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"Iditarod" Sled Dog Race - Anchorage Race Start + Fly-out to Checkpoints |
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The Idiarod Race cannot be compared to any other competitive event in the world! A race over 1049 miles of the roughest, most beautiful terrain Mother Nature has to offer. She throws jagged mountain ranges, frozen rivers, dense forests, desolate tundra and miles of windswept coast at the mushers and their dog teams. Add to that the temperatures far below zero, winds that can cause a complete loss of visibility, the hazards of overflow, long hours of darkness and treacherous climbs and side hills, and you have the IDITAROD! - a race extra ordinaire, a race only possible in Alaska.
The 8-day "Anchorage Race Start + Fly-out to Checkpoints" tour includes a pre and post program, the Musher's Banquet, the race start as well as the fly outs to remote wilderness checkpoints along the Iditarod trail - Finger Lakes and Rainy Pass.
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Iditarod Sled Dog Race - Anchorage Race Start + Fly-out to Checkpoints
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From Anchorage, Alaska
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Day 01
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Anchorage
Arrival in Anchorage. Transfer to your downtown hotel. Anchorage, also called "city of lights" offers many attractions during winter time. Visit the Fur Rendezvous Festival offering snow sculpture competition, snowshoe softball and the Eskimo blanket toss. Stroll along the coastal trail to Earthquake Park with fantastic views of the Alaska Range, Mt. Susitna and Mt. McKinley.
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Day 02
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Anchorage - Mushers Banquet
Spend the day in Anchorage and visit the Alaska Native Heritage Center or the Museum of History & Art. Attend the Musher's Banquet, starting at 6:00 p.m. at the Sullivan Arena in Anchorage. This is where the mushers draw for their starting positions. Gather in the arena for a delicious dinner, autographs and mingling with Iditarod supporters. Excitement fills the air and cheers go up as each musher walks across the stage.
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Day 03
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Anchorage
Today you have the opportunity to visit Alyeska Resort, Seward, gateway to Kenai Fjords National Park or Homer. From Anchorage drive along ice-filled Turnagain Arm. Watch for Mountain Goats and Moose along the road! Alyeska Resort, tucked in a glacier valley between the mountains and the sea offers first class skiing and sled dog tours. Continue to Seward and attend a whale watching cruise. You can also fly from Anchorage to Homer, world-famous for its Bald Eagles. Over 100 of these majestic creatures congregate here during the entire winter.
* Optional Sightseeing
Flightseeing Tour to Homer
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Day 04
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Anchorage - Race Start
Watch today the ceremonial race start in downtown Anchorage at 4th Avenue. The start is scheduled for 10:00 am. The teams run a short distance and will be driven to Wasilla. Mushers will have passengers on their sleds, known as "Idita-Riders". They pay up to several thousand dollars for the opportunity to ride along out of the starting line in Anchorage.
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Day 05
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Anchorage - Wasilla / Willow Restart
Today you have the opportunity to discover one more time the surrounding of Anchorage or travel about 50 miles north of Anchorage to watch the actual start, taken place in Wasilla or Willow.
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Day 06
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Anchorage - Fly out Finger Lakes
This morning you meet at the airport to fly out to Finger Lakes Checkpoint. From the air look out for mushers and their dog teams. In Finger Lakes observe the busy scene as mushers are coming in, taking care of their dogs and later on gearing up for the difficult stretch over Rainy Pass. Return to Anchorage in the late afternoon.
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Day 07
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Anchorage - Fly out Rainy Pass
Fly out to Rainy Pass checkpoint, located on Puntilla Lake, just below the highest point of the trail, Rainy Pass, at 3,160 feet. It is not uncommon for them to have about ten feet of snow all over the ground. Enjoy the pristine wilderness setting that is unexcelled for its scenic beauty and primitive majesty in the middle of the Alaska Mountain Range. Observe the mushers and their dog teams. Return to Anchorage in the late afternoon.
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Day 08
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Anchorage Departure
Check out of your hotel. Transfer to the airport.
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Rates per Person in US$
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Single
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Double
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Triple
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Quad
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February 27 - March 06, 2008
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$1650.00
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$1480.00
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$1310.00
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$1270.00
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March 04 - March 11, 2009
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$1680.00
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$1510.00
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$1340.00
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$1300.00
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March 03 - March 10, 2010
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$1710.00
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$1540.00
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$1370.00
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$1330.00
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Tour includes
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• 7 Nights Accommodation
• Superior/First Class Hotels
• Hotel Tax
• Musher's Banquet Tickets
• Airport Transfer
• Fly out to Finger Lake
• Fly out to Rainy Pass
• 2 Day Compact Car Rental
• Unlimited Mileage
• Rental Car Tax
• Licensing Fee
• State Tax
• Tour Description
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