Katmai National Park
Broad river flats, looming mountains, and the Valley of Ten Thousand Smokes; the stunning, desolate remains of the 20th century's largest volcanic eruption.
That's what you'll find in Katmai National Park, alongside the park's famous brown bears gorging on floods of incoming salmon. Visitors also come here for the paddling, backcountry hiking and fly fishing, although some of the fishing is catch and release only.
Katmai National Park
Adventures and activities in Katmai NP
Katmai National Park Tours
Bear Trekking in Katmai National Park
Alaska’s most unique bear viewing trip
5 daysFrom $3,995| Anchorage, Katmai National Park, Lake Clark National Park and Preserve | |
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Family, Adventure, Backpacking, Hiking & Trekking, Active, Camping, Nature & Wildlife, Photography, Birdwatching, National Parks, Solo Travel |
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Bear Trekking in Katmai National Park
Alaska’s most unique bear viewing trip
5 days From $3,995 per person By Alaska Alpine Adventures| Destinations | Anchorage, Katmai National Park, Lake Clark National Park and Preserve |
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| Activity | Family, Adventure, Backpacking, Hiking & Trekking, Active, Camping, Nature & Wildlife, Photography, Birdwatching, National Parks, Solo Travel |
| Tour Type | Small group tour |
| Physical Level | Moderate |
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August - September |
Alaska’s most unique bear viewing trip! This once-in-a-lifetime adventure is truly a multi-sensory experience for the adventurer looking to view, photograph and admire North America’s most magnificent big game animal. From your comfortable camp (one that we’ve made bear resistant by surrounding with an electric fence), we spend three full days watching the world famous bears of Katmai National Park in a true wilderness setting.
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Accommodation |
3 nights camping. All equipment provided: expedition quality tents, group tarps, all cooking equipment & eating utensils, basecamp privy with toilet supplies. Lodging on the final night at the Farm Lodge on Lake Clark. |
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Guided excursions |
Professional guide service at a maximum 4:1 guest to guide ratio. |
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All meals |
All meals from lunch on day 1 through lunch on the final day of the itinerary. Breakfasts include steel cut oats, scrambles, homemade granola and cereal, locally roasted coffee, assorted tea and cocoa. Lunches could include an Italian club torta sandwich, asiago bagels and Alaska lox, a curried tuna pita, crackers with genoa salami with a roasted red pepper goat cheese spread. Snack mixes and energy bars available throughout the day. Dinners could include pasta carbonara, Alaska reindeer rotini, chicken and chipotle enchiladas, and more. Vegetarian and special dietary requirements catered for on request. |
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Ground transfers |
Ground Transportation to Merrill Field on day 1. |
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Internal flights |
Roundtrip bush flight transportation from Anchorage to Port Alsworth. |
The Valley Experience
10 days exploring Katmai National Park
10 daysFrom $4,550| Anchorage, Katmai National Park | |
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Small group tour |
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Adventure, Backpacking, Hiking & Trekking, Active, Camping, Nature & Wildlife, Photography, Birdwatching, National Parks, Solo Travel |
Recommended Tour
The Valley Experience
10 days exploring Katmai National Park
10 days From $4,550 per person By Alaska Alpine Adventures| Destinations | Anchorage, Katmai National Park |
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| Activity | Adventure, Backpacking, Hiking & Trekking, Active, Camping, Nature & Wildlife, Photography, Birdwatching, National Parks, Solo Travel |
| Tour Type | Small group tour |
| Physical Level | Strenuous |
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July - August |
Brimming with adventurous possibility and inviting exploration, Katmai's Valley of 10,000 Smokes is a backpackers dream. Rimmed with active, glaciated volcanoes, and blanketed with a hiker-friendly surface of sand and ash from the massive 1912 eruption, the Valley is a must-see for anyone with a "peak" experience in mind. After flying from Anchorage to King Salmon, hop in a float plane for the bush flight from King Salmon to the world famous Brooks Camp. Here you’ll have the chance to witness the annual bear viewing spectacle, before heading out to the valley by bus on day three. From the Three Forks Visitor Center begin the circumnavigation of the valley floor, with stops along the way to attempt non-technical ascents of Broken Mountain, Fallen Mountain, Baked Mountain, Cerebrus, and maybe even Mt. Griggs.
Parks of the Alaska Peninsula
Hike the volcanic landscape of Katmai and Aniakchak
12 daysFrom $6,295| Anchorage, Katmai National Park, Aniakchak National Monument and Preserve | |
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Small group tour |
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Adventure, Backpacking, Hiking & Trekking, Active, Camping, Nature & Wildlife, Photography, Birdwatching, National Parks, Solo Travel |
Recommended Tour
Parks of the Alaska Peninsula
Hike the volcanic landscape of Katmai and Aniakchak
12 days From $6,295 per person By Alaska Alpine Adventures| Destinations | Anchorage, Katmai National Park, Aniakchak National Monument and Preserve |
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| Activity | Adventure, Backpacking, Hiking & Trekking, Active, Camping, Nature & Wildlife, Photography, Birdwatching, National Parks, Solo Travel |
| Tour Type | Small group tour |
| Physical Level | Moderate |
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June - August |
Starting in the small fishing town of King Salmon, board a float plane to view Alaska's famous brown bears of the Brooks River. Then travel to the Valley of 10,000 Smokes to explore the lunar-like topography of ancient volcanoes and gaze into river canyons hundreds of feet deep where layers of pumice and ash have been eroded by rain and snow melt.
Over the next six days, explore this surreal wilderness on foot. Whether climbing to the caldera’s rim, hiking to the summit of Vent Mountain, or scanning for wildlife along the lake shore, you are sure to experience a wilderness like nowhere else on earth, before the skilled bush pilot flies you back to King Salmon.
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| Adventure, Hiking & Trekking, Water Sports, Active, Fishing, Nature & Wildlife, Birdwatching, National Parks |
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