Alaska, the “last frontier” state, conjures vivid images for travelers. At Bushtracks, we like to think of it as another terrific safari destination, just a bit closer to home. Like Africa, it offers vast, unspoiled landscapes, a wide range of wildlife, and diverse habitats to explore. It is also home to our most treasured images of a vanishing North American natural world: brown bears gulping down salmon in icy rivers, whales leaping out of the water, and moose and caribou with frost-covered antlers sparkling in the sun.
Bushtracks adventure travel to Alaska incorporates many of the same elements you would find in a Bushtracks safari: the best vehicle for the journey (ranging from yachts to sea planes to trains in Alaska), comfortable accommodations, and destinations unspoiled by crowds.
Seward – meet champion Iditarod champion dogs and their puppies and take a ride on a sled. Visit the Alaskan SeaLife Center.
Kenai Fjords National Park – take a six-hour wildlife and glacier cruise to Kenai Fjords National Park to enjoy abundant wildlife, a tidewater glacier and spectacular scenery.
Katmai Peninsula – watch as many as fifty world-famous Alaskan brown bears feast on salmon at Brooks Falls. The salmon provide a food source for the world’s largest population of brown bears.
Denali National Park – take a guided game drive enjoying spectacular scenery, and wildlife sightings such as caribou, golden eagles and grizzly bears as well as hiking, mountain biking, fly fishing and panning for gold.
Fairbanks – Learn about Alaska’s gold mining history at the El Dorado Gold Mine and take a midnight-sun float on the beautiful Chena River in the summer.
Misty Fjords National Monument – Discover this unspoiled, coastal ecosystem including fjords, steep sea cliffs, active glaciers and natural canals. The pristine marine ecosystem is bursting with wildlife including porpoises, whales, bears, bald eagles, moose, salmon and more.