All three choices include a two-night stay at\u00a0Copper River Princess Wilderness Lodge<\/a>, overlooking\u00a0Wrangell-St. Elias National Park. \u00a0The lodge\u00a0resembles the traditional national park lodges. It\u2019s rustic, relaxing and all about the views. The lodge sits along the bluff that overlooks the vast wilderness and mountain ranges. The dining room has a wall of windows so you can enjoy your authentic Alaskan cuisine with views of the expansive wilderness and snow-capped mountain peaks. But if you want to do more than just enjoy the view…there are plenty of excursions to take advantage of while you’re there.<\/p>\n BY FOOT<\/b><\/p>\n BY DOG<\/b><\/p>\n Sled Dog Demonstration & Ride<\/b>\u2014Play with Alaska\u2019s sledding competition dogs. See how the Husky dogs train during the summer months, and join a local musher and his dog team on an adrenaline-pumping ride on a wheeled cart through the wilderness.<\/p>\n BY WATER<\/b><\/p>\n Salmon Fishing by Raft\u2014Full Day or Half Day<\/b>\u00a0\u2013 Combine the scenic wilderness rafting experience with a fishing pole. You\u2019ll be able to catch salmon without competing with the bears.<\/p>\n Wild & Scenic Backcountry Rafting<\/b>\u2014Want to go faster? Ride the rushing whitewater of the glacier-fed Klutina River on a raft through a forested valley and tall canyons. Your guide will tell you how this river was used during the gold rush and utilized by the U.S. Army.<\/p>\n BY AIR<\/b><\/p>\n Wrangell St. Elias Air Panorama<\/b>\u2014See <\/b>the largest national park in the U.S. by air! You\u2019ll see all of the Wrangell-St. Elias Park mountain ranges and have the best views of the glaciers, lush valleys, mud volcanoes and wildlife.<\/p>\n Book your Princess Alaskan cruisetour with CruiseExperts.comwildlife.<\/p><\/div>\n Historic Kennicott and Wrangell-St. Elias Flightseeing Adventure<\/b>\u2014Flightseeing is the best way to see the vast wilderness and some of the most breathtaking views. On this tour, you\u2019ll also get to explore the old copper mining towns of Kennicott and McCarthy.<\/p>\n IT’S TIME TO BOOK your 2014 Alaskan Cruisetour<\/strong><\/p>\n Now is the time to book your Alaskan cruisetour for next year. Call a CruiseExperts.com agent today to get more information on Alaskan cruises and cruisetours and we can help you plan the trip of your dreams. Call 1-888-804-CRUIse(2784) or visit our website at \u00a0www.CruiseExperts.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n Join our Inner Circle and \u201cLike\u201d us on Facebook<\/b><\/p>\n Join our\u00a0Inner Circle<\/a>\u00a0email subscription\u00a0\u00a0or \u201clike\u201d us on\u00a0Facebook<\/a>\u00a0 to be the first to know the latest information and hottest deals offered by all the cruise lines.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Planning a cruise and land vacation to Alaska? \u00a0One place we recommend including in your itinerary is Wrangell-St. Elias National Park. It’s the nation\u2019s largest National Park, spanning from the Canadian border to south central Alaska–over\u00a013.2 million acres. Wrangell-St. Elias has four major mountain ranges, with 9 of the 16 highest peaks in the U.S. … How Can I Visit Alaska’s Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and What Can I Do There?<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":44771,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[28,19,30],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-44765","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-alaska","category-destinations","category-informative"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cruiseexperts.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/44765","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cruiseexperts.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cruiseexperts.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cruiseexperts.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cruiseexperts.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=44765"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.cruiseexperts.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/44765\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cruiseexperts.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/44771"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cruiseexperts.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=44765"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cruiseexperts.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=44765"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cruiseexperts.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=44765"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}![\"kennicott](\"https:\/\/www.cruiseexperts.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/kennicott-copper-mine-Princess-400x266.avif)
<\/picture><\/a>Kennicott Explorer<\/a><\/b>\u2013Explore the historic copper mining town of Kennicott. Learn about the origination of McCarthy, AK and experience life in the Last Frontier. Cool fact:<\/b> No drinking or gambling was allowed in Kennicott, so that\u2019s why McCarthy sprang up.<\/p>\n![\"Wrangell-St.](\"https:\/\/www.cruiseexperts.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/hiking-a-glacier-in-wrangell-st-elias-400x267.avif)
<\/picture><\/a>Worthington Glacier Hike<\/b>\u2014Grab your parka for a hike on the ice blue Worthington Glacier. Once you reach the glacier, your guide will provide you with a pair of crampons <\/a>and take you out onto the glacier.<\/p>\n![\"Book](\"https:\/\/www.cruiseexperts.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/coral-princess-in-alaska.avif)
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