Alaska Rafting
A three hour float tour or a week-long adventure
Rafting in Alaska can be as mild or as wild as you want. It's a great way to enjoy the scenery, relax, and look for wildlife. Or it can be an adrenaline-charged adventure filled with powerful, cold water.
Float trips are a fun way for the whole family to enjoy the scenery and travel through otherwise difficult terrain. It's also a great chance to look for wildlife including bear and moose.
Whitewater adventures can be a half day to a week long and involve some fast, cold and serious water. Unless you really know what you're doing, go with a reputable guide.
Alaskan rivers are always cold; many outfitters provide dry suits for whitewater trips.
MICA Guides combines rafting with glacier trekking for
a great adventure on the Matanuska.
www.micaguides.com
Exposure Alaska includes whitewater rafting
or float trips in many of their multi-sport and eco tour itineraries.
Combine rafting with ice climbing and sea-kayaking for an exciting Alaskan
holiday.
www.exposure-alaska-tours.com
Denali Outdoor Center ~ Specializes in
the glacier-fed Nenana River at Denali National Park. Scenic river floats
and the wild Canyon Run.
www.denalioutdoorcenter.com
River float tours or whitewater adventure?
Float trips are usually mild Class I or II sections of a river. A great chance for the entire family to enjoy some beautiful scenery and look for wildlife.
Whitewater trips are Class III-V full-on adventures. You can expect lots of cold water excitement and you'll be too busy hanging on to take photos!