Off the beaten path lane tour

[yahooelvis]

Hi all. Has anyone gone on the Princess Land tour portion of the Alaska/Sapphire cruise? We are on next year’s July tour cruise. Would love to hear anyone’s pros and cons on the land tour. It is called off the beaten path starting in Fairbanks. 
 

thank you!!!

[jinpasco]

We did that particular one last year. We have done 1other  in the past. It was during the end of covid so we had some extra hoops to jump thru. I did not enjoy it as much as our first tour ( 4 day but don't remember the tour name) because it did not give us time to explore and relax. It was a different hotel almost everyday so most of our time was sitting on busses or trains. By the time you get to a motel, get your room and luggage it's time for dinner then you get ready for the next day because your luggage has to be outside your room by 6 am. Some hotels we didn't get to until after 4 , not much was open and no excursions.I thought being in a new place each day would be fun but it was exhausting. Plus we had to do the covid tests then so one place was off the bus, into a room, stand in line then go back.to your room to await the results.Then you could leave to dinner. Our first tour was 2 days in Fairbanks, 2 days in Denali then the train to Whittier. Enough time to enjoy the scenery, relax and do excursions the second day. 

I would say look at the travel times between lodges and see what you can do. Some people are happy to relax with a drink and take in the scenery, others want to hike and explore. Good luck with your decision. Alaska is beautiful.

 

[Tranquility Base]

We did two cruisetours B2B in 2015.

We are also doing another two cruisetours B2B next year.

On both occasions we only booked cruisetours which spend two nights at each lodge.

We needed that clear day at each lodge in order to relax and enjoy ourselves.

Sometimes we did an excursion, sometimes we just did DIY.

Edited August 12, 2023 by Tranquility Base