Is Gates of the Arctic a good place for viewing wildlife?
Day 1: Today you are free to arrive in Fairbanks on your own. We’ll be staying at Pikes Waterfront Lodge, which is located near the airport on the banks of the Chena River. After checking into the hotel, you’ll meet our guides by early afternoon in the hotel lobby. Tonight we’ll do an orientation dinner at our favorite Thai restaurant in Fairbanks and upon returning to our hotel, we’ll pour over maps and discuss the route. Dinner included. Day 2: After breakfast at the hotel, we’ll make our way back to the airport for our bush flight from Fairbanks to Bettles, the gateway community to Gates of the Arctic NP. We’ll transfer our gear to board a float-plane for the 1-hour flight to Circle Lake, a small oxbow lake near the banks of the Alatna River. We’ll set up camp along the lake, will cache our rafting gear, and get ready for our Alaska hiking and rafting adventure in the Arrigetch Peaks. All meals included. Days 3-4: We’ll spend the next 2-days hiking in the high country among the spec
