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Alaska Iditarod - Race Start + 2 Wilderness Check Points |
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TOUR ITINERARY  |
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Day 01 Anchorage, Alaska
Arrival in Anchorage, Alaska. Transfer to your downtown hotel. Anchorage, also called "city of lights" offers many attractions during winter time. Visit the Fur Rendezvous Festival offering snow sculpture competition, snowshoe softball and the Eskimo blanket toss. Stroll along the coastal trail to Earthquake Park with fantastic views of the Alaska Range, Mt. Susitna and Mt. McKinley. |
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ALASKA IDITAROD RACE
TOUR INCLUDING:
- 7 Nights Accommodation
- Superior/First Class Hotels
- Hotel Tax
- Musher's Banquet Tickets
- Airport Transfer
- Fly out to Finger Lake
- Fly out to Rainy Pass
- 2 Day Compact Car Rental
- Unlimited Mileage
- Rental Car Tax
- Licensing Fee
- State Tax
- Tour Description
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IDITAROD RACE START +
2 IDITAROD CHECKPOINTS
TOUR DEPARTURES:
March 04 - March 11, 2009
March 03 - March 10, 2010
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Day 02 Anchorage - Iditarod Mushers Banquet
Spend the day in Anchorage and visit the Alaska Native Heritage Center or the Museum of History & Art. Attend the Iditorod Musher's Banquet, starting at 6:00 p.m. at the Sullivan Arena in Anchorage. The Mushers Banquet is the location where the mushers draw for their starting positions. Gather in the Sulivan arena for a delicious dinner, autographs and mingling with Iditarod mushers and supporters. Excitement fills the air and cheers go up as each the Iditarod musher walks across the stage.
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Day 03 Anchorage
Today you have the opportunity to visit Alyeska Resort, Seward, gateway to Kenai Fjords National Park or Homer. From Anchorage drive along ice-filled Turnagain Arm, one of the most beautiful highway in Alaska. Watch for Mountain Goats and Moose along the road! Alyeska Resort, tucked in a glacier valley between the mountains and the sea offers first class skiing and sled dog tours. Continue to Seward and attend a whale watching cruise. You can also fly from Anchorage to Homer, world-famous for its Bald Eagles. Over 100 of these majestic creatures congregate here during the entire winter.
* Optional Sightseeing
Flightseeing Tour to Homer
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Day 04 Anchorage, Alaska - Iditarod Race Start
Watch today the ceremonial Iditarod race start in downtown Anchorage at 4th Avenue. The Iditarod start is scheduled for 10:00 am. The Iditarod teams run a short distance and will be driven to Wasilla. Iditarod Mushers will have passengers on their sleds, known as "Idita-Riders". They pay up to several thousand dollars for the opportunity to ride along out of the starting line in Anchorage.
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Day 05 Anchorage - Wasilla / Willow Restart
Today you have the opportunity to discover one more time the surrounding of Anchorage or travel about 50 miles north of Anchorage to watch the actual Iditarod Race start, taken place in Wasilla or Willow.
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Day 06 Fly out Finger Lakes - Iditarod Checkpoint
Board a skiplanne in the morning (included) for a trip to the remote Iditarod checkpoint at Winterlake Lodge – about 200 trail miles north of Anchorage. You will spend the day experiencing the activities at the Iditarod checkpoint and see resting Iditarod dog teams and Iditarod mushers gearing up for the trip to famous Rainy Pass. Return to Anchorage in the early evening.
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Day 07 Fly out Rainy Pass - Iditarod Checkpoint
Fly out to Rainy Pass, another Iditarod checkpoint, located on Puntilla Lake, just below the highest point of the trail, Rainy Pass, at 3,160 feet. It is not uncommon for them to have about ten feet of snow all over the ground. Enjoy the pristine Alaska wilderness setting that is unexcelled for its scenic beauty and primitive majesty in the middle of the Alaska Mountain Range. Observe the Iditarod mushers and their Iditarod dog teams. Return to Anchorage in the late afternoon.
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Day 08 Anchorage Departure
Check out of your hotel. Transfer to the Anchorage airport. |
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RATES PER PERSON IN US$
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Single
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Double
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Triple
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Quad
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March 04 - March 11, 2009
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$1680.00
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$1510.00
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$1340.00
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$1300.00
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March 03 - March 10, 2010
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$1710.00
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$1540.00
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$1370.00
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$1330.00
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