We started in Fairbanks and were awed by the 22 hours of sunlight. The weather was incredible and our tour director Cory was great. He was a lot of fun, informative and very helpful. The Sophie Station Inn was very comfortable, flowers beautiful. We very much enjoyed the tours in Fairbanks, Riverboat Discovery Cruise was informative and offered an interesting look into the Native Alaskans past. Fairbanks has a beautiful park in the downtown area overlooking the river, again lots of gorgeous flowers. Would recommend the Salmon Bake and Golden Heart Revue at Pioneer Park.

The next morning we boarded the glass domed train for Denali. We had breakfast on the train which was fantastic and settled in for a beautiful, scenic ride. Again the weather in Denali was wonderful, and views spectacular especially from our hotel, The Grand Denali Lodge. Food was also great in the Lodge and the views were panoramic. There was a multitude of great excursions, we chose river rafting to Cabin Nite. A scenic ride down the river and a fun evening of food and entertainment with some audience participation including my husbands portrayal of a moose with a dramatic death scene! We had booked our excursions pre-cruise, but if you hadn't, Cory was very helpful in suggesting some of his favorite excursions to help you make your decision.

The next day it was on to Anchorage. This was a long drive, but Cory did a great job of keeping us entertained and informed of what we were seeing. For lunch in Anchorage again Cory told us of several restaurants to choose from. We had a short time to walk around and see downtown Anchorage and then on to Seward to board the ship. Again beautiful scenery, flowers and we did see some wildlife from the motor coach, moose, eagles, Dall sheep. The motor coach driver Bob was also excellent. We always felt safe and he pointed out points of interest and the wildlife from Anchorage to Seward. Read more