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Denali National Park Tours

Choose your own park tour! All Princess Alaska land and sea vacation include an exciting tour through the park, plus Princess offers the flexibility to choose your preferred experience from four unique tour options. If your cruisetour does not include a Denali Park tour, you can reserve it separately through Princess.

Park tour options include: Experience Denali with Alaska Geographic, Denali Natural History Tour, Tundra Wilderness Tour and Kantishna Experience. Select the appropriate Denali National Park tour experience for you!

Click on the locations below to view all excursions available:
Denali | Mt. McKinley | Copper River | Kenai | Anchorage | Fairbanks


  • Denali Explorer
    The most popular option includes multiple nights at Denali, exclusive Princess rail service, sightseeing activities and more
  • On Your Own
    Starting from just $299 more than a 7-day cruise, these options give you the flexibility to create your own adventure at Denali
  • Off the Beaten Path
    Visit Wrangell–St. Elias National Park, the Kenai Peninsula or Prudhoe Bay, plus dazzling Denali
  • Connoisseur
    Deluxe escorted options that include a tour director, most meals and multiple days at Denali and beyond

ALASKA CRUISES AND CRUISE TOURS FOR 2012 -

>> Princess  2012 Land and Sea Adventures 10-16 day cruise tours.<<

 

Experience Denali with Alaska Geographic

Duration: Approximately 4 hours
Price: $79 per person

Tour Highlights:
  • This tour introduces participants to Denali and provides an enhanced view of the Denali ecosystem and current research taking place
     
  • A narrated bus tour 15 miles into Denali takes guests to a beautiful river valley where they embark on a short walk to the historic Savage River Camp
     
  • The tour has the smallest group-to-instructor ratio of any tour in Denali and therefore provides the most intimate experiences
     
  • On the walking portion of the tour, guests take part in several activities that highlight park wildlife and provide hands-on experiences
     
  • Following the walk, participants are given one hour for a self-guided stop at the Denali Visitor Center
     
  • The tour is hosted by Alaska Geographic, a non-profit partner that reinvests tour proceeds to fund teacher scholarships, research fellowships, education grants, and K-12 outreach
     
  • Limited space availability
     
Recommended for:
  • Passengers who prefer an active, hands-on tour of Denali National Park
     
  • Passengers traveling with children
     
  • Passengers who have limited time in Denali and want to more thoroughly experience their lodge and/or land excursions
     
  • Passengers who prefer to have more free time in Denali
     
Denali Natural History Tour

Duration: Approximately 6 1/2 hours
Price: $93 per person

Tour Highlights:
  • Fully narrated tour that focuses on the rich history of Denali National Park
     
  • Travels to Primrose Ridge (Mile 17) for scenic and wildlife viewing opportunities
     
  • Includes a screening of “Across Time and Tundra”, a film that depicts development of the park road and early visitor experiences
     
  • Stop at Savage Cabin to visit a rustic, back-country shelter used by rangers for decades
     
  • Alaskan Native Presentation
     
  • Possible opportunity to see Mt. Mckinley (weather permitting)
     
Recommended for:
  • Passengers who are interested in Denali’s history, culture and nature
     
  • Passengers who have limited time in Denali and want to more thoroughly experience their lodge and/or land excursions
     
  • Passengers who prefer to have more free time in Denali
     
Tundra Wilderness Tour

Duration: Approximately 9 hours
Price: $149 per person

Tour Highlights:
  • Comprehensive, fully narrated tour that travels deep into Denali National Park (Mile 53)
     
  • In-depth information about the history of the park with plentiful wildlife and photography opportunities
     
  • Travels over Sable Pass to scenic Polychrome Overlook
     
  • Stony Hill Overlook provides opportunities to see Mt. McKinley (weather permitting)
     
  • Note: The Teklanika Tundra Wilderness Tour is seasonally offered in place of the Tundra Wilderness Tour when the park road is not fully accessible due to weather.
     
Recommended for:
  • Passengers with 2-night stays at Denali
     
  • Passengers who want a deep Denali Park experience
     
  • Passengers who enjoy motorcoach travel
     
Kantishna Experience

Duration: Approximately 14 hours
Price: $199 per person

Tour Highlights:
  • All day tour that travels to the end of the park road (Mile 91)
     
  • This tour is guided by a National Park Service Interpretive Ranger
     
  • Explore the old gold mining town of Kantishna and learn about its history
     
  • Stop at the restored home of Fannie Quigley and learn about the early settlers
     
  • Visit the Eielson Visitor Center and Wonder Lake
     
  • Abundant opportunities for wildlife viewing
     
  • Possible opportunities to see Mt. Mckinley (weather permitting)
     
  • Limited space availability
     
  • Note: This tour does not operate when the park road is not fully accessible due to weather.
     
Recommended for:
  • Passengers with 2-night stays at Denali
     
  • Passengers who want to travel to the end of the park road
     
  • Passengers who enjoy motorcoach travel
     
Other Helpful Information
  • To change the Denali Park tour on an existing Alaska cruisetour booking, please have your Travel Agent call Princess. The price difference will be applied to your booking. Changes must be made 14 days prior to departure.
     
  • You may also choose to opt out of the tour altogether. The price will be credited to your booking.
     
  • Don’t wait; availability is limited. Space is assigned on a first-come, first-served basis. Not all requests can be accommodated.
     
  • A snack and hot beverage is provided on the Natural History Tour.
     
  • Box lunches and beverages are provided on the Tundra Wilderness Tour and the Kantishna Experience.
     
  • Wheelchair accessible buses are available, and all stops are wheelchair accessible.
     
  • Children under 4 years and/or 40 pounds are required to be in a child safety device (car seat) to ride on buses. Passengers must bring their own child safety device.
     
  • Tour buses are school buses and are not equipped with restrooms. Buses will stop approximately every 90 minutes for restroom breaks.
     
  • Park road is not paved and travels through beautiful Alaskan wilderness – wildlife is not guaranteed.
     
  • Privately owned vehicles are not permitted into the National Park.
     
  • Suggested items to bring include warm clothes, rainwear, insect repellant, camera, binoculars, and personal medications as necessary.

Visit the official National Park Service web site to learn

more about Denali National Park

 
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