Enjoy a half day or full day Glacier hike on the Root Glacier.
11 days / 10 nights – From/to Anchorage
Explore Alaska off the Beaten Track on Gravel Roads
This road trip is also a perfect base frame for a customization.
Day 1 Anchorage
Pick up your 4×4 SUV and enjoy the remainder of the day at your leisure exploring Alaska’s largest city. There is lots to do: Visit the museums, enjoy a walk along the waterfront or explore the downtown area.
Day 2 Anchorage to Denali (240 miles)
Start your journey north on Glenn and Parks Highway to Denali National Park. Weather permitting you can catch a great view of Mt. Denali.
Day 3 Denali National Park
In the morning, you take a 4.5 hour bus tour into Denali National Park. This is one of your best opportunities to spot wildlife, including bears, moose, foxes or caribou. While the ride on the park shuttle bus is not narrated, it gives you the freedom to get off the bus and do some hiking and afterwards taking a different bus back to the park entrance.
Day 4 Denali to Maclaren River Lodge (121 miles)
Today, your adventure on Denali Highway begins. One of the last true gravel roads in Alaska with stunning scenery and wildlife viewing as well as hiking opportunities. This is the true Alaska!
Day 5 Maclaren River Lodge to McCarthy/Kennicott (237 miles)
Today you are driving to Wrangell St. Elias National Park, the largest National Park in the US. A gravel road over what used to be a railroad track leads to McCarthy, a very charming small town. The road ends just before McCarthy. McCarthy supported Kennicott, the world’s most productive copper mines between 1903 and 1938.
Day 6 McCarthy/Kennicott
Free day to explore the area. Go on a glacier hike, visit the old copper mine in Kennicott on a guided tour, take a hike in the park or go on a scenic flight and enjoy the incredible scenery from above.
Day 7 McCarthy/Kennicott – Valdez (180 miles)
Drive back on McCarthy Road until you meet the Richardson Highway and turn south towards Valdez. Drive by Worthington Glacier and through Keystone Canyon with its many cascading waterfalls.
Day 8 Valdez
Enjoy the scenic Columbia Glacier Tour which takes you into Prince William Sound. In addition to the amazing ice in Columbia Bay, you will see the wildlife that lives in Prince William Sound, and learn about the mining, oil shipping, earthquakes and fishing history of the area.
Day 9 Valdez to Matanuska/Palmer Area (192 miles)
Enjoy the scenic drive on Richardson Highway and Glenn Highway. Charming mountain and glacier views will accompany you.
Day 10 Matanuska/Palmer to Anchorage (107 miles)
Enjoy more glacier views, maybe add in a glacier hike on or helicopter flight over the Matanuska Glacier before you make your way back to Anchorage.
Day 11 Anchorage
Return your rental car and depart Anchorage.
Accommodations
The accommodations included in the Explore Alaska road trip package are good, clean accommodations with a good price/service-ratio. It’s a mix of hotels/motels and typical cabins, lodges or inns. Most of the accommodations have an adjoining or nearby restaurant.
RATES 2025 WITH GONORTH SUV
Available from June 1 to Aug 26
From/to Anchorage
| Room | Per Person | Booking Code |
| Double | $3180 | GON51 |
| Single | $6110 | GON50 |
| Triple | $2268 | GON52 |
INCLUDING
- All overnight accommodations including tax, some with breakfast
- GoNorth 5-passenger SUV 4×4 with unlimited miles, standard Collision Damage Waiver (CDW reduces responsibility for damage to the rental unit up to USD 2000.00 per incident. A security deposit of USD 2000.00 will be charged upon pick up)
- Denali Transit Bus to East Fork Bridge (mile 43)
- Columbia Glacier Cruise
- Detailed route description.
CANCELLATION POLICY
Up to 31 days before departure date 30%
30 – 21 days before departure date 50%
20 – 14 days before departure date 75%
13 – 0 days before departure date 100 %
Enhance your Experience
with these hand-picked suggestions:
Columbia Glacier is Alaska’s second largest tidewater glacier. This 10-hour tour offers great wildlife viewing, paddling in icebergs and incredible scenery.
Visiting Valdez? Cruise the magnificent Prince William Sound. Observe abundant wildlife and get close to magnificent Glaciers.
Choose from a variety of flightseeing tours over Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and see America’s largest National Park from above.
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