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We offer Alaska raft trips that offer scenic views, wildlife viewing, fishing, and whitewater.
Custom group Alaska rafting adventures are available on request. If have interested in something special or participating in an exploratory expedition, please contact us with your ideals or to see what plans are being made.
Kongakut River - 10 day Arctic National Wildlife Refuge Rafting Safari. Explore Alaska's remote Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR) by raft on the "river of caribou". Our trip coincides with the annual migration of the 130,000-strong Porcupine caribou herd and passes through some of the world's most pristine wilderness.
Lake Creek - 7 day Whitewater Rafting and Fishing Adventure. Our favorite fly-in wilderness adventure river, great combination exciting whitewater and great Alaska fishing. Lake Creek offers almost continuous Class II/III whitewater with a few Class IV rapids, five species of salmon, rainbow trout and arctic grayling.
Chulitna River - 4 day Denali Raft Adventure. An excellent family adventure and sampling of Alaska's best wilderness and geography at a casual pace. We travel through Denali State Park, upper Susitna Valley and take out near Trapper Creek, a historic gold mining town. |
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Katmai National Park and Preserve
8-Day Bear Viewing Savonoski Loop Paddling Adventure
1-Day Bear Viewing • 2 and 3-Day Bear Viewing • 7-Day Bear Viewing and Giant Icebergs
Visit Alaska's world famous Katmai National Park and Preserve, land of bears and volcanos. This trip is an 8-day bear viewing and paddling adventure down the Savonoski River. This remote Katmai National Park canoe route is known as the Savonoski Loop. The Savonoski River is only accessible by canoe or kayak and as a result, the Savonoski Loop is one of the least visited bear viewing areas in Katmai.
The Savonoski Loop is one of the world's premier brown bear viewing trip for adventurers explorers. This is prime bear-viewing, camping and river travel into Alaska's remote and rugged wilderness, and a once-in-a-lifetime trip.
Visit Alaska's world famous Katmai National Park and Preserve, land of bears and volcanos. This trip is an 8-day bear viewing and paddling adventure down the Savonoski River. This remote Katmai National Park canoe route is known as the Savonoski Loop. The Savonoski River is only accessible by canoe or kayak and as a result, the Savonoski Loop is one of the least visited bear viewing areas in Katmai.
The Savonoski Loop is one of the world's premier brown bear viewing trip for adventurers explorers. This is prime bear-viewing, camping and river travel into Alaska's remote and rugged wilderness, and a once-in-a-lifetime trip.
Having appeared in magazines and films around the world, Katmai's brown bears are renowned Alaskan icons. The world's largest run of sockeye salmon up the Naknek River creates an ideal feast for brown bears - attracting more than 2,000 of the bruins to the lands of Katmai National Park and Preserve. This is one of the world's premier brown bear viewing trips.
This remote Alaskan adventure takes you more than 50 miles across a series of interconnected lakes and rivers. We'll paddle this vast region of glacial lakes and rivers and explore the area of one of the largest volcanic eruptions in recent history. Opportunities also abound for rainbow trout and northern pike fishing in this rugged wilderness.
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OVERVIEW
Tour Type: Fly-In Bear Viewing, Wildlife Viewing, Canoeing, Camping
Difficulty: Moderate
Comfort: Camping
Prior Experience: None
Visit Alaska's world famous Katmai National Park, land of bears and volcanos. Along the Savonoski River there's a large concentration of brown bears. The remoteness that is only accessible by canoe or kayak makes the Savonoski River one of the least visited bear viewing areas in Katmai.
In camp, wonderful family style meals are prepared by your guides.
ITINERARY **
Arrival - Fly into Anchorage International Airport. Plan to arrive at least one day before your trip departure date. Anchorage offers many fine hotel and bed and breakfast lodging options. We can provide you a list of recommended lodging options or include hotel lodging in Anchorage with your tour package. If you would like us to include hotel lodging in Anchorage with your tour package just let us know.
Day 1 - We fly to King Salmon by commercial airliner. From King Salmon we fly by charter bush float plane to Lake Grosvenor. We set up camp then venture out by boat and on foot to explore this region. Fishermen in our group will want to cast a line and try to land some of the area's feisty rainbow trout and pike.
Day 2 - Today we follow the Lake Grosvenor shoreline on are way to the outlet, start of the Savonoski River. Set up camp
Day 3 - Bear viewing: The water turns to milky gray as we leave the Grosvenor Lake and paddle the braided waters of the Savonoski River. We may catch a glimpse of Tundra swans nesting in the area. The pace of the river quickens as we enter prime brown bear habitat on the Savonoski.
Day 4 - Naknek lake (Iliuk Arm): The rushing waters of the Savonoski carry us into Iliuk Arm as we make our way for a 20-mile paddle to Brooks Camp. We'll keep watch along the shoreline looking for bears that frequent the area.
Day 5 - Naknek Lake: Camp near Margot Creek to view and photograph bears.
Day 6 - Today continue following the Naknek Lake shoreline looking for bears.
Day 7 - Brooks Camp: We'll view the world famous brown bears of Katmai as they fish for salmon leaping up Brooks Falls. This is the site of the Alaskan brown bear images seen around the world on magazine covers and in nature films. We'll spend most of a day looking for some of the the 40 to 60 bears that congregate in the Brooks Camp area. This an incredible opportunity to photograph bears in close view as they clinch salmon in their paws and gnash their mighty teeth into their prey.
Day 8 - We'll have time in the morning for one last look at the bears before boarding the float plane for flight back to King Salmon and then back to Anchorage. |
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2014 TOUR DATES
Daily Departures
June 1 - August 30
Other Bear Viewing Trip Options
Bear Viewing and Giant Icebergs
Combines 2 of our most popular Alaska tours, 7-day fly-in bear viewing and Bear Glacier Wilderness Retreat sea kayaking near a glacier and icebergs. |
2014 RATES
**This trip has Tiered Pricing. This trip is priced according to the smallest number of full paying guests that we must have to operate the trip. At the time of reservation we invoice you at the highest tier price until final payment is due. If the price drops due to an increase in the group size before your trip departs, you will be refunded the difference. Note that paying guests does not include guides or any guests already getting a discount (example, combining trips may earn you a discount).
**Tiered Pricing
2 - 3 Travelers: $3890 each plus tax.
4 - 6 Travelers: $3630 each plus tax.
Over 6 Travelers: Call
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Backcountry Safaris
P.O. Box 1397 Seward, Alaska USA 99664
1-907-205-5900 • Fax 1-907-205-5902
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**Tour Itineraries: Backcountry Safaris and other tour operators that we work with strive to give you a high quality Alaska experience. The tour itinerary shown on our web page is an example tour itinerary. The actual tour itinerary may vary some due to weather, safety, guest abilities and other conditions. Backcountry Safaris and other independent tour contractors reserve the right to change the tour itinerary and/or make substitutions at any time and without prior notice or to cancel all or part of any tour in its reasonable discretion, for the safety of its participants or due to insufficient number of participants signing up for a tour, because of weather, for the comfort and well being of our guests, for any other conditions that might affect the quality of tour, or as deemed necessary by the tour operator or trip leader.
Limitations of liability: Although every precaution is taken to safeguard you and your belongings, our adventure trips involve inherent risks and dangers which are beyond our control and Backcountry Safaris shall assume no responsibility for personal injuries or deaths and loss of personal property. Due to the nature of the activities, a condition of your participation is that you will read and sign the acknowledgment and Release of Liability before the tour begins. A copy of the text is available on request. |
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by Patricia Partnow
by Robert H. Armstrong
by John G. S. Trelawny