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Visit Talkeetna during your vacation in Alaska. The community was established as a mining town and trading post before either Wasilla or Anchorage existed. Several of its old log buildings are today historical landmarks. The town is internationally recognized as the base for many of the climbing expeditions that challenge Mt. Denali, Mt. Hunter and Mt. Foraker during the summertime. Popular activities are flightseeing tours to Mt. Denali with an optional glacier landing, Talkeetna sightseeing tours and Susitna River Jetboat Trips. Please note that the excursions can only be booked in combination with our travel packages. |
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TS#1 Denali Flightseeing Tour with Glacier Landing This magnificent flight takes you within six miles of Mt. Denali's summit. As your flight departs Talkeetna, you begin to see how the last ice age has shaped the land. Moments later you enter a world of rugged high mountain peaks and wide glacier filled valleys. Listen as your pilot describes the natural wonders of Denali National Park. See the Sheldon Amphitheater, beautiful Ruth Glacier, and the Great Gorge (the world's deepest - almost 2 miles from top to bottom). Land on a glacier beneath Mt. Denali. |
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TS#2 Grand Denali Flightseeing Tour with Glacier Landing You will talk about this tour forever! This flight will take you completely around Mt. Denali. Begin with the McKinley Flyer route and see the south side of Mt. Denali, including the Kahiltna Glacier, Denali's famous west buttress, Sheldon Amphitheater, Ruth Glacier, and the Great Gorge. Then fly across the divide to see Denali's incredible Wickersham Wall, a 14,000 ft continuous rise of rock and ice. Our passengers claim this flight is the highlight of their entire Alaska experience. Touch down for a landing at the Sheldon Amphitheater. Enjoy the stillness of the mountains broken only by the far off rumble of distant rock and ice slides. |
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TS#3 Talkeetna Jetboat Tour Begin your 2-hour journey on the “Talkeetna Queen” or a smaller jet boat, designed for the Alaskan wilderness. As you cover twenty miles of river, a naturalist will share insights about the local history, rivers, and Denali, with chances to spot nesting bald eagles. At the Adventure site, enjoy a leisurely ¼-mile walk to a Dena’ina Indian Encampment, the area's earliest inhabitants. Visit an authentic trapper’s cabin to see how trappers once lived, view local furs, and learn about trapping techniques. Your guide will also introduce you to the local flora, including wildflowers and edible plants used by Native Indians for culinary and medicinal purposes. |
