Denali Unexplored - Basecamp Hiking in Denali National Park

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Denali is America’s quintessential National Park.  With over 6 million wild acres, the tallest peak in North America, and countless rivers and glaciers, Denali National Park lives up to this title as America’s crown jewel. While most visitors experience the park via its main northern corridor, the Denali Park Road, the south side of the park sees little annua...
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Overview

Trip type
Small Group Tour
Lodging level
Camping
Physical level
Moderate
Trip pace
Full schedule

Highlights

    • Denali’s most authentic 3-night experience!
    • Combine genuine remote Alaska solitude, a visit to the quaint town of Talkeetna
    • An amazing round trip scenic floatplane flight into Denali National Park,
    • 3-hour train ride, with the greatest basecamp hiking trip in Alaska

What's this trip about?

    Denali is America’s quintessential National Park.  With over 6 million wild acres, the tallest peak in North America, and countless rivers and glaciers, Denali National Park lives up to this title as America’s crown jewel. While most visitors experience the park via its main northern corridor, the Denali Park Road, the south side of the park sees little annual visitation and remains completely road-less and virtually unexplored. Accessing the park by bush plane from Talkeetna, Alaska, your first treat will be a phenomenal floatplane flight up the Ruth glacier near Mt. McKinley.  You’ll then spend 4-days and 3-nights camping and hiking Denali’s wild side from the comfort of a wilderness basecamp situated on the edge of the mighty Ruth Glacier, and only 17 miles from the summit of North America's highest peak.  This exclusive wilderness camp, near the shore of a small glacial lake, puts you right in the epicenter of the Alaska Range and in a place where you will feel humbled by the scale and majesty of Denali National Park.

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Group sizeOperator does not provide
Age rangeNo age restrictions
Flights and transportN/A
Start CityAnchorage
End CityAnchorage

Travel Themes

  • Family Friendly
  • Hiking & Walking
  • National Parks
  • Nature & Wildlife
  • Train & Rail Journeys
  • Trekking & Expeditions

Destinations

  • North America
  • United States

Attractions

  • Alaska
  • Anchorage
  • Denali National Park
  • Mt. McKinley

Activities

  • Adventure & Adrenaline
  • Hiking
  • Nature
  • Trains & Rail
  • Trekking
  • Wildlife viewing
  • Independent

Trip includes

    • All group gear: Expedition quality tents, group tarp, all cooking equipment & eating utensils
    • Safety Equipment: Satellite phone, maps, GPS, and medical kit
    • Large, backpack-style drybag for transporting and storing personal gear while on trip
    • Trekking poles
    • Ground Transportation to Talkeetna on Day 1
    • Roundtrip scenic bush flights from Talkeenta to Denali National Park
    • Scenic train ride from Talkeetna to Anchorage
    • Professional guide service at a maximum 4:1 guest to guide ratio
    • All meals from lunch on day one through lunch on the final day of the itinerary
    • Storage for your extra travel items while in the field

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Travel Map

Day 1

Meals: Lunch & Dinner

This morning an Alaska Alpine Adventures representative will pick you up in Anchorage by 8:15.  You’ll start the day with an orientation and gear check at our Anchorage facility before loading into our van for the 2.5 hour drive to Tal...

Day 2

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner

The options are staggering!  With almost unlimited daylight, we’ll head for the tundra hills above camp, destined for magnificent views of the Backside Glacier, Ruth Glacier, and if weather permits, “The Great One,” 20,320 f...

Day 3

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner

After a hearty breakfast, we’ll grab our day-packs and again head out in search of adventure in Denali.  Today, we’ll make our way up onto the Backside Glacier.  In all likelihood, this will be your first time hiking on a gl...

Day 4

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch

Another breakfast and hot drink will fuel us for our last few hours in the wilderness.  After breaking camp, and moving our kit to the lakeshore, we'll await our ride back to civilization.  As the float plane descends on the Lake, we’ll ...

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Dates & Availability

Price From $1,999
Price per day$500
Last Updated: 8/2/2018

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Alaska Alpine Adventures has built an international reputation as Alaska's premier small-group pure Adventure Travel Company, guiding in Alaska's great parks.  Exploring Alaska's national parks and wildlife refuges is our passion, and that passion is reflected in each adventure trip we lead.

Guided Alaska Tours: One of our specialties is guiding multisport tours, group travel, custom tours, and private family adventures throughout Alaska. Our award winning trips offer our guests the opportunity to completely experience the Last Frontier in a small-group away from the crowds.  Contact us for custom options for family hiking, camping, lodge-based tours , and private and customized adventures to some of Alaska's most spectacular wilderness areas.

Guided Wilderness Trips:Since 1998, Alaska Alpine Adventures has built a reputation as one of Alaska's premier wilderness outfitters.  Offering backpacking trips, guided kayaking and hiking tours, basecamp hiking adventures, backcountry ski tours, and custom adventures, our guides are comfortable in Alaska's biggest and most remote mountain ranges.  From  Denali, Wrangell-St. Elias, Lake Clark, Katmai, ANWR, Kenai Fjords and Gates of the Arctic all the way to Aniakchak National Monument & Preserve, we have guided successful and safe expeditions throughout Alaska for more than a decade.

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