The Ultimate Iditarod Adventure Package
The majestic Mount McKinley at night is a sight to be seen from Talkeetna!
Offered by Salmon Berry Tours
Local Phone: 907-278-3572
Toll-Free: 888-878-3572
Email: reservations@salmonberrytours.com
Price: $3025
Available: March 1, 2010 – March 9, 2010
If you want to experience Alaska in the winter, this is the tour for you! This package is complete with some of our favorite activities Alaska has to offer during the Iditarod. Salmon Berry Tours will meet you at the airport and give you a full itinerary including a complete Salmon Berry Tours provisions pack!
From a snow machine tour and glacier viewing, to northern lights viewing, this tour encompasses what it means to be in Alaska.
Your Ultimate Adventure Itinerary Includes *Meet and greet at the airport *Transportation to downtown bed and breakfast *Lodging in downtown Anchorage within walking distance to shopping and the coastal trail! *5-hour snow machine ride to view a glacier *Tram ride up Mount Alyeska *Lunch at the top of the mountain! *Visit to the Alaska Wildlife Conservation Center *Fur Rendezvous Winter Festival activities including ice sculptures, pancake feed, fur auctions and carnival rides! *Northern lights tour of Talkeenta *Overnight stay in Talkeetna including meals! *A visit from the Star Lady *Dog Mushing in Alaska arctic mushing gear! *Ceremonial Start of the 2010 Iditarod *Official Restart checkpoint in Willow, AK *Flight to Rainy Pass checkpoint; includes lunch
Ask about how this tour can be customized!
See our website for a special discount!
YOUR ITINERARY
9 days & 8 nights of adventure
Day One: Monday, March 1, 2010 — Anchorage
- Meet and Greet at airport
- Transportation to downtown bed and breakfast
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Arrive in Anchorage at the Ted Steven's International Airport. Salmon Berry Tours will pick you up at the airport and deliver you safely to your charming downtown bed & breakfast home away from home for the week. If you arrive early enough we will have dinner reservations made for you at one of our local favorite dining spots! Check your Salmon Berry Tours provisions pack for a 2010 Fur Rendezvous Winter Festival schedule!
Day Two: Tuesday, March 2, 2010 — Anchorage
- Snowmobile Adventure Tour
- Attend the
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After breakfast at the B&B Salmon Berry Tours will pick you up and take you on the most amazing scenic drive south of Anchorage where we will begin our snowmobile adventure. This is a favorite Alaska adventure sport never to be forgotten! Each guest over the age of 16 gets their own machine and follows a professional back country guide on an all-ability-levels, amazing ride out into the wilderness through a beautiful valley and all the way to a glacier!
Day Three: Wednesday, March 3, 2010 — Anchorage
- Turnagain Turn Tour
- Includes lunch at the top of Mount Alyeska!
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Head south to the quaint ski-town of Girdwood. Once there we’ll take a lovely, all-ability-levels snowshoe through the beautiful meadows of Glacier Valley. You’ll be ready for a hot lunch on the top of the mountain after this! We will get there by aerial tram and have lunch with some amazing mountain-top views. Try the smoked salmon chowder in a sourdough bread bowl! We will visit the Alaska Wildlife Conservation Center where you are guaranteed to see real Alaska wildlife!
Day Four: Thursday, March 4, 2010 — Anchorage
- Attend the Fur Rendezvous Winter Festival
- Northern Lights Tour of Talkeetna
- Meet the Star Lady
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Relax and sleep in because it's going to be a late star-gazing night! Enjoy the Fur Rendezvous Winter Festival during the day and come evening, Salmon Berry Tours will pick you up and head north to the wonderful winter town of Talkeetna. Here we will dine on homemade soups, breads, and desserts in front of a cozy fire! We will then go out searching for the beautiful Northern Lights! The Star Lady will share with us useful insights into the constellations and the Alaska night sky.
Day Five: Friday, March 5, 2010 — Talkeenta
- Homemade Breakfast
- Dog Mushing
- Overnight Anchorage Bed and Breakfast
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Wake up in picturesque Talkeenta today for a great homemade breakfast. Get bundled up and we'll head out to go dog sledding! This is the day to get first-hand experience with Alaska's official sport. Spend the day with a real Iditarod musher. He will show us gear, supplies, sleds and share with us personal stories from the trail. Get geared up in arctic Alaska mushing gear and hit the trails as you dog sled through the meadows!
Day Six: Saturday, March 6, 2010 — Anchorage
- Ceremonial Start of the 2010 Iditarod
- Fur Rendezvous Winter Festival
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Today is the ceremonial start of the Iditarod in downtown Anchorage! Spend the day on your own and enjoy the Fur Rendezvous Winter activities including the fur auction, the blanket toss at 3rd & E (be sure to stop by our office for hot chocolate and coffee we are right next door!), the Melodrama, Big Air Demo and the Miners and Trappers Ball!
Day Seven: Sunday, March 7, 2010 — Anchorage
- 2010 Iditarod Official Restart in Willow
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This is where you will get the VIP treatment! Join Salmon Berry Tours for homemade scones, coffee and hot chocolate on the way to Willow where the race begins! The official start is one big party on Willow Lake for the day. The Salmon Berry team will serve smoked salmon spread, reindeer hot dogs, veggie dogs, hearty chili, cornbread and brownies! Chute passes available to watch as mushers get ready for their epic journey ahead of them! You really don't want to miss this one!
Day Eight: Monday, March 8, 2010 — Anchorage
- Rainy Pass Checkpoint
- Lunch included at the Rainy Pass Lodge
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Board a small aircraft and get yet another diverse view of Alaska as you fly over mountain ranges, frozen rivers, and ancient glaciers headed to Rainy Pass checkpoint. Enjoy an amazing day of watching mushers come through the checkpoint, cheering on your favorites and having a warm lunch at the Rainy Pass Lodge. Return to Anchorage and your home away from home, bed and breakfast to enjoy one last night in the city.
Day Nine: Tuesday, March 9, 2010 — Anchorage
- Fur Rendezvous Winter Festival
- Flight Home
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Relax before heading home, but if you haven't checked out the Fur Rendezvous Winter Festival...check it out! Today's activities include a blanket toss, the Arts Market, and the Melodrama! Salmon Berry Tours will take you to the airport when you are ready to say goodbye.
