Individual arrival of participants in Anchorage. Welcome to Alaska! The local, German-speaking tour guide will greet and welcome the tour participants at the airport. Transfer to the hotel, meeting and introductions to the tour group.

At Lake Spenard, the largest seaplane base in the world, up to 800 aircraft take off and land daily during the summer. Nearby is the Aviation Museum, where you can admire many legendary aircraft types. The journey then begins with the first leg of the drive south to Seward on the Kenai Peninsula. The landscape here is characterized by lush vegetation. An afternoon hike in the Seward area is planned. Options include the Iditarod Trail, the spectacular Coastal Trail (tide dependent), the historic Fort McGilvary, and the salmon river at Tonsina Beach, to name just a few.

Besides the option of another hike in the beautiful area around Seward, there are several attractive optional activities available today. A highlight is the opportunity to participate in the Kenai Fjords Tour, a six-hour boat trip into Kenai Fjords National Park. Undoubtedly one of the best ways to explore this marine region, it offers excellent wildlife viewing opportunities and, of course, the breathtaking experience of venturing close to glaciers calving into the sea. Also worthwhile is a visit to the Alaska Sea Life Center, a saltwater aquarium located right in Seward. The restaurants in Seward are known for their excellent seafood. Don't miss this opportunity!

Today we say goodbye to the Pacific coast and the Kenai Peninsula. The route heads north along Turnagain Arm. Keep an eye out for the white beluga whales, which are frequently seen in this bay! Then we continue past Anchorage along the George Parks Highway to Denali National Park. In the evening, there is an option to take an approximately one-hour glacier flight.

A special park shuttle bus will take you deep into one of North America's most spectacular landscapes. On a clear day, you'll see the majestic Mount McKinley, at 6,193 meters the highest peak in the USA. The diverse wildlife is also very impressive. With a little luck, you might spot wolves, Dall sheep, moose, caribou, and grizzly bears. In the evening, you'll be taken back to the park exit by shuttle bus.

You're leaving the Denali National Park region and today's drive takes you east along the Denali Highway, past breathtaking wilderness panoramas worthy of photos and films. Enjoy the drive. Many Alaska travelers visit Denali Park, but few use this wilderness route. This scenic road is still a true hidden gem!

Continuing north, you'll travel along the Glenn Highway, then on to the Top of the World Highway, one of the most beautiful and spectacular high-altitude roads in North America. You'll traverse alpine plateaus and experience a unique, hilly landscape of boreal coniferous forest and tundra. Along the way, you'll cross the highest border crossing between Canada and the USA at Little Gold Creek. You'll pass through quaintly named towns like Chicken, Action Jackson, and Jack Wade Camp. A ferry across the Yukon River will bring you to Dawson City in the evening.

Dawson City is located right at the mouth of the Klondike River where it flows into the Yukon. Here in this historic town, gold is still mined today, just as it was at the turn of the 20th century. A highlight is the trip to Bonanza and Eldorado Creek, where you'll also visit an active gold mine (optional extra). Afterward, you'll get a panoramic view with an excursion to Midnight Dome, Dawson City's iconic mountain. Later, you'll explore the small town with its charming buildings, some still in their original state, others lovingly restored. In the evening, a visit to Diamond Tooth Gerties, complete with a casino and cancan dancers, is on the agenda.

Today it's an early start. Another day hike is on the agenda. The drive takes us a short way up the famous Dempster Highway. This gravel road is the only road connection all the way to Inuvik on the Arctic Ocean. It's over 730 kilometers long in total! At the foot of the Tombstone Mountains, the spectacular day hike begins in this truly unique environment. It's an unforgettable experience in the tundra and mountain landscape. Every season has its own special charm in this area. The changing colors of the landscape in early autumn are simply breathtaking. The Tombstone Mountains have a distinctive wedge shape and have therefore always served as an unmistakable landmark for early explorers, trappers, and also RCMP patrols. The black basalt mountains appear to the observer here almost like a bizarre lunar landscape.

It's time to say goodbye to the Klondike goldfields. Today's leg of the journey takes you along the northern Klondike Highway to Whitehorse. You'll see the mighty Yukon River repeatedly along the way. At nearly 3,200 kilometers, it's one of the longest waterways in North America. Of course, you'll also visit the infamous Five Finger Rapids – a formidable stretch of rapids that proved fatal to many paddle steamers navigating the Yukon River in the past. Old post stations, roadhouses, and small towns along the route serve as reminders of the great Klondike Gold Rush era.

After a detour to the world's longest wooden salmon ladder, the journey continues for about two hours via the Alaska Highway to Kluane Country. This afternoon, another hike in Kluane National Park is on the agenda. South of Haines Junction lies the Auriol Trail, a shorter, approximately four-hour loop through stunning scenery.

Haines Junction is located right at the foot of Kluane National Park. This park is not only the largest national park in Canada, but it also boasts a diverse array of wildlife and the largest contiguous glacier area on Earth, excluding the North and South Poles! To this day, this vast national park remains largely undeveloped and virtually untouched. Today is dedicated entirely to hiking in this fantastic environment. Numerous trails are available, one of the most spectacular being the one on Sheep Mountain, overlooking the enormous Kluane Lake. Here, there's also an excellent chance of spotting some of the shy, snow-white Dall sheep. Haines Junction also offers several optional alternatives. How about a spectacular helicopter tour over the park's impressive glacier landscape?

Passing Kathleen Lake and then Dezadeash Lake, the Haines Road offers breathtaking views of spectacular mountain passes and landscapes. Crossing the coastal mountains brings you to a completely different climate zone. Shortly before reaching the Pacific coast, you'll pass through the Bald Eagle Valley, where a particularly high concentration of bald eagles can be found at certain times of the year. From the port town of Haines, nestled against the imposing backdrop of the snow-capped Chilkat Mountain Range, a ferry takes you through the dramatic Lynn Canal to Skagway. With a bit of luck, you might spot the adorable sea otters, or perhaps even puffins, sea lions, or even whales. In the evening, Skagway beckons with a visit to one of its historic bars, such as the Red Onion Saloon—a brothel during the Gold Rush—where you can still immerse yourself in the atmosphere of the old gold rush days with live music and a drink.

Skagway, once the gateway to the greatest gold rush of all time! This small port town on the Pacific coast can easily be called an open-air museum of the gold rush era. Almost the entire town, with its nearly 800 inhabitants, is now a protected historical site. Over 100 years ago, most of the gold seekers landed here with their ships from the south, believing they had already reached their dream destination. But the far more arduous part of the journey to the Klondike goldfields was only just beginning. Before even thinking about continuing north on the Yukon River, the infamous Chilkoot Trail had to be conquered, the lower section of which we'll hike today. Today's route takes us along the Klondike Highway towards Whitehorse. First through the coastal mountains and then past Windy Arm. Scenic attractions invite you to make short stops along the way. You'll visit Carcross and the Carcross Desert – the smallest desert in the world – and of course, you'll also be able to admire Emerald Lake. Also called Rainbow Lake by the locals because of its sensational water color.

Transfer of the tour group from the hotel to Whitehorse airport or individual onward program. (Short-term changes to the itinerary are possible and are at the discretion of the tour guide)