Wrangell St Elias National Park Day Tours

<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0><tr> <td valign="top" height=100 BGCOLOR="#000000" TEXT="#F7F7FF" bgproperties="fixed" background="553f36a1dvldtc.jpg"> <div> <B> </B></div> <bR> <div> <I>Wrangell-St. Elias</I><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Times New Roman" ><I><B> </B></I></FONT><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Charlesworth" ><B>Lodging & Tours    </B></FONT><FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Charlesworth" ><B>     </B></FONT><FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Charlesworth" ><B>(907) 822-5978</B></FONT><FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> </td> </tr><tr> <td valign="top" height=380 BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" TEXT="#080000"> <div> Wrangell St. Elias National Park Tours</div> <div> <B> <A NAME="8_5_hour_tour__95_per_person____choose"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A></B><FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#990000" FACE="Arial" >McCarthy/Kennicott Tours From Chitina</FONT></div> <div> <IMG SRC="7b47c0d0.jpg" border=0 width="380" height="269" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> <B>8.5 Hour Tour</B>: $99 per person    Choose a <I><B>morning</B></I> or <I><B>afternoon</B></I> departure</div> <bR> <div> Departs from Chitina Hote at 7:30 am (12:00 pm).  </div> <div> Travel the McCarthy Road with a knowledgable driver/guide and enjoy many </div> <div> stops along the way for sightseeing, picture taking and stretching the legs.  </div> <div> Arrives at Root Glacier Base Camp at 10:00 am (2:30 pm).</div> <bR> <div> From here your guide will take you across the Kennicott River on foot and then </div> <div> into the towns of McCarthy and Kennicott by van. </div> <div> Includes a stop at the McCarthy-Kennicott Historical Museum and some free </div> <div> time to relax and explore on your own.  </div> <bR> <div> Return trip arrives back in Chitina around  4:00 pm (8:00 pm).</div> <bR> <div> Meals are not included in the tour cost.   </div> <bR> <div> Add a flightseeing trip or guided walk to your visit.  This is a great way to </div> <div> spend the afternoon.  </div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="7b209620.jpg" border=0 width="265" height="98" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> McCarthy Road Day Trip</div> <div> Travel the famous McCarthy Road to McCarthy and Kennicott in the Wrangell-St. Elias National Park.  This 10-hour day tour begins and ends at the Chitina Airstrip, near Chitina.  From Chitina, you will see the Copper River bridge, home of the famous Copper River Red Salmon, and fishwheels turning.  </div> <bR> <div> View and photograph the Kuskalana Bridge, the Gilahina Trestle, and other relics from the historic Copper River Northwestern Railway.</div> <div> Arrive at McCarthy at 11:00 am.  Then you can enjoy 5 and 1/2 hours of free time to explore McCarthy and Kennicott on your own or join an additional tour.  </div> <bR> <div> The return trip departs McCarthy Footbridge at 4:30 pm.   Daily departures.  $109 per person.</div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <I> <A NAME="12_5_hour_ground_tour_from_chitina_"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A></I><I><IMG SRC="8191dd50.jpg" border=0 width="285" height="213" ALIGN="LEFT" HSPACE="20" VSPACE="20"></I><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" ><B>12.5 Hour Tour</B>: $129 per person       </FONT></div> <bR> <div> If you are going to go hiking or explore the glacier, consider our full 12.5 hour </div> <div> tour, which gives you the maximum time to enjoy your one-day visit to this </div> <div> spectacular area!</div> <bR> <div> Departs from the Chitina Hotel at 7:30 am (Returns at 8:00 pm). </div> <bR> <div> Travel the McCarthy Road with a knowledgable driver/guide and enjoy many </div> <div> stops for sightseeing, picture taking and stretching the legs.  </div> <div> Arrives at Root Glacier Base Camp at 10:00 am.</div> <bR> <div> From here your guide will take you across the Kennicott River on foot and then </div> <div> into the towns of McCarthy and Kennicott by van. </div> <bR> <div> Includes a stop at the McCarthy-Kennicott Historical Museum and a full day to</div> <div> explore.  Sightsee and hike on your own or add another tour option to your visit.  </div> <div> You may want to take a historic mill tour or do a glacier hike or ice climbing with </div> <div> a local guide.   </div> <bR> <div> Return trip departs from Root Glacier Base Camp at 6:00 pm.  </div> <div> Arrives back at the Chitina Hotel at 8:00 pm.  </div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> Fly-Drive Glacier Tour</div> <div> This is a full day tour to McCarthy and Kennicott from Chitina.</div> <bR> <div> Meet your pilot at the Chitina Airstrip (the end of the paved-road) at 8:30 am for a stunning flight-seeing trip above glaciers of the Wrangells.  After your arrival at the McCarthy airstrip,  you'll enjoy personal tour service in McCarthy and Kennicott, with stop at the historical museum, and a journey to the Kennicott National Historic Landmark.    From Main Street in Kennicott, walk with a guide two miles on an easy trail to the white ice of the Root Glacier.   </div> <bR> <div> Strap on crampons (metal spikes for your shoes) and traverse the Root Glacier with an experienced guide.  See and photograph  the glacier's mysterious ice formations, cascading waterfalls, unusal blue water pools, and other fascinating features.  You'll even have a picnic lunch on the trip.  No experience is neccessary!      </div> <bR> <div> After the glacier tour, you'll be transferred to Root Glacier Base Camp at the end of the McCarthy Road for a shuttle on the McCarthy Road to Chitina.   </div> <bR> <div> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="1" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="732" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER HEIGHT= 20 WIDTH="105"><div> <B>Departs</B></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER WIDTH="145"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="20" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="145" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER WIDTH="98"><div> <B>Arrives</B></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER WIDTH="371"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="20" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="371" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER HEIGHT= 19 WIDTH="105"><div> Chitina </div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER WIDTH="145"><div> 8:30am</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER WIDTH="98"><div> McCarthy</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER WIDTH="371"><div> 9:00am</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER HEIGHT= 19 WIDTH="105"><div> McCarthy </div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER WIDTH="145"><div> 2:00 pm</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER WIDTH="98"><div> Chitina </div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER WIDTH="371"><div> 4:00 pm</div> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> <bR> <div> The Chitina Fly-Drive Glacier Tour is approximately 7.5 hours and includes:</div> <bR> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f000000000.png" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">30-minute flightseeing tour to McCarthy from Chitina</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f000000000.png" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">tour service at McCarthy and the Kennicott National Historic Landmark</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f000000000.png" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">4 to 5 hour guided glacier hike</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f000000000.png" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">sack lunch</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f000000000.png" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">van service from McCarthy to Chitina on the McCarthy Roada stunning 50-minute flightseeing tour to Gulkana Airport near Glennallen</div> <bR> <div> 2008 Rate:  $225 per person (3 person minimum)</div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="mailto:jen@cvalaska.net" TARGET="_top" TITLE="mailto:jen@cvalaska.net"><U>Contact me for </U></A><A HREF="mailto:jen@cvalaska.net" TARGET="_top" TITLE="mailto:jen@cvalaska.net"><U>reservations!</U></A></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div>  <A NAME="mccarthy_kennicott_drivefly_day_tour_1_1"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A>McCarthy-Kennicott Drive/Fly Day Tour<FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" ><B><IMG SRC="7bafabc0.jpg" border=0 width="250" height="188" ALIGN="LEFT" HSPACE="20" VSPACE="200"></B></FONT></div> <div> This is a full day tour to McCarthy and Kennicott from the Copper River Valley (Glennallen or Copper Center). </div> <div> Available on Tuesdays, Fridays, and Sundays only.  </div> <bR> <div> The tour begins at 8:00 am with a van shuttle into McCarthy via the McCarthy Road.  After your arrival at McCarthy, you'll enjoy a picturesque picnic lunch at the Root Glacier Base Camp, with a stunning view of the Stairway Icefall.  Then enjoy custom tour service in McCarthy and Kennicott as you travel to town, stop at the historical museum, and journey to the Kennicott National Historic Landmark for a tour inside the largest building, the historic Kennicott Copper Mill.    </div> <bR> <div> After the walking tour, you'll be transferred to Copper Valley Air at the McCarthy Airstrip for a spectacular flightseeing tour to the Gulkana Airport near Glennallen.  </div> <bR> <div> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="1" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="732" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER HEIGHT= 20 WIDTH="105"><div> <B>Departs</B></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER WIDTH="145"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="20" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="145" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER WIDTH="98"><div> <B>Arrives</B></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER WIDTH="371"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="20" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="371" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER HEIGHT= 19 ><NOBR><div> Glennallen </div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER WIDTH="145"><div> 8:00am</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER WIDTH="98"><div> McCarthy</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER WIDTH="371"><div> 12:00pm</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER HEIGHT= 19 WIDTH="105"><div> McCarthy </div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER WIDTH="145"><div> 4:30 pm</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER><NOBR><div> Glennallen </div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER WIDTH="371"><div> 5:20 pm</div> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> <bR> <div> The McCarthy-Kennicott Drive/Fly tour is approximately 9 hours and includes:</div> <bR> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f000000000.png" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">van shuttle to McCarthy via the McCarthy Road</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f000000000.png" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">sack lunch</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f000000000.png" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">tour service at McCarthy and the Kennicott National Historic Landmark</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f000000000.png" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">a stunning 50-minute flightseeing tour to Gulkana Airport near Glennallen</div> <bR> <div> $325 per person (4 person minimum)</div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="83fa35d0.jpg" border=0 width="163" height="93" ALT="getting to McCarthy, Alaska" ALIGN="RIGHT" HSPACE="20" VSPACE="20"><FONT SIZE="6" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Chaucer" >Ten Top Reasons to</FONT><FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Chaucer" > </FONT>Discover      </div> <div> Wrangell-St. Elias</div> <bR> <bR> <div> 10.  <B>For a Good Time, Drive...</B></div> <div>    A road trip to McCarthy - Kennicott is always a memorable experience.      </div> <div> Everyone who has ever made this drive has an interesting story to tell about the McCarthy Road.</div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> 9. <B>Improved Road Conditions and Visitor Facilities</B></div> <div>    <FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Chaucer" >Haven’t been there in a while?  You’ll be amazed at the new road conditions! </FONT></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> 8. <A HREF="schedules.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="McCarthSchedule and Rates"><U><B>Same Day shuttles  to  McCarthy  From  Anchorage</B></U></A></div> <div>    Ride a shuttle and take-in the delicious landscape without worrying about maneuvering a vehicle. </div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> 7. <B>Discount Rates in May and September</B>!</div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> 6. <B>Daily Tours to Kennicott from Chitina</B></div> <div>    <FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Chaucer" >Your driver is knowledgable about the area and happy to answer questions.</FONT></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> 5. <B>Flightseeing from Gulkana</B></div> <div>    <FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Chaucer" >It’s an outstanding way to see the mountains, glaciers, and wildlife!</FONT></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> 4. <B>No Crowds!</B></div> <div>    <FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Chaucer" >This is not like Denali or Kenai National Park</FONT>.</div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> 3. <A HREF="http://www.alaskayukontravel.com/accommodations.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.alaskayukontravel.com/accommo"><U><B>Deluxe Accommodations</B></U></A><B>     </B></div> <div>    Enjoy authentic Alaskan hospitality in a hand-made log cabin, renovated historic hotel, or brand new Bed & Breakfast.  </div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> 2. <A HREF="tours.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Tours in Wrangell St. Elias National Par"><U><B>Learn to Ice Climb</B></U></A><B> - </B><FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Chaucer" > No Experience is Necessary! </FONT></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> 1. <B>Take a Hike</B></div> <div>    Explore historic wilderness trails,  walk to town,  walk on a glacier, or climb above treeline - hiking options are endless and superb.</div> <div>                                                        </div> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> For Reservations & Information:</div> <bR> <div> Wrangell-St. Elias Lodging & Tours  </div> <bR> <div> (907) 822 5978 </div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <I>                                                                                                                                     </I><A HREF="#8_5_hour_tour__95_per_person____choose" TITLE="Wrangell St Elias National Park Day Tour"><U><I>Back to Top</I></U></A><I>       </I></div> <bR> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> © 2008 Wrangell-St. Elias Lodging & Tours         P.O. Box 205, Copper Center, AK  99573   </div> <div>   </div> <div> phone (907) 822 5978                                 email <A HREF="mailto:jen@cvalaska.net" TARGET="_top" TITLE="mailto:jen@cvalaska.net"><U>jen@cvalaska.net</U></A></div> <bR> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>