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Tour
Season Departure Dates |
June 1 - August 1, 2011 |
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Number
of Nights & Price
7 Days / 6 Nights
$ 2989.00 PP
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Limited
Availability
Vehicle accomodates 6 - 10 guests. |
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Tour
High Lights |
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Day
Seven - - Thunderbird Falls |
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Included
in your Lake Lucille Tour
* All lodging
* All transportation including
rail, flight seeing, van & boat
* All park and entrance fees
* National & State Park fees
* All activities exceept those stated as optional
*Complimentary beverages
* Breakfasts & lunches where listed. |
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Payment
and Cancellation Policy
A deposit of 50% of the services reserved is due at the
time of
your booking. The balance of your tour is due thirty
days prior to your first day of travel. Lake Lucille Tour
Guides recommend and encourage you to purchase trsvel insurance.
We cannot make exception
to our cancellation or change policies
for any reason,
this includes family and medical emergencies.
Alaska's Guided Tours will do our very best to help make
your visit to
Alaska a good one. We cannot be liable for
inclement
weather or acts of God. |
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Reservations
To request this package, or to receive a quote at no obligation,
please email or give us a call
at
907-357-0352. |
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Not
included is Airfare from your home to Anchorage, and some of your meals. |
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Join
Alaska's Guided Tours & Accommodations on this 7 Days in the Matanuska Susitna
Valley Tour. This is a seven day, six night tour that features
the Matanuska Susitna Valley, Palmer, Wasilla, Talkeetna, Denali
National Park
and Anchorage. . Enjoy this smaller-sized Alaska tour that is led
by local Alaskans. These are fun packed tours that feature flight seeing, glacier trekking, and incredible views all along the way. Sit
back and enjoy as we take you on an escorted tour with your comfort
and safety in mind. |
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| Take in the majesty that is Alaska. This is a relaxing tour
that will take you on flight seeing tours, rafting, wildlife
viewing, river safaris, glacier hiking and more. |
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| Day
One - - Anchorage: When you arrive in Anchorage a 24 hour free shuttle will take you to your Hotel. There is a full breakfast bar offered. The hotel is downtown so it is in great walking distance of many attractions and quaint local shops. Explore the city at your leisure. |
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Day
Two - - Your guide will meet you
and
your other traveling companions and we will head towards Seward.
The
Alaska Sea Life Center offers an unrivaled, up-close and personal experience with Gulf of Alaska marine wildlife. Witness a 2000+ pound Steller sea lion gliding past underwater viewing windows, puffins diving in a carefully crafted naturalistic habitat, and harbor seals resting on rocky beaches. Alaskan king crab, sea stars, and the Giant Pacific octopus also await you, as well as a whole variety of intertidal creatures and deep sea fishes. |
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The Kenai Fjords Tour Ressurrection Bay Wildlife Tour, with an exclusive stop at Fox Island for an all you can eat wild Alaskan salmon and prime rib, is always a great choice!
Learn about the rich history of Resurrection Bay while viewing the jagged cliffs, seabirds, marine wildlife and alpine glaciers, including magnificent Bear Glacier. |
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| The Crow Creek Mine established in 1896, was one of the largtest producing hydraulic placer gold mines in South Central Alaska and today is Alaska’s most popular “recreational” gold panning area. No exact records are known that tell the true tale of exactly how much gold was taken from this mine, but estimates put it around 700 ounces a month during peak production. When the commercial mining operations came to a standstill during World War II, many believed that more gold remained in the creek than had ever been mined out of it. The Toohey Family, owners/operators since 1969, strive to preserve not only the rich history and beautiful natural scenery of Crow Creek Mine, but also the gold resources within its claims so that many for years to come can experience the same thrill that the prospectors enjoyed when they first arrived at Crow Creek. Nestled among the Chugach Mountains, Crow Creek Mine offers a unique blend of historical buildings, antiques, rare mining equipment, beautiful gardens, amazing wilderness scenery, hiking trails (including the Historic Iditarod Trail), and access to the explore the mines’ original claims. These claims are still producing gold to this very day and with a little work and a bit of luck, you might be quite surprised to find that you too can catch “gold fever”. |
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Day
Three - - Spend a day among the world's most spectacular glaciers and wildlife aboard the fastest, largest and most luxurious catamaran in Alaska, the Klondike Express.
You'll cruise through the calm, protected waters of Prince William Sound and come face to face with towering masses of ice, migratory whales and breathtaking Alaska scenery.
Professional narration is provided by U.S. Forest Service Rangers on every cruise. The cruise operates daily May through September.
Wild Alaska / Big Game is ocated on 140 acres of natural Alaska wilderness, Big Game Alaska Wildlife Center opened to the public in 1993.
Their mission is to provide care for injured and orphaned wildlife and to provide continued wildlife awareness and education to the public.
On the shores of Turnagain Arm, surrounded by mountains and hanging glaciers, Big Game Alaska Wildlife Center is the perfect place to learn about Alaska wildlife.
Drive through in the comfort of your own vehicle or walk through to photograph and learn about the animals, the park and the history of the Portage Valley area.
Last year Big Game Alaska Wildlife Center received moose, deer, black and grizzly bears, owls, bison muskox and a variety of game birds to care for. Big Game Alaska is entirely self-supported and relies on customer support to continue its mission of wildlife rehabilitation. All of your purchases contribute to the animal care and rescue program. |
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Day
Four - - Of course, a visit to Alaska would be complete without
a visit to
the Iditarod Dog Sled Headquarters.
You will have the opportunity to experience a short dog-sled ride, it's a short trip but one that will help make this
one of your most memorable vactions! Also, there are usually sled
dog puppies in the displays for you to see and cuddle along with
many great souvenirs to remember this visit. Warm your heart with the
lure of the husky puppies. Next, take in the beauty of Talkeetna, a small frontier
town on the way to the
Great
Mountain
Denali.
This town is a great place to see the "old
Alaska
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and do some souvenier hunting as well. Stop in at the Road House
for some great frontier food and drink. There's lots to see and
do in Talkeetna in addition to seeing the town including flight
seeing tour of the mountain, some of the greatest fishing in
the world and a tour up one of the three rivers that converge
on this town to see Alaska wild life, a trappers cache, and more.
1) Denali Flightseeing & Glacier Landing: Among the most breath
taking tours you will ever experience, this flight features glaciers,
rugged mountains and wildlife viewing.
2)Mahays River Boat Ride a 2-hour Riverboat Safari. On this trip you will take a 10 mile
river ride that will give you a great chance to see beavers, bears,
nesting bald eagles and moose. Take a hike to a real Trappers
Cabin. See how they lived and what they had to do to survive in
the Last Frontier. When all is back it is time to continue on
to Denali National Park where you will dine at the famous Black
Diamond Grill and check into your lodgings.
Continue on to Denali National Park and a spectacular meal at
the famed Black Dimond Grille. Your lodging will be in or near the Denali National Park.
(Meals Provided: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner) |
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Day
Five - - Denali
National Park: Today you will get to enjoy the Denali Park tundra wildlife
tour. While you are out be sure that you keep your eyes open so
you don't miss all the wildlife that Alaska is so famous for.
You will be provided a snack lunch while on the tour. When you
are through with the tour consider one of the great restaurants
or add the "Cabin Nite Dinner Theater". You will stay
your last night in the Park. (Meals Provided: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner) |
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Day
Six - - Chickaloon-Glacier Trek: Today's adventure
will take you aboard an airboat to the base of Knik Glacier and
Lake George. "The largest glacier accessible by car in Alaska". The scenic two hour drive north east of Anchorage on the Glenn Highway makes it an easy day trip from Anchorage. The Matanuska is a beautiful valley glacier twenty four miles long and four miles wide decending twelve thousand feet to the terminus. Nestled in the breathtaking Chugach mountains. Our unique location gives us some of the best weather in the state of Alaska.
Unbelievable huge ice bergs float next to your boat,
and offer a great photo opportunity. As you travel on today you will get
to
step back in time a view the glacier age. Take a walk to the Matanuska Glacier and view it up close and personal. As you travel
to Chickaloon you will get to see the Knik Glacier and traveling
along beside you is the Matanuska River. The Matanuska Glacier ...
one
of the great wonders easily accessable to
Alaska
visitors is at mile marker 102 on the glenn highway.
The trip
to this glacieris one of the most panoramic of your visit and
will
provide a great venue for many pictures to remember your
visit as you travel along side the Matanuska River. Once at the
glacier you will be able to see and touch the blue ice, visit
the 10 acre lake in the midst of the glacier, visit
moulans that
fall hundreds of feet to the bottom of the ice as well as visit
the crevasses the cover the ice field. For an unforgettable visit,
we'll arrange a tour through Mica
Guides. You will overnight in your same
lodgings at Lake Lucille Bed & Breakfast. (Meals Provided: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner) |
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Seven - - As we travel north you will
get to stop at the Village of Eklutna. Here you will get to see
some of the native culture and see their spirit houses.
Eklutna
Historial Park & Lake & Eklutna
Russian Orthodox Church & Cemetary. The Eklutna Village site has been inhabited by the Dena'ina Athabascan Indians since about 1650. Here you can learn about their traditional lifestyle and visit a number of attractions, including the Eklutna Village Heritage House, with historical exhibits and Native art; the St. Nicholas Russian Orthodox Church, originally built in the 1830s and reconstructed in the 1970s; the new St. Nicholas Church, completed in 1962; and the Eklutna Cemetery, known for its colorfully decorated "spirit houses."
A short day hike to a river gorge and waterfall. A short, scenic trail through spruce and birch forest, this highly developed trail leads along the edge of a gorge on the Eklutna River to a crashing waterfall on Thunder Bird Creek, a tributary of the Eklutna. The trail is limited to foot traffic only, and no camping is allowed. It’s a good hike for kids, but keep an eye on them; the rushing creek and the cliffs and rock faces along the canyon are potentially dangerous. Special features: Thunder Bird Falls and a gorge on the Eklutna River.
It
is time to bring this tour to an end. As we bring you back to Anchorage to connect with your flights we hope that you have enjoyed your
tour of Alaska and have a safe return home. (Meals Provided:
Breakfast & Lunch) |
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