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Barrow and Prudhoe Bay
 Barrow
is the northernmost point on the continent, 330 miles north of the Arctic
Circle, and Alaska's
largest Eskimo village. Here, at the "top of the world," knowledge
about the environment and animal
behavior continues to be essential for day-to-day survival. You'll learn the
ceremonies and traditions of the 4,000-year-old native culture as you tour
the new Inupiat
Heritage Center, take part in native dances, and see a
demonstration of the traditional blanket toss. Your tour includes a chance to
examine the unique flora of the tundra up close, view the Arctic Ocean, take a short walk in a birder's paradise,
watch for wildlife and stand inside the skeleton jaw of a bowhead whale.
Optional Prudhoe
Bay. The following morning, fly to Prudhoe
Bay to begin your Southbound Dalton
Highway trip. Travel the rugged Dalton
Highway made famous during construction of the
Trans-Alaska Pipeline. Walk out on the delicate yet spongy tundra of the
Arctic Coastal Plain and feel the veins of ice just beneath the surface. Pass
through the majestic Brooks Mountain Range and cross over the Continental
Divide at Atigun Pass.
Overnight at rustic Coldfoot. Visit the Visit the historic gold mining
community of Wiseman. Cross over the Arctic Circle.
Enjoy dinner on your own at a restaurant OR take a short OPTIONAL cruise on
the Yukon River (picnic meal served on boat). Visit
the Arctic Circle Trading Post situated in the rural community of Joy,
Alaska before returning to Fairbanks.
historic gold mining community of Wiseman. Cross over the Arctic
Circle. Enjoy dinner on your own at a restaurant OR take a
short OPTIONAL cruise on the Yukon River (picnic meal
served on boat). Visit the Arctic Circle Trading Post situated in the rural
community of Joy, Alaska
before returning to Fairbanks.
A Day at the Top - Barrow
Arctic Tours -
You'll depart from Anchorage
or Fairbanks in the morning
aboard Alaska Airlines flight 143 bound for Barrow. En route, you'll cross
the Arctic Circle. You may see snowy owls, eider ducks
and others of the 230 bird species which summer here. Touch the Arctic
Ocean. Walk on tundra and permafrost. Stand in a whale
bone arch and inside the skeletal jaws of a bowhead whale on the shore of the
Arctic Ocean. Learn about the original village
site mounds, which have been dated to 1200 A.D. See where the Inupiat Eskimos
have historically conducted whaling festivals. Travel to the
northern-most point in North America accessible by
road. Back to Barrow for lunch on your own. Experience and take part in
traditional Inupiat dancing and see other demonstrations including a blanket
toss. Time to shop for local arts and crafts will follow at the new Inupiat
Heritage Center
and Museum. Overnight at the Top of the World Hotel. Dinner will be on your
own. Dine at Pepe's North of the Border, serving the finest Mexican food in
the Arctic, or Arctic Pizza. Flights daily, full day.
On Top of the World - 2 Days - This
excursion gives you everything "A Day at the Top" does, but with
more time to relax and explore this fascinating Arctic area. Enjoy an
overnight at the Top of the World Hotel as you take in the midnight sun and
scenery of the Arctic. The Top of the World Hotel
offers overnight visitors comfortable rooms, an in house restaurant and gift
shop. Two flights daily, 2 days & 1 night.
Kotzebue and Nome
 Kotzebue
lies 36 miles above the Arctic Circle, deep in
Inupiat Eskimo country, The Inupiat are a friendly people, and their
crafts, customs and traditions are fascinating. All tours to Kotzebue include
a visit to a cultural camp where native youth and elders, eager to carry on
their cultural heritage, share traditional crafts and customs. At the National
Park Service Visitor
Center and the NANA
Museum of the Arctic,
see dioramas of local wildlife and demonstrations of Inupiat dances and
customs, including the traditional blanket toss. The plant life on the nearby
tundra is quite unique, making your guided tundra walk like a visit to
another world, particularly while enjoying the effects of the midnight sun.
The gift shop has unique native crafts including whalebone carvings and
baleen etchings. Overnight visitors will find a modern day comfort at the
Nullagvik Hotel.
Nome,
situated on the Seward Peninsula by the Bering
Sea, is rich in colorful gold rush history and is home to the
world's longest dog sled race. The Iditarod commemorates the heroic attempt
of dog sled teams to deliver serum to Nome
during the diphtheria epidemic of 1924. Have your camera ready as you pull
into a dog musher's camp, where you'll experience first-hand the difficulty
of dog racing. During your visit to Little Creek Mine, you'll be greeted by a
gold miner's family and learn about the gold strike history of the 1890s. See
modern day prospectors looking for the big strike and try your own luck at
panning for gold--where what you find, you keep! Shoppers and collectors will
find exquisite jade, hand-carved ivory and skin sewings here at the little
creek mine.
A
Day in Nome -
You'll depart Anchorage in
the morning aboard Alaska Airlines flight 152 bound for Nome.
Upon arrival in Nome, your guide
will give a brief orientation and outline of your visit to Nome
and how the gold rush shaped this frontier town. Lunch will be on your own.
On the Nome tour, you will learn
about the exciting history of this gold rush town. Visit a dog musher's camp,
where you will see sled dog teams in action and learn about the training and
care of dog teams. The city tour will continue with some time in Nome
to browse in local shops for native crafts and treasures. Visit Little Creek
Mining Station, where you can pan for your own gold and receive a souvenir
miniature gold pan. Dinner will be on your own. Say goodbye to the Arctic
as you depart for your return to Anchorage
on Alaska Airlines flight 153.
A Day in Kotzebue - From Anchorage,
fly across the Arctic Circle as the sun comes up.
Spend a full day in Kotzebue and return to Anchorage
this evening. You'll depart Anchorage
in the morning aboard Alaska Airlines flight 152 bound for Kotzebue. Upon
arrival, your guide will give you an orientation and outline of your visit to
Kotzebue. The city tour will start with a visit to an Inupiat Cultural Camp,
where village youth and elders will explain and demonstrate various aspects
of the Inupiat culture and lifestyle. Learn how animal hides are skinned and
tanned to make clothing such as mukluks and parkas. The city tour will
continue. Back in town you will have time to browse in search of local native
crafts & treasures. Explore the remarkable structure and life of the
tundra during a guided tundra walk. Lunch will be on your own at the
Nullagvik Hotel. You may have some extra time to explore Kotzebue. One of the
major highlights of any Kotzebue visit is the NANA
Museum of the Arctic.
Here, a show includes a multi-media presentation about Arctic wildlife, an
Eskimo culture slide show, dancing and a blanket toss demonstration. Say
goodbye to Kotzebue. Your Alaska Airlines flight 153 departs in the evening
for your return to Anchorage. May
28-Sep 9, 2003 · Flights
daily · Full day.
Arctic
Adventure - 2 Days -
Spend your first day in Kotzebue,
then fly on to Nome and overnight at the Nome Nugget Inn. The next day enjoy the
sights in Nome before the flight back to Anchorage.
Flights daily · 2 days & 1 night.
Midnight Sunland - 2 Days -
Begin your visit with an afternoon in Kotzebue, where you'll
overnight at the comfortable Nullagvik, AK
Hotel. Then fly to Nome, where
you'll spend the day before returning to Anchorage
this evening. · Flights daily · 2 days & 1 night.
The
Great Arctic - 3 Days -
This excursion otters you all the same exploration and intrigue of
Kotzebue and Nome with the added advantage of rest and relaxation time in
each city as you overnight, first in Kotzebue, then in Nome.
Native Village Life -
A traditional lifestyle is still pursued in this outlying village
near Kotzebue. After an overnight at the Nullagvik Hotel in Kotzebue, enjoy a
scenic flight to the Kobuk Valley Visit the Inupiat village
of Kiana, where a guided walk
will introduce you to the customs of these friendly people. Enjoy a scenic
return flight over the Great Kobuk Sand Dunes and over the Selawik Wildlife
Refuge before returning to Kotzebue. Lunch is included. and this tour
conveniently connects with any of the Kotzebue and Nome Arctic Tours.
Optional
Prudhoe Bay Tour
Trans-Alaska Pipeline. The following morning, fly to Prudhoe
Bay to begin your Southbound Dalton
Highway trip Travel the rugged Daly ton Highway
made famous during the construction of the Trans-Alaska Pipeline. Walk out on
the delicate yet spongy tundra of the Arctic Coastal Plain and feel the veins
of ice just beneath the surface. Pass through the majestic Brooks Mountain
Range and cross over the Continental Divide at Atigun
Pass. Overnight at rustic
Coldfoot. Visit the historic gold mining community of Wiseman. Cross over the
Arctic Circle. Enjoy dinner on your own at a
restaurant.
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