United States (Alaska) with Luxury & Style (8 Days):
Sample Itinerary Outline
ID #: DT-USA-8-1-22-08-BESI
DAY 1: Depart for Anchorage
/ Kenai Peninsula, Alaska,
USA
Arrive in Anchorage and transfer to your hotel, situated in a pristine setting, where rugged mountains carved with hanging glaciers and towering spruce trees prevail.
►Suggested hotel:
Hotel Alyeska
DAY 2: Kenai Peninsula / Tutka Bay, Alaska, USA
The morning is at leisure, or if you wish, take an optional helicopter flight to a nearby ice field, where you are personally introduced to the ebullient Alaskan husky, as well as the art of dogsledding. This afternoon, head south to visit the Alaska Wildlife Conservation Center, which takes in injured and orphaned animals year-round and provides spacious enclosures and quality animal care. Continue to Homer with a stop for lunch along the way. Upon arrival, board a water taxi and enjoy a scenic ride across Kachemak Bay to Tutka Bay Wilderness Lodge, located between Sadie Cove and Jakolof Bay. Your hosts give you an orientation to the lodge upon your arrival.
►Suggested hotel:
Tutka Bay Wilderness Lodge
DAY 3: Tutka Bay, Alaska, USA
Spend an extraordinary day in remote Alaska with the impressive brown bear. Fly in a classic DeHavilland Otter floatplane, the ultimate mode of Alaskan bush travel, across the Cook Inlet to the Alaska Peninsula, home of the largest concentration of brown bear in Alaska. Enjoy the many activities available at the lodge: hiking, clamming, fishing, nature trails, birding, wildlife viewing and much more.
►Suggested hotel:
Tutka Bay Wilderness Lodge
DAY 4: Tutka Bay / Anchorage / Winterlake,
Alaska, USA
Fly to Winterlake via Anchorage. Named one of America's best lodges, Winterlake Lodge is a northern oasis of stunning scenery, sophisticated comforts and wilderness adventures. Your remote, intimate lodge, located along the western edge of the Alaska Range and a checkpoint on the historic Iditarod Trail, features just five private guest cabins. After lunch, go hiking, canoeing or fishing. Join fellow travellers for a wine tasting in the bar, and then sit down to a gourmet dinner.
►Suggested hotel: Winterlake Lodge
DAY 5: Winterlake,
Alaska, USA
Today, enjoy a special adventure via helicopter into the pristine wilderness surrounding the lodge. Choose to participate in one of the various activities offered:
sport fishing, rafting a wild river or hiking to a glacier ridge.
►Suggested hotel:
Winterlake Lodge
DAY 6: Winterlake,
Alaska, USA
Participate in your choice of guided activities at the lodge. Take a hike through the lovely grounds, or enjoy a massage or a dip in the hot tub.
►Suggested hotel:
Winterlake Lodge
DAY 7: Winterlake / Anchorage, Alaska, USA
After breakfast, board your float plane for your return back to Anchorage. This afternoon, enjoy a private visit with a famed Alaskan artist at his homestead, where you view his collection of work and enjoy a lunch of local cuisine.
►Suggested hotel:
Hotel Captain Cook
DAY 8: Anchorage, Alaska, USA / Depart for Home Board your homebound flight.