denali National Park
Moderate Pace
Partially Escorted
Holland America Line
This tour is conducted at a medium-fast pace. Some long travel days may be required to complete this itinerary and you will typically spend two nights at each destination, with some one night stays required. This trip includes a mix of sightseeing and free time to explore at your own pace. You will be required to move about unassisted, including getting on and off vehicles, walking up and down stairs and some activities will be conducted on uneven or steep terrain. You will be required to handle your own luggage.
A portion of this tour runs as a group tour where you will be escorted by an expert tour leader. Another portion is self-guided, whether conducted by rail, cruise or land, and you will travel between destinations on your own, with free time to explore at your own pace.
With more than 70 years of operation in Alaska, Holland America Line are the true pioneers of cruising in the region. Small enough to embrace those little luxuries, but large enough to house a wide range of culinary options developed by a team of world-class chefs and exclusive award-winning onboard entertainment, Holland America Line ships are refreshingly uncrowded and perfectly sized sized to cruise Alaska’s Inside Passage and picturesque Canada New England.
✓ Travel with Australian Pacific Touring
✓ Freedom of Choice Inclusions
✓ Luxury dining - a total of 48 meals
✓ Expert APT tour director and cruise liaison
✓ Denali Suite at McKinley Chalet Resort
✓ GoldLeaf service on the Rocky Mountaineer
✓ Guaranteed verandah on your cruise
✓ Transfers, porterage, port charges and gratuities
✓ Set off on a Tundra Wilderness Tour in Denali National Park
Travelling with Inspiring Vacations allows you to explore the wonders of the world in a variety of different ways. We have partnered with a worldwide network of local travel experts to bring you culturally unique and delightfully unforgettable travel experiences. Whether it is meandering through narrow canyons by rail, cruising the idyllic waters of the Mediterranean or touring through the backroads of provincial towns, all trips offer amazing value and will leave you inspired.
Be taken to your hotel for a welcome dinner.
Enjoy time at leisure after this morning’s activity.
Signature Experience: Visit The Butchart Gardens before hours, and enjoy breakfast in the original residence.
Take your BC Ferries service across Georgia Strait, and travel the Sea to Sky Highway, pausing at Shannon Falls. Or if you’d rather, take a floatplane flight (own expense).
Travel through the Coast Mountains and stop at Duffey and Seton lakes.
Spend this morning travelling. Be brought to a pause at Mt Robson and take in Maligne Canyon on your way to Jasper National Park.
Freedom of Choice™: This evening, choose one of your lodge’s restaurants to dine at.
Travel through the iconic Canadian Rockies along the Icefields Parkway. See Athabasca Falls before stopping at the Columbia Icefield to board an Ice Explorer vehicle and journey onto the surface of Athabasca Glacier. Continue to Lake Louise.
Freedom of Choice™: Tonight, choose where to enjoy dinner at your hotel.
Travel along the Trans-Canada Highway to Banff National Park, taking pause at Moraine Lake. Once you’ve arrived, tour the town.
Signature Experience: Meet a Mountie and hear tales from the iconic Royal Canadian Mounted Police.
Freedom of Choice™: Your hotel has plenty of restaurants to choose from for dinner.
We get it – you love choosing what to do. As such, we’ve dedicated today to your favourite Freedom of Choice inclusion.
Freedom of Choice™: You may like to take part in the Banff Experience which includes a visit to the Cave and Basin National Historic Site. Alternatively, board the Banff Gondola, or set off on a heli-flightseeing excursion. Perhaps enjoy a float trip along Bow River, or learn to be a Canadian ice hockey player. Otherwise, spend some time at the Willow Stream Spa.
Board the Rocky Mountaineer and soak up the views from your bi-level glass-dome carriage, complete with GoldLeaf Service.
Your Rocky Mountaineer rail journey continues. Following along the Thompson River, pass the waters of Hell’s Gate, and gaze up at the Coast Mountains on your way to Vancouver.
On a guided discovery explore Vancouver’s most famous sites including Stanley Park and Granville Island, the bustling heart of Vancouver’s cultural scene. Also see English Bay and Vancouver Harbour. The rest of the day is yours.
Head to the harbour where your ship awaits, and take a moment to settle in.
Your day is enjoyed on board. Take in coastal views or relax and enjoy the facilities.
Dock in Ketchikan today, set on the tranquil shores of the Tongass Narrows, and spend some time exploring as you please.
Disembark in Alaska’s picturesque capital, set along the Gastineau Channel, and spend your time exploring at leisure or with an optional excursion (own expense).
Arriving in Skagway, a delightful frontier-style atmosphere is still evident in the colourful heritage buildings.
You might need to pinch yourself this morning – wake to the World Heritage-listed Glacier Bay National Park. Take in the calving tidewater glaciers and learn from local rangers who explain the geological wonders. Be sure to keep an eye out for Humpback whales that can be found slipping around in the water.
Cruise amid the stunning setting of the five tidewater glaciers of College Fjord.
Join an exclusive Direct-to-the-Wilderness rail service to Talkeetna. From here you’ll be taken to your wilderness lodge for dinner.
Breakfast is at a leisurely pace today, with the Alaska Range set in the background. Then, a Freedom of Choice activity is waiting.
Freedom of Choice™: Take a jetboat tour or a float trip down the Talkeetna River, join a guide for a stroll around Byers Lake, or ride in a horse-drawn wagon.
Keep going through Denali National Park and arrive at your resort in time for dinner at your chosen restaurant.
Signature Experience: Join an experienced mountaineer for a first-hand account of what it’s like to scale Denali, North America’s highest mountain peak.
After today’s activity, look forward to a free evening.
Signature Experience: A Tundra Wilderness Tour is the perfect chance to see moose, grizzlies, caribou, eagles and wolves in the national park.
A special experience has been arranged for you today.
Signature Experience: Cruise the Chena River aboard a sternwheeler and travel back to a time when riverboats filled Alaska’s waterways.
Take a trip through Alaska’s gold rush history as you travel along the Tanana Valley Railroad to Gold Dredge 8. Enjoy a farewell dinner.
Be taken to the airport after breakfast.
Designed Exclusively for APT guests
SIGNATURE EXPERIENCE
These once-in-a-lifetime moments allow you to experience an unforgettable world of exclusive moments, incredible cultures and charming surprises
FREEDOM OF CHOICE™
Give your holiday a personal touch with a choice of included sightseeing or dining options
Bedding on board the cruise is restricted to the following configurations. If you wish to upgrade your cabin, the following amounts are payable in addition to the package price prior to travel:
Balcony Stateroom
These impressive staterooms offer the added indulgence of a balcony. Enjoy your own private outdoor space, as well as floor-to-ceiling sliding glass doors, a comfy queen bed, and a private bathroom with shower.
Mini-Suite
Substantially larger than a Balcony stateroom, Mini-Suites include a separate sitting area with a sofa bed and two flat-screen TVs. There's also a balcony - perfect for taking in the ever-changing scenery as it passes by. Each Mini-Suite has a spacious en suite with a bathtub and massage shower head.
Please request your cabin upgrade in the 'special requests' field. Availability and price will then be confirmed and added to your invoice upon acceptance.
For the chance to see Alaska’s Big Five – grizzly bears, moose, caribou, wolves and Dall sheep – look no further. With over 50 years of sailing into the last frontier, Princess Cruises® are the Alaska experts. With two glacier viewing experiences, a Tundra Wilderness Tour in Denali National Park, a Direct-to-the-Wilderness Rail Service, and menus crafted with special sea fare.
Cruising onboard the Majestic Princess® or Sapphire Princess® in a Balcony stateroom, you'll enjoy a range of incredible amenities on board.
Onboard Features
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Deposit & Payments
Booking Process
Booking On Request
COVID-19
Due to COVID there maybe disruptions to standard operating schedules of particular components of this itinerary. Should a component be effected a substitute will be confirmed prior to departure.
Fitness Requirements
While the tour itinerary should give you some guidance and overview to the expected requirements, to determine if this tour is right for you we categorise each of our tours in terms of their intensity. These guidelines are to ensure that each tour group is conducted as expected and to ensure the overall satisfaction of all Inspiring Vacations customers.
As a general rule, porterage is not included, therefore at all times you are expected to handle your own luggage where help may not be available.
Accommodation
The accommodation listed is subject to change. Any changes will be of an equal or higher standard.
Single Supplement
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Triple Share
Not Available
Travel Insurance
Travel insurance is required to protect yourself against the unexpected.
We have partnered with nib to offer our customers competitive rates for their travel insurance. You can book comprehensive or budget cover simply by clicking HERE to arrange your policy.
Tour Documentation
Final documentation including, e-tickets and hotel details, will be provided approximately 30 days prior to travel.
Group Size
Group size varies from package to package. Depending on the services provided, the group size might range from private 2 person experiences up to coaches of 50 people depending on your selected holiday.
Children
Children must share a room with parents at all times and are charged the same price as adults.
For all international voyages, it is the traveller's responsibility to ensure that they have a valid passport and they meet the visa requirement. The passport must be valid for a minimum of six months from the intended date of return.
Please note that these details are subject to change without notice. We recommend visiting https://smartraveller.gov.au or https://safetravel.govt.nz/ for up to date information in terms of entry requirements.
IMPORTANT - please ensure that you contact our team to verify the required arrival and departure times for this tour before your book your flights. As per the requirements of the tour operator, you will need to arrive before a specific time on Day 1 and depart after a specific time at the conclusion of the tour. If you have booked airfares that do not meet these requirements, you will be liable for any airline costs to amend your flights accordingly
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