Denali Alaska Bus Tours!

There are the Denali Alaska Bus Tours that operate within the park itself and also the Scenic Bus Tours that depart from Anchorage that include transportation to and from Denali National Park in Alaska. What we are concerned with here is the latter of the two and the differences between what is available for the coming tourism season. Another option available to you is the popular Rail & Bus Tour that includes train transportation to and from Anchorage Alaska.

Denali and Mount McKinley Bus Tours!

A little known fact is that not all tours can enter the park and travel all the way to the old gold town of Kantishna located at the end of what is known as the Park Road. This tour is reserved exclusively to the tour busses operated for the National Park Service.

The Denali Park Shuttle Bus and the Denali Park Tour Bus are reserved through the park concessioner, Doyon/ARAMARK Joint Venture. You can contact them about reservations at 1-800-622-7275 or 907 272-7275 for international and local callers in Anchorage.

Mount McKinley ranks high in the hearts of visitors to Denali Park as one of the most anticipated sights they hope to see. Unfortunately, visibility is often obscured by low clouds or fog. If Mt. McKinley is on your bucket list for an Alaskan vacation, here are some things that can increase your odds of getting a great view of the mountain.

Plan to visit in the winter or spring months as this is when the mountain is least likely to be cloud covered. If this is unacceptable and your vacation will be in the summer months like that of most visitors, May and June typically offer a better chance of seeing the mountain or at least to get a partial view.
Plan to be in the area for at least five days. Chances are better then 90% of seeing the mountain if your visit is five or more days in length.
Denali Tour Packages

Best Places to see Mount McKinley;

Talkeetna Spur Road. There’s an overlook on the outskirts of town. On a clear day, Mt. McKinley, and the Alaska Range are in full view from this scenic view point.
Denali Viewpoint North at mile 163 of the George Parks Highway. Alaska State Parks permit required.
Denali Viewpoint South at mile 135 of the George Parks Highway. Alaska State Parks permit required.
You’ll have plenty of opportunities to view McKinley on a Park Road Bus Tour or Shuttle Trip, that is providing the weather cooperates. Popular viewpoints include Reflection Lake and at the town of Kantishna.

Alaska Bus Tour Deals

Great deals on sightseeing bus tours of fully guided interior Alaska are currently being offered for a short time that include guided tours of Denali National Park, views of Mount McKinley, stops in Talkeetna and Wasilla Alaska.

Mount McKinley, located within Denali National Park in Alaska, is the highest mountain on the North American continent at 20,320 feet. Also of interest is the fact that Denali National Park covers nearly six million acres in size.

The annual Denali Park Road Lottery, a four-day event that allows winners to drive as much of the Denali Park Road as weather permits, will take place this year from September 16 - 19, 2011. Applicants must apply for the Denali Park Road Lottery between June 1 - June 30, 2011. An application does not guarantee you that you can drive the Park Road, it just enters you into the very popular September 2011 Denali Park Road Lottery.

Denali Bus Tours visit places like Anchorage, Wasilla, Talkeetna and Fairbanks on their way to the fabulous Denali National Park.