Alaska Trekking Tours

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Tour Overview

Alaska, Yukon and the Arctic Circle - the Last Frontier! Experience the arctic wilderness and indigenous culture on one of our most remote and extreme itineraries. Traverse the untouched Alaskan Range and venture north to experience the remote and resourceful nature of the Dene and Inuvialuit people. From the snow-capped mountains and ice-blue glaciers at Denali, to the swift caribou and elusive grizzlies of Kluane National Park, Alaska holidays are always captivating, often astounding, so come ready to explore this truly great land!

This tour is operated by our sister company, Grand American Adventures, who offers a range of open-age activity, walking & family adventures. For more details on this tour please see the Grand American Adventures website.

• > Three nights in Denali National Park including shuttles
• > Abundant wildlife viewing in Denali and Kenai
• > Dawson City - Heart of the Klondike Gold Rush
• > Cross the Arctic Circle to Inuvik
• > Drive the Dempster Highway
• > Whitehorse - Historic Yukon Capital
• > Kluane National Park lakeside campsite
• > Two night Wrangell-St Elias National Park ranch stay
• > Two nights in Valdez
• > Scenic ferry across Prince William Sound
• > Two nights in Kenai Fjords National Park
• > Scenic walks and hikes
• > All meals while camping
• > Services of a professional tour leader
• > All transportation by private adventure vehicle
• > 3 shared cabin nights, 4 hotel nights and 13 nights camping fees and equipment (except sleeping bag)

• > Canoeing US$35-US$75
• > Scenic Denali flight US$225-$650
• > Ice climbing US$90-$350
• > Dogsled demo/tour US$20-$90
• > Alyeska mountain aerial tramway US$10-$20
• > Kenai Fjords scenic cruise US$165-$200
• > Kenai Fjords float plane trip US$225
• > Sea kayaking US$45-$250
• > Guided glacier walk US$35-$175
• > Flight to Tuktoyaktuk (Arctic Ocean) US$265
• > Gold panning US$6
• > Whitewater rafting (in season) US$100-$200

Alaskan trips pass through rugged terrain and isolated areas.
Many areas/campgrounds will only have basic/ rustic facilities and little nightlife.

Want even more adventure? We offer a wild Alaskan bear viewing tour, from US$639, available before or after your trip. Contact us for more information or click here to view more >

Why not arrange your own TrekAmerica departure? For groups of 8 or more, we can offer private departures on any of our published itineraries enabling friends, families or organizations to enjoy our classic "Trek" style of travel at special rates. Although tours will run as per our standard itinerary shown here, slight modifications may be considered and dates can be chosen to suit your needs. (Subject to seasonal/operational restrictions). So contact us today and start planning your own adventure.

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Flexible Itinerary

Our routes have been carefully chosen to include the best night stops and highlights. However, as local conditions and passenger requests vary, no two trips will ever be the same. With the guidance of your Trek Leader you may modify certain night stops and highlights to give a truly unique experience!

As this tour departs at 0730 in the morning we recommend that you book pre-tour accommodation at our gateway hotel. Please request at the time of booking.

Local Payments - None

• Day: 1 Anchorage to Denali National Park

  The largest city in Alaska with only 250,000 people, Anchorage has gone through quite a change since the earthquake of 1964. Now a bustling city fuelled by the oil boom and tourism, it was not that long ago that Anchorage was the last outpost before heading into the 'Last Frontier'. After leaving Anchorage we travel north to Denali National Park and Preserve for our three-night stay in cabins at Carlo Creek.
  Accommodation: Cabin included | Meals: Lunch included

• Day: 2-3 Denali National Park

  As we travel along the old Denali Highway to Denali National Park and Preserve keep an eye open for caribou and other wildlife while enjoying the peaceful, unspoiled wilderness. Surrounding Mount McKinley, the tallest mountain peak in North America, Denali offers a vast refuge for a variety of wildlife. Wolves, caribou, and Dall sheep call Denali home, as does the mighty grizzly bear. A wide range of optional activities are available such as river rafting, scenic flights, dogsled demonstrations and hiking, for all fitness and adventure levels.
  
  The following days we are free to explore the pristine backcountry of the park. Take the included Denali shuttle bus, which offers scenic views of the taiga and sub-arctic tundra and offers superb opportunities to view wildlife as well as access to limitless hiking options. For a real treat why not try an optional scenic flight to get a good view of Mount McKinley's towering peak. You could even opt for a glacier landing!
  Accommodation: Cabin included | Meals: Lunch included

• Day: 4 Alaska Range

  We head into the heart of the Alaska Mountain range where we then spend a night camping. Choose to canoe the beautiful Maclaren River or stretch your legs on the tundra covered hills of the Alaska Range and look out for grazing caribous. This is a birder's paradise with many species often sighted and there is a chance to experience excellent fishing for grayling. This range is actually the highest mountain range in North America and includes Mount McKinley.
  Accommodation: Camping with meals included

• Day: 5 Dawson City

  Heading north on the scenic 'Top of the World Highway', we cross into Canada and head into the Yukon Territory before arriving at Dawson City. This town of just over 1300 people was founded in 1897 and named after a Canadian geologist, George Dawson. It was the capital of the Yukon until 1952 when Whitehorse became the capital.
  
  It is hard to believe that 40,000 people were here in 1896 during the Klondike Gold rush, but by 1899 there were only 8000 people that remained. Dawson City featured in the writings of Jack London, famous for his novel, 'The Call of the Wild'. We camp by the banks of the mighty Yukon River and those interested can try their luck with gambling at Diamond Tooth Gertie's Saloon.
  Accommodation: Camping with meals included

• Day: 6 Yukon & Arctic Circle

  It's still further north into Canada's Northwest Territories and across the Arctic Circle to Inuvik.
  Accommodation: Camping with meals included

• Day: 7-8 Inuvik

  Be prepared for some remote and sparse facilities as we experience first-hand the lifestyle and cultures of the Dene, Metis and Inuvialuit peoples who inhabit in this frontier town. Located on the Mackenzie Delta, the name 'Inuvik' means 'Place of Man'. With a population that fluctuates around 3000, this is the administrative capital and a unique place to visit, largely because of its primarily indigenous population.
  
  There is the unique domed Our Lady of Victory Church, which is often referred to as 'Igloo Church'. In our free time we can take an optional flight to the town of Tuktoyaktuk on the coast of the Arctic Ocean to gain a unique insight into this remote and hardy community.
  Accommodation: Camping with meals included

• Day: 9-10 Yukon & Dawson City

  Return south along the scenic Dempster Highway through the Yukon Territory we head back to Dawson City. We have another chance to sample the legendary Sour-Toe cocktail, try our hand at gold panning or enjoy a hike up to Midnight Dome.
  Accommodation: Camping with meals included

• Day: 11 Whitehorse

  We follow the trail of the original Sourdough miners along the Yukon River to Whitehorse and wander the streets of this old frontier capital. Whitehorse is named after the White Horse Rapids in Yukon, which resembles the mane of a white horse. It is also the largest city in the Yukon with a population of over 26,000. In your free time here, why not go for an optional horseback ride with the gang at Sky High Ranch?
  Accommodation: Camping with meals included

• Day: 12-13 Kluane National Park

  The Yukon's premier national park, Kluane, beckons us next with a lovely waterside campsite along the shoreline of Lake Kluane. This park is full of mountains and glaciers that include Mount Logan (5959 metres or 19,550 feet) - the highest mountain in Canada. There have been over 100 species of birds recorded in the park including the bald eagle and the rock ptarmigan. We have time to enjoy the splendour of this park. Options include hiking up Sheep Mountain or relaxing by the lake and soaking up the serene beauty.
  Accommodation: Camping with meals included

• Day: 14 Tok

  We travel back to USA and the state of Alaska. The small community of Tok sits at 1600 feet in the mountains and is located on the junction of the Glenn Highway and the first Alaskan Highway, built in the 1940s. With a sizeable number of its 1400 inhabitants being of native Athabascan origin, this town is also the home of the world famous Pancake Toss competition that takes place at the Sourdough campground. If you manage to toss the pancake into a bucket, you could win a hearty pancake breakfast the next morning!
  Accommodation: Camping with meals included

• Day: 15-16 Wrangell St.Elias National Park

  We travel on to Wrangell-St Elias National Park and spend two nights at our wonderfully eclectic ranch in the 'bush town' of McCarthy. Bordering Canada's Yukon Territory, this stunning national park is the largest in the country, containing glaciers five times the size of Manhattan and nine of the sixteen highest peaks in North America! We have plenty of time to explore the historic abandoned copper mining town of Kennecott or hike along the Kennecott and Root Glaciers. Optional activities available include ice climbing, hiking, sightseeing and glacier walking or taking a scenic flight past the towering mountains and endless glaciers to experience this vast and rugged wilderness.
  Accommodation: Cabins included. Meals paid locally

• Day: 17-18 Valdez

  Valdez (pronounced 'Val-dees') is tucked away at the end of a glacier-carved fjord and called the 'Switzerland of Alaska' due to its surrounding snow-capped mountains, this is the most northerly ice-free port in the Western Hemisphere and the terminus of the Alaskan Pipeline that stretches 1300 kilometres (over 800 miles) to Prudhoe Bay. We enjoy a free day here and a memorable optional activity is kayaking to the foot of either the Shoup Glacier or the larger Columbia Glacier. The Shoup Glacier excursion is a shorter one, but both offer amazing once-in-a-lifetime experiences.
  Accommodation: Camping with meals included

• Day: 19-20 Kenai Fjords National Park

  We board the Valdez to Whittier ferry across Prince William Sound, where we are greeted by ever more stunning scenery as we pass by the immense Columbia Glacier en route to the colourful fishing village of Seward, the gateway to Kenai Fjords National Park. Optional activities include hiking to views of Exit Glacier, fishing the waters of Resurrection Bay or enjoying an amazing boat tour of Kenai Fjords National Park.
  
  Located on the south-eastern side of the Kenai Peninsula, this park covers more than 600,000 acres (2400 square kilometres. We get to enjoy spectacular views of this rugged coastline and the Kenai Mountains and also look out for sea mammals, including pods of orcas. It is also a premier bird watching opportunity and a visit to a tidewater glacier to experience the sights and sounds of icebergs being calved into the sea are all part of this perfect day out.
  Accommodation: Hotel included. Meals paid locally.

• Day: 21 Kenai Fjords National Park to Anchorage

  We journey north along the Kenai Peninsula returning to Anchorage in the afternoon where our Alaska Yukon adventure comes to an end. If you're not flying out tonight, it's the perfect opportunity for a farewell dinner and a fine Alaskan brew.
  
  This tour ends at our gateway hotel at approximately 17:00 hrs. We can book you post-tour accommodation at our gateway hotel if required. If you are planning to fly tonight, please do not book a flight that departs before 21:00 hrs.

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