Denali: Day tours
Denali National Park & Preserve features North America's highest mountain, 20,320-foot tall Mount McKinley. The Alaska Range also includes countless other spectacular mountains and many large glaciers. Denali's more than 6 million acres also encompass a complete sub-arctic eco-system with large mammals such as grizzly bears, wolves, Dall sheep, and moose. The original park was designated a wilderness area and incorporated into Denali National Park and Preserve in 1980.

View of Denali National Park

Your destination is the Stampede Road. Once called the Stampede Trail, and not shown on most Alaska maps, this road was carved out of the wilderness by early miners working the area's Kantishna gold fields and antimony mine. [more information]

Your adventure begins with a quick safety training. Next, your guide will fit you with a helmet and gloves and you are on your way. [more information]

You're in charge on this self-drive Jeep tour of the Denali area. Your 4x4 vehicle will be equipped with a GPS triggered narration system, which offers a fully narrated onboard tour while you drive! From the Denali National Park entrance three suggested tour routes are available. [more information]

Approximately 4 hours. This is not your standard all terrain vehicle! Take turns driving this two-person off-road vehicle along the Stampede Trail, the same rugged trail as 24-year old Chris McCandless, subject of the best-selling book Into the Wild by Jon Krakauer. Venture to within a couple of miles from the fast-flowing Teklanika River that prevented McCandless from returning alive to civilization. This fully narrated trip provides a fascinating discussion of his fatal journey, many opportunities to view Mt. McKinley, and wildlife. [more information]

Join an intimate group for a personal tour of the year-round homestead of three-time Iditarod Sled Dog Race champion Jeff King and his wife, well-known wildlife artist Donna Gates King at spectacular Goose Lake. [more information]

Board a covered, heated powerboat for a 20-mile round trip river safari into "bush Alaska." You'll travel to a remote trappers camp in the pristine wilderness of the Brushkana Creek valley, deep in the Alaska Range and in the shadow of Mt. McKinley. [more information]

The Denali Guided Fly Fishing Guides will pick you up at your hotel for 4 hours of fishing. Travel time of 1/2 hour each way for a total of 4 hours. For experienced and first time fly fisherman, enjoy this fully outfitted excursion into the heart of the Alaska Range. [more information]

For experienced and first time fly fisherman, enjoy this fully outfitted excursion into the heart of the Alaska Range. Good opportunities exist for Rainbow Trout and our native Arctic Grayling using lightweight fly-fishing gear. [more information]

Fly through the towering snow-covered peaks of the Alaska Range in search of Mt. McKinley. Savor views of the largest glaciers in Denali National Park. You’ll enjoy excellent views across Yanert Valley to magnificent peaks as you soar between 7,000 and 11,500 feet. Your experience is fully narrated, detailing the geography and wildlife of Denali. [more information]

Approximately 1.5 hours. The Denali Excursion offers an aerial view of Denali National Park and North America’s highest peak, Mt. McKinley. Soar over this spectacular 6-million-acre preserve and see a hanging glacier, the Polychrome Mountains and, weather permitting, the majestic Mt. McKinley. [more information]

Approximately 2 hours. Explore the beautiful Yanert Glacier at the base of Mt. Deborah. This Glacier Expedition tour leads you to the breathtaking Ice Falls in Yanert Valley. You’ll soar through the glacier-carved valleys and be awe-inspired by the unique landscape as the Alaska Range towers on the horizon. Land on the advancing Yanert Glacier and be mesmerized by its beauty. [more information]

An exhilarating helicopter flight takes you to the top of the ridge overlooking spectacular vistas of the Alaska Range and Yanert Valley dominating the landscape. [more information]

Approximately 4 hours (nearly a 2 hour ride). This is the perfect ride for those who want a real taste of Alaska but who don’t want to be too saddle sore! Travel over country that was first discovered in early mining and hunting explorations and later became part of the National Park. Your savvy horse will carry you across the alpine tundra, through the taiga forest to an elevation of 2,500 feet and return through a beautiful ravine that melds back into the taiga. Stunning panoramic views will have you constantly reaching for your camera. [more information]

Join us for an exciting, yet relaxing, journey into the wilds of Alaska. Black Diamond's comfortable Covered Wagon Ride is pulled by two beautiful Draft horses. [more information]

Get a taste of old-time Alaska at Alaska Cabin Nite, the popular dinner theater performed in an authentic, log-paneled roadhouse. [more information]

The Denali Backcountry Adventure is a full day narrated exploration along the Denali Park Road to Denali Backcountry Lodge in Kantishna, returning to the Denali Park entrance in the evening. This trip into Denali National Park travels the entire length of the restricted 95-mile Denali Park Road to Kantishna in our private bus. [more information]

All you need is a sense of adventure for this exciting tour. Take in the spectacular scenery along the most gorgeous portions of the Nenana River as your guide does all the work. You'll enjoy 13 miles of Class I and Class II whitewater as you float through a glacial valley - gentle enough to let you enjoy the scenery yet active enough to be an unforgettable adventure. [more information]

This is the adventurous way to experience the churning rapids of the scenic Nenana River. Grab an oar and become part of the team. With your experienced guide issuing a series of paddle commands, you'll safely negotiate through one Class III-IV rapid after another. [more information]

Hang on! It's whitewater ahead! You'll get wet and enjoy every minute of it as you head for Healy, 11 miles down the Nenana River on a Canyon Run. Get into real whitewater rafting (Class III-IV) as your guide handles rapids such as Cable Car, Coffee Grinder, and Ice Worm. [more information]

This bus tour takes you approximately 50 miles across the spectacular Alaska Range and is narrated by a veteran driver/naturalist. [more information]