Wildlife & Wilderness Of Alaska

15 days - from $3570

Exploration, wildlife and hiking in one of the world's greatest wilderness areas
In Alaska man's influence is still restricted to a few ports and old trading townships with much of the land untamed. The region contains glaciers, forests, lakes and rushing rivers combining to offer some of the best walking on the continent. The wildlife is legendary, thriving both in the sea and on land. We visit the vast expanse of peaks and glaciers in the Wrangell-St Elias Mountains and Denali National Park, where we hike near the highest peak in North America, Mt McKinley (6194m). We have excellent opportunities to see marine life at Prince William Sound and amongst the fjords of Kenai N.P., whilst we also take a small float plane flight deep into the wilderness to see black and hopefully grizzly bears.

Itinerary:

Day 1 Start Anchorage. 2 Drive to Denali N.P. with a short hike en route. 3-4 Wildlife drives and daywalks in Denali N.P. around Mt McKinley. 5 Visit Matanuska Glacier. 6 Drive to McCarthy in Wrangell-St. Elias N.P. 7-8 Two full days walking in the National Park. 9 To Valdez via Thomson Pass with a walk at Worthington Glacier. 10 Ferry across Prince William Sound to Seward; hike. 11 Optional walk at Caine's Head Trail; half-day wildlife cruise. 12 Explore Kenai N.P; drive to Soldotna. 13 Short float plane flight for day of bear observation around Big River Lakes. 14 Hike at Alyeska; return Anchorage. 15 End Anchorage.

Mode of travel: 6 daywalks, 3 half-day walks and up to 4 shorter walks. Moderate altitudes.
Group size: Normally 6 to 12, plus leader.
Accommodation: 9 nights participatory camping in two-person tents, 3 nights hostel with shared facilities, 2 nights hotel in en suite rooms.
Food: 9 breakfasts, 10 lunches and 7 dinners included.
Optional Single Supplement: from $481.25
Trip Reference: TAL
Reverse Itinerary: trips that run in reverse are specified with an 'R' in the dates and prices table below.
Trip Reference: TAL