Alaska Highlights Tour

13 Day Alaskan Highlights Adventure (Lodging) Tour - from $5480

Dates 2025

What is included?

This trip will be running in a van,  it’s a smaller group with travelers 6-10 max. The trip starts at 6 pm in Anchorage and will end in Fairbanks on Day 13 around noon. You can add on an arctic circle tour/bear viewing experience or fly out that day.

Lodging on this trip means for the most part you will sleep in cabins or yurts and as we stay in small, authentic Alaskan places you might have to share a room with fellow travelers in some of the places. But this will give you the true authentic wilderness experience you have been looking for.

To get to the Denali View Chalet you will have to hike 2 miles on potentially wet terrain and carry your own gear for two nights.

What is included?

Please note that this trip requires a minimum of 6 participants.

ANCHORAGE
Day 1: Arrive in Alaska’s largest city for a 6 PM Group Meeting  to discuss our adventure along with meeting your fellow travelers.

SEWARD
Day 2: Drive along the Turnagain Arm and through the Chugach Mountains to end up at Resurrection Bay. We will explore the moraines, glacial rivers, and trails alongside the Exit Glacier. The fast receding hanging glacier is a prime example of limited historical snowfall and warmer temperatures effects on these slow moving frozen rivers.  along with a Dog Sled Tour with 3-time Iditarod winner Mitch
Seavey.

Day 3: Today, we will venture in the fertile waters of Kenai Fjords National Park. The included 6 hr cruise will visit an active tidewater glacier along with searching for exciting marine wildlife like humpback whales, orcas, puffins, sea otters and so much more.

MOOSE PASS
Day 4: Before our journey to Moose Pass, Trail Lake and finally Grant Lake, we will have a Dog Sled Tour with 3-time Iditarod winner, Mitch Seavey and family. Once we reach Moose Pass, we’ll gear up for a 2 night kayak and pack-in experience to stay in Yurts at Grant Lake.

Day 5: Enjoy a day filled with kayaking and hiking in the Chugach mountains along with some excellent food and story telling around the campfire. If the weather agrees, why not take a polar plunge in a turquoise mountain lake??

TALKEETNA
Day 6/7: Visit the busy but quaint town of Talkeetna. With a short walk to the Susitna River and hopefully you’ll get your first glimpse of Mount Denali.  Visit town where climbers launch their adventure to the summit and you can take an optional Denali Flightseeing tour with a Glacier Landing, Fly Fishing, Scenic Rafting or Jet Boat tour.

DENALI NATIONAL PARK
Day 8: Scenic Drive along the Alaska Range towards Denali. Check out the Denali Visitor Center, Murie Science and Learning Center along with visit the only working Sled Dog team in our National Park system.

Day 9: Drive into the Wilderness: The shuttle bus will take you far into the park with possible sightings of grizzly, moose, caribou, wolf and views of Mount Denali. Multiple options of hiking at the end of road, Savage Alpine Trail, Mount Healy or Horseshoe Lake. If you want a more intense and chilly whitewater experience, there is an optional activity of Rafting on the Nenana River.

MACLAREN RIVER
Day 10:  Driving down the Denali Highway, you’ll be in an area where they have been unearthing remnants of human existence over the past 10,000 years. Our initial destination will take us to Maclaren River Lodge, but our final destination by airboat is 10 miles up the Maclaren River. Remote Camp near Maclaren Glacier in the wilderness  and explore the surrounding wilderness on foot.

Day 11: We will take Canoes down the Maclaren River in the late morning and enjoy the rustic yet homey lodge for the evening. Don’t forget to try the Maclaren Berry Pie or Bread Pudding with a dollop of homemade vanilla ice cream!

FAIRBANKS
Day 12: Finishing our journey along the Denali Highway, we will venture to the North Pole. Well, North Pole, Alaska where we will visit a mock up of Santa’s workshop. The late afternoon is dedicated to a Soak in the Chena Hot Springs.

Day 13: Our morning together, you’ll learn the process of Panning for Gold and try to Strike it Rich!  Trip ends around noon

Highlights of the Trip

Exceptional Mountain and Glacier Views
Kayaking to Yurts
Seavey Sled Dog Tour

Where we will stay

Anchorage and Fairbanks: You will be staying in a 3-star hotel in Anchorage and Fairbanks. If you are traveling solo, we will pair you with a fellow traveler (same sex). 

Seward: A small historic downtown hotel with walking distance to the water front, all small shops in Seward and the harbor area.

Moos Pass: 4-5 travelers will share a yurt: full service guided tour into Alaska’s backcountry, which includes kayak transportation, a frontier style BBQ dinner, overnight yurt accommodation and breakfast in the morning! Whether you are well seasoned in the outdoors or never kayaked or stayed in a yurt before, this 2-night tour is one of the best ways to feel truly immersed in what Alaska has to offer.

Talkeetna: We have a large local home with multiple bathrooms and rooms that will have 2-4 travelers will share one room. We will be able to use all the outdoor amenities which include a fire ring in the front yard and relaxing porch with BBQ.

Denali: Denali Park Hotel – Every room faces the scenic Alaskan mountain range. Our motel-style property is single-level and easily accessible to our guests with full private bathrooms. 

Maclaren: 2-share cabins with private bathroom. Maclaren Lodge is situated on the original travel route into what is now called Denali Park, the Denali Highway is often overlooked by today’s travelers. On Day 1, staying at Maclaren Lodge we will venture out to remote camp by jet boat and sleep in wall tents with cots sleeping 2-3 travelers. Sleeping bags will be provided by Infinite Adventures. This is your true wilderness adventure – experience the sound of wind and the river, no cell phone reception, no vehicles – just nature! On day 2 we will stay at the lodge.

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