Alaska Hike, Bike & Kayak

Day 1 Anchorage Cycling

Welcome to Alaska! Your adventure begins in Anchorage – the gateway to some of Alaska’s finest parks and cycling trails. You’ll have a welcome meeting at 12 pm with your trip leader and fellow travellers. After, enjoy a warm-up ride along the paved Tony Knowles Coastal Trail as it hugs the shore of Cook Inlet from downtown Anchorage through coastal marshes and over forested hills, with great views of Mount Susitna along the way. After, you’re free to freshen up and head out to the vibrant downtown, where you might like to enjoy dinner at one of the restaurants.

Day 2 Denali National Park Hiking

After an early breakfast, sit back and enjoy the drive along the Parks Highway to Denali National Park – 6 million acres of the Alaskan wilderness – as you keep an eye out for caribou, birds, wolves and other wildlife. Stop in charming Talkeetna to stretch your legs and enjoy an included lunch with your group. When you arrive at the park – home to Mount McKinley, the second tallest peak in North America – you’ll go to the visitor centre for a safety overview, then head into the wilderness for your first hike. The routes here will vary depending on the weather and the preference of your group.

Day 3 Denali National Park Hiking

Today's hike starts by winding through the spruce forest as you trek upwards on the spectacular Triple Lakes Trail – the longest trail in Denali National Park with great views of Riley Creek. With the towering mountains in the distance, you’ll walk along creeks, forest and rolling hills before the first of the three Triple Lakes comes into view. From here, you’ll either continue on (if time permits) or return to the trailhead and then back to the hotel for a relaxing evening. For those who want to see more of the park, you can choose to forego today's hike and pay for the full-day Tundra Wilderness Bus Tour, which includes the Toklat River’s incredible scenery and some of the park’s best wildlife spotting opportunities.

Day 4 Denali to Seward

Today, embrace an early start as you enjoy a long but scenic drive back through Anchorage and down the Parks Highway to Seward – one of Alaska's oldest and most picturesque towns. Along the way, you’ll stop at Turnagain Arm. A waterway into the northwestern part of the Gulf of Alaska, this area was named for British explorer James Cook, who was forced to ‘turn again’ when the waterway didn’t hold the fabled Northwest Passage on his 1778 voyage. Explore this scenic area, take some spectacular photos of the landscape and then continue to Seward. This vibrant town is the gateway to Kenai Fjords National Park and has galleries, boutique shops and a bustling harbour to discover.

Day 5 Seward Sea Kayaking

Enjoy a change of scenery as you venture out onto Resurrection Bay on full-day sea kayaking and rainforest hiking adventure. Learn about life in Seward as you travel to the shoreline. After a quick briefing, hit the kayak and paddle around the calm turquoise waters of the bay, enjoying beautiful mountain vistas as you keep an eye out for sea otters, seals, porpoises, bald eagles and leaping salmon. From mid-July to early September, you‘ll paddle directly past the outlet of Tonsina Creek to view a salmon spawning stream! Then, explore Tonsina Point with its ghost forest, tall waterfall and gorgeously green scenery. Stop for a picnic lunch with your group in the moss-laden forest and then continue your exploration with a beach walk (and so many photo ops!).

Day 6 Exit Glacier Hike/Anchorage

Before you leave beautiful Seward, there’s time for a classic Alaskan hike to Exit Glacier in Kenai Fjords National Park. You’ll get so close to the dense blue ice that you’ll be able to listen to the sound of the glacier. It’s then time to drive back to Anchorage, where your adventure ends. If you wish to spend more time here, just speak to your booking agent.