Traveling 62 miles into denali national park to stony hill overlook, the tundra wilderness tour twt offers a wonderful and diverse experience for park visitors. Ride the train to denali park on the alaska railroad. Shuttle and tour bus options from the park concessionaire are offered in various lengths, from 4. Try to be at the depot about an hour early for check in. Fairbanks denali national park anchorage 272 miles we will drive to denali national park and enjoy an afternoon of exploring this pristine area at your leisure by either participating in a complimentary park service activity or optional tour. Packages range in length, going from fourday trips to denali national park up to a tenday trip that also visits talkeetna, seward, and other small alaska towns. The park entrance is 240 miles north of anchorage and 120 miles south of fairbanks. A guided day trip out of fairbanks reveals the quiet winter landscape of the tanana valley and denali national park. Then, stop by the national park visitor center and eat lunch at your leisure before setting off on a scenic drive through the park. Tour duration is approximately seven hours, with starting times throughout the day. The 10 best denali national park tours, excursions.
The most popular bus tour into denali national park is included on this vacation in alaska with opportunities for excellent wildlife viewing and a chance to get scenic views of mountain denali. Lodging options are both limited and popular, so you will have to make reservations well in. Denali national park wildlife tours stampede excursions. Home tour finder bookingchangecancellation policies privacy policy. This afternoon take a guided excursion into denali national park and learn about the history and geology of the park, stopping when there is an opportunity to view wildlife. Getting to denail national park backcountry adventure location. Denali national park tours denali, alaska vacations bus tours. Your knowledgeable driver guide will share the biology, geology, and history of the region with you as you travel the entire length of the denali park road. Walk or snowshoe on picturesque trails through the boreal forest, deep in. Traveling to denali national park and preserve is a serious undertaking, whether you visit with a tour group or go on your own. Tour includes rail travel aboard luxury railcar to denali national park rail depot, transfer and baggage handling to and from a denali area hotel, overnight at the hotel and rail travel to the fairbanks rail depot.
Dont miss this chance to see alaskas most iconic national park as an enjoyable winter day trip from fairbanks. Transfer to the fairbanks train depot where you will board the historic alaska railroad and travel south to denali national park, where you will arrive around noon. The park is an easy drive, just over two hours, or a fourhour train ride from fairbanks. Denali is world renown for its vast wilderness area and the tallest mountain in north america standing 20, 310 feet above sea level. Experience the breathtaking wilderness of alaska on this 7day tour that originates in the states largest city and takes you through denali national park and the golden heart city of fairbanks. It offers a variety of levels of difficulty and has a thriving commercial rafting industry that operates 2 hour, 4 hour and overnight trips for locals as well as out of state tourists.
To experience the best of the park, we suggest taking one of our fascinating and aweinspiring interpretive tours. Tour overview bookable for 2021 this tour is perfect for alaska travelers who only have a couple of days to do a land tour before getting on or just after an alaska cruise. Take a bus tour, go hiking, raft the nenana river, zip line, or go helihiking. Spend the afternoon exploring the area and be sure to visit the tour desk to find out what optional activities are available.
Midmorning, meet your guide in fairbanks and begin the drive south along the parks highway, visiting the river community of nenana en route to denali national park. Private onedaytour to denali national park tripadvisor. This tour is the best choice for the traveler short on time and departing anchorage and ending their vacation in fairbanks. During your included tundra wilderness tour, you will travel 53 miles into denali national park, enjoying the incredible scenery and some of the best opportunities to see wildlife in its natural setting. Among other highlights, this full day experience includes a guided nature walk or snowshoeing, and a return journey to fairbanks aboard the aurora winter train. Guided bus tours in denali national park kantishna. Denali guided tours denali national park hiking tours. Offroad adventure, selfguided jeep tours, northern lights tours, and more. Incredible scenery, a narrated history of park road, and some of the best opportunities to view the parks wildlife inhabitants await you on this tour. Denali national park tours mckinley creekside cabins. Located between fairbanks and anchorage in interior alaska, denali national park is home to vibrant landscapes, local wildlife and the iconic denalinorth americas tallest peak dominating the alaska range at a staggering 20,310 feet tall.
Here, enjoy an exclusive presentation on the park from a. Both the denali park day excursion and kantishna day shuttle are a great for those that want to see the park by land and air and dont want the fuss of a narrated tour. Plan on 2, ideally 3 days in denali national park to enjoy all the park has to offer and to accommodate its distance to and from other destinations. You will have the opportunity to delve deep into the interior of the national park and enjoy more exotic winter scenery. Walk or snowshoe on picturesque trails through the boreal forest, deep in the heart of the alaska range. A narrated bus tour into the park provides opportunities to view wildlife and showcases the parks natural. This allday bus tour will show you sights of deep alaskan back. To experience the heart of denali national park, youll have to travel by bus, van or plane private cars arent allowed past the first 15 miles. In an effort to preserve the fragile ecosystem of denali national park and preserve, the national park service has limited access on park road for private vehicles. Look for wildlife such as grizzly bears, moose, wolves, caribou, and eagles. The nenana river, a glacial river, forms the eastern boundary of denali national park and is possibly the most popular river rafting destination in the state. Stay up to date with the latest on the coronavirus pandemic.
On a clear day, eielson offers magnificent views of denali. For these reasons, nearly all visitors travel into the park by shuttle bus or tour bus. You travel in style on the alaska railroad, watch for wildlife deep inside denali national. Denali bus tours and denali vacations with alaska tours. Here we have combined the park shuttle bus system with a scenic flight seeing tour over denali. Youll visit denali national park, where north americas highest peakdenali formerly known as mount mckinleydominates the parks six million acres.
Getting to denail national park backcountry adventure. This will allow you to travel to denali and take our tour all in the same day. To make your transfer between denali and fairbanks as easy as possible, we will pick you up and drop you off at your hotel, hostel or campground in denali and fairbanks. The train depot in fairbanks is located off the johansen expressway about 8 miles from the airport. Denali national park and preserve covers six million acres of pure wilderness. Located between fairbanks and anchorage in interior alaska, denali national park is home to vibrant landscapes, local wildlife and the iconic denalinorth americas tallest peak dominating the alaska range at a staggering 20,310 feet tall browse our vacation packages below, and when you are ready, contact one of our travel experts to help make it perfect for you. Children in the interest of all of our passengers, and for their comfort, children under the age of six years are not. Travel aboard the alaska railroad, from anchorage to fairbanks with two nights at denali national park. Many local hotels, including the rivers edge resort cottages and pikes water front lodge, do offer shuttles. Enjoy scenic rail travel along the historic alaska railroad and overnight at a denali national or denali state park hotel. Lodging options are both limited and popular, so you will have to make reservations well in advance. The 10 best denali national park and preserve tours. Located between fairbanks and anchorage in interior alaska, denali national park is home to vibrant landscapes, local wildlife and the iconic denalinorth.
Mckinley creekside cabins and the denali tour company offer a free tour booking for all visitors to denali national park. We are happy to pick passengers up from other denali park entrance lodges. Customize this tour help me decide booking policies. After arriving and spending time in anchorage, you will venture to denali national park where the 20,320foot denali, the highest peak in north. En route, visit the town of nenana, home of the nenana ice classic. Upon arrival into denali, tour the murie science and learning center which acts as the denali visitor center in the wintertime. Fairbanks to denali national park shuttle in fairbanks alaska. Tour overview bookable for 2021 explore alaskas great interior by train traveling northbound on the alaska railroad from anchorage to denali national park and then continuing on to fairbanks. You could travel exclusively by the railroad on the fairbanks to seward rail adventure, or by a combo of bus and train on the. Fairbanks to denali park shuttle bus denali to fairbanks ak. Fairbanks is known as the gateway to denali and the arctic. Blue denali rail tours start and end at the rail depot anchorage, fairbanks or both and range from 1 to 4 nights in the denali area. Your guide to adventure in an effort to preserve the fragile ecosystem of denali national park and preserve, the national park service has limited access on park road for private vehicles.
A minimum of 2 people is required for online booking. Book your tickets online for denali national park, alaska. The best way to glimpse the real alaska of northern wilderness and bush villages is to book a trip with an operator of daily tours above the arctic circle. If you are traveling to denali from fairbanks by train or coach, we recommend the afternoon tour. Various rangerled activities are also offered from eielson visitor center. Visit fairbanks arctic circle, aurora viewing lodge, chena hot springs resort, dogsled and culture tour, ice fishing and barbecue, santa claus house, snowmobile, coldfoot coldfoot fairbanks flight tour of arctic circle, denali national park and preserve. Before you book, we must know where you need to be picked up at so we can schedule it. Denali national park and preserve gallery denali national park and preserve sights covid19 travel advisory. Traverse the denali park road in your own vehicle to mile 14 or journey deeper into the park via tour bus. The route spans two of alaskas five geographic regions southcentral and interior alaska. If you are traveling to fairbanks by train or coach in the afternoon, our morning tour works well for an afternoon departure from the. From fairbanks to anchorage, see what the great land of alaska has to offer on this exhilarating alaska tour and cruise. The denali backcountry adventure departs from the denali cabins located at mile 229 on the george parks highway just eight miles south of the denali national park entrance. Adventure class, goldstar, wilderness express meal service.
Head to denali this morning and on the way stop to visit nenana village. Every summer morning, the northbound denali star train departs anchorage for the 356mile, 12hour journey to fairbanks, with stops in wasilla, talkeetna and denali national park. From hiking to flightseeing, here are some of the best excursions in denali national park. From may 2031 each year, the tundra wilderness tour travels a slightly shorter distance, because the denali park road doesnt open fully til early june.
At denali, experience the parks six million acres of wilderness as few ever have the chance to see it, savoring the quiet beauty and solitude of a winter landscape. Talkeetna and denali train tour tour ttn gray line alaska. Fairbanks to denali park shuttle bus 1st alaska tours. We invite you to hop aboard our private bus tour for a onceinalifetime adventure into the heart of denali national park. To make your transfer between denali and fairbanks as easy as possible, we will pick you up and drop you off at your hotel, hostel or campground in denali and. Packages also have a range of transportation options. Denali from the denali park entrance area, including the hotels. Connect between alaskas most famous national park and fairbanks in a convenient and uncomplicated way. Denali park excursions our guide to denalis best trips.
Find year round tours and activites in denali national park. With this fast paced itinerary, you visit denali national park and one of alaskas two largest cities fairbanks or anchorage. After an overnight in fairbanks, meet the train departing to denali national park. Denali national park to fairbanks shuttle onewayroundtrip. Fairbanks denali national park fairbanks 272 miles after breakfast, we are heading to the denali national park by the northern lights train, we will depart at about 07.
Travel into unspoiled denali national park and preserve, a place so big that if you explored 1,000 acres a day, it would take you 10 years to see it all look for the big fivemoose, gray wolves, grizzly bears, dall sheep and caribou reach kantishna, a former mining outpost at the literal end of the road explore denali with a variety of activities, from guided hikes to an optional. The 10 best denali national park and preserve tours tripadvisor. Day 3, tuesday nenana, denali national park, healy embark on a scenic drive south to denali national park. Starting in anchorage, fairbanks, or seward, choose between denali national park and the south denali area near talkeetna. If your final destination today is one of the main hotels in denali park, you. National park service rangers and interactive displays provide insight and information about the park and its myriad of resources. You will have a break of around 45 minutes at the center. Aurora forecast 2240 hanson rd, fairbanks, ak 99709 907 5905900. See denali, north americas tallest mountain weatherdependent.