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Click here to download our 32-page 'ALASKA 2008 ONLINE BROCHURE'
REALIZE YOUR ALASKA ADVENTURE DREAMS
THIS SUMMER WITH GET UP AND GO! TOURS
ALASKA MEANS ADVENTURE and our Alaska Multi-Sport / Hiking Tours get you out there, experiencing the real Alaska with included activities like sea kayaking, whitewater rafting, glacier trekking (or ice climbing) and truly exceptional day hiking:
SEA KAYAKING: Ever dreamed of paddling a sea kayak to the face of a towering Alaska glacier? Bald eagles soar overhead, nesting sea birds are everywhere, seals and sea otters loll nearby, and massive water falls pour down sheer cliffs on all sides. Wow!
WHITEWATER RAFTING: How about the one where you paddle a raft through raging Class III or IV (or Class V!) whitewater, waves splashing over you as you dig in with your paddle to generate the speed necessary to execute the turn that will get you past that hole, around that boulder, and through that canyon with your skin? (with a guide to make sure it all works out, of course)
GLACIER TREKKING & ICE CLIMBING: Then there's the fantasy where you strap on crampons and venture out onto a frozen river of ice flowing down from a 16,000'+ volcano, to explore the fascinating glacial topography; or, better yet, pull on a harness, grab a couple of ice axes, fix an ice screw at the top of a pitch, and test your gumption as you attempt to ascend a vertical wall of glacial ice. If harnesses, ropes and ice axes sound like a bit too much adventure for you, more modest (but still spectacular) guided treks onto the glacier and through the fascinating glacial ecology are included activities on most of our Multi-Sport / Hiking tours.
DAY HIKING: A tamer but no less exhilarating dream might have you lacing up your boots and grabbing your daypack for a hike up alongside a heavily crevassed and very blue glacier. Through the alder and spruce you climb, then the wildflower meadows, through the habitat of moose and marmots, bears and mountain goats, and finally across the snowy alpine tundra to a stony outcrop. From this privileged perch you overlook the glacial-carved valley you've just climbed out of in one direction, and a jaw-dropping, 800-square mile ice field to the other, with snow-capped mountain peaks towering all around. The Harding Ice Field: Wow! As this and all other hikes are day hikes leaving from our base camp you need only carry a small daypack with your lunch, camera, water bottle and so on. There is never any need to carry a heavy backpack!
FOR THOSE WHO WANT MORE… Get Up and Go! Alaska Multi-Sport / Hiking Tours are designed for those who want more from their Alaska experience-more excitement, more challenge, more adventure, more fun! Our Multi-Sport / Hiking Tours are just what they sound like: active adventures in which you experience Alaska directly, challenging yourself with a variety of exciting adventure sport activities and sensational day hikes.
The best part is, NO PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE IS NECESSARY to participate in any of these adventures. Anyone who is reasonably fit, sufficiently healthy, and eager to 'go for it!' is welcome to join our two guides and small group as we venture out into the wilds for an active Alaskan adventure you'll never forget.
"...I had such and awesome time and certainly did things I never imagined I would. Matthew and Dave were excellent guides, and I had an opportunity to go "extreme" with both of them on two separate hikes. It was definitely a trip of a lifetime." --Paul Bradley, Toronto, Ontario. Alaska Explorer (2003) and Mountains & Glaicers (2007)
ALASKA MULTI-SPORT/HIKING
2008 TOUR DATES & PRICES:
ALASKA EXPLORER
Multi-Sport / Hiking Tour. 10 days.
'Camp & Cabin'-based: June 4-13, June 13-22: , June 22-July 1, June 26-July 5: (sold out), July 3-12 (sold out), July 16-25, July 12-21, July 19-28 (sold out), July 24-Aug 2:, July 31-Aug 9, Aug 6-15, Aug 11-20, Aug 16-25 (sold out), Aug 18-27 (sold out), Aug 25-Sep 3 (sold out)
$1,950
Lodge-based: June 23-July 2 (sold out), June 26-July 5: (sold out), July 14-23 (sold out), July 28-August 6 (sold out), August 4-13 (sold out), August 22-31 (sold out); August 30-Sep 8: (Fall Colors & Northern Lights!)
$2,675 pp ($675 Single Supplement).
Alaska Explorer Tour Description Sheet (.pdf)
Alaska Explorer Tour Description Sheet (.doc)
MOUNTAINS & GLACIERS
Multi-Sport / Hiking Tour. 6 days.
'Camp & Cabin'-based: June 2-7; June 30-July 5; July 28-August 2; August 25-30 (Fall Colors & Northern Lights!)
$1,295
Mountains & Glaciers Tour Description Sheet (.pdf)
Mountains & Glaciers Tour Description Sheet (.doc)
ALASKA RANGER
Multi-Sport / Hiking Tour. 6 days.
'Camp & Cabin'-based: June 8-13; July 6-11; August 3-8; August 31-September 5 (Fall Colors & Northern Lights!)
$1,195. Single Supplement: $70
Alaska Ranger Tour Description Sheet (.pdf)
Alaska Ranger Tour Description Sheet (.doc)
KENAI EXPLORER
Multi-Sport / Hiking Tours. 6 days.
'Camp & Cabin'-based: May 25-30, June 15-20 (sold out); July 13-18 (sold out); August 10-15
$1,150
Kenai Explorer Tour Description Sheet (.pdf)
Kenai Explorer Tour Description Sheet (.doc)
ARCTIC EXPLORER
Hiking, Canoeing & Wildlife Viewing Tour Extraordinaire! 7 days. NEW IN 2008!
Camping-based: June 22-28, July 20-26, August 17-23
$850: Unbeatable price!
Arctic Explorer Tour Description Sheet (.pdf)
Arctic Explorer Tour Description Sheet (.doc)
12 to 28-Day Alaska Combination Tours
For details and descriptions of combination tours, please see the descriptions of the shorter tours that compose them. When you sign up for any of our combination tours you'll receive one or two nights of free, twin-share lodging in Anchorage between each tour segment, at the Qupqugiaq Inn (or apply a $50 per person, per night credit to another hotel or upgrade).
*Note: The "+" sign indicates that there may be one or more unguided/free additional layover days in Anchorage between tour segments.
ALASKA RANGER plus KENAI EXPLORER
Multi-Sport / Hiking Tour. 12+ days.
'Camp & Cabin'-based: June 8-20 (sold out), July 6-18 (sold out), Aug 3-15.
$2,345. $70 Single Supplement.
MOUNTAINS & GLACIERS plus ALASKA RANGER
Multi-Sport / Hiking Tour. 12+ days.
'Camp & Cabin'-based: June 2-13, June 30-July 11, July 28-Aug 8, Aug 25-Sep 5 (Fall Colors & Northern Lights!)
$2,490. $70 Single Supplement.
KENAI EXPLORER plus MOUNTAINS & GLACIERS
Multi-Sport / Hiking Tour. 12+ days.
'Camp & Cabin'-based: May 25-June 7
$2,445
KENAI EXPLORER plus ARCTIC EXPLORER
Multi-Sport / Hiking Tour. 13+ days.
Camping and 'Camp & Cabin'-based: June 15-28; July 13-26; August 10-23
$2,000
ARCTIC EXPLORER plus MOUNTAINS & GLACIERS
Multi-Sport / Hiking Tour. 13+ days.
Camping and 'Camp & Cabin'-based: June 22-July 5; July 20-August 2; August 17-30
$2,145
ALASKA EXPLORER plus KENAI EXPLORER
Multi-Sport / Hiking Tour. 16+ days.
'Camp & Cabin'-based: June 4-20 (sold out), June 15-July 1 (sold out), July 3-18 (sold out), July 13-28 (sold out), July 31-Aug 15, Aug 10-25 (sold out), Aug 10-27 (sold out)
$3,100
ALASKA EXPLORER plus ARCTIC EXPLORER
Multi-Sport / Hiking Tour. 17+ days.
Camping and 'Camp & Cabin'-based: June 11-28, July 20-Aug 6, August 6-23, August 17-Sep 3 (Fall Colors & Northern Lights!)
$2,800
MOUNTAINS & GLACIERS plus ALASKA RANGER plus KENAI EXPLORER
Multi-Sport / Hiking Tour. 18+ days.
'Camp & Cabin'-based: May 25-June 13, June 2-20, June 30-July 18
$3,640. $70 Single Supplement.
ARCTIC EXPLORER plus MOUNTAINS & GLACIERS plus ALASKA RANGER Multi-Sport / Hiking Tour. 19+ days.
Camping and 'Camp & Cabin'-based: June 22-July 11, July 20-Aug 8, August 17-Sep 5
$3,340. $70 Single Supplement.
ALASKA RANGER plus KENAI EXPLORER plus ARCTIC EXPLORER
Multi-Sport / Hiking Tour. 19+ days.
Camping and 'Camp & Cabin'-based: June 8-28, July 6-26, Aug 3-23 (sold out)
$3,195. $70 Single Supplement.
KENAI EXPLORER plus ARCTIC EXPLORER plus MOUNTAINS & GLACIERS
Multi-Sport / Hiking Tour. 19+ days.
Camping and 'Camp & Cabin'-based: June 15-July 5, July 13-Aug 2, August 10-30
$3,295
ALASKA EXPLORER plus KENAI EXPLORER plus ARCTIC EXPLORER
Multi-Sport / Hiking Tour. 23+ days.
Camping and 'Camp & Cabin'-based: June 4-28, July 3-26, Jul 13-Aug 6, July 31-Aug 23, August 10-Sep 3
$3,950.
MOUNTAINS & GLACIERS plus ALASKA RANGER plus KENAI EXPLORER plus ARCTIC EXPLORER
Multi-Sport / Hiking Tour. 25+ days.
Camping and 'Camp & Cabin'-based: June 2-28, June 8-July 5, June 15-July 11, June 22-July 18, June 30-July 26, July 6-Aug 2, July 13-Aug 8, July 20-Aug 15, July 28-Aug 23, August 3-30, August 10-Sep 5
$4,490. $70 Single Supplement.
"Dear Geoff, Just settling in after my awesome trip to Alaska....... Wanted to let you know that your guides were exceptional !!!!!!!! They made the tour not only fun but a complete adventure. It turned out to be one of the best vacations I have experienced…. (Our guides) Matt and Tiff were informative, experienced, and so pleasant to be around that they put every one at ease. They were fun and professional at all times. Please keep me up to date on any new tours available and I will highly recommend your company to everyone who asks about my trip. Sincere thanks."
--Anne Marie Duffy, Peekskill, New York. Mountains & Glaciers
"Thanks again for a wonderful trip, I can't even begin to describe how much I enjoyed everything... The hikes and activities were awesome, especially the ice climbing! I will definitely return and do another trip with you...." --Dr. David Corteville, UCSF
THANK YOU FOR YOUR INTEREST IN
GET UP & GO! TOURS
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