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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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Denali National Park, Alaska
Denali Park Tour Packages, Activities And Tours Recommendations
In addition to the Denali activities and tours listed below we also can provide lodging in Denali and transportation to Denali Park.
Custom tour packages are also available. Please contact us if you would like more information on a custom tour package.
Our Most Popular Denali Tour Packages
3- 5 Day Exclusive Denali National Park Tour Package
An all-inclusive Denali National Park tour package departing from Anchorage, Seward, or Whitter. includes bus to Denali, lodging at Denali, a narrated bus tour into the park, and a scenic ride on the Alaska Railroad back to Anchorage. |
Denali Park and Giant Icebergs
Denali National Park and Kenai Fjords National Park tour package. Includes lodging in Denali Park and Seward, bus and Alaska Railroad transportation, bus tour into Denali Park, overnight lodging at Bear Glacier Wilderness Retreat, and sea kayaking around giant icebergs in Kenai Fjords National Park.
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Denali Park Bus Tours Into The Park
The 92 mile long restricted Denali Park Road is the only road into the park and ends in the old mining community of Kantishna. With few exceptions, private vehicles are not allowed beyond Mile 15. To access the Park we offer several types of bus services that go into the park.
- Private Tour Bus - This is our most popular Denali day tour. This tour is about 12 hours and travels the total length of the park road to Kantishna. Along the way natural history interpretation is provide by trained naturalist guide/driver. Upon arriving in Kantishna lunch is served at an exclusive Denali Lodge.
Denali Rafting Adventures - The Nenana River offers two sections, a class II scenic mild-water raft trip or a class III/IV whitewater raft trip. We offer both paddle rafting and oar rafting options in a spectacular Alaska mountain setting and the best whitewater rafting at Denali National Park.
Jeff King's Dog Mushing Husky Homestead Tours - An exclusive lodge located in the enclave of Kantishna, an oasis of private land deep inside the boundaries of Denali National Park. Located at the end of the restricted-access Denali Park Road, every trip is an Alaskan wildlife adventure waiting to happen.
ATV Denali Wilderness Adventure
Get ready for some adventure. Traveling along old coal mining and ATV 4X4 trails, your adventure begins riding up to two breathtaking 360° overlooks that provide views of the Alaska Range. Three diffrent tour options are offered and range from 1 1/2 to 3 hours long.
Denali Flightseeing - Add a Denali (Mt. McKinley) flightseeing option to your Denali Park Bus tour or your Denali Lodge package. Denali flighseeing trips leave from Kantishna at the end of the Denali National Park road.
3- 5 Day Exclusive Denali Adventure - This Denali National Park adventure vacation includes round trip transportation from Anchorage, 2 nights lodging, rafting, dog mushing tour. Natural history park bus tour to the very end of the restricted Denali Park Road. Also included is a ride on the Alaska Railroad back to Anchorage.
7 Day Kenai Fjords National Park And Denali National Park Adventure - Combine the best Alaska has to offer by land and sea on this special package adventure. We spend 3 days sea kayaking in majestic Aialik Bay of Kenai Fjords National Park, then explore Alaska's tundra in the shadow of The Great One - Denali.
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
For more information and to make reservation call Backcountry Safaris 907-222-1632.
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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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Did 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. |
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