Amazing Alaska: The Last Frontier, From Mountains to the Sea

After you enroll, we’ll ask you to provide or update your personal information and preferences, which includes your health information, lodging and meal preferences for your program.

Please bring your America the Beautiful National Parks and Federal Recreational Lands Pass (senior pass was formerly known as the Golden Age Passport) if you already have one. In order to be prepared for your upcoming program, we need to collect a few meal selections in advance. The link can be found in the Recommended Websites section of your pre-program information packet. We expect it will take less than 5 minutes to complete. Please carefully review the waiver for New Wave Rafting Adventures prior to the start date of the program and reach out if you have any questions or concerns. In order to expedite the check-in process upon arrival to our field trip, all participants will need to complete and sign New Wave's waiver via a link that we will email to you approximately 20 days prior to the program start date.

United States citizens don’t need a visa for any of the countries you’ll be visiting. Non-U.S. citizens should refer to their country's requirements to ensure they have the necessary documentation for travel.

If Road Scholar is arranging your air travel to and from the program, and you travel on the scheduled start and end dates, you’ll receive free round-trip transfers from the airport to the hotel.

Arrival day is on September 5, 2026

Meet the group at Springhill Suites by Marriott in Fairbanks, AK

Start of Trip:  3:00 p.m. hotel check-in; 5:00 p.m. Program Registration followed by Welcome Dinner at 6:00 p.m; Orientation at 7:00 p.m.

Your trip ends on: Monday, September 14, 2026 in Anchorage, AK at Gateway Hotel

End of Trip: 12:00 p.m. upon arrival in Anchorage, Alaska.

Fairbanks International Airport (FAI)

From this airport, schedule your flight to arrive no later than 16:00 .

The estimated travel time to the check-in location is 12 minutes .

The estimated distance to the check-in location is 6 miles .

Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport (ANC)

From this airport, schedule your flight to leave no earlier than 13:00 .

The estimated travel time from the last location is 2 hours 30 minutes .

The estimated distance to the last location is 126 miles .

Arrival day is on 9/5/2026.

Meet the group at Springhill Suites by Marriott in Fairbanks, AK.

Start of Trip:  3:00 p.m. hotel check-in; 5:00 p.m. Program Registration followed by Welcome Dinner at 6:00 p.m; Orientation at 7:00 p.m.

Your trip ends on: Monday, September 14, 2026 in Anchorage, AK at Gateway Hotel.

End of Trip: 12:00 p.m. upon arrival in Anchorage, Alaska..