Me and my wife and planning our first visit to Alaska this summer. After going through various online forums/sites, I have come up with following itinerary. It is not yet complete, so I'll really appreciate if someone can help me finalize it.
June 29 - arrive to ANC late night
30 - drive to Seward (
http://alaska.org/driving/seward-drive.htm)
I don't know if we can cover all places provided in above link. We should be able to cover Potter Marsh, Turnagain Arm, Gridwood, Portage Valley, Exit Glacier.
1 - Kenai Fjordes National Park tour
2 - drive back to ANC
I think this return drive should not take more than 3-3.5 hours, so we can spend full day in kenai peninsula before we return to ANC. Any suggestions?
3 - Nothing planned as of now. Recommendations?
4 - Drive to Talkeetna. Do a flightseeing tour, then drive to Denali NP
5 - Denali NP: Shuttle bus to wonder lake
6 - Denali NP: Nothing planned. Suggestions?
7 - Drive back to ANC for red eye flight
We have already reserved a rental car for 8 days.
Hotel reservations for 2 nights in Seward and 3 nights in denali is done as well.