Featured Tours & Excursions:
Talkeetna - Denali National Park
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Denali Flightseeing - South Face McKinley
You'll fly over the lush Susitna Valley and enter the ice age world of the Alaska Range. See Mt. McKinley, the Ruth Gorge, deepest in the world and filled with a 4,000 foot thick river of ice. Experience the Don Sheldon amphitheater surrounded by granite peaks and cascading ice falls. Your pilot narrates the tour pointing out wildlife and geological interests.
Your flightseeing trip begins at the unique hexagonal log building in Talkeetna, a small Alaskan town big on character and rich in history located about 115 miles (a two and a half hour drive) North of Anchorage.
After meeting your pilot/guide, you will be seated comfortably in one of the ski-equipped aircraft and provided with voice activated headphones which allows conversation between passengers and pilot. Everyone has a window seat. As you set out to the mountains, your pilot will describe the history and geology of the area and point out gold mining areas and wildlife.
Glacier Landing Add On: Land on a glacier at the base of Mt. McKinley and experience the excitement of standing among the great peaks, the immense scale will astound you. Enjoy the sun, snow and the unique sounds of the glacier. Bring lots of film and your sunglasses.This is an unsurpassed photo opportunity.
Duration: 1 - 1.5 Hours (approx.), from $180.00
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Denali Flightseeing - Base Camp McKinley
Fly over the longest glacier in Denali National Park, the 45 mile long Kahiltna glacier, see where climbers begin their ascent of McKinley. As you approach the climber base camp you will fly between McKinley's two sister peaks: Mt. Hunter at 14,500' and Mt. Foraker at 17,400'. The famed West Buttress will be full in your view and you may see climbers enroute to the summit who have come from all over the world to challenge the mountains of the Alaska Range.
Your flightseeing trip begins at the unique hexagonal log building in Talkeetna, a small Alaskan town big on character and rich in history located about 115 miles (a two and a half hour drive) North of Anchorage.
After meeting your pilot/guide, you will be seated comfortably in one of our ski-equipped aircraft and provided with voice activated headphones which allows conversation between passengers and pilot. Everyone has a window seat. As you set out to the mountains, your pilot will describe the history and geology of the area and point out gold mining areas and wildlife.
Glacier Landing Add On: Land on a glacier at the base of Mt. McKinley and experience the excitement of standing among the great peaks, the immense scale will astound you. Enjoy the sun, snow and the unique sounds of the glacier. Bring lots of film and your sunglasses.This is an unsurpassed photo opportunity.
Duration: 1 1/4 - 1 3/4 hours, from $220.00
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Denali Flightseeing - Grand Denali
This tour covers more of Denali National Park than any tour available. You will circle Mt. McKinley and traverse the Alaska Range twice. There is no better way view the remote regions of the park. See active gold mines, Kahiltna base camp, where the climbers begin their ascent and the Wickersham Wall of McKinley the steepest continual vertical relief in the world. Enjoy a wildlife tour on the way back to historic Talkeetna.
Your flightseeing trip begins at the unique hexagonal log building in Talkeetna, a small Alaskan town big on character and rich in history located about 115 miles (a two and a half hour drive) North of Anchorage.
After meeting your pilot/guide, you will be seated comfortably in one of our ski-equipped aircraft and provided with voice activated headphones which allows conversation between passengers and pilot. Everyone has a window seat. As you set out to the mountains, your pilot will describe the history and geology of the area and point out gold mining areas and wildlife.
Glacier Landing Add On: Land on a glacier at the base of Mt. McKinley and experience the excitement of standing among the great peaks, the immense scale will astound you. Enjoy the sun, snow and the unique sounds of the glacier. Bring lots of film and your sunglasses.This is an unsurpassed photo opportunity.
Duration: 1.5 - 2 hours, from $265.00
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