River Rafting Alaska

River Rafting Alaska Vacation Idea #1Alaska’s famous Arctic National Wildlife Refuge is a great spot for a hiking and river rafting adventure vacation. Tour operator Alaska Discovery has a trip that will take you paddling down the Kongakut River through the wild and remote wilderness of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.

The scenery is incredible and refuge is blessed with an amazing amount of wildlife such as wolves, bears, Porcupine caribou, Dall sheep and a wide variety of birds. This Alaska Discovery journey is a combination of rafting and hiking with plenty of opportunity for fishing, exploring and taking photos. Alaska Discovery is the oldest wilderness guided tour company in Alaska.

River Rafting Alaska Vacation Idea #2The Hulahula River also runs through the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. Equinox Wilderness Expeditions has an arctic river rafting trip that takes you down the full length of the river. You get to experience 90 wild, fast and challenging miles of rapids ending at the Beaufort Sea. There are hiking side excursions to explore side canyons, peaks, and glaciers inhabited by fox, caribou and many other animals. Equinox Wilderness Expeditions specializes in providing small groups with knowledgeable guides and an exciting adventure vacation in the remote reaches of Alaska and Canada.

River Rafting Alaska Vacation Idea #3Wilderness Alaska has been helping vacationers enjoy the pristine wilderness and resilient wildlife of Alaska's Brooks Range since 1972. They offer float trips using white water rafts rigged as paddle boats. The rafting trips are guided and good for even inexperienced rafters.

Wilderness Alaska offers sea kayaking trips that combine paddling, beach combing, eating and hiking. They also offer Alaska hiking tours in the largest wilderness mountain range in the U.S. These hiking trips above the Arctic Circle are physically demanding. You will be traveling off-trail for 4 or 6 miles a day. This is an excellent adventure vacation idea that is sure to be gratifying and memorable.

River Rafting Alaska Vacation Idea #4The Sierra Club offers adventure vacations to destinations around the world including a rafting trip in Alaska. Their professional guides will take you down the Tatshenshini-Alsek River through the Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve and the Tatshenshini-Alsek Wilderness Park.

This is a pristine wilderness area which is part of a glacial system that is among the worlds largest. Rafting is less challenging than the typical Alaskan adventure. So this is an excellent way for less experienced wilderness lovers to see the incredible Alaska outdoors scenery and wildlife.

Brown bears, bald eagles, wolverines and wolves all make their home here. River Journeys is another company that offers river rafting along the Tatshenshini-Alsek River. They also include natural history hikes and photographic excursions to glaciers and alpine meadows along the way.

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