Explore Alaska by way of the historic Alaska Railway. Start your Alaska adventure in northern Fairbanks and work your way south visiting Denali National Park. Spend three nights in Denali exploring the National Park and enjoy a canyon rafting experience. Return to Anchorage with the option to add on additional stays and activities as you like. The backcountry of Wrangell-St Elias park or a kayaking tour in Valdez are great additions.
Moderately active but not overly strenuous. This level includes activities like casual cycling, yoga, or excursions/activities that typically last 3-5 hours total each day.
After a scenic journey by train from Fairbanks through the meandering Nenana and Tanana river valleys, arrive mid-day to the front country area of Denali National Park. Check into your hotel and set out to explore the area on your own today. Visit Denali National Park’s Visitor Center for information on the park’s rich cultural and natural history. Learn about park science programs at the adjacent Murie Science and Learning Center or find guidance on which trail to hike. Connect with an interpretive program or catch the free shuttle to the dog demo, where you’ll learn about the only canine rangers in the NPS system during a thrilling program. Feeling like a deeper dive into the park? Take the free shuttle to Savage River, where expansive views of the vast river valley lined by the Alaska Range and the Outer Range give you a great chance to see caribou, moose, grizzly bears and more.
Free shuttles to activities just outside the park entrance are available from the railroad depot, including access to rafting, ziplining, horseback riding, shopping, restaurants and more.
Follow in the footsteps on Fannie Quigley to the old gold town of Kantishna on this all-day adventure to the end of the Park Road. Join a Certified Interpretive Guide on this unique experience, and learn about the park – and spend time in Kantishna discovering its fascinating history and role in the formation of Interior Alaska. This experience also features a National Park Service Interpretive Ranger from Wonder Lake. This is the only tour to feature an Interpretive Ranger from the National Park Service.
Canyon Run - Hang on! It’s whitewater ahead! You’ll get wet and enjoy every minute of it as we head for Healy, 11 miles down river. Get into real whitewater rafting as you hang on through thrilling rapids such as “Razorback”, “Coffee Grinder”, and “Ice Worm”! You have your choice of Oar Rafts or Paddle Rafts (It takes 5 participants to paddle, when possible we combine parties to reach five or more). Both oar rafts and paddle rafts run the same rapids on the river. Perfect for 1st timers, an oar raft, is rowed by the guide while rafters sit, hold on and enjoy the view. In a paddle raft you will be expected to follow instructions and be an active participant by paddling the raft down river. You still have a guide but everyone has a paddle and the guide instructs you on how and when to paddle.
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Our guide and driver were very good with their knowledge and were very helpful with our questions. It was a very pleasant visit that would have been impossible to do on our own. Hotels and restaurants were fantastic. The special places we got to go to, like the kitchens, were great. Enjoyed the entire trip!
Meyer Smolen
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8 hours ago
The trip was not only memorable for the amount of animals we saw but also for the people and accommodations at the two camps where we stayed. Our first guide, BK, was a wealth of information about the animals, landscape and down to the plants and what they were used for. Everyday out was a learning experience with him. All the people at the camps were gracious and the food was excellent.
Our second camp in the Okavanga was just as good as the first as far as the staff, accommodations, food and animals. After our experience at the first camp we amazed that the high quality remained the same. Our guide, G, made sure we were able to enjoy every experience including a rush through the bush to witness a cheetah and an ensuing hunt that he heard over his radio.
In both camps there were enough guides out that if they saw something the other guides were informed which helped in seeing as much as possible. It was also nice that the concessions were large enough that we did not have vehicles following each other throughout the day.
Normally there is always something in a trip of this length that we think could be improved upon but this is the rare case where we cannot think of anything. From the time we left the States to when we returned it was one of the most hassle free vacations we took.
Perhaps emphasizing the use of the laundry facilities at the camps would be useful because of the luggage restrictions would be the only thing I can think of as an improvement to future clients.
Kenneth Dropek
1 day ago
Mary was so pleasant and professional. She made sure all of our questions were answered.
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