Far North Backroads & Arctic Experience
$2,795 pp – 8 Days
Tour Overview
Enjoy exploring the wilderness of the Interior and Far North. This 8-day journey includes traveling the Parks, Richardson, and Glenn Highways on a wilderness circle route. Spend two nights in Talkeetna, Denali and Fairbanks, before heading down the scenic Richardson Highway to the remote community of Glennallen.
Additionally, take a bush plane to the remote native village of Fort Yukon, situated above the Arctic Circle on the Yukon River, and enjoy various activities while traveling through the wild backroads of Alaska.
Tour Arrival and Departure
The Far North Backroads and Wilderness Tour starts and finishes in Anchorage. We suggest that you arrive the evening before the first tour day.
Please let us know if you would like help finding accommodation for your arrival day. You can pick up your rental vehicle in Anchorage on your arrival day after 6:00 p.m. without additional charges.
What's Included
- 8-Days with Late Model Rental Vehicle (unlimited miles)
- 7-Nights of lodging
- Visit a Musk Ox Educational Center
- Jet-Boat Tour 3.5-Hour Wilderness Adventure
- Alaska Railroad Flag-Stop Historical Train Tour
- Made to order picnic lunch included on the Train Tour
- Denali Wilderness Horse Wagon Tour & BBQ Meal
- Picnic Lunch for Denali National Park
- Denali National Park Transit Bus (6-hour tour)
- Travel Aboard the Riverboat Discovery
- Travel by Bush plane over the Arctic Circle to Fort Yukon
- Tour the historical Gold Dredge # 8
- Chena Hot Springs and Ice Museum
- Ride behind a sled dog team
- Lunch at the Tangle Lakes Lodge Cafe
- Visit the University of Alaska Fairbanks Museum
- Anchorage Trolley Tour
Wildlands Visited
- Denali Nat’l Park
- Wrangell St Elias Nat’l Park
- Chugach State Park
- Denali State Park
- Anchorage Coastal Wildlife Refuge
Communities Visited
- Anchorage
- Palmer
- Wasilla
- Talkeetna
- Denali
- Healy
- Fairbanks
- Glennallen
Unique Natural Features — Viewed or Visited
- Alaska Mtn Range
- Talkeetna Mtn Range
- Wrangell St Elais Mtns
- Chugach Mtn Range
- Arctic Circle
- Yukon River