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We invite you on one of our most unusual tours – to the world of Jack London and the Gold Rush, where James Cook sailed and glaciers descend directly into the ocean. Icebergs, whales, sea lions and sea otters furrow the cold waters of the fjords, and one of the Seven Summits, the majestic Denali, rises into the sky. You’ll even fly around it in an airplane with a glacier landing! What awaits you: – fjord cruises; – overnight stays on high mountain lakes where we will be the only tourists; – trekking in mountains so wild there are no trails and bears and elk are seen many more often than people; – learning about Athabaskan and Eskimo culture; – the Arctic Circle and the Arctic Circle; – cat tours to the glacier, the gold diggers museum and mines, ranger lectures and lots of husky. We’re off to the last bastion of pristine northern U.S. wilderness.

We will travel through Alaska’s pristine wilderness in a unique format – in a motorhome. During the moves you will sit under a plaid with a cup of hot coffee and admire the scenery outside the window, stopping at the most interesting locations.

Anchorage – Kenai Peninsula – Kachemak Bay (+ seafood tasting) – trekking to Emerald Lake – wild beach with sea otters – cruises along Kenai Fjords and to Portage Glacier – Matanaska Glacier – trekking along Tors Trail to granite megaliths – hot springs – Polar Circle and the Arctic Circle – trekking in the National Park Denali – Tatiana – Talnakh. Denali Park – Talkeetna – fly around Denali – gold mines and Gold Rush Museum – Anchorage

Day 1 – Anchorage

We begin our acquaintance with this unusual state in the city, famous for its dog-sled races. By the way, the winner is awarded the title of “King of Alaska”. The locals are very appreciative and honor their traditions (though, we’ll have time to make sure of that. We walk between the stuffed bears and hotels with the option “Wake me up when the Northern Lights begin. Fortunately, it is light almost 24 hours during our trip, and we have time to look around. We have a good rest after the flight.

Day 2. In the footsteps of James Cook.

For this tour we rent a real motorhome – with couches, beds, showers, toilets, kitchen, refrigerator, and microwave. With our club your trip will be beautiful and comfortable.

In the motorhome we drive to the Kenai Peninsula, the same peninsula that James Cook explored. On the way we view the Chugak Mountains, stop at impressive viewpoints, and see the first fjords. We park near a provincial town on a huge spit that runs deep into Kachemak Bay. The place is very atmospheric: crowds of sea lions stroll along the embankments, and fishermen try to chase the white-headed eagles (yes, the symbol of the United States!) away from their catch, which the giant birds try to tear away now and then. Here we’ll take a chance on gourmet seafood, probably the freshest in the world.

Day 3. Trekking to Lake Emerald.

In the morning, a new attraction: a water cab takes us to Kachemak National Park. In a completely wild forest of black fir trees, with no hint of trails or people, we walk among the endless majesty of the wilderness to the highlands. The chances of encountering black bears and grizzlies, whose populations here are impressive, are high. But don’t worry – the instructor will have a special spray. We are going to have lunch on the shore of the lake, where the first glacier in our hike descends. We are going up to the almost magic lake, the name of which is very consonant with the views around. Emerald. We swim in icy but absolutely crystal clear water. We admire marvelous birds and the glitter of the sun on the edges of ice. There is nobody around us. As if we are going back to the distant times, when man only explored these remote and severe lands…

Day 4. Emerald lake – Stuart

We pack the camp and start descending. Over the mountains and passes, through the forests of the dwarf birches, through the rope crossing over the stormy glacier river we reach the ocean. We relax on the wild beach, swim with the rarest sea otters, which are almost nonexistent in the world. They have found their last refuge on the shores along which our hike takes place. How funny and graceful animals frolic in the water! Then we go back to the water cab stand. It’s a bit strange to see cars and people after the silence of the trail. We sail off to our welcoming cabin. It will take us to a special place known only to our instructors… (and locals, of course… To the shore of a lost lake, which looks more like a fjord. We will spend the night on the picturesque shore, watching the fishermen and enjoying the silence.