Self Drive-From Anchorage
Alaska Road Trips from Anchorage
Alaska is a great destination to be explored by car and our Specialist Team at Alaska Active Tours can help you find and create the prefect self drive tour or vacation. Our pre-designed self drive tour itineraries offer you a chance to experience the classic destinations as well as remote wilderness locations which you've probably heard about: Denali National Park, Seward - gateway to Kenai Fjords, Glacier Bay and more. Find the fully-customisable tour suggestion that best suits you. Anchorage, the largest city in Alaska is a great location to start your Alaska driving tour. The city is located in the South-central portion of Alaska at the terminus of the Cook Inlet on a peninsula formed by the Knik Arm to the north and the Turnagain Arm to the south. You will find it’s brimming with activities for the outdoorsy and adventurous. With so much of variety of things, for a first time visitor to Alaska or a seasoned traveller, Anchorage has more to offer and is the perfect starting point for your journey into Alaska.
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SDAN01 - Peaks of Denali Road Trip from Anchorage
SDAN02 - Alaska Discovery Holiday, One Way to Fairbanks
Denali National Park nestling in the shadows of towering 20.320 ft. Mt. Denali, is almost the first thing that comes to mind for anyone visiting Alaska. The top rated driving vacation allows visitors to explore the untouched pristine wilderness of Denali National Park.
SDAN03 - The Nature of Alaska Holiday
This six day driving tour takes visitors to Talkeetna, the Denali State and National Park as well as to Whittier - the gateway to Prince William Sound. Join the Denali Wilderness Tour, a scenic flightseeing tour to Mt. Denali and enjoy the Prince William Sound glacier & wildlife cruise.
SDAN04 Best of Kenai Fjords & Denali Road Trip
SDAN05 - Explore Kenai Peninsula Road Trip
The Kenai Peninsula Road Trip offers typical Alaska experiences including breathtaking scenery, excellent wildlife viewing and some of the best fishing opportunities along the Kenai River. Our ‘SDAN05 – Explore Kenai Peninsula Road Trip’ makes you experience this with a road trip in 8 days.
SDAN06 - Alaska’s Glaciers and National Parks Holiday
Alaska is the land of glaciers and pristine National Parks. This Alaska driving tour combines them to give you best of both in eight days. Highlight is the overnight stay at the historic towns of Kennicott / McCarthy, in the heart of Wrangell St. Elias National Park.
SDAN07 - Alaska’s Bears,Whales & Glaciers - Driving Tour
Explore the natural wonders of Alaska during our 8-day self drive tour to the most scenic destinations central Alaska has to offer. Highlights are the Denali National Park Wilderness Tour with excellent wildlife viewing for caribou, moose and grizzly bears.
SDAN08 - Best of Alaska Round Trip Driving Tour
Discover the highlights of Alaska during this nine-day road trip. Pick up your rental car in Anchorage and discover Denali Park onboard the Denali Wilderness Bus Tour. Explore the Arctic region and the Dalton Highway from Fairbanks before exploring the coast towns of Valdez and Seward.
SDAN09 - Highlights of Denali & Glacier Bay
Alaska has two most popular National Parks – Denali and Glacier Bay and our drive tour combines these two. Highlight is the stay at Glacier Bay Lodge, covering 3.3 million acres of rugged mountains, dynamic glaciers, temperate rainforest, wild coastlines and deep sheltered fjords.
SDAN10 - Alaska’s Nature Escape Driving Tour
This driving tour provides visitors an in-depth view of Alaska's most scenic National Parks. Discover Kenai Fjords, join a scenic ride onboard the Alaska Ferry across Prince William Sound, a spectacular flight over the Wrangell - St. Elias National Park to the historic ghost towns of Kennicott and McCarthy.
SDAN11 - Goldrush Trail - One Way Tour to Skagway
Alaska and Yukon one way self drive tour on the Gold Prospector Route provides an in depth view of Alaska and the Yukon Territory most diverse regions. It features most of the highlights and scenic wonders in the central Alaska region.
SDAN12 - Gems of Alaska - One Way Tour to Juneau
This is one of the most scenic one way driving tours across Alaska and the Yukon from Anchorage to Juneau. Travel on the historic gold-rush trail and visit Dawson City and Skagway, explore the great northern arctic region from Fairbanks and discover the vast majestic mountain scenery of the Yukon.
SDAN13 - The Great Alaska Explorer Self Drive Tour
Discover Alaska at your own pace. Our two-week circle adventure self drive tour features most of the highlights and scenic wonders of Alaska’s great outdoors. Observe grizzly bears, moose and caribou in their natural undisturbed habitat.
SDAN14 - Golden Circle Alaska & Yukon Road Trip
Explore the magic and the mystery of Canada's Yukon Territory and Alaska as you follow the historic Gold Rush Trail Mileposts from Skagway, Whitehorse, Dawson City, Tok to Fairbanks. Visit magnificent Denali National Park, Anchorage and the tidewater glacier of Prince William Sound.
SDAN15 - The Great Alaskan North Road Trip
This 19 day driving vacation offers plenty of opportunity to get out and about in Alaska’s natural beauty. This itinerary offers a relaxed pace, mostly staying two nights at one location. Then it's all about adventure, history, wildlife, untouched nature and magnificent scenery in Alaska.