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Ultimate Alaska Road Trip with Gray Line

16th March

2010

written by scott

If you want a great road trip through Alaska and the Yukon, take advantage of Gray Line of Alaska’s $500 off per couple deal on this 11-day excursion.

Spend two nights in Anchorage, plus an excursion to Portage Glacier aboard the m/v Ptarmigan–to within 300 years of the glacier!

Next, it’s off to Denali National Park on the full-dome McKinley Explorer private rail cars. Your tour includes the famous “Tundra Wilderness Tour” that goes deep in the park for your best wildlife viewing! Two nights’ accommodations at Denali Park is included.

Ride the rails north to Fairbanks and experience gold fever! Check out two separate gold mines: The El Dorado Gold Mine and the Historic Gold Dredge #8, where you’ll enjoy a miner’s lunch. Next–head off to Tok for the night, then up the Top of the World Highway to Eagle for a cruise on the Yukon River!

You’ll sail on the mighty “Yukon Queen II” fast catamaran to Dawson City. This is an incredible stretch of the Yukon River. High cliffs drop right down to the water. Watch for wildlife on the shore–I’ve seen moose and bear swim the river in front of the boat!!

In Dawson, take advantage of many optional tours, including a visit to Diamond Tooth Gertie’s Casino, or to one of several museums in Dawson documenting the Klondike Gold Rush.

Continue along the Klondike Highway to Whitehorse, the capital of the Yukon Territory. Enjoy the “Frantic Follies Revue”!

The next day, travel over the famed White Pass on your way to Skagway, Alaska. You’ll lose a lot of elevation as you drop down to Sea Level–and you’ll appreciate the rough lot of the Klondike “Stampeders” as they made their way up the rugged mountains in their quest for gold.

The next day, fly down Lynn Canal to Juneau, where you’re free to enjoy Alaska’s capital city. Optional tours include the Mt. Roberts Tram, helicopter flightseeing up to the Mendenhall Glacier or whalewatching. The following day, it’s off to the airport!

Remember: Book by March 31, 2010, and mention PROMOOJGL to save $500 per couple!

Tags: $500 discount, Gray Line, Yukon

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Save $20 on Seattle 2-for-1 TourSaver book

9th January

2010

written by scott

Wow. I’m pawing through the new Seattle TourSaver. Just like the Alaska TourSaver, everything is 2-for-1. That’s e-v-e-r-y-t-h-i-n-g. So kewl. Save a bundle. Here are some of my favorites:

a. 2-for-1 Argosy Cruises. Great harbor cruises around Seattle that leave right from the waterfront. Don’t miss it. Bring your camera.

b. 2-for-1 Kenmore Air. Take a flightseeing trip around Seattle from downtown Lake Union seaplane terminal!

c. 2-for-1 Victoria Clipper. Take the fast ferry up to Victoria, BC. Great town. There are a TON of 2-for-1 coupons for Victoria in the book, too.

d. 2-for-1 Seattle Art Museum. Don’t miss it. It’s right downtown.

e. 2-for-1 Seattle Food Tours. Taste your way through the Pike Place Market. Wonderful educational walking tour–and you’ll be full at the end!! Foodies’ delight!!

f. 2-for-1 Accommodations at the Homewood Suites on Pike Street. FABULOUS all-suite hotel adjacent to the convention center.

g. 2-for-1 Future of Flight tour. See the world’s largest building at the Boeing factory–and see where they are assembling the new 787! Great tour.

h. 2-for-1 Museum of Flight tour. Yup. Seattle really is “Jet City”. This museum at Boeing Field includes the Concorde, Air Force 1, an SR-71 Blackbird. OMG. Airplane geeks will love the “Warbirds” collection, too.

i. 2-for-1 Seaport Air ticket between Portland and Seattle. Fly either way on these sleek Pilatus planes. Free parking at Boeing Field. No TSA. Got that? NO TSA!!

j. 2-for-1 Hop on-hop off double-decker tour by Gray Line Tours. This is a GREAT tour for first-timers to Seattle. These buses run all day and you can get a GREAT overview of the area!!

Got it? Get it. It’s your ticket to savings in Seattle for accommodations, activities and admissions. Everything YOU want to do in the Emerald City! Get your book between now and Jan. 15 and save $20. That means for just $59.95 you can get 115 2-for-1 coupons–$8,000 in savings.

Tags: argosy cruises, Future of Flight, Gray Line, Kenmore Air, Museum of Flight, Seaport Air, Seattle Food Tours, Seattle TourSaver, Victoria CLipper

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Ice = Nice!

22nd August

2009

written by scott

Now that it’s hot again in Anchorage, catch a glacier cruise just 54 miles from downtown Anchorage on Portage Glacier Cruises. Sail on the mighty m/v Ptarmigan to the face of Portage Glacier. Oooh, it’s active, too. This is just a one-hour cruise, but you’ll get up close and personal with the glacier. BrinIceg your camera!!

ptarmigan-1 Time to get on board the Alaska Railroad and ride to Denali this summer from Anchorage or Fairbanks. Spend two nights--that gives you time to take the LONG tour (Tundra Wildlife Tour) into the park, plus a raft trip on the Nenana River.

Gray Line of Alaska features private rail cars (the McKinley Explorer). Full-dome viewing on top, with a nice restaurant on the lower level. GREAT way to ride on the Alaska Railroad. Your accommodations are near to the park entrance and all the activities: river rafting, flightseeing, guided hikes and more.

From Fairbanks, the cost is just $299 per person for three days/two nights. From Anchorage, it’s a little longer–so the cost is $399 per person–and that includes your rail and two nights’ accommodations.

Space is limited. Call (888)452-1737 today or check online for more details.

Tags: Gray Line, Portage Glacier, ptarmigan

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Bargains from Gray Line Alaska

27th June

2009

written by scott

ptarmigan-1 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.

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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.

Tags: Alaska Railroad, Denali National Park, Gray Line, McKinley Explorer

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Art on the Lake: June 24

18th June

2009

written by scott

SPECIAL ART SAILING: Call Gray Line of Alaska (907)277-5581 and make plans to attend “Art on the Lake” on Portage Lake on Wed., June 24 (that’s coming up!!). (more…)