Alaska Hiking Plus – Wrangell-St. Elias
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Highlights
- Explore the landscapes of Wrangell-St.Elias, America’s largest national park
- Strap on your crampons and take a hike on massive Root Glacier
- Spend three days hiking in the spectacular Wrangell-St. Elias backcountry
- Discover the fun of packrafting on one of the park’s glacier-fed lakes
- All flights within the trip itself are included as noted on the itinerary below
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- Professional guide leadership
- 7 nights lodging/camping accommodations as noted on itinerary
- All meals from lunch on Day 1 through lunch on Day 8 except for dinner on Day 6
- All ground transfers as noted on the daily itinerary
- 3 internal flights as noted on daily itinerary
- Sleeping bag
- Crampons for glacier hike
- Tents and group camping gear, packraft and related gear for Day 7
- Park entrance/permit fees
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Itinerary
Meals: Lunch and Dinner
Flying time to McCarthy: 2 hours.
Our trip begins today in Anchorage, Alaska, where we meet at 8:30am at our host hotel. From the hotel, we transfer to Merrill Field for our scenic two-hour flight over the Chugach Mountains to the...
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Hiking: 7-9 miles (4 miles on dirt trail, 3-5 miles on ice) with approx. 300’ of elevation gain/loss.
After breakfast, we pick up our crampons in preparation for our day out on the incredible white ice of the Root Glaci...
Flying time: 45 minutes; hiking: 2-4 miles over varied terrain.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Comprised of over 13 million acres of pristine wilderness and containing some of the highest mountain peaks in North America, Wrangell-St. Elias is the lar...
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Hiking: 4-6 miles daily over varied terrain with elevation gains/losses of up to 1,500’.
Waking up in a 13-million-acre wilderness playground affords us many activity options during the next two days. With our guides le...
Meals: Breakfast and Lunch
Flying time: approx. 45 minutes; hiking: 2-4 miles over varied terrain.
We break camp this morning before setting out on a final hike. By now we’ve become accustomed to hiking on tundra and navigating through the Alaskan bush b...
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Hiking: 3 miles with minimal elevation gain/loss; packrafting: 4-5 hours.
Today’s amphibious adventure is good fun for novice and experienced paddlers alike. With our one-person boats and paddling gear loaded in our pac...
Meals: Breakfast and Lunch
After an 8am breakfast, we begin the scenic eight-hour drive back to Anchorage, stopping for a picnic lunch and at numerous panoramic viewpoints along the way. On a clear day, four of the park’s giant volcanic peaks, Mount Sanford (16...
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Logistics
What's excluded
- Roundtrip airfare from your hometown to Anchorage
- Airport transfers
- Dinner on Day 6
- Guide gratuities for lead and assistant guide
- Items of a personal nature such as laundry and internet fees
- Alcoholic beverages
- Other services not clearly noted in the Included section above
Accommodation
- Lodge, 2 nights
- Private cabins, 2 nights
- Backcountry camping, 3 nights
A refundable deposit of $400 is required at time of booking to secure space. Full payment is required 60 days before departure date.
If you decide to cancel your trip, the following fees apply and are due when we receive notice of your cancellation:
91+ days prior to departure = $0
61 to 90 days = $400
31 to 60 days prior to departure = 50% of the total trip cost is non-refundable
0 to 30 days prior to departure = 100% of the trip cost is non-refundable
If you instead transfer to another trip, the following fees are due at the time of the request:
61+ days prior to departure = $0
31 to 60 days = $400
0 to 30 days prior to departure = 100% of the trip cost is non-refundable
6 Breakfasts, 7 Lunches and 5 Dinners
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