Arctic
Explorer Tour
INTRODUCTION
The Arctic Circle stirs
images of desolation and foreboding, but in truth, it's merely a man-made reference. It
does though, cross some of the most beautiful and fascinating lands this planet has to
offer. For this journey, it serves as our "equator", dividing the portions of
our exploration on both sides, as we cross back and forth to experience the farthest north
inhabited regions of our hemisphere. The latitude here is paramount in the way that it has
shaped the land and particularly, in the way that it has shaped the people that have done
battle with it for eons. The cultures here both indigenous and Western, have all had to
conform to the same merciless rules, and their stories are inextricable from the drama
that is the Arctic.
This tour promises a
very personal insight into those dramas, from the subsistence-based Inuit peoples, to
modern resource extraction, to the scattered wilderness dwellers living the timeless life
of centuries past. We will venture to places that each hold a thousand stories guaranteed
to spellbind, in that here, nothing is easy. Our exploration leads from the Eskimo whaling
culture of Barrow to the oilfields of Prudhoe Bay to Canada's Dawson City and the
Northwest Territories' Inuvik, featuring in between the fantastic Dalton and Dempster
Highways, as well as the tiny outposts of Coldfoot, Eagle, and Ft. MacPherson. This
journey promises a contrast of "Norths", each an intriguing story for you to
ponder long afterwards.
Abbreviated Agenda 
Day 1 Fairbanks
- Coldfoot; Livengood; Dalton Hwy/Haul Road north; Yukon River crossing; Arctic
Circle; Kokrine Hills; Arctic Acres Inn, Coldfoot
Day 2 Coldfoot
- Deadhorse; Wiseman mining community visit; traverse of Brooks Range; cross
Atigun Pass; North Slope to Arctic Ocean; Deadhorse hotel
Day 3 Deadhorse
- Barrow; morning tour of Prudhoe Bay Oilfields; stop to "swim" in
Arctic Ocean; flight to Barrow; overnight Top of the World Hotel
Day 4 Barrow
- Fairbanks; tour of Barrow; traditional hunting camp visit; Eskimo museum and
cultural program; flight to Fairbanks; overnight hotel
Day 5 Fairbanks
- Eagle; Alaskaland and sternwheeler Nenana visit; flight to bush community Eagle
on Yukon River; exploration; overnight historic cabins
Day 6 Eagle
- Dawson City; historical tour of Eagle/Ft. Egbert; Top of the World Hwy; cross
Yukon by ferry; Midnight Sun Dome; White Ram B & B
Day 7 Dawson
- Eagle Plains; spectacular Dempster Highway through Ogilvie and Tombstone
Mountains; high plateau of isolated Eagle Plains Hotel
Day 8 Eagle
Plains - Inuvik; cross Arctic Circle to Northwest Territories; Ft. MacPherson;
Mackenzie and Arctic Red River ferries; Mackenzie Hotel
Day 9 Inuvik
- Dawson; optional flight/tour to Tuktoyaktuk; Dene Native Museum; flight to
Dawson w/stop in Old Crow; overnight White Ram B & B
Day 10 Dawson -
Fairbanks; flight to Fairbanks with stop enroute at a village back north of
Arctic Circle; end of tour
NOTE: Option excluding Prudhoe/Barrow and joining tour on Day 5 is $1975; also, return
flights through Anchorage available
View Detailed Itinerary
1999 Tour Dates
Code
$3125/person
June 8 - June 17
11A1
June 29 - July 8
11A2
July 20 - July 29
11A3
Aug 17 - Aug 26
11A4
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Trip cost includes all modes of transportation, lodging, meals, equipment and guiding,
with additional information and personal clothing suggestions sent upon deposit. Indicated
options are not included in the tour price. Accommodations at the remote destinations are
not luxurious though all are clean and comfortable. This is not a strenuous trip, though
several optional walks are planned and considerable time is spent out of doors, sometimes
in a potentially severe environment, and so an average level of fitness is desirable. This
trip is limited to eight persons.
If this sounds of interest to you, give us a
call at (800) 365-7057 or E-Mail us your postal address to ADVENAK@AdvenAlaska.com and we'll send a full
brochure. Thanks!
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