Posts Tagged ‘Denali National Park’

If you haven’t done it, make plans to sail on the mighty  Ptarmigan, which sails several times each day on Portage Lake, just 54 miles from Anchorage along the glorious Turnagain Arm on the way to Seward. It’s just a one-hour cruise, but it takes you RIGHT UP CLOSE to the Portage Glacier. Check it out! Click here for a $5 coupon!

Plus, Gray Line of Alaska is offering travelers a $500 discount on tours six days or longer. This includes self-drive tours to Valdez or Homer, rail tours, escorted tours and more! Call Gray Line at (800)544-2206 for more details on this special program.

Choose from several rail/accommodations specials, too. I like the three-day/two-night option to Denali from either Fairbanks or Anchorage. From Anchorage, the package includes two nights at Denali Park, plus roundtrip train transportation. The cost is $399 per person, double. From Fairbanks, the cost is just $299 per person. Other options are available, including a one-way package and one-night packages, too.

You really cannot overstate how much fun you will have on the train! Gray Line travelers enjoy the full-dome treatment with McKinley Explorer train cars. Call now or visit online for more details.

Great new deals from Gray Line of Alaska, including overnight accommodations and round-trip train transportation on the McKinley Explorer private rail car. REALLY–these are good deals. Here’s the McKinley Explorer private rail car going over Hurricane Gulch on the Alaska Railroad:

From Anchorage: Ride the train roundtrip up and back to Denali and stay for one night. The price? Just $289 roundtrip, per person, double. Add one or two extra nights for just $99 per room, per night. That’s plenty of time to take the bus tour into the park and see the wildlife! Take a raft trip. Go for a flightseeing tour!

From Fairbanks, the same package is available for just $199 rt per person, double. In fact, if you want to stay in Fairbanks before or after your tour, the rate is just $59 per night at the Westmark Hotel. Wow!

Check the website for complete details.

Don’t miss out on Gray Line of Alaska‘s summer special at Denali National Park. One price includes deluxe rail transport from Anchorage or Fairbanks to Denali National Park, plus two nights’ accommodations with Denali Park Resorts. From Anchorage, it’s  $399 per person, double. From Fairbanks, the price is $299 per person, double. 

The train ride is great. (more…)

Jump on this great deal from Denali Park Resorts. Just go to their website and book a two-night stay. You’ll receive 50 percent off the rack rate, 50 percent off rafting on the Nenana River and a $100 VISA cash card. You can use the card for gas–or for anything else. It’s a great way to visit the Great One this summer. Don’t miss it. Of course, restrictions apply. And, since it’s the height of summer–space is limited. Denali–you can’t miss it!

For details, call (800) 276-7234.  Check the website for online reservations. Wait! There’s more. While you’re at Denali National Park, be sure and see the great show at the Alaska Cabin Nite Dinner Theater (20 percent off the 8:30pm show!). See the sled dogs at Iditarod Champion Jeff King’s kennel. Go flightseeing. It’s all happening at Denali National Park.