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  • Experience the magnificent Arctic National Wildlife Refuge and see all that it stands for
  • Explore the most scenic portion of the "Serengeti of the North" while witnessing a slice of the vast Porcupine caribou herd migration
  • Rafting days are complemented by leisurely layover days to hike, photograph, and explore to your heart's content
ACTIVITIES ON THIS TRIP
Primary: Hiking, Rafting
Other: Fishing, Wildlife, photograph, Camping
$5195USD
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Alaska: Rafting & Hiking the Kongakut River - Explore the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge

Travel down Alaska's Kongakut River and experience the magnificent Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. While navigating the river, explore the most scenic portion of the "Serengeti of the North."
This spectacular river rafting and hiking adventure introduces you to the breathtaking beauty of Alaska’s famed Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. You’ll take a 300-mile bush flight across the very top of North America to the headwaters of the Kongakut River in the Brooks Range, then navigate the river toward the Arctic coastal plain through some of the wildest country on earth.

Along the way you’ll stop for long day hikes up the ridgelines and mountains of this spectacular wilderness valley, and watch for grizzlies, Dall sheep, wolves, and parts of the vast Porcupine caribou herd as they migrate toward the Arctic plain. And since there is nearly continuous daylight, there’s ample time to hike and photograph the amazing scenery! This area is one of our most fascinating and ecologically diverse national treasures, and there’s no better way to see it than with us!
Day 1: Arctic National Wildlife Refuge
NOTE:  You will need to arrive in Fairbanks by 5:00pm on the day prior to day one.  There will be a meeting at the Fairbanks B&B at 6:00pm.

On day one we will fly to the Native community of Arctic Village.

After an early breakfast on your own, our journey begins with a spectacular 300-mile bush plane flight over the Yukon River Flats to the Native community of Arctic Village. We then switch to smaller planes and continue north over the Brooks Range and on to the upper Kongakut River. The Arctic Refuge is a land of majestic mountains, rolling tundra, and the coastal plain. At first glance, the country appears quite barren from our plane. But a closer look reveals a lush, alpine landscape blanketed with wildflowers, intricate valleys, and ancient rock formations and cascading waterfalls. We’ll land on a small gravel bar along the river, about 10 miles north of the Continental Divide, and set up our first camp.

Lunch, Dinner / MTS Private Camp
Days 2-9: Rafting & hiking along the Kongakut River
Paddle along the river, encountering breathtaking mountain and valley scenery along the entire route. Our schedule on the Kongakut is flexible: rafting days alternate with full layover days to hike, photograph wildflowers and amazing wildlife--including the Porcupine caribou herd--fish for Arctic char and grayling (bring your fishing gear!), and explore one of the finest wilderness settings on earth. Our favorite hike near the end of the trip is up a long ridgeline for endless views of the coastal plain and the Arctic Ocean and offshore ice pack, under a sun that never sets.

Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner / MTS Private Camp
Day 10: Return to Fairbanks and Depart
After hiking in Caribou Pass, we’ll break camp and await the arrival of the bush planes for our flight to Arctic Village, followed by a flight back to Fairbanks. We plan to arrive in Fairbanks by 5:00 p.m., but we highly recommend booking another night in Fairbanks as flight delays are possible. Guests often gather for a no-host dinner on this final evening.

Breakfast, Lunch
TRIP INCLUDES
  • expert leadership
  • accommodations as noted in itinerary (or similar)
  • if applicable, tent or safari accommodations and all arrangements in the field, including camp and cook staffs, comfortable and roomy two-person tents, kitchen and dining tents, and other community equipment
  • meals as noted in the itinerary
  • sightseeing as noted in the itinerary
  • ground transportation
  • additional guides and porters where necessary
  • entrance fees and permits, unless noted separately in costs
  • basic medical and evacuation insurance
TRIP DOES NOT INCLUDE
  • Airfare
  • meals not noted on itinerary
  • insurance other than basic medical and evacuation insurance noted above (we strongly recommend you purchase the supplementary trip insurance offered by Mountain Travel Sobek, which includes trip cancellation insurance)
  • optional tipping to leader, guides and local staff
  • excess baggage charges
  • airport taxes (international—varies by location)
  • cost of medical immunizations
  • items of a personal nature (sodas, alcoholic beverages, laundry, etc.)
CANCELLATIONS: 20% cancellation fee applied if cancelled 60 days prior to departure. Cancellations within 60 days are 100% non-cancelable

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