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World Travel specializes
in mind, body, and spirit tours, trips, retreats and personally planned
vacations to fit your style of travel. Activities generally include
yoga, wellness and spa programs, hiking, eco-tourism, sacred
journeys, cultural journeys, volunteer vacations and more. All travel
packages also promote low–impact tourism, while also providing a
philanthropic aspect of giving back to local communities.
Trip Details
On this Family Trip, our routes follow
rolling terrain. Liberal van shuttling is incorporated into the itinerary
to facilitate our activities and mileage is kept moderate to enable you to
spend more time exploring on your own.
Routes For All Abilities
Every Family Active Trip is designed to
appeal to a wide variety of interests and fitness levels.
We know your pace may vary from one
day to the next-and your traveling companion's may differ somewhat from
yours. So we present a range of mileage options, and each day you decide
exactly what and how much you want to do.
Recommended Kids Ages
Recommended minimum age for this trip: 6 years
Minimum age restriction to ride own bike: 9 years
Minimum age restriction for float trip: 5 years
Minimum age restriction to kayak: 6 years
General Info on Minimum Ages:
We strongly encourage families to join our Family Trips, designed with kid- and adult-friendly features.
Please note that we have a minimum age requirement of 1 year for all Inn trips and 2 years for all Camping trips.
Other than that, we do not restrict trips to a minimum age except in the rare case of a hotel age restriction. We do, however, recommend minimum ages based on the following criteria:
* 12+ cultural appreciation, difficulty/restrictions of activities and route
* 9+ several long adult dinners; difficulty/restrictions of activities and route
* 6+ several long adult dinners; parent may not be able to pull a Burley and/or there may be multiple activity restrictions
Please note that a trip may feature an activity with an older age requirement than the minimum age recommendation for the trip. Younger kids are still welcome on the trip and while they will not be able to participate in the activity, the leaders will suggest an alternate activity.
For safety reasons, children under 7 may not ride their own bikes and are required to ride on a Piccolo or in a Burley.
Single
Supplement and Roommates
Single
people may sign up to be paired with a roommate can chosen from other tour
members. If a roommate is unavailable, the participant will be notified of
the adjusted price for a single supplement, which is $740
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Overview
6
Days, 5 Nights from $2598 pp
Includes
5 nights of luxury accommodations, all meals except for one
dinner, all
excursions including: Mushing! An exhilarating dog sled ride through the forest,
hiking right up to the face of a glacier, a float trip on the Kenai River,
biking to Homer, one of Alaska's most beautiful towns, the chance to spot moose, eagles, dall sheep and even salmon swimming upstream,
the use of state-of-the-art equipment, and group t-shirt.
Highlights
Alaska's vibrant frontier spirit and overwhelming natural grandeur have the power to stagger the senses. Colossal mountains, sparkling glaciers, abundant wildlife, expansive tundra and wildflower-filled meadows all challenge your sense of scale. Hike through the Chugach National Forest, pedal beneath glacier-carved peaks , paddle in the sheltered coves and lagoons off Yukon Island, float down the Kenai River and walk on an enormous ice field. Wildlife abounds on land and at sea.
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Days at a Glance
Days 1-2 Seward
Meet in Anchorage 
Ride out of Anchorage on city bike paths before continuing on the gently
rolling Tony Knowles Coastal Trail
Travel to the Kenai Peninsula, a land of awe-inspiring mountains, lakes,
glaciers and fjords
Meet some of the famous Iditarod race's canine participants and experience
the excitement of racing on comfortable wheeled dog sleds
In Kenai Fjords National Park, kids hike to the face of Exit Glacier while
adults embark on a once-in-a-lifetime hike with spectacular views of the
vast Harding Icefield.
Day 3 Cooper
Landing
During
a leisurely float trip on the glacial waters of the Kenai River, you
may spot moose, eagles, Dall sheep, beavers, salmon and a variety of
waterfowl
A pleasant hike along the Russian River brings you to a dramatic
waterfall, where you can watch as salmon strive to swim upstream.
Days 4-6
Homer
Take
in spectacular views of Cook Inlet and the volcanoes of the Alaska Range
during a picnic lunch
Bike a scenic route to a viewpoint overlooking the town of Homer, the
Grewingk Glacier and the Homer Spit, a narrow finger of land in beautiful
Kachemak Bay
Stop at a local winery specializing in non-grape fruit wines but also
featuring a circular swing for the kids
Sea otters and bald eagles are common visitors at our hotel at the end of
the spit Board
a water taxi to Yukon Island before embarking on a kayak trip around
Kachemak Bay, keeping watch for an array of wildlife
Enjoy a morning hike with a naturalist through fields of wildflowers 
After a bounteous picnic lunch at the Carl Wynn Nature Center, shuttle to
Anchorage.
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Alaska
is home to lakes, rivers, glaciers, seventeen of the country's twenty highest peaks, massive national parks, wildlife preserves, historical monuments and twenty hours of sunlight in
each magical day.
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1.866.269.2659
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1.585.672.5587
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Alaska is a perfect destination for
an active family vacations.
Mingling with the dog
sled teams is always a trip highlight.
Seward Windsong Lodge
Seward (2 nights) Nestled in the woods near the Exit Glacier with expansive views of the striking Resurrection River Valley.
Kenai Princess Wilderness Lodge
Cooper Landing (1 night) Bungalow-style rooms with vaulted ceilings and wood-burning stoves, set in the lush Kenai River Valley.
Land's End Resort
Homer (2 nights) You'll hardly believe the spectacular views at this comfortable hotel, perched at the tip of Homer Spit in the middle of Kachemak Bay.
Pricing for
Families to LOVE
On Family Active Trips when children share a room with two adults, youths receive the following tiered discount off the trip price:
* 75% off for children ages 1-2
* 40% off for ages 3-6
* 20% off for ages 7-10
* 10% off for ages 11-17
On Family Active Trips when a child shares a room with one adult or two children share a room, a 10% discount applies to children 17 and younger.
The third and fourth youths in a room will receive the tiered discounts described above. When one youth is in a separate room a 10% discount is applied to the trip price, but the full private room charge applies.
All minors (under 18 years) must be accompanied by at least one adult. When one youth is in a single room the full private room charge will apply.
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