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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

05 days
Anchorage
Anchorage
Visit the most popular National Park in Alaska - Denali National Park with its towering Mt. Denali. This self-drive tour is perfectly suited for travelers arriving by cruise ship or with a limited amount of time. Highlight is the Denali Bus Wildlife Tour and the Mt. Denali Flightseeing Tour from Talkeetna.
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SDAN02 - Alaska Discovery Holiday, One Way to Fairbanks

05 days
Anchorage
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.

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SDAN03 - The Nature of Alaska Holiday

06 days
Anchorage
Anchorage

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.

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SDAN04 Best of Kenai Fjords & Denali Road Trip

08 days
Anchorage
Anchorage
If there is a super simple way to combine the great beauty of Denali and Kenai Fjords in one single road trip, then ‘SDAN04 – Best of Kenai Fjords & Denali Road Trip’ is it! You start in Anchorage, which is filled with lot of adventures along with metropolitan amenities.
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SDAN05 - Explore Kenai Peninsula Road Trip

08 days
Anchorage
Anchorage

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.  

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SDAN06 - Alaska’s Glaciers and National Parks Holiday

08 days
Anchorage
Anchorage

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.   

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SDAN07 - Alaska’s Bears,Whales & Glaciers - Driving Tour

08 days
Anchorage
Anchorage

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. 

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SDAN08 - Best of Alaska Round Trip Driving Tour

09 days
Anchorage
Anchorage

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.

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SDAN09 - Highlights of Denali & Glacier Bay

10 days
Anchorage
Juneau

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. 

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SDAN10 - Alaska’s Nature Escape Driving Tour

10 days
Anchorage
Anchorage

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. 

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SDAN11 - Goldrush Trail - One Way Tour to Skagway

11 days
Anchorage
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.

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SDAN12 - Gems of Alaska - One Way Tour to Juneau

14 days
Anchorage
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. 

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SDAN13 - The Great Alaska Explorer Self Drive Tour

14 days
Anchorage
Anchorage

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.

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SDAN14 - Golden Circle Alaska & Yukon Road Trip

15 days
Anchorage
Anchorage

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.

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SDAN15 - The Great Alaskan North Road Trip

19 days
Anchorage
Anchorage

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.