ALASKA, IN THE WILD LANDS

Departure from Italy with scheduled flight operated by Condor Airways. Arrival in Anchorage in the late morning. Processing of customs formalities. Meeting with the local assistant for the pick-up to the hotel. Overnight stay.

Breakfast at the hotel. Departure from your hotel to collect the rented motorcycles. Our adventure "in the wild lands" begins. First stop is the Copper River crossroads to the west where you will arrive in the afternoon by visiting, reaching it along the way the Matanuska Glacier whose 43 km long glacial tongue makes it the largest glacier in Alaska. Arrival in Copper Mine where the gold rush still leaves its mark. Accommodation and overnight stay at the hotel.

Free breakfast. We go into the unspoiled nature of Alaska along the 60 unpaved miles that lead us to McCarthy, a still intact small town of miners and gold miners that bring you back to the times of the real wild Alaska of the gold miners. Return to Copper River in the afternoon. Overnight stay.

You head south again to Valdez through Elias National Park and Preserve, the largest United States National Park, a UNESCO World Heritage Site and biosphere reserve. You will cross the Thompson Pass, considered one of the most scenic passes in the world, as you gaze upon the magnificent glaciers. Arrival in Valdez, one of the most important ports in Alaska, where the Valdez Oil Terminal resides, the southernmost point of the pipeline known as the Alaska Pipeline. Free meals. Possibility of a mini cruise through the glaciers of Columbia Glacier in the Prince William Strait. Overnight stay.

Breakfast at the hotel. You return north following the US 4 which led you to Valdez until you reach the heart of the Alaska Range, Paxson. From Paxson you will take the Denali Hwy for about 40 km to the shores of Lake Tangle. Overnight stay.

Free breakfast. Continue north through the incredible landscapes of the Alaska Range mountain range formed by enormous volcanoes with altitudes ranging from 3557 meters of Mount Russel to 5304 meters of Mount Foraker. All these volcanoes are part of the famous "Ring of Fire" which is nothing more than the convergent edge where the Pacific tectonic plate slips below that of North America. The road takes you to the edge of the Arctic Circle to Fairbanks along the Richardson Highway, the oldest and most scenic road in Alaska. Arrival in Fairbanks, the gold mining town with a possible visit to the University of Alaska Museum or opt for a cruise on the Chena River aboard the classic Sternwheeler. Free meals. Overnight stay in Fairbanks.

Breakfast at the hotel. Free day. You are on the edge of the Arctic Circle where the second city of Alaska lies at the foot of the White Mountain glaciers, the main focus of the Gold Rush. You can visit the Museum of the North in the University of Fairbanks whose purpose is to catalog and preserve the cultural and natural heritage of Alaska and the Arctic Circle or you can visit the Gold Dredge mine # 9 with the explanation of the history of the gold rush on board a steam train. From here also begin the legendary Dalton Highway that runs to the North Pole ... Or relax and enjoy the Thermal Waters at Chena Hot Spring, an hour's drive from Fairbanks. Overnight stay in Fairbanks.

Breakfast at the hotel. The route proceeds along the scenic Parks Highway where various stops can be made. You will arrive in the afternoon at McKinley Chalet Resort along the Parks Highway right on the edge of Denali National Park where you can see the majestic Mount Denali (formally Mt. McKinley) and admire brown bears along the banks of the Susitna River. Overnight stay.

Free breakfast. You will visit the largest park in Alaska where you will have the opportunity to admire the beauty of animals such as Brown Bears and Grizzlies, wolves and the famous White-Headed Sea Eagle which is the symbol of the USA. Return to the hotel in the afternoon. Overnight stay.

Free breakfast. You continue south along the Parks Highway through Talkeetna, a commercial base when a gold deposit was discovered on the Susitna River. Continue on the Road along one of the most important roads in the world, the historic US 1 heading south towards Seward until you reach Kenai Fjords National Park. As you proceed along the picturesque Turnagain Channel you can see sheeps climbing on rocky cliffs, moose, bears and eagles or ... whales in the sea. Free meals. Overnight stay in Seward.

Free breakfast. For your penultimate stage we go by road to the most southern point of the nation, Homer whose nickname is precisely "At the end of the road" from which you could enjoy the spectacle of the Kenai Peninsula with its peaks and glaciers that extend indefinitely. Overnight stay.

Breakfast at the hotel. Departure from our hotel to return to Anchorage, the final stage of our road trip in the Wild Lands. Arrival and return of the motorcycles in the afternoon. Return to the hotel and rest of the day at leisure. Overnight stay.

Breakfast at the hotel. Transfer to the airport and departure for Italy on a flight operated by Condor Airways

Expected arrival in Italy in the afternoon