Alaska has two most popular National Parks – Denali and Glacier Bay and our ‘SDAN09 – Highlights of Denali & Glacier Bay’ combines these two into one fun filled self-driving tour. This tour starts in Anchorage, which is home to lot of adventures along with metropolitan amenities. Discover famous Denali National Park nestling in the shadows of towering 20.320 ft. Mt. Denali. Denali National Park mesmerizes every one with its pristine beauty amazing hikes and great wildlife spotting. After that you Stopover in Talkeetna - the base for all mountain climbers before returning your car in Anchorage. From Anchorage, you fly to Gustavus and stay at Glacier Bay Lodge. Covering 3.3 million acres of rugged mountains, dynamic glaciers, temperate rainforest, wild coastlines and deep sheltered fjords, Glacier Bay National Park is a highlight of Alaska's Inside Passage and part of a 25-million acre World Heritage Site—one of the world’s largest international protected areas. From sea to summit, Glacier Bay offers limitless opportunities for adventure and inspiration. Today, glaciers still cover 27 percent of the Park. There are more than 50 named glaciers of which seven are active tidewater glaciers that calve icebergs into the sea. Two of them, Johns Hopkins and Margerie Glaciers, are advancing. Encircling the park to the west is the Fairweather Range, the highest coastal mountains in the world at 15,000 feet. Experience Glacier Bay from the comfort of the catamaran during a Glacier Bay Cruise. The bay is rich with marine life, including the endangered humpback whale, orcas, threatened Stellar sea lion, harbor seals, sea otters and porpoises. In addition Glacier Bay is home to a large bear population, both brown and black, as well as the blue glacier bear, a rare color phase of the black. Sitka blacktail deer and mountain goats thrive in the park. Fly to Juneau and explore the highlights of Alaska's capital. This self-drive tour is perfectly suited for the adventurous travelers.