Denali Park dog mushing tour. Denali Husky Homestead Dog Mushing Tour a personal tour of Iditarod champion Jeff King's dog sled kennel. Get a behind-the-scenes look at what goes into creating a championship dog sled team and hear stories from the trail and see actual dog racing sleds, arctic survival gear and equipment.

killer whale fin
Seward Sea Kayaking tours Alaska tour packagesWeb Special Alaska toursNational Geographic Adventure TravelAlaska Certified travel expert ATIA Seward Sea Kayaking tours
Alaska Cruises Denali National Park
Nenana Canyon Whitewater Rafting Adventure

This river trip begins at the entrance to Denali National Park and journeys 11 river miles to Healy, Alaska. During this 2 hour whitewater adventure expect to encounter over 10 major Class III to IV rapids in the Nenana River Canyon. The Denali National Park frontier will be the setting on your river left shore with Mt. Healy rising over 3,000 feet to the summit. Exciting wave-trains and powerful hydraulics will create rapids like "Razorback," "Iceworm," "Cable Car," "Royal Flush," and "Coffee Grinder" No experience is required; ages 10 and up are welcome. Choose an Oar Raft and hold on or a Paddle Raft (minimum age is 14) for extra hands-on excitement.

Scenic Mild-WaterNenana Half-Day


Denali Tours, Transportation and Lodging

Backcountry Safaris is an Alaska Certified Expert travel agent and is also the premier Alaska sea kayaking and wilderness rafting adventure tour company. We are highly experienced at adventure travel in Alaska and we would be happy to answer all your Alaska and Denali National Park questions and help you with your Alaska vacation plans. We would also be pleased to arrange a custom Alaska tour package for you. Please contact us if you would like more information on a custom tour package.

Alaska Travel hotline

Backcountry Safaris
P.O. Box 1397 Seward, Alaska USA 99664
1-907-205-5900 • Fax 1-907-205-5902
Alaska Cruise Expert

**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.
Alaska travel package
Overview
Tour Type: Rafting
Difficulty: Class IV Whitewater
Comfort: Good
Prior Experience: None
2014 Tour Dates
Free tour shuttle pick up at all local Denali area hotels including McKinley Village and Healy locations.

Daily Departures: May 15 - September 15
Departure Times  
8:00 AM
10:00 PM
2:00 PM
6:30 PM

Plan to join us for 3 to 3 1/2 hours
Tour Rates
Oar Rafting or Paddle Rafting

Adult: $87 each
Child: $67 each (age 10-13)

Ages 10 and up are welcome, paddle rafting option minimum age is 14.


Trip Quote

On payment of your deposit to Backcountry Safaris, you agree to be bound by Backcountry Safaris tour terms and conditions. Complete Tour, Reservation and Payment Terms are located here.

Prices are subject to change without notice.
Optional Tours And Upgrades
Maps
Railroad Related Links
Suggested Alaska Reading List
Alaska: A History of the 49th State by Claus-M Naske and Herman E. Slotnick
Guide to the Birds of Alaska by Robert H. Armstrong
Wild Flowers of the Yukon, Alaska by John G. S. Trelawny
Coming into the Country by John McPhee
Travels in Alaska by John Muir
Weather And Forecast
Current Denali, AK Temperature
Click for Denali National Park, Alaska Forecast

Denali Mc McKinleyDid You Know?
Did you know that Denali or Mt. McKinley, located within Denali National Park and Preserve, is the highest mountain on the North American continent? Measured from the 2,000 foot lowlands to its snowy summit at 20,320 feet, the mountain’s vertical relief of 18,000 feet is greater than that of Mount Everest.
Copyright 2011 Backcountry Safaris, All Rights Reserved