Katmai
Park
7-Day Bear Viewing
Adventure Having appeared in magazines and films around the
world, Katmai's brown bears are renowned Alaskan icons. The world's largest
run of sockeye salmon up the Naknek River creates an ideal feast for brown
bears - attracting more than 2,000 of the bruins to the lands of Katmai
National Park and Preserve. This is one of the world's premier brown bear
viewing trips.
Explore Alaska's remote wilderness with Backcountry Safaris. Our Alaska rafting adventures takes you to spectacular and remote wilderness Alaska locations. We offer a variety of Alaska raft trips that offer senice views, wildlife viewing, fishing, and whitewater.
Custom group Alaska rafting adventures are avaiable so don't let our rafting tour selection limited your adventurous spirit. If you can dream it, we can make it happen! Backcountry Safaris frequently searches for remote and wild places to travel and explore. If you are interested in something special or participating in an exploratory expedition of this kind, please contact us with your ideals or to see what plans are being made.
Rafting in Alaska is once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for many of our guests and we strive to make our raft trips an unforgettable experience. We have a high regard for protecting Alaska's fragile ecosystems and guide our trips in an environmentally responsible manner. We believe Alaska is a uniquely spectacular place and want our guests to share the experience of exploring this wonderful place we call home.
Many of our Alaska rafting trips fill to capacity during winter. We recommend securing reservations several months in advance to assure scheduling on the dates that accommodate your plans.
Please see the Alaska rafting adventure links below for more details about planning your rafting trip with Backcountry Safaris.
Alaska Rafting Adventures
Custom Alaska Rafting Adventure – Contact us with your ideals
Denali Park Nenana RIver – 2-4 hour rafting trips The Nenana River offers two sections, a class II scenic mild-water raft trip or a class III/IV whitewater raft trip. We offer both paddle rafting and oar rafting options in a spectacular Alaska mountain setting and the best whitewater rafting at Denali National Park.
Chulitna River – 4-day denali raft adventure.An excellent family adventure and sampling of Alaska's best wilderness and geography at a casual pace. We travel through Denali State Park, upper Susitna Valley and take out near Trapper Creek, a historic gold mining town.
Lake Creek – 7-day whitewater rafting and fishing adventure.Our favorite fly-in wilderness adventure river, great combination exciting whitewater and great Alaska fishing. Lake Creek offers almost continuous class II/III whitewater with a few class IV rapids, five species of salmon, rainbow trout and arctic grayling.
Kongakut River – 10-day Arctic National Wildlife Refuge rafting safari. *Featured in"Outside Magazine",May 2003 issueJoin Backcountry Safaris as we explore Alaska's remote Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR) by raft on the "river of caribou". We'll travel about 50 miles down the Kongakut River through America's last true frontier. Our trip coincides with the annual migration of the 130,000-strong Porcupine caribou herd and passes through some of the world's most pristine wilderness.
Why You Should Choose Backcountry Safaris For Your Alaska Rafting
Adventure
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Experience: Locally owned and operated since 1986.
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Custom Rafting Adventures: If you can imagine it, we can make it happen. We offer personalized custom trips that cater to the special interests, dates, and desires of your group or family, as well as discounts for groups joining a scheduled tour. Please contact us.
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Drysuits: We supply drysuits for your safety and comfort. Drysuits will protect you from hypothermia in Alaska's cold waters. Your comfort and safety is high on our list. Another advantage to drysuits is that if the weather turns wet, they add warmth and a comfort level you would not think possible.
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Gear We Save You Money: We supply the specialized outdoor gear needed. You will save money since you don't have to buy gear that you may only use one time. We supply high quality rain gear, rubber boots, tents, sleeping pads, and dry bags to pack your gear in.
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Insurance and Permits: We are fully insured and have special use permits from the National Park Service, Fish and Wildlife Service and Alaska State Parks
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Guides: Our Alaska guides have the right mix of camaraderie, experience and leadership to make your trip memorable. All are professionally trained experts and have current advanced first aid certification.
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Safety: Your welfare is our highest priority and is reflected in everything we do. We are vigilant about your safety. We exercise judgment to prevent accidents, are trained to respond to situations, and carry a satellite phone, marine or VHF radio or other communication equipment that allow us to make emergency contact should any needs arise.
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Environmental Commitment: All of our Alaska adventure tours are run in matter to minimize environmental impact. We also support the voluntary dollar a day for conservation program and the National River Cleanup Week just to mention a few.
Custom group Alaska rafting adventures are avaiable so don't let our rafting tour selection limited your adventurous spirit. If you can dream it, we can make it happen! Backcountry Safaris frequently searches for remote and wild places to travel and explore. If you are interested in something special or participating in an exploratory expedition of this kind, please contact us with your ideals or to see what plans are being made.
Denali Park Nenana RIver – 2-4 hour rafting trips