Day One: Anchorage & Wasilla
Upon arrival in Anchorage, meet your resident guide and traveling companions. Begin your adventure via private luxury transport service featuring leather captains chairs, 22’ plasma TV, and complimentary beverages.
As your Alaskan tour begins, today’s focus is Alaska’s Native history. Enjoy a visit to the Alaska Native Heritage Center where native games, sports, song & dance are performed by local natives. Representatives of many villages share their culture and ideas. Walk around the 20 acres facility featuring native homes as they exist in Alaskan villages.
Next continue north to the Matanuska Valley, the farming belt of Alaska and stop in at the native village of Eklutna. Enjoy the Russian Orthodox influenced Chapel and native influenced spirit houses, sharing their cultural traditions. Pass the Palmer Hay Flats and the Knik Arm of the Cook Inlet where this tundra area is home to arctic wildlife and several species of birds.
Arriving in Wasilla, enjoy comfortable accommodations adding a remote feel to your Alaskan tour and has all the creature comforts. A dinner stop will be provided at one of Wasilla’s finest restaurants offering exceptional views.
View our preferred accommodations for this area:
Palmer Wasilla Mat-Valley Lodging