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We offer Alaska raft trips that offer scenic views, wildlife viewing, fishing, and whitewater.
Custom group Alaska rafting adventures are available on request. If have interested in something special or participating in an exploratory expedition, please contact us with your ideals or to see what plans are being made.
Kongakut River - 10 day Arctic National Wildlife Refuge Rafting Safari. Explore Alaska's remote Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR) by raft on the "river of caribou". 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.
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.
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. |
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Don't just see Alaska, EXPERIENCE IT!
Alaska Travel Experience You Can Count On
 For over 25 years Backcountry Safaris has arranged custom Alaska vacations and guided Alaska travelers to some of the most exotic and remote destinations in Alaska. We specialize in custom Alaska tour packages for individuals, families and small groups and work with Alaska tour companies that will provide you with a unique Alaska experience.
We offer Alaska cruise options on both big and small cruise ships and our pre- and post-cruise custom tour packages offer you a better Alaska experience at a lower cost.
Our transportation options include the Alaska Railroad, bus, motor coach, all major car rental companies, bus tours into Denali National Park, escorted motor coach and small group van tours.
Lodging options include Alaska hotels, wilderness lodges, B&Bs, and cabins.
Our Most Popular Alaska Tours
The Backcountry Safaris Difference
Backcountry Safaris is a locally owned Alaska company. We have the professional staff, equipment, and experience to provide you with the Alaska adventure you've always dreamed of. As an Alaska Certified Expert travel agent we work with Alaska tour companies whom we believe offer a unique Alaska experience. We specialize in custom Alaska tour packages for independent travelers, small groups, families and custom corporate Alaska tours.
 Easy trip planning with just one phone call or email - Complete custom Alaska tour planning. We believe our specialized experience in Alaska travel can truly help make your Alaska visit the trip of a lifetime.- Custom Alaska tour packages - Our custom tour packages allow you the freedom and flexibility to plan an itinerary and activities to fit your desires.
- Service - We've been helping visitors plan unique Alaska tours since 1986. Our 26 years of Alaska travel experience enable us to offer you a better Alaska adventure.
- Credibility - We are members in good standing with major adventure and travel trade associations. References are available on request.
Call or email Backcountry Safaris today and talk to a life-long Alaska expert. We are locally owned and look forward to answering all your Alaska travel questions and custom tailoring a special Alaska vacation or Alaska tour package for you.
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Call Backcountry Safaris today and talk to a local Alaska kayak travel expert
907-222-1632 or toll-free 877-812-2159
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Backcountry Safaris is proud to be the premier Alaska sea kayaking and wilderness Alaska rafting adventure travel company. Our sea kayaking trips launch from Backcountry Safaris' hometown of Seward, Alaska -- the gateway to Kenai Fjords National Park.
Our our week-long sea kayaking adventure to the park's Aialik Bay is one of the most diverse sea kayaking destinations in Alaska. Backcountry Safaris' Kenai Fjords Bear Glacier sea kayaking adventure camp is a deluxe base camp with amenities you wouldn't expect to find in a wilderness camp. Sea kayaking around giant icebergs at Bear Glacier is an experience you won't soon forget. If you have only a few hours in Seward you're sure to enjoy one of our paddle trips in Resurrection Bay. For a more exotic sea kayaking day trip, we offer helicopter flight-seeing and day sea kayaking excursions to our Bear Glacier location.
Our rafting adventures are custom trips. Tell us whether you want to fish, run whitewater or explore remote Alaska rivers and we'll get you there. Backcountry Safaris has the experience and expertise having guided remote wilderness raft trips throughout Alaska. We grew up fishing remote Alaska rivers and know where and when to catch the big ones. If you're planning a whitewater kayaking expeditions we can help with raft support, logistics and have done a number of first descents. There are thousands of remote wilderness rivers in Alaska to explore. Give us a call, let's talk about the options.
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Alaska Sea Kayaking
1/2- Day to 7-Day Trips
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Compare all our Alaska Sea Kayak Trips. We offer sea kayaking trips to fit your available time, budget, and desired comfort level.
7-Day Kenai Fjords National Park Sea Kayak Adventure Departing From Anchorage, Alaska. Our most popular Alaska sea kayaking trip.
5-Day Kenai Fjords Sea Kayak Adventure Departing From Seward, Alaska
5-Day Kenai Fjords Sea Kayaking Adventure Departing From Anchorage, Alaska
4-Day Kenai Fjords Sea Kayaking Adventure Departing From Anchorage, Alaska
3-Day Kenai Fjords Sea Kayaking Adventure Departing From Seward, Alaska
2-Day Kenai Fjords Sea Kayaking Adventure Departing From Seward, Alaska
Bear Glacier. Deluxe Eco-adventure Sea Kayaking Retreat Seward, Alaska
1-Day Seward Sea Kayaking and Alaska Railroad, Departs Anchorage, Alaska
1-Day Caines Head Sea Kayaking and Fort McGilvray Hiking Adventure, Departing from Seward, Alaska
1/2 Day Seward Sea Kayaking, Resurrection Bay Tonsina Point Sea Kayaking Adventure
Sea Kayaking Rental and Camping Gear Rental
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Exclusive Alaska Yacht Cruises
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Explore Southeast Alaska and Glacier Bay National Park in luxury aboard an Alaska yacht cruise. Spend time sea kayaking, hiking, and exploring a new locations everyday, massive tidewater glaciers and wildlife viewing in the comfort aboard a Alaska American Safari yachting Adventure.
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Alaska Small Ship Cruises
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Travel through pristine wilderness in comfort aboard an small cruise ship. We enhance your wilderness Alaska Cruise experience even more by offering sea kayaking. Kayaks provide an indescribable way to experience the wonders of Glacier Bay National Park and wildlife of southeast Alaska at your own pace, propelled by your own curiosity.
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P.O. Box 1397 Seward, Alaska USA 99664
1-907-222-1632 or toll-free 1-877-812-2159
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Alaska Facts
- Alaska State Flower: Forget-me-not
- Alaska State Bird: Willow Ptarmigan
- Alaska State Tree: Sitka Spruce
- Alaska State Mineral: Gold
- Alaska State Gem: Jade
- Alaska State Mammal: Moose
- Alaska State Fish: King Salmon
- Alaska State Sport: Dog Mushing
- State Nickname: The Last Frontier
- State Motto: North To The Future
- State Song: Alaska's Flag
- Alaska State Holidays: Alaska Day, Oct.18th and Seward's Day March 27
- The United States purchased Alaska from Russia in 1867 for $7.2 million, about 2 cents an acre.
- 15 species of whales are found in Alaska waters.
- Alaska has more than 80 potentially active volcanoes.
- The flag of Alaska contains 8 gold stars representing the Big Dipper and the North Star on a field of blue.
- Longest Day: Barrow the sun rises on May 10th, it don't set for nearly 3 months.
- Shortest Day: Barrow when sun sets on November 18th, Barrow residents do not see the sun again for nearly two months.
- What maybe the oldest documented site of human habitation in North America, the Mesa Site found in 1993 lies 150 miles north of the Arctic Circle.
- There are more than 3,000 rivers in Alaska and over 3 million lakes.
- The name of Alaska probably comes from Unalaska, an Aleut word derived from agunalaksh which translates the shores where the sea breaks its back.
- The 90,000 Native people of Alaska make up roughly 15% of the state's population.
- Almost half of Alaska (175 million acres) is classified as wetlands.
- Highest Point: Mount Denali (Mount McKinley), 20,320 ft
- 17 of the highest 20 mountains in the U.S. are in Alaska. It has 19 peaks over 14,000 feet.
- Of the total 365 million acres of land that make up Alaska, less than one-twentieth of 1% is settled.
- Alaska has numerous natural hot springs found across the state. Near Port Moller Hot Springs on the Alaska Peninsula, a village site has been occupied intermittently over the past 3000 years.
- The largest gold nugget found in Alaska was discovered near Nome in 1903. It weighed 155 troy ounces and was 2 inches thick, 4 inches wide and 7 inches long.
- It is estimated that there are 100,000 glaciers in Alaska covering 29,000 square miles or 5% of the state.
- The estimated tidal shoreline of Alaska including inlets, islands and shoreline to head of tidewater is 47,300 miles.
- The largest state in the union, Alaska is one-fifth the size of the Lower 48 and spans 2,400 miles east to west and 1,420 miles north to south.
- On average 1,000 earthquakes registering 3.5 or more on the Richter scale occur in Alaska each year.
- Most snowfall in 24 hours: 62 inches, at Thompson Pass near Valdez, Dec. 1955.
- Most monthly snowfall: 297.9 inches, at Thompson Pass near Valdez, Feb. 1953.
- Most snowfall in a season: 974.5 inches (over 81 feet), at Thompson Pass near Valdez, 1952-53.
- Most precipitation in 24 hours: 15.2 inches, in Angoon, Oct. 12, 1982.
- Most monthly precipitation: 70.99 inches at MacLeod Harbor (Montague Island), Nov. 1976.
- Most annual precipitation: 332.29 inches at MacLeod Harbor (Montague Island), 1976.
- Highest recorded temperature: 100¡F, at Ft. Yukon, June 27, 1915.
- Lowest recorded temperature: -80¡F, at Prospect Creek Camp, Jan. 23, 1971.
- Earthquakes: 9.2 on the Richter Scale on March 27th 1964 - the strongest ever recorded in North America
- 430 bird species have been sited in Alaska.
- Over 50 species of wild fruit is found in Alaska including Low and Highbush Cranberries, Blueberries, Salmonberries, wild rose and strawberries.
- Three species of bear are found in Alaska: the black, the brown/grizzly and the polar bear. Brown bears are the largest living omnivorous land mammals in the world.
- The Arctic Circle is the latitude where the sun does not set for one day at summer solstice and does not rise for one day at winter solstic.
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